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In this episode, Joel and Antonia begin a two-part series about integrating your cognitive functions. In this episode they discuss the perceiving functions and how to integrate the weak side of each in your personality.
In this podcast you’ll find:
- Why do we prefer to talk about cognitive functions in terms of how they work in polarities?
- Check out our article on Car Model to learn about your functions and their polarity opposites.
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We can’t fully understand one function without understanding its opposite -why is this the case and how does this show up?
- An example of how this works.
- What is the key purpose of integrating functions?
- How can we integrate the polarity opposite of our Driver and Copilot?
- What happens if we don’t consciously work on integration?
- How to see the limitations of your backseat functions – even if you’ve developed skill there.
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What does it look like when we purposefully use our backseat functions to support our stronger functions?
- What happens if we don’t use them to support our strengths?
- How to integrate your weaker perceiving functions – and the difference in how they show up when they are integrated and unintegrated:
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xNxPs – integrating Memory (Si) to support Exploration (Ne)
- How Si helps you to learn your lessons with the gift of wisdom
- Why you need templates – the concept of “blank page syndrome”
- What happens if you don’t build on your past?
- How you can prevent bad habits
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xSxJs – integrating Exploration (Ne) to support Memory (Si):
- What’s the main purpose of Ne if you have Si in the front seat?
- How to move forward when there isn’t an existing template
- How can unintegrated Ne make you more closed off to new experiences?
- How integrated Ne benefits your past reflection
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xNxJs – integrating Sensation (Se) to support Perspectives (Ni):
- What happens to your Perspectives process if you don’t check in with reality?
- How integrated Se enhances your inner world
- What happens to your mind if you don’t look after your body?
- Thinking of your body as a part of you
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xSxPs – integrating Perspectives (Ni) to support Sensation (Se):
- Ni helps Se perform better in the moment- an example
- How unintegrated Ni can trick you into living in a fantasy world
- How lazy and avoidant behaviours can creep in
- What can you gain from using Ni to understand future implications?
- “Courage isn’t the opposite of fear” – how this idea fits into integrating the opposite polarity function.
- Remember – the same function may be integrated in some areas of your life, but not others.
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Another excellent podcast. One thing in particular that hit hard was when you said something to the effect that when Si is not integrated properly you forget the lessons you learned. This launched my brain into a huge moment of clarity on my experience with Si. I often find myself repeating mistakes and beating myself up for doing what had failed before. This has found its way in many aspects of my life, from deciding to carry too many breakable objects in one hand, not writing down lessons learned in my profession (still need a secretary for crying out loud), forgetting appointments/obligations, to how I interact with people. This has led to long periods in my life in which I was afraid to “explore” or make “significant changes” because I was afraid I was just going to repeat mistakes I have made OR that the amount of lessons/corrections were too numerous so I decided to burn the whole thing to the ground and start over only to find I am making the same mistakes. Hahahha what a paradoxical loop.
The other phrase, I think was mentioned by Joel, was that Si will come back to haunt you. A b s o l u t e l y! It seems the most accurate memories I have are the ones that like an expert acupuncturist turned sadistic torturer pop up to remind me of the worst mistakes and failures I have ever made.
I have a tendency when I think about my past to not think of it as a progression or a link. The way I often illustrate it is with the Sci Fi character Dr Who. The Doctor dies and regenerates as a new person with completely different likes, style, thoughts, etc. Even though the Doctor is the same person, each regeneration is its own unique being yet it shares the memories of its past iterations. In fact there are episodes in which the Doctor meets past regenerations and they have a love/hate relationship swinging from compliments to harsh criticism. This very much describes how I have often viewed my past self. Almost detached as a thing to be criticized. The goal then is to recognize that though I am a different person it isn’t a result of some death and rebirth like a Phoenix…there are significant lessons learned I need to sit with and make peace with.
Always love your comments, Brock.
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Is the simplicity of how the function is described the reason it isn’t resonating, or does it seem wrong?
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I fully agree, William. Including one’s relationship to their environment and how it impacts them in the moment is definitely Se territory.
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Thanks, Antonia. There isn’t much that can be done though. My neurologist ordered a nerve block for my neck but nothing else can be done. It’s also really frustrating on another level: I can’t really plan much which goes against my nature. I have no idea how to do radical body care either although I agree with you that it’s the best route. … I used to take baths, but am no longer able to get into a tub. It’s like I just don’t know how to be a disabled INTJ. I’m also autistic which presented more challenges earlier in life than it does now. However, in that case, being autistic and INTJ seems like a more likely combination than being physically unable to be fully be myself. If you have any ideas or know someone who might I’m open to suggestions. Thanks.