Podcast - Episode 0308 - The Judging Functions You Are Compelled To Use

In this podcast you’ll find:

• In our previous podcast we spoke about John Beebe’s 8 function model, including the shadow functions.
• Why do we focus primarily on the four functions in our “stack”?
  • Why are we compelled to use these functions?
• How the 10 Year Old and 3 Year Old functions are connected to our Dominant and Copilot as polarities (for more on polarities – check out episode 256 and episode 257)
• The relationship we have with a specific function is determined by where it falls in our stack – what this means in terms of sophistication, territory and discretion.
  • A Harmony (Fe) 3 Year Old example from an ISTP in Joel and Antonia’s life.
• What does the relationship with the 3 Year Old judging function look like for each personality type?
• IxTPs – Harmony (Fe) as a 3 Year Old:
  • The struggle of being unaware of what information creates connection
  • Your limitations with keeping a vibe going as an IxTP
• A side note on shadow functions – why we’re actually compelled to “go against” them
• ExFJs – Accuracy (Ti) as a 3 Year Old:
  • How your compulsion to tell the truth as an ExFJ can give you a lack of discretion with information
  • The risk of oversharing to maintain a vibe
• Remember – you have a compulsion to use the other functions in your stack too.
  • An example of how Accuracy (Ti) could show up in the 10 Year Old position
• IxFPs – Effectiveness (Te) as a 3 Year Old:
  • Your desire to have impact as an IxFP, but the challenge of not knowing the “right” action to take
  • A redefinition of the term “sloth” and how this can be a struggle for IxFPs
• ExTJs – Authenticity (Fi) as a 3 Year Old:
  • The trap of finding your identity through external means
  • xxTJs and the “role-person merger” phenomenon – illustrated by Robert Iger in his book: The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
• How our 3 Year Old functions see the world
• How do our judging functions show up as a strength in the Driver or Copilot position?
• xxFJs – Harmony (Fe) as a strength:
  • How an Fe user gets needs met to facilitate group connection
  • Why is Fe as a strength a master of context?
• xxTPs – Accuracy (Ti) as a strength:
  • The gift of understanding which information a person needs
  • Accruary (Ti) and the respect for “privacy of thought”
• xxTJs – Effectiveness (Te) as a strength:
  • Why xxTJs are more careful about how much they “take on”
  • How Te brings the gift of realism to understanding systems
• xxFPs – Authenticity (Fi) as a strength:
  • A healthy reframe of “role-person merger” when applied to xxFPs
  • Fi’s gift of context for expressing the darker parts of the self
• What’s the benefit of understanding how our judging functions compel us?
• Viewing type growth in a dynamic way.