00:01How the heck are you?
00:03I'm totally aware that
you can't answer that.
00:05I do a lot of talk about the
cognitive functions on this channel,
00:09and I figured that it's about time
that I did an explanatory "visit"...
00:13and I figured it's about time
that I do an explanatory "visit"...
00:17and I figured it's about time
that I do an explanatory video
00:20explaining what the cognitive functions are,
00:24and how they differ from their introverted
or extroverted counterparts.
00:28I was inspired to make this video
00:30thanks to my collaboration with
The Minds Journal YouTube channel.
00:33Involved me explaining briefly
the background behind
00:36the MBTI/16 Personality system
and explaining a brief summary
00:42of each of the 16 types.
00:43You can check that video out
in the description below this video
00:47if you're interested in getting
an understanding about the Jungian roots
00:51behind the MBTI system.
00:52But for now, we're just going
to be focusing on a brief explanation
00:56of each of the eight cognitive functions.
00:58The following is based
on what I've gathered
01:00through my own individual research,
a whole plethora of different definitions
01:04that I've listened to from people who talk
about their cognitive functions,
01:07and my own empirical data
based on what I've observed
01:12of different people who run
with different cognitive functions,
01:16over the last... however many years
I've been watching people.
01:19That sounds creepy, doesn't it?
01:20Obviously, we all perceive the functions
differently in the first place,
01:24so, as usual, please feel free
to leave your thoughts,
01:26observations and comments down below
in the comment section of this video.
01:31We'll start with the Perceiving functions.
01:33For those who don't know, the Perceiving
functions are Sensing and Intuition,
01:37i.e., whatever the first letter is.
01:40i.e., whatever the second letter is
in your four-letter code,
01:44as I like to call it...
01:46from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
01:48First, we're going to talk about
01:49Extroverted Sensing (Se)
and Introverted Sensing (Si).
01:51The overlying principle that I'll apply
for all extroverted and introverted functions
01:54is that extroverted functions present
themselves in the external world
01:58and rely on some external
feedback of some sort...
02:01whereas introverted functions
are based on creating interior patterns,
02:05systems, values and rules within the self.
02:08First up, we have Extroverted Sensing or 'Se'.
02:12I don't know why we're
doing the best one first.
02:14It just so happened to work out that way.
02:16I don't know.
Who is in charge here?
02:17This function places a lot of value
on what it gathers
02:21through the five senses
in the tangible world.
02:24Doesn't restrict or refine.
02:26It literally just wants
to gather and explore.
02:28People who use this function
are adventurous in the physical world,
02:32very present in the present moment,
02:35and don't necessarily need their
physical experiences to mean anything
02:39because they're just enjoying it
for the process, not the outcome.
02:42Because the process of gathering is
fulfilling and energizing enough for them.
02:46I actually did do a whole video
on Extroverted Sensing (Se)
02:49because it's my dominant function,
02:50which you can find up here.
02:52Introverted Sensing or 'Si'
02:54is a function that takes
interior senses, such as:
02:57hunger, lethargy,
health, sickness...
03:01from the past and constructs
internalized systems
03:03as a means of creating order
in the present tangible world
03:08It's therefore likely to value tradition
and the way things have been done
03:11or proven to work in the past
and likes to create black and white rules
03:15about how things should
be done in the present.
03:18I like to think of it as a past
and present based function
03:20rather than a future based function,
03:22which means that it also has
a great memory for past details.
03:25People who use this function will likely
prioritize interior health
03:29as well as systems and order
in their present tangible world
03:32because when those things are off,
they feel the effects very strongly
03:36See how different an extroverted
and introverted function can be
03:40even though they both fit
under the same letter 'S'?
03:43The next two functions are the two
other Perceiving functions:
03:45Extroverted Intuition (Ne)
and Introverted Intuition (Ni).
03:47Extroverted Intuition (Ne), similar to 'Se',
is a gathering and exploring function.
03:51Whereas where Extroverted Sensing (Se)
gathers and explores experiences
03:55and possibilities in the tangible world,
03:58Extroverted Intuition (Ne)
values gathering and exploring
04:01"experiences" and possibilities
in the abstract.
04:06Types who use this function will get their
energy from bouncing ideas off people,
04:10hearing brand new ideas from others,
04:12existing in the abstract with others,
04:13but again, literally for
the sake of the journey,
04:16not for some particular outcome
that they're trying to reach at the end.
04:20Introverted Intuition or 'Ni'
04:22is an outcomes-based
future focused function.
04:25While it also likes to gather
and explore ideas and concepts,
04:28it does so with the goal of creating
conceptual patterns about reality
04:33in order to understand the bigger picture.
04:35It takes ideas and concepts
and chisels them down
04:38in order to refine one specific pattern.
04:41So where Extroverted Intuition (Ne)
goes broad,
04:43Introverted Intuition (Ni) goes deep
04:45because there is a particular
outcome to be achieved.
04:48People who use this function will be
naturally inclined to ask the question:
04:52"Why?" behind things in order to
understand the deeper meaning.
04:55They will need to understand
a concept deeply
04:57rather than simply jumping
through the concept because it's fun.
05:00This function also needs
to make sense of things
05:03before they can physically actualize
them in the tangible world,
05:06which is why INTJs and INFJs
have the stereotype of being
05:10the broody, over analyzing, but never
putting things into motion type.
05:15Now, moving on to the Judging functions,
05:18the tool by which we make judgments
on the information that we've gathered
05:25using our perceiving function.
05:27I'll explain Introverted
and Extroverted Feeling first.
05:30Extroverted Feeling or 'Fe'
05:32is a function that's very focused
on other people, the tribe,
05:36and interpersonal relationship.
05:38It values the harmony
and the peace of the tribe,
05:40and is very sensitive to emotional
cues from other people.
05:43People who use this function
will often be very
05:45physically expressive emotionally.
05:48They're the types who'll gonna use
this face when they're talking to you.
05:52In my observation, they are likely to be
easier criers as well, which is great,
05:57and will find it very natural
to affirm others
06:00whether it be verbally or through
acts of service for other people.
06:03Because it is a Judging function,
it operates on the principle of:
06:07"In order for the world to get better,
people need to get better."
06:11It naturally wants to help
put that change into motion.
06:14Introverted Feeling or 'Fi'
06:16prioritize the interior values,
passions and beliefs of the self.
06:20This doesn't mean that
it's a selfish function.
06:22In fact, this is a common misconception.
06:24Rather, it ultimately cares
for selves in general.
06:27This means that in contrast
to Extroverted Feeling (Fe),
06:29it would be likely to ask:
06:31"Forget what the tribe values.
What do you value?"
06:34People who use this function
will be naturally in tune
06:36with their own desires, emotions, values,
06:39and will not budge on any of these,
even in the face of conflict,
06:44Whereas Extroverted Feeling (Fe),
because it values the harmony of the tribe,
06:47could theoretically be likely to
sacrifice their interior values
06:51or what they believe to be true
06:53for the sake of the comfort
or happiness of others.
06:56Our final two functions are
Extroverted and Introverted Thinking.
06:59Extroverted Thinking or 'Te'
07:02is all about taking rationalized systems
about what they believe to be the most
07:06effective way of doing things
and actualizing them
07:08in the external environment.
07:10It naturally looks at
the functionality of things
07:12and cannot help but see things
through that lens.
07:14People who use this function
are likely to be up on their feet
07:17getting things done
for the sake of progress,
07:19efficiency and improvement in physical
environments, protocols and systems.
07:23It's why the ENTJ and the ESTJ
are known as "The Commander"
07:26and "The Executive" respectively,
07:28because 'Te' users are great
at taking charge, delegating
07:32and actualizing systems about how things
are going to work the best.
07:35Because it is a Judging function,
it operates on the principle of:
07:38"In order for the world to get better,
environmental systems need to get better."
07:42It naturally wants to help
put that change into motion.
07:45'Te' users, in my experience, I've noticed,
also have a more blunt way of speaking
07:50and externally processing that
isn't going to take into account
07:52emotional sensitivity or emotional
cues for the sake of the tribe.
07:56Introverted Thinking or 'Ti'
07:58is all about creating rules that have been
rationalized and analyzed within the person
08:03and subscribing to those
rules across the board.
08:05'Ti' users will often be
very certain and unbudging
08:08in what they have internally
rationalized and analyze
08:11to the extent of creating
a rule out of it.
08:13Arguments that are based on emotions,
values or beliefs typically won't work
08:17on them a lot of the time
08:19because they operate on logic
and what makes sense,
08:21and typically value truth above all else.
08:23Types who use this function
as a dominant function
08:25can often present as the most
introverted types
08:28because they could spend,
as I like to say,
08:30five days in a log cabin
in the middle of nowhere,
08:32just analyzing and exploring facts
and ideas in their own head,
08:35without feeling the need
to externally process
08:37or explore them with other people.
08:39What is this strange existence?
08:41This is why 'Ti' is the function
to which I can relate the least.
08:44So there you have it, guys,
08:46a basic, brief explanation of each
of the eight Jungian cognitive functions.
08:51Keep in mind that each of these
dominant cognitive functions
08:54will present differently depending
on which auxiliary function
08:57is being used to support it,
which is why Katharine and Isabel
09:00were able to come up
with 16 personality types.
09:03Obviously, there's so much more that
I could say about the cognitive functions,
09:06but I really just wanted to create a video
that was succinctly talking about
09:10just the cognitive functions
and their definitions
09:14because I'm aware that I talk a lot
about it on this channel,
09:16but I've never got around
to creating any kind of video
09:19that explains what they are.
09:21Thank you for watching this video, guys!
09:22If you'd like to see more of this stuff,
please give a like to this video.
09:25I would really appreciate that.
09:27As usual, please leave all of your thoughts,
well, not all of them,
09:30but whatever thoughts you'd like
to leave in the comments below
09:33based on what you've heard today.
09:35Until next time, guys.
