[Peter]

or get ideas?

I noticed recently that most my good ideas and connections are made when I begin talking with another person. it works out so much better than thinking to myself.

i considered this to be an extroverted thing but now im considering it to be a extroverted thinking thing that is related to inferior Te.



do you guys do the same thing? what are your thoughts about this, do you think it is related to extroversion or Te? perhaps not related at all?

Not related. An Extrovert needs to talk in order to have his brain function properly. Basically he needs to hear himself talk. The communication lines of his brain include the external line of sound coming out of his mouth and entering again through his ears. Without this, nothing at all happens inside his brain. (I'm exaggerating here to make a point of course.) As talking is easier when other people are around, this process usually includes interaction with other people. But it's not uncommon to have an extrovert come to you, he starts talking, you hardly say a thing, and after he's been talking for 10 minutes, he says: Thanks! and walks a way.

Introverts don't do that. But in order for the introverted brain to come up with ideas, it does need information from outside. This can be in the form of reading a book, or doing research online, or simply by talking to somebody. It's not the interaction with the person that gives you the ideas, it's the information that you get from this person. (Different from the extrovert because he just needed the interaction itself in order to be able to think. Whether or not new information entered his brain isn't important, though it may help of course.)

[Lad]

In some ways,
I have a tendency to inquire about people and guide them through a train of their own thoughts. This curiosity gains me favor, but also insight as to how they think. However, the primary motivation behind it is to deflect attention away from myself, but still hear thoughts and perceptions that are applicable to my own set of internal beliefs.

Overall though, I hate & avoid talking directly about myself with others.

[RaquelF]

Introverts don't do that. But in order for the introverted brain to come up with ideas, it does need information from outside. This can be in the form of reading a book, or doing research online, or simply by talking to somebody. It's not the interaction with the person that gives you the ideas, it's the information that you get from this person. (Different from the extrovert because he just needed the interaction itself in order to be able to think. Whether or not new information entered his brain isn't important, though it may help of course.)

This is how I function almost exactly. I get information from different places and at times it's from talking with someone.

[frietfriet]

I talk to myself.

[pretyhowtown]

I think that's called extroverted intuition. ;)

I definitely think more clearly and understand things better when I can go over it with someone else.