I see, hah! Yes, I suppose in the opening post, I didn't specify much about what that 'software' contains. So my definition was essentially like saying: "A function is a piece of brain software that is one way in some people, and another way in others." And that is wholly nondescript, I agree.

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Here's one that I did yesterday, when I thought I was in a relatively good mood, but it's by far the most negative one I've done yet since re-discovering this technique a few weeks ago--so negative that it's amusing.  It's also relatively impersonal (at least I think it is), so I don't mind sharing it.

As I look over the associations I made, m…Read more

@Auburn:

Hm, I'm sorry, I'm not sure I understand the difference between labelling and defining in this case?

Yeah, not a great choice of words on my part.  I think there are better terms that express the distinction I'm trying to make, but I can't remember them, so here's another example.  Consider these two definitions of the word 'Islam':

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Yes, precisely!

I've made a post before aiming to explain the difference between CT's FiNe's who think they're MBTI INFJ, and actual CT NiFe's, and there is this section:

Aha Moments: The second third of the confusion comes from the way Ni is described; namely as a function of inner intuitions, hunches, and insights that germinate from within…

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I've resisted adding too much of that language to the Pi profile, because of how it complicates the typing process, but perhaps I over-corrected. There is something very nuanced about Pi and Ni, which needs to be differentiated from the general nature of the unconscious, as may exist in everyone. One of the things I found somewhat problematic…

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This was wonderful to read, thank you. It's also given me more of an understanding of Ni's mode of thought. I see echoes in what you said to what MsQuanta (suspected to be NiTe) said in this post:

I'm always trying to put things into a context by relating concepts, and this process is not proactively done as it is with Ne. It's like inside my head…

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