Post by Auburn on Aug 13, 2017 5:48:46 GMT -5
Ti Ego
You are a rational being, driven to question reality and everything within it from the most fundamental questions. You are philosophically minded, and aspire to understand the universe and the phenomenological from very first premises, which cascade downward into a perfectly symmetrical and consistent series of deductions.
You enjoy taking apart every concept by questioning its underlying assumptions; viewing life as though from an outsider perspective. Detachment is an inherent part of your being, and you have a seamless ability to evaluate a situation as though you and all your biases were entirely outside of the picture. However, the conclusions you find in this state can be very impractical, as they may neither aide or facilitate your life or wellbeing.
If taken further, you may question the underlying assumptions, rituals or ethics of your native culture – leaving you with a void when it comes to proper comportment in life. Human life can appear entirely arbitrary, as you reason that all justifications we make for our ways of life are fabrications. You are susceptible to linger on the existential question and swerve into the realm of nihilism. But in other expressions, you may find peace in a non-invested philosophy. You may deeply appreciate the detachment of zen, and live a minimalist’s life.
Ti Conscious
You are an analytical person who likes to study the world from a detached place, looking for the subtle distinctions that create our sense of reality. You enjoy clarifying your understanding using language, pursuing the most semantically accurate explanations of phenomena. You can be highly philosophical in your thinking and have an ability to evaluate a situation as though you were an outside observer; allowing you to view problems from a relatively unbiased angle.
You have an investigative mind that likes to question the underlying assumptions of ideas and reformulate your understanding from first principles. Starting from this renewed foundation, you build your new truth-paradigm to be as internally consistent as possible.
Precision is something you highly value as much in thoughts as in your crafts and projects. You may be a perfectionist, taking the time necessary to manifest exactly what your mind feels is right. While this can make you slower and more methodical than others, the outcome of your labor is often a far more polished production; whether that be an essay, a presentation or a work of art.
Ti Subconscious
You have an active avoidance to thinking too much about the deeper questions of life, existence and Purpose. You find it far easier to simply “live” life, rather than to spend your time thinking about life. You’ve found that the more you ruminate on these matters, the more your mind falls into unproductive, negative and lifeless thought trails.
When looking at a situation too dispassionately, you feel as though your mind begins to cut away life’s meaning. As such you feel there is something deeply incorrect with reductionist thinking when applied to life or people. You feel as though life is not reducible to such sterility of logic, and aim instead to incorporate humanity, compassion and significance into everything you do.
But outside of such topics, you have a love for logic and for understanding the world in a granular way. You enjoy learning about the subtleties between things and giving names to the various aspects of reality, to gain greater agency in your interests and self-expression.
Ti Unconscious
You are incessantly drawn to action, articulation and forward movement. You find it difficult to sit still in complete silence and evaluate your life from a deeper place. You cannot be alone with your thoughts. Questions that probe your reasons for being/doing/acting can be depressing, as you may be actively avoiding your own failures or lack of explanations.
You have spent your life building or achieving, and at root may not know to what end it’s all been. Your inability to slow down and reflect on what you’re doing causes you to be overbearing, marching forward tactlessly in the world and failing to listen earnestly to you inner self or even to others.
