[Turututu]

I was doing some rearranging of the types to find things they had in common and came across the time issue.

(Note: this is tendencies generalization and speculation on my part, so please keep in mind I'm not saying these groups are doomed to their supposed time focus)

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xSxJs, because Si is one of their first 2 functions, they're always contrasting past with present, so their time orientation is the past.

xSxPs, because Se is one of their first 2 functions, they're always taking in what surrounds them in the here and now, so their time orientation is the present.

xNxJs, because Ni is one of their first 2 functions, they're always looking forward to what could be, so their time orientation is the future.

xNxPs, because Ne is one of their first 2 functions, they're always looking at all the sides, so their time orientation is what I would call the infinite, interweaving past, present and future.



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I would like to hear about how you perceive time.
Is it a friend or a foe? Do you wish it would slow down, pause, fast-forward or not exist at all? How does it make you feel? Any other thoughts? Why?

As a future group type (INTJ), I often find myself irrationally wishing to fast-forward. I can be depressed If I'm not looking to something for my future. I used to constantly whine about how time passes so slowly when I'm not having fun and so fast when I am.

[lycanized]

I hate time! I wish it would slow down or die or something! I lose track of time and I just don't have enough time to do the things I want to >.<

[Lucretius]

Sweet...I get to be in the "infinite" crowd.

But yeah, I would actually say that I am generally quite present-oriented, and yet I am simultaneously very concerned with and overwhelmed by the future.
I am not particularly prone to nostalgia, but fretting about future events is commonplace.

I wish that I had a "pause" button for time, definitely. Sometimes, I really just need time to process things.

[lantern]

I don't know actually....I tend to daydream and think about the future a lot - this usually makes me feel enthusiastic esp when I have goals I want to achieve. I would rate this as a friend.

I do look to the past as a guideline to how to live/make decisions in the present or the future - being careful and contemplative. When I look too much into the past I actually feel slightly depressive so I try not to think of the past too much. This is a foe to me.

I have slight trouble focusing my mind on the present, unless I'm at work and I'm busy then that's my only present time, or if I'm with people talking and having fun, overall when I'm in the present I'm more relaxed and calm. Present is a friend to me.

So definitely I prefer present and future, I'm much more happier and calmer, because even though I have a tendency to be concerned about stuff I flip these thoughts over quickly and look at the positives/optimistic.

[yesiknowbut]

I like that. My personal philosophy is very much that we are part of a four-dimensional network of human linkages, stretching across the world and also back and forwards through time, a cosmic mycelium. Sometimes, when I am on a Ne-surf, I can see the whole thing and it is beautiful.

[Turututu]

Ne sounds amazing. *_*

[lantern]

Ne sounds amazing. *_*

It is...it's like having a constant conversation with myself in my head, making sense of everything and weaving all the info collected....like a jigsaw puzzle, although it can be a bit of an overload sometimes if it's not controlled.

Anybody else feel like that? those who have Ne as one of their main cognitive functions?

[yesiknowbut]

um....much of the time

[lantern]

hallelujah I don't feel as mad - I find that when I try to explain to people what's been going on in my mind (complex stuff) they look all confused and say I "think too much" or "you think/look into things far too deeply."

[lycanized]

hallelujah I don't feel as mad - I find that when I try to explain to people what's been going on in my mind (complex stuff) they look all confused and say I "think too much" or "you think/look into things far too deeply."

OMG that happens to me! I feel like I see things that most people really don't...and like people are gonna think I'm crazy or something >.<