Originally Posted by Grinity
Originally Posted by adhoc
Originally Posted by grinity
In case you were wondering: The J vs. P is very important for predicting which other scale will be most 'noticeable.'

So for Ps like La Tex and I, The N is very dominant and the T vs. F line can be a bit fuzzy. This is true for me. I'm a T sure, but not as strongly as I am an N!

For Js, like our DHs, The N-S is predicted to be more near the midline, with shades of both, while the F is a super F. One couldn't convince a FJ to 'listen to reason' (Although they would self report being as logical as Spock.) DH says to me: "You aren't very Romantic."

Grinity

Interesting. I'm very strong INT (nearly 100% on each) and practically 51/49 on P and J on every test I've taken. It always ends up P, but just barely.
Weirdly, Adhoc, you can work backwards. Every has all four styles (N,S,T,F) - so you can figure out if you are a P or a J by looking at your 3rd strongest - are you more able to function in S or more comfortable using the powers of F? (Or you ask the same question by looking for your greatest weakness - are you more likely to fall into a covered hole in life that you would have seen with an F power or a S power? Clearly for me it's S!! You've all seen me spell- That makes me a P!)

If your S is more noticeable than your F you are probably a J, or if you are more at home with your F than your S, then you are probably a P.

There are even charts which state at what age the 3rd function usually develops - which I've forgotten (30-50 years old is my guess - I was precocious LOL!) They say most people never get to fully develop their 4th function, but personally, I totally plan to do this - I think the meditation will help.

Another way to look at the question of P vs. J, is to imagine that you had a collection that you treasured. Now imagine 2 situations and ask yourself which feels more yummy.
Senario #1 - you finally collect the last item which could be added to your collection - you have 'caught them all' as they say in Pokemon!
Senario #2 - You have been collecting for a long time, and you suddenly realize that this particular collection is infinite, and you can go on adding to it forever!
Smiles,
Grinity

I'm definitely "stronger" in the F, rather than the S and I'm noticing this more as I grow older (to be expected based on what you've said above), so I guess the P makes sense.

It's funny - when I was a kid, we had a pinata in our classroom one year that had lots of candy and some change in it. When it finally broke, I ran out there and grabbed exactly three pennies and nothing more. All of this while kids were filling their pockets with anything they could find. Why? Because I had recently counted my pennies at home and had 3,997 of them. I knew it was an infinite collection, but I really wanted to have exactly 4,000 for a brief period of time. Then I kept collecting for the future after that. I've always been that 50/50 J&P. I want them both. But I am slightly more P in the end.

The J in me makes the lists. The P in me puts them aside and forgets to use them. laugh

Last edited by adhoc; 04/04/11 10:57 PM.
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