In the 16 personality result thing you not only get your 4 letters, but you get percentages, and true to their number, they represent how a person is operating at that moment. Combine this with the fact that we categorize groups with NTs, SPs, SJs, and NFs - a highly irratonal way of doing it since it randomly switches to consider the last letter from the third - and we can understand that certain functions make you behave in certain ways.

An ESTP can be very loud, or unthoughtful at moments. On other occasions they might be the opposite of these, quiet and thinking. The reason, I reckon, is because the letters' activeness differs. If extroversion is high they might feel the need to voice their thoughts, if their T is inactive they might not be very thoughtful. This happens without them thinking about it, but what if one were to? What if one were to pinpoint what letters are active at the moment?

Well that's where my "system" comes in. It's more of a status thing, with bars in my head, but it essentially works with certain letters being more active than others. When writing things I might need N, T, and P, but am in no need for I, since it would make me think too much about myself etc, and so I can maximize the conditions for whatever task at hand by adjusting what letters are active. If I am to write bullshit with little thought in it, all I need is N and P. If I am to do math NT is what I need. If I am to "search" my feelings, or try to read my subconscious mind I might need active I and N, with T to regulate crazy thoughts.

The reason why some people write very incoherent thoughts can sometimes be because they use their N a lot, and don't regulate it with reason. Kind of like the difference between imaginaton and creativity. Being imaginative means you can imagine a lot of things. Being Creative means you can limit your imagination to what works.

I know you might have no idea what I'm talking about, and I'll provide means for you to understand below, but truth be told this is only so that I can get this out there, and because it's nice to type things in the hope that other people will read it. I can't think of a single user who would react in a way I deem positive, and I'm either gonna get no replies or few annoying replies, but in the moment before publication I feel good.

But psychology is pseudoscience, so why bother?

Because if we don't look within, we will fail to see our flaws. If we don't know our flaws, we can't improve them consciously. If we know what's bothering us we might have a chance to fix it. The reasons for another person's actions might be unclear to you, but because someone has made a book about similar behaviour you might get an understanding of that person's motivation or thoughts is. Is that enough reasons for you? I can keep going.

Quote from: Desty on September 11, 2016, 02:00:51 PM

Quote from: TurquíaHiriente on September 11, 2016, 01:56:53 PM

But psychology is pseudoscience, so why bother?

Because if we don't look within, we will fail to see our flaws. If we don't know our flaws, we can't improve them consciously. If we know what's bothering us we might have a chance to fix it. The reasons for another person's actions might be unclear to you, but because someone has made a book about similar behaviour you might get an understanding of that person's motivation or thoughts is. Is that enough reasons for you? I can keep going.

I think I need more information to truly grasp what you're saying.

You think so