Cognitive Function Test: Find Out How Your Brain Works

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Quiz Questions

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When you're faced with a hard decision, what do you focus on first? Keep in mind, all these things probably matter to you.
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  That it aligns with what feels right deep down, even if I can't fully explain why
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  That it creates harmony and works well for the people involved
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  That it's logical and consistent with what makes sense
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  That it expedient, fair, and leads to a clear result.
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When someone challenges your personal beliefs or values, what's your FIRST focus?
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  I feel it intensely inside, and have to understand it on an inner level.
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  I try to figure out their feelings and how to defend my values while keeping the peace.
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  I immediately look at each person's logic (including my own) and test for inaccuracies.
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  I ignore the feelings and focus on the obvious logic, facts, and evidence.
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When you think back on a past experience, what stands out most?
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  The physical sensations—what I saw, heard, felt in the moment. It's extremely realistic.
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  The detailed sequence of events—what happened, when, and how, and the impression it made on me.
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  The strange ideas it sparked—how it connected to something totally different.
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  The meaning behind it—what it revealed about a deeper pattern.
4.
When making a decision that involves both logic and relationships (like moving states or changing something in your career), what’s your most natural approach?
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  Take the situation apart piece by piece to dissect the most logical path forward.
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  Figure out the fastest path to a working solution
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  Consider everyone’s opinions to find a harmonious outcome
- D.
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  Go with my gut about what feels right to me
5.
What MOST brings you a sense of satisfaction?
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  Checking things off a list and getting tangible results
- B.
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  Understanding how something works, inside an out.
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  Getting a deeper understanding of myself, my emotions, and what's important to me.
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  Being emotionally connected with others
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Which statement sounds more like your inner compass?
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  “What feels right to me is my ultimate guide. I just know in my gut when something is right or wrong."
- B.
  “If something causes harm or disconnection between people, it’s probably wrong.”
- C.
  "I care about being fair and productive. Feelings are fickle and can't be relied upon."
- D.
  "I just want to make sense and be logically consistent. How I feel or others' feel is far more confusing, so I don't rely upon it."
7.
Which description fits you best?
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  I live for ideas, possibilities, and thinking outside-the-box
- B.
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  I live for insights about the big picture of life (why we're here, where we're headed)
- C.
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  I live for stability and a sense of home and safety. I enjoy special routines and familiarity.
- D.
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  I live for physical immersion; the thrill of being one with my environment
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How do you make sense of the world around you?
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  By comparing what’s happening now to what I’ve already experienced and the wisdom from the past
- B.
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  By looking for connections between things and seeking out new possibilities and interpretations
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  By looking for the ultimate meaning of all things (why we're here, the meaning of the universe, always looking for an "aha" moment)
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  By experimenting through trial and error and spontaneous, real lived experience
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Which experience sounds more fun?
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  Stargazing and musing about patterns, philosophies, or meanings.
- B.
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  Dancing, surfing, painting, or connecting with my senses in a way that feels fully immersive and thrilling
- C.
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  Brainstorming with a friend to come up with new ideas or ventures that we could pursue in the future
- D.
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  Becoming fully immersed in the fine details of something (cooking, gardening, painting, playing a musical instrument)
10.
Do you often feel flooded by nostalgia? Do you frequently revisit past experiences for fun?
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  Yes
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  No
11.
Do you find abstract speculation tiring if it isn’t connected to what’s happening right now or what you can do about it?
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  Yes
- B.
  No
- C.
  Unsure
12.
How do you feel driving in a new city?
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  Cool and collected. It doesn't bother me
- B.
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  Like I have to be on pins and needles, using all my energy not to get lost or overwhelmed by the new details.
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  Excited about the new place but likely to make a wrong turn while looking at all there is to see!
- D.
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  I don't drive
13.
When are you likely to get your best insights?
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  Out of the blue (before I fall asleep, in the shower, while taking a walk alone, while meditating)
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  While brainstorming with other people or jotting down ideas on paper or with some other external source
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  Neither
14.
Do you tend to prioritize results over how people feel about the process?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
15.
Do you enjoy organizing people, tasks, or resources to accomplish a goal efficiently?
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  Yes
- B.
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  No
16.
What kind of mistakes frustrate you the most? Keep in mind, these ALL might frustrate you. But which one hits first?
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  Inefficiency, laziness, or disorganization.
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  Flawed reasoning or inconsistency.
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  Inauthenticity or meddling
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  Tactlessness or obliviousness to others' emotions.
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Do you find it easy to improvise or “wing it” in situations where others might need a plan or structure?
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  Yes
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  No
18.
Would you describe yourself as a social chameleon?
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  Often
- B.
  Never
- C.
  Rarely
- D.
  All the time
- E.
  I'm not sure
19.
Do you get thrown off when your surroundings or daily routine change unexpectedly—even if it’s not a big deal to others?
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  Yes
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  No
20.
Do you often pause mid-sentence to revise what you're saying—not because you're unsure, but because you want to get the logic just right and be as concise as possible?
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  Yes
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  No
- C.
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  Unsure
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Do you often feel so focused on a mental image or vision of the future that it feels more real than what is happening around you?
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  Yes
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  No
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  Sometimes, but rarely
- D.
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  Unsure
22.
Do you enjoy rewatching the same movies, eating the same meals, or returning to the same vacation spot because it brings a sense of emotional comfort?
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  Yes
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  No
- C.
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  Unsure
23.
Do you feel drawn to abstract or existential questions, like the nature of time, purpose, or what consciousness is?
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  Yes
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  No
- C.
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  Unsure
24.
As a child, were you often described as “fearless,” “daring,” or someone who liked to take physical risks?
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  Yes
- B.
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  No
25.
Do familiar routines, places, smells, or songs trigger vivid memories or emotional responses for you—even when you weren’t trying to remember anything?
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  Yes
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  No
- C.
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  Unsure
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Do you often generate a stream of new ideas or possible outcomes from just one thought, image, or comment—like a mental “domino effect”?
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  Yes
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  No
- C.
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  Unsure
27.
When someone tells a story or shares a fact, do you automatically start thinking of five other related topics, metaphors, or what-if scenarios?
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  Yes
- B.
  No
28.
Are you good at reacting quickly in the moment, even under pressure or when caught off guard?
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  Yes
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  No
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  Unsure
29.
Do you get frustrated when people overcomplicate things instead of just taking action or seeing what actually works?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
- C.
  It depends
30.
Do you often start projects with huge enthusiasm, only to lose interest once the novelty wears off?
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  Yes
- B.
  No
- C.
  Unsure
31.
Do you mostly love brainstorming?
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  Yes
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  No
- C.
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  Unsure
32.
What kind of emotional expression feels more natural to you?
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  Showing my emotions through art, writing, or withdrawing to process.
- B.
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  Talking about how I feel and relating emotionally with others.
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  Pushing the feelings down because I don't trust them or I've got more important things to do
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  Expressing my emotions? That sounds embarrassing
33.
Do you feel like your feelings are mostly irrelevant unless they serve a practical purpose?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
- C.
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34.
When someone disagrees with your emotional reaction, what’s most likely to happen?
- A.
  I trust my feelings anyway—they’re mine. No one else has to “get it.”
- B.
  I might question myself or try to explain so they understand where I’m coming from.
- C.
  Neither
- D.
  Unsure
35.
Do you often play devil’s advocate—not because you're emotionally triggered, but to test the strength of an idea?
- A.
  Yes
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  No
- C.
  Unsure
36.
Do you often rework ideas in your head until they feel perfectly coherent, even if it takes a while to explain them out loud?
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  Yes
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  No
- C.
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  Unsure
37.
Do you sometimes absorb other people’s moods or feelings so much that it’s hard to know what you feel?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
- C.
  Unsure
38.
Do you often feel emotionally anchored by a routine—not just because it’s efficient, but because it feels right to do things in a familiar order?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
- C.
  Unsure
39.
Do you love exploring different interpretations of a situation, even ones that contradict each other, just to see where the ideas might go?
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  Yes
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  No
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  Unsure
40.
Do you tend to recall people, places, or situations with a high level of sensory or emotional detail—like what someone wore, how the light looked, or what was said word-for-word?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
- C.
  Unsure
41.
Do people often accuse you of being nitpicky or pedantic because you point out gaps in reasoning, logical fallacies, or inaccuracies?
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  Yes
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  No
- C.
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  Unsure
42.
Do you prefer to figure things out for yourself, even if there's already "empirical" study or evidence available?
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  Yes
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  No
- C.
  Unsure
43.
How do you prefer to explore an idea?
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  By brainstorming multiple possible angles or applications.
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  By following it down to its root meaning or future trajectory.
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  By comparing it to something I’ve seen or done before.
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  By trying it out immediately to see how it works in real time.
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Do you find it easier to understand your own emotions by talking them through with someone else?
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  Yes
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  No
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  Unsure
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Do you FREQUENTLY prioritize checking in with friends, assessing their feelings, and developing more intimate relationships?
- A.
  Yes
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  No
- C.
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  It's nice, but I tend to accidentally "ghost" people a lot
46.
Do you feel a personal connection to causes, characters, or stories that mirror your values—even if others don’t understand why?
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  Yes
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  No
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  Unsure
47.
Do you enjoy sorting information into categories or systems that make more sense to you than the standard ones?
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  Yes
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  No
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  Unsure
48.
Do your feelings for others seem more intense when you're NOT with them?
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  Yes
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  No
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  Unsure
49.
What do you tend to prioritize more? Keep in mind, you'd love to have BOTH. But which comes first?
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  Interpersonal harmony (everyone getting along and feeling good)
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  Intrapersonal harmony (feeling in alignment with my emotions and values)
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  Unsure
50.
If a friend asked you to tell a story from your life, would you:
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  Walk them through the event in chronological order, with details and context?
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  Jump straight to the meaning, lesson, or “theme” of the story, and fill in details only as needed?
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  Unsure
51.
Do you process your feelings best alone, without the need to "talk them out" with another person?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
- C.
  I don't really "process" my feelings. I just ignore them.
- D.
  I need some time alone, but then I like to talk them out to get clarity.
52.
Do you like to dwell on symbolic themes, dreams, or metaphors?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
- C.
  Unsure
53.
Do you feel compelled to champion or defend the underdog?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
- C.
  Unsure
54.
Do you often imagine how your life or the world could look 10+ years from now, with a surreal clarity others don’t seem to share?
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  Yes
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  No
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  Unsure
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Are you FREQUENTLY disturbed by how trivial or shallow daily life feels compared to the deeper concepts and insights you want to focus on?
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  Yes
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  No
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  Unsure
56.
Which types of conversations bore you the MOST?
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  Detailed sharing of past personal stories
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  Abstract conversations focusing on metaphysical or existential understanding
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  Brainstorming random ideas and hypothetical possibilities
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  Conversations focused primarily on activities, experiences, and jokes
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57.
Do you often find it hard to explain your insights or predictions because they come to you fully formed without a lot of details?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
- C.
  I'm not sure
58.
How do ideas usually show up for you?
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  Out of nowhere, fully formed—like a vision or solution hitting me all at once.
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  Like popcorn—one idea triggers another and another and another.
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  Unsure
59.
What’s more natural for you:
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  Narrowing down to one best explanation or outcome.
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  Opening up possibilities, keeping things open-ended.
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  Unsure
60.
How do you usually learn best?
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  Hands-on trial and error—doing it myself is the only way.
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  Step-by-step instructions, repetition, and familiarity.
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  Exploring a bunch of different ways to approach it and see what clicks.
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  Closing my eyes and reducing sensory input in order to "realize" a solution
- E.
  Unsure
61.
You’re told, “This might not go the way you planned.” What’s your first thought?
- A.
  Then I’ll adjust on the fly—it’s no big deal.
- B.
  I need to prepare—what went wrong last time something like this happened?
- C.
  Oooh, interesting! What else could happen instead?
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  I knew it. I've already envisioned how it will go and already created a contingency plan in case of failure.
62.
What makes you feel re-energized when you're drained?
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  Physical movement or sensory engagement—being in the moment.
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  Familiar surroundings, rituals, and routines.
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  Imagining possibilities or dreaming up ideas.
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  Quiet time to reflect on visions, goals, or deeper truths.
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  Unsure
63.
What kind of people tend to bother you the most?
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  Inefficient, disorganized, or overly sensitive people
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  People who are fake, meddling, or overly expressive
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  People who are tactless, selfish, or emotionally oblivious
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  People who are sloppy in their thinking or can’t back up their claims.
64.
Do you keep physical reminders of the past (like ticket stubs, journals, heirlooms, or old clothes) because they carry personal significance?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
- C.
  Sometimes, but it's not a big deal
- D.
  Rarely
65.
Does it excite you to mentally deconstruct systems, beliefs, or arguments to see what holds them together—or what breaks them down?
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  Yes
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  No
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  It depends
66.
When someone is wrong, how do you typically respond?
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  I point out the facts or flaws directly—we need to get things right.
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  I feel conflicted but speak up if it violates something I strongly believe.
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  I try to correct them in a way that doesn’t upset the emotional balance.
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  I ask clarifying questions to see where their logic went off track.
67.
Do you tend to feel responsible for others' emotions?
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  Yes
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  No
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  I want everyone to feel good, but don't tend to see it as "my responsibility"
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  It depends
68.
Which sounds more appealing on a free Saturday?
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  Going on a spontaneous road trip, trying a new restaurant, or doing something active.
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  Having a cozy, relaxing time at home to just recharge
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  Answer C

Quiz Outcomes

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Extraverted Thinking
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What Is Extraverted ThinkingExtraverted Thinking is the part of your brain that wakes up in the morning already making lists. It sees inefficiency the way a bloodhound sees scent trails — instinctively, obsessively, and with zero patience for people who can’t keep up.Te is the function that looks at the chaos of life and immediately starts sorting, ranking, assigning, optimizing. It's not here for vague ideas or tender feelings or your half-formed dream journal. It wants a strategy. It wants structure. It wants a five-step action plan by noon and measurable results by dinner.If Extraverted Feeling is about “what do people need from me right now?” then Extraverted Thinking is “what’s the most effective way to solve this problem and why are we still talking about it?”If you lead with Te (hello ENTJs and ESTJs), you’re probably already tired of everyone’s excuses. You’re the person who gets thrown into group projects and ends up running them because no one else has a plan and your left eye starts twitching when people “feel things out.” You make decisions fast. You cut through the noise. You get things done while everyone else is still color-coding their calendars and second-guessing their dreams.You’re not being bossy — okay, sometimes you are — but mostly you’re just trying to move things forward. Progress over perfection. Efficiency over emotional detours. You’re allergic to wheel-spinning. You’d rather make a wrong decision now and course-correct later than get paralyzed in endless what-ifs.If Te is your auxiliary function (like for INTJs and ISTJs), it works more like a quiet enforcer. You take in the world through an internal framework (like Ni or Si), but Te is the part that kicks you into action — helps you do something with all that information. Without Te, your ideas stay in your head. With Te, they become systems, schedules, businesses, blueprints, battle plans.At its best, Te is powerful, pragmatic, focused. It's what lets you lead, build, scale, execute. It cuts through the emotional sludge and says, “Okay. But what are we doing about it?”But when it’s overused? Te becomes a steamroller. It bulldozes people in the name of productivity. It sacrifices nuance for speed. It confuses being in control with being right. It doesn’t just forget to ask how people feel — it forgets that feelings even exist.Still, in balance? Te is what turns vision into action. It’s the reason your project got off the ground. It’s why your team didn’t implode. It’s the reason someone, somewhere, finally hit “send.”Te may not always be warm. It may not always be gentle. But it’s effective — and sometimes that’s exactly what the world needs.Types That Use Extraverted Thinking (Te):Dominant: ENTJs and ESTJsAuxiliary: INTJs and ISTJsTertiary: ENFPs and ESFPsInferior: INFPs and ISFPs
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You're an Extraverted Feeling Type
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What Is Extraverted Feeling?Extraverted Feeling is the internal radar that’s always pinging other people’s emotions. Not in a woo-woo “I sense a disturbance in the Force” kind of way — but in a very real, my stomach physically hurts because someone in this room is upset and pretending they’re not kind of way.Fe doesn’t just notice social energy — it absorbs it, responds to it, shapes itself around it. It's the function that walks into a room and instantly adjusts its volume, humor, posture, even sentence structure based on who's there and what they might need.People with strong Fe don’t just care what others are feeling — they feel what others are feeling. Like emotional shapeshifters. Like human mood lighting. It’s exhausting. It’s beautiful. It’s a full-time job you didn’t apply for but somehow ended up being really good at.If Fe is your dominant function (looking at you, ENFJs and ESFJs), chances are you’re chronically aware of other people’s comfort levels. You’re the person refilling drinks before someone even realizes they’re thirsty, or laughing at someone’s joke not because it was funny, but because you could see the panic in their eyes and knew they needed a win. You’re basically the emotional thermostat in human form. Too cold in here? You’ll warm things up. Too tense? You’ll break the tension. No one asked you to? Doesn’t matter. You felt the pressure in the air and couldn’t not respond. “For anyone who has known feeling only as something subjective, the nature of extraverted feeling will be difficult to grasp, because it has detached itself as much as possible from the subjective factor and subordinated itself entirely to the influence of the object.” – Carl Jung, Psychological TypesIf Fe is your auxiliary function (like for INFJs and ISFJs), it might feel like a quietly humming obligation — one you fulfill even when you don’t want to, because harmony matters and people matter and you don’t want to be the reason someone goes home and spirals for three hours.At its best, Extraverted Feeling is connective tissue. It reminds people they’re not alone. It builds bridges, heals rifts, creates moments of human warmth in a world that’s kind of a mess.But when it’s overused or hijacked? It gets weird. You start people-pleasing yourself into oblivion. You lose track of your own emotions because you’ve downloaded everyone else’s. You say yes when you mean “please let me lie down on the floor and never speak again.” You laugh at jokes that hurt you because the room needed laughter, and someone has to keep the peace, right?Fe is empathy, yes. But it’s also performance. It’s love, and it’s guilt. It’s connection, and it’s self-erasure — unless you learn to balance it.But when it’s grounded and strong? It’s magic. It’s the glue that holds groups together. It’s the thing that lets people exhale when you walk into the room. It’s the reason someone still remembers that time in 10th grade when you stayed and listened when they were falling apart — and they never forgot it.Types That Use Extraverted Feeling:Dominant extraverted feeling: ESFJ and ENFJAuxiliary extraverted feeling: ISFJ and INFJTertiary extraverted feeling: ESTP and ENTPInferior extraverted feeling: ISTP and INTP
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You're an Extraverted Intuitive Type
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What Is Extraverted Intuition?Imagine you’re walking through the world and every single thing you see has a thousand invisible strings trailing off of it — ideas, connections, possibilities, questions. Most people might look at a toaster and think, “I can make toast.” But you? You wonder why we even eat toast. Who decided bread should be crispified? What if we reinvented breakfast altogether? What if breakfast was a feeling, not a meal?That’s Extraverted Intuition.It doesn’t look at reality so much as it looks through it — like reality is just a cracked window and behind it are alternate universes, hidden meanings, weird little what-ifs. It’s not trying to nail things down. It’s trying to open things up. It wants to explore, to experiment, to extrapolate. It’s the mental equivalent of following ten tabs open in your browser and somehow ending up researching 13th-century Mongolian trade routes when you started by googling “easy banana bread.”Ne (that’s the nickname for Extraverted Intuition) is a pattern-hunter and a possibility machine. It thrives on novelty and mental motion. It wants to find meaning in the unexpected — and sometimes it finds fifteen meanings and doesn’t pick one. That’s fine. That’s part of the ride.If you lead with Ne (ENFPs and ENTPs, I’m looking at you), you probably light up when someone says “brainstorm.” You might struggle with follow-through, sure, but you make up for it by being a one-person innovation committee. You don’t just think outside the box. You’re over in the next galaxy asking why there was a box in the first place and whether it could be turned into a spaceship.And if Ne is your auxiliary function (like it is for INFPs and INTPs), it might feel like your quiet, creative sidekick — the one whispering new angles in your ear while your dominant function tries to make sense of the world or stay aligned with your values.Either way, Ne isn’t about arriving at the “right” answer. It’s about seeing what else might be true. It’s the spark that makes you ask weird questions, connect dots nobody else noticed, and daydream ideas that feel a little bit like magic and a little bit like madness — in the best possible way.Types That Use Extraverted Intuition:Dominant: ENFP and ENTPAuxiliary: INFP and INTPTertiary: ESFJ and ESTJInferior: ISFJ and ISTJ
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You're an Extraverted Sensing Type
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What Is Extraverted Sensing?Extraverted Sensing is the part of you that lives right here — not in the past, not in the future, not in some vague mental projection of reality — but right now, in this exact second, with all five senses lit up like a switchboard.While other functions are busy analyzing, forecasting, spiraling, or philosophizing, Se is just… doing. Touching. Smelling. Grabbing life with both hands and jumping straight in without stopping to ask if there’s a waiver.It notices everything — the way someone’s voice shifted when they said they were “fine,” the shift in weight of the air before a thunderstorm, the way a room’s vibe goes tense after one awkward joke. Se doesn’t need to overthink. It knows — because it saw it. Heard it. Felt it. You can call it “impulsive,” but you could also call it the most tuned-in of all the functions. It sees what is. Not what could be, or should be, or might be — but what’s actually happening.If you lead with Se (hello ESTPs and ESFPs), you probably have a love-hate relationship with rules. You learn by doing. You crave intensity, immediacy, realness. You don’t want to talk about climbing the mountain — you want to be halfway up the cliff face with scraped knees and no regrets. You get bored fast, you move fast, and when you’re on your game, you can improvise like a jazz musician in a lightning storm.If Se is your auxiliary function (like for ISTPs and ISFPs), it might feel like a reliable engine behind the scenes; giving you clarity, agility, and a grounded sense of what’s real, even if you’re not always talking about it.At its best, Se is a master of presence. You don’t miss the moment — you are the moment. You’re the person people want in a crisis, because you’re calm, sharp, and already halfway through solving it while others are still freaking out.But Se can also go overboard, chasing sensation for sensation’s sake, avoiding stillness, ignoring long-term consequences in favor of the next hit of now. When it’s unbalanced, it’s like driving a sports car with no brakes.But when it’s healthy? Se is grounded, sharp, alive. It’s the rhythm of experience and the art of paying attention — the kind that makes you feel awake in a world that’s half-asleep.Types That Use Extraverted Sensing (Se):Dominant: ESFP and ESTPAuxiliary: ISTP and ISFPTertiary: ENTJ and ENFJInferior: INFJ and INTJ
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You're an Introverted Feeling Type
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What Is Introverted Feeling?Introverted Feeling is the part of you that checks in with your inner gut feeling before you take a step. It’s not chasing consensus, or following rules, or adjusting to the crowd; it’s tuned inward, listening for the quiet click of authenticity that says, “This feels right. This is me.”While other functions are scanning data (Te), parsing logic webs (Ti), or reading the room (Fe), Fi is holding up a candle in the dark and asking: “Does this align with my values? Am I being true to myself?”Fi isn’t loud, but it’s fierce. It knows the difference between acting out of obligation and acting out of conviction. It sees the invisible lines; your personal ethics, your private sense of beauty, the things you’d never sell out even if the whole world demanded it.If you lead with Fi (hello INFPs and ISFPs), your life is a quest for integrity. You don’t want a life that just looks good; you want a life that feels real. You might struggle to explain your choices to others (because Fi runs deep and personal, not logical in bullet points), but inside, your values are crystalline. You know when you’re betraying yourself, and it stings worse than anything.If Fi is your auxiliary (like for ENFPs and ESFPs), it acts like a steady rhythm beneath your spontaneity and outward energy. It quietly shapes your decisions, reminding you of what matters, pulling you back when the world tries to seduce you into playing a role that isn’t really yours.At its best, Fi is a master of integrity. It gives you empathy that isn’t generic, but specific. You see people as individuals, not categories. You defend the underdog because you feel the underdog. You can stand alone in your convictions when no one else will.But Fi can also turn inward too sharply; getting trapped in a maze of feelings, walling itself off, or assuming no one else could ever “get it.” When unbalanced, it’s like locking yourself in a room and swallowing the key, convinced that your pain or values are unspeakable.When it’s healthy, though? Fi is a wellspring of authenticity. It’s the art of living in alignment with your soul, of feeling the depth of human experience, and of quietly reminding the world that real beauty starts within.Types That Use Introverted Feeling (Fi):Dominant: INFP and ISFPAuxiliary: ENFP and ESFPTertiary: INTJ and ISTJInferior: ENTJ and ESTJ
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You're an Introverted Thinking Type
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Introverted Thinking is the part of you that wants the puzzle pieces to fit. It doesn’t settle for “that’s how it’s always been done” or “everyone says so.” It wants to crack things open, examine the gears, and figure out how the whole mechanism works from the inside out.While other functions are focused on harmony (Fe), efficiency (Te), or imagination (Ne), Ti is laser-focused on accuracy. It asks: “Does this make sense? Is this internally consistent? What’s the principle beneath all this clutter?”Ti is the inner mechanic of the mind. It notices logical gaps the way other people notice typos. It wants clean structures, clear definitions, and elegant systems where everything connects without contradiction.If you lead with Ti (that's you INTPs and ISTPs), you probably spend a lot of time building mental models. You’re not just accepting information — you’re testing it, stress-testing it, refining it. You’d rather have a few truths that actually hold up than a mountain of “facts” that collapse under scrutiny.If Ti is your auxiliary (like for ENTPs and ESTPs), it feels like a precise set of tools you can reach for whenever you need to sharpen your arguments or dismantle a problem down to its core. It keeps your adventurous, action-oriented side anchored in logic and clarity.At its best, Ti is a master of precision. It’s patient, curious, and surgical. It strips away fluff until the truth stands bare, elegant, and simple. With Ti in the driver’s seat, you can cut through confusion like a scalpel through tissue paper.But Ti can also get stuck — chasing the “perfect” system endlessly, over-analyzing until it forgets to act, or tearing apart every outside perspective until nothing feels credible. When unbalanced, it’s like building the most beautiful model ship in a bottle… but never actually setting sail.When it’s healthy, though? Ti is brilliant. It’s the art of deep analysis, of spotting flaws before they become disasters, of finding clarity in the noise. It’s the reminder that ideas aren’t just for show — they should work.Types That Use Introverted Thinking (Ti):Dominant: INTP and ISTPAuxiliary: ENTP and ESTPTertiary: ISFJ and INFJInferior: ENFJ and ESFJ
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You're an Introverted Intuitive Type
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What Is Introverted Intuition?Introverted Intuition is the part of you that looks past the surface and asks, “What’s really going on here? And where is it all heading?” It’s less about what you see with your eyes and more about what you sense beneath the noise — the patterns, the ripple effects, the unseen architecture of events.While other functions are busy noticing details (Si), improvising in the moment (Se), or spinning out possibilities (Ne), Ni is pulling back the camera and zooming in on the single thread that ties it all together. It’s saying: “If this, then that. And if that, then here’s where we’ll end up.”Ni is like having a movie projector in your head, running simulations of the future, compressing complex data into flashes of insight. It doesn’t always explain itself in neat bullet points, but when it speaks up, it often lands like prophecy.If you lead with Ni (hello INFJs and INTJs), you probably live with one foot in tomorrow. You’re less interested in what is than in what it means and what it’s leading toward. You’re drawn to symbols, metaphors, and long-term strategies. People might accuse you of “spacing out,” but inside, you’re tracking the undercurrents others can’t see.If Ni is your auxiliary (like for ENTJs and ENFJs), it feels like a trusted inner radar that keeps your plans or people-skills future-focused. It helps you anticipate outcomes, see the depth in your action plans, and steer toward the goal without losing sight of the big picture.At its best, Ni is a master of foresight. It synthesizes chaos into clarity, finds meaning where others see randomness, and connects dots across time and space. It gives you the uncanny ability to say, “This is where it’s all going,” long before anyone else catches on.But Ni can also go overboard — getting lost in abstractions, obsessing over hidden meanings, or retreating so far into the mind’s inner cinema that the present moment becomes an afterthought. When unbalanced, it’s like living in a dream world that never touches the ground.When it’s healthy, though? Ni is visionary. It’s the gift of insight, the ability to pierce through appearances, and the courage to act on the deeper story unfolding beneath it all.Types That Use Introverted Intuition (Ni):Dominant: INFJ and INTJAuxiliary: ENTJ and ENFJTertiary: ISTP and ISFPInferior: ESTP and ESFP
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You're an Introverted Sensing Type
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What Is Introverted Sensing?Introverted Sensing is the part of you that remembers. It’s not blasting you with the raw stimuli of now (that’s Se’s job). Instead, it’s quietly filing away everything you’ve ever experienced; the tastes, textures, timelines, rules, and routines, and then whispering them back to you when you need them most.Si is like the inner librarian of your mind. It doesn’t just notice what’s happening; it catalogs it. Years later, when someone asks what Grandma’s kitchen smelled like, Si already has the file pulled. It knows the exact shade of the wallpaper, the pattern of the tiles, the way the floorboards creaked when you stepped too close to the stove.While other functions are running off into the future (Ni), chasing novelty (Ne), or riding the adrenaline of now (Se), Si is saying: “Wait. What worked last time? What do we already know?”It’s grounded, steady, detail-rich. Where Se improvises in a lightning storm, Si makes sure you packed the umbrella before you even left the house.If you lead with Si (hello ISTJs and ISFJs), you probably have a deep respect for precedent, memory, and tradition. You’re the type who can follow a recipe exactly and nail it, then later recall exactly how you adjusted it when the oven ran hot. You crave consistency and reliability; not because you’re unimaginative, but because you understand how much stability matters.If Si is your auxiliary function (like for ESTJs and ESFJs), it’s the dependable framework under your big-picture plans and people skills. It’s the inner metronome that keeps everything in rhythm so you don’t lose track of reality while chasing goals or nurturing relationships.At its best, Si is a master of continuity. You see the through-line in life — how past experiences shape the present and inform the future. You’re the friend who remembers everyone’s birthdays, the colleague who recalls how the last project succeeded (or imploded), the person who notices when a detail is “off” because you’ve seen it done a hundred times before.But Si can also overdo it — clinging too tightly to what’s familiar, resisting change, or getting stuck in nostalgia loops. When unbalanced, it’s like trying to drive forward while staring only at the rearview mirror.When it’s healthy, though? Si is grounding. It’s the quiet hum of wisdom, the ability to bring stability to chaos, the comfort of continuity in a world that’s constantly trying to spin you off your axis.Types That Use Introverted Sensing (Si):Dominant: ISTJ and ISFJAuxiliary: ESTJ and ESFJTertiary: INTP and INFPInferior: ENTP and ENFP