Post by A on Jul 1, 2013 2:56:21 GMT -5
Hey everyone,
I was recently reading through a site (PersonalityJunkie) where it advised picking careers and lifestyles based on our dominant functions. BUT I have no particular desire to become a teacher or anything of the sort and, as my Fe (if that is what I have, Fi otherwise) operates outside my conscious control, much to my regret as I would love the ability to turn it on and off at will (My sister can do this and I envy her for it), I can't use it all that deftly. I need problem-solving, a chance to use my Ne-Si loop with Ti (or Te if I'm not Fe...I'm still researching.) feedback, to be happy and healthy. I know this from experience. My Ne gets restless without something to apply itself to and I can't sleep and get edgy and irritable. I need a project to focus on, and not a person, as people come and go but once acquired a skill is only lost through your own laziness. I may not be able to control the world, but at least I can control my own reactions to it. How important do you think it is to pick a career in line with your preferences? Is it possible to take a middle road, such as going into medicine but also doing research? I don't want to have any regrets later in life, but I also want to continue what I love (and am good at) now. I don't like the idea of my life being dictated by some preconceived notions of preferences either. I am me, I can do whatever I want to do. I just want to do what makes me happy. I do think I am going to go ahead with it, as writing this out has made me realize giving up what I know I can do based on a theory with nebulous details is frankly stupid, but, if anyone knows, I wouldn't mind getting some idea of things I'll have to work to overcome.
EDIT: By theory I mean MBTI in general, by its very nature, is nebulous. This approach actually seems pretty solid and concrete and I like that it's being built off people's reactions.
I was recently reading through a site (PersonalityJunkie) where it advised picking careers and lifestyles based on our dominant functions. BUT I have no particular desire to become a teacher or anything of the sort and, as my Fe (if that is what I have, Fi otherwise) operates outside my conscious control, much to my regret as I would love the ability to turn it on and off at will (My sister can do this and I envy her for it), I can't use it all that deftly. I need problem-solving, a chance to use my Ne-Si loop with Ti (or Te if I'm not Fe...I'm still researching.) feedback, to be happy and healthy. I know this from experience. My Ne gets restless without something to apply itself to and I can't sleep and get edgy and irritable. I need a project to focus on, and not a person, as people come and go but once acquired a skill is only lost through your own laziness. I may not be able to control the world, but at least I can control my own reactions to it. How important do you think it is to pick a career in line with your preferences? Is it possible to take a middle road, such as going into medicine but also doing research? I don't want to have any regrets later in life, but I also want to continue what I love (and am good at) now. I don't like the idea of my life being dictated by some preconceived notions of preferences either. I am me, I can do whatever I want to do. I just want to do what makes me happy. I do think I am going to go ahead with it, as writing this out has made me realize giving up what I know I can do based on a theory with nebulous details is frankly stupid, but, if anyone knows, I wouldn't mind getting some idea of things I'll have to work to overcome.
EDIT: By theory I mean MBTI in general, by its very nature, is nebulous. This approach actually seems pretty solid and concrete and I like that it's being built off people's reactions.