[Video] How Introverted Sensing (Si) "Memory" Shows Up As A 3-Year-Old Inferior Cognitive Function

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  • Chris Hughes
  • July 27, 2018 at 3:43 pm

  I’m an INTJ, so introverted sensing isn’t even in my stack. But, here I am, I did family history and shared it with cousins and my brother on ancestry.com. I’m currently working on my husband’s family history.

  I must admit, I felt a twinge of envy seeing all those carefully preserved, organized, and marked pictures your grandmother put together. What a treasure trove! Most of our family photos have been lost.

  Family history is our little part of human history. Enjoy the journey, Joel. You’ll be glad you did.

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  • Joel Mark Witt
  • July 27, 2018 at 2:41 pm

  Thanks Becky. I remember my grandfather’s first cousin passed away at 102 a few years ago. He had no “next of kin” so some of my family was tasked with cleaning out his house. I think he was an ISFJ and he saved EVERYTHING. Not a hoarder – but did keep a lot of items. I had the same thought as you and Brooke… why not donate many of his items to a local museum or library for his community to use. I wasn’t in charge of the clean up and was living in a different city 3 hours away. So I doubt the family members cleaning up took my advice – but I agree that things that matter shouldn’t just be tossed carelessly.

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  • Joel Mark Witt
  • July 27, 2018 at 2:34 pm

  Rachel. Thanks for your comments. You mentioned old college assignments… I still keep mine in a file drawer. Hahaha. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. But for some reason I keep them. I also cringe when I look back at past college work. I intend to go through my files and purge these one day. I think it is an experience I want to have. For example… when I’m ready to dump all old college work I want a day to look through it first and reflect. It’s got to be honored in some way. My Introverted Sensing is so weird.

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  • Becky
  • July 26, 2018 at 10:39 pm

  As an ISFJ, my first reaction to your grandmother’s albums was one of admiration and appreciation for the level of detail she devoted to documenting her family history. It was a big thumbs up moment, “Awesome job, Grandma!”. I cringed when I heard you say you were THROWING AWAY some of her valuable work. However, I find myself in a similar predicament as keeper of our family’s photos and memorabilia. My INFJ and INTJ children have no interest in saving these items. It pains me to think of the death of this part of my family as they have no plans to have children and so none of the history would be passed along to another generation, perhaps another ISFJ? ;-) (I had saved their favorite toys and books to pass along to their children but have recently come to terms with the futility of it all and have begun selling or donating these items.) I am glad that you find some of her work valuable to you, personally.
  I agree with Brooke that the unwanted albums should be donated to a library, university or local museum for historical purposes rather than literally thrown away.
  I enjoyed the video. Best of luck sorting through the albums.

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  • Joel Mark Witt
  • July 27, 2018 at 2:28 pm

  Yes journaling. I did this too. Not everyday life – but big trips or family events. Again – I felt a sense of responsibility to do it. Someone needed to record the events I reasoned. Totally identify with what you’re saying. Thanks for sharing Cailyn.