Sandra and Em talk about how the cognitive function of Extraverted Intuition (nicknamed Imaginative Intuition) shows up in parents. This function is used by people who have ENFP, ENTP, INFP & INTP preferences in the Myers-Briggs personality type model.
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Dario Nardi’s video about the ENFP brain
Cognitive Function Cheat Sheet which lists all of the types and which cognitive functions they use.
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Full show notes:
Overview of Imaginative Intuition
An Extraverted function: deals with the outer world
A Perceiving function: deals with how we take in information
Imaginative Intuition users take in information by: Looking for future possibilities, theories and potentialities, to imagine solutions and scenarios that are way outside of the box.
Some aspects of Imaginative Intuition:
- Cross-Contextual Thinking: Their world is a spider web of ideas and interconnected meanings – and they can hold multiple perspectives and ideas in their head at once – if you’re talking about one thing – they’re likely to bring it around to something that seems totally off topic but for them it’s a natural jump
- Exploration: Personality Hacker actually uses the nickname “Exploration” for this function and there is definitely a tendency to want to explore their world and explore new ideas.
- Brainstorming: Dario Nardi calls it “Excited Brainstorming” and people who use this function are good at coming up with lots of ideas – throw things at the wall and see what sticks – nothing is too out-of-the-box to at least consider
- Boundary pushing: They are excited by new ways of doing things, and they love to change up a situation just for the sake of exploring and trying out a new path – existing rules and structures bear little importance
Potential struggles for Imaginative Intuition users:
- Overvaluing coincidences or signs
- Ideas that may not be grounded in reality
- Neglecting their physical needs or other practical needs
- Prone to boredom
What’s the parenting style:
- Fun, energetic & spontaneous
- Less concerned with rules, routines and schedules
- Provide lots of opportunities for kids to explore their interests
- Not flustered by the busy and unpredictable nature of parenting.
- Struggle with the day to day details and keeping everything straight
- Potential inconsistency with discipline
Leave a comment: Are you someone who uses this function or do you parent with someone who does? What does it look like for you?