k9b4
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I suspect I might be "genetically" a feeler, since all of my family are NFs. I really don't want to be a feeler, it seems to me that they are useless at just about everything. Are there any benefits to being a feeler?
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What are feelers good at?
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Coolydudey
You could say that.
Plenty of feelers have gone on to do great things, and feelers have also done great things not achievable by thinkers (if perhaps only much appreciable by other feelers).
k9b4
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What kinds of things in particular?
Coolydudey
You could say that.
I'm not gonna tell you what to do with your life. Either you have something you're passionate about and you want to do or you don't.
And if only science is a great achievement in your mind then I suggest you try to expand your worldview a little.
k9b4
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Lol what? I asked what kinds of things feelers are good at
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Feelers tend to be better at handling people and no matter what you want to do you're going to have to deal with other people so it's a significant advantage in life, but if you want to pursue science by all means do so.
*stareeeeee* <o>_<o>
Coolydudey
You could say that.
Ok, I might have been a little grumpy after waking up at 5 in the morning. Feelers are good at feeling shit. Art for example. They can make great teachers, even lecturers. All sorts of crap.
k9b4
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Do they make good teachers and lecturers because they can relate to the students better? Or is that an intuition thing?
Coolydudey
You could say that.
They don't all make good teachers. Just that they can. As thinkers can, to be fair, though I do think (smart) feelers may have an edge at teaching (but not as much at lecturing).
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What is it about feelers that you relate to?
k9b4
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Not much really, but all my family are feelers and I think that style of thinking is in my genes. I can relate more to thinking but that could be because I put a lot of effort into thinking like that.
Red myst
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I believe that the feeling or thinking preference is more about what motivates you and what environments best suite your temperament than what your abilities are. Anything that you focus on, you will be better at. This is an SJ world so IP's have a more difficult tome dealing with it. You can have an analytical mind and also be soft hearted at the same time. Some people are pathologically altruistic. This does not make for a healthy feeler. Its extremes that can be difficult, or sometimes elevate you.
What do you consider useless? All types can be useless when not in their natural element.
What do you consider useless? All types can be useless when not in their natural element.
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Google provides a number of answers.
If you search for MBTI and careers you will find a lot of things but I don't care enough to copy paste those things into my post and take credit for them.
If you search for MBTI and careers you will find a lot of things but I don't care enough to copy paste those things into my post and take credit for them.
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I can say because I am daily working with feelers...
What they are good at? anything and nothing more than thinkers... seriously, they have a brain which is not that different in terms of raw ability. They can ride the bike, they can learn, they can do whatever thingw thinkers are good at... difference is that they prefer to use their brain in a different ways. In other terms, they get their highs or dopamine moments doing things differently than you.
In my field, medecine, feelers are way better than me at almost anything... In medecine you must arrive at the same answers using... THE SAME METHODS. SO in other terms, independernt thinking is bad in such a traditional setting.. Feelers don't question as much their environement and are happy doing something as long as thei are in a ok team or have support. I need support and I need to feel that everything is logical and rational...
Feelers thus are better at gut feeling... they don't question their beliefs as much as me, they don't self doubt as much as me... thus they can come easier to an answer.
Seriousy feelers can be great because they are not hindred by logical consistency.
Also, feelers have better copping skills than me... I mean what do you do when thinking logically is of no more value? what the fuck can you do? this is how an INTP get depressed.. when evolving in a world where they can't use logic(or actually subjective logic.).
What they are good at? anything and nothing more than thinkers... seriously, they have a brain which is not that different in terms of raw ability. They can ride the bike, they can learn, they can do whatever thingw thinkers are good at... difference is that they prefer to use their brain in a different ways. In other terms, they get their highs or dopamine moments doing things differently than you.
In my field, medecine, feelers are way better than me at almost anything... In medecine you must arrive at the same answers using... THE SAME METHODS. SO in other terms, independernt thinking is bad in such a traditional setting.. Feelers don't question as much their environement and are happy doing something as long as thei are in a ok team or have support. I need support and I need to feel that everything is logical and rational...
Feelers thus are better at gut feeling... they don't question their beliefs as much as me, they don't self doubt as much as me... thus they can come easier to an answer.
Seriousy feelers can be great because they are not hindred by logical consistency.
Also, feelers have better copping skills than me... I mean what do you do when thinking logically is of no more value? what the fuck can you do? this is how an INTP get depressed.. when evolving in a world where they can't use logic(or actually subjective logic.).
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Feelers make good Watsons, good at dealing with people.
Great writers, philosophers, musicians, artists and such were/are feelers.
They're capable of everything a thinker is capable of just like a thinker is capable of everything a feeler is capable of, they just have different interests so some things may be more difficult.
Don't let a scientific system for assessing personality and stereotyping that isn't even wholly reliable convince you to do something you might not want to do with your life.
Great writers, philosophers, musicians, artists and such were/are feelers.
They're capable of everything a thinker is capable of just like a thinker is capable of everything a feeler is capable of, they just have different interests so some things may be more difficult.
Don't let a scientific system for assessing personality and stereotyping that isn't even wholly reliable convince you to do something you might not want to do with your life.
Cherry Cola
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Non-binary reasoning, handling ambiguous premises, being intuitive (not in the strict MBTI sense).
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That's a great point. Even though I'm not extroverted, it seems I always make a good impression when I'm interviewing. Part of that is enthusiasm (feigning or not) along with being able to put on the charm and easy confidence when called for. I almost always get at least a 2nd interview if not the job.
Jennywocky
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I've actually almost always pulled in a job, once I can get the interview.
(I think the only interviews where I didn't get an offer were my very first one out of college, where I didn't get it specifically because I came across as not being sure if I wanted the job; and, well... actually that might have been the only one. I can be very likeable in person.)
But it's still exhausting and stressful to be "on" in the interview. I think I do well mainly because (1) I study for the interviews as best I can, (2) I know how to ask good questions on the fly, and (3) my natural adaptability comes into play so I mirror back what I'm picking up they want to see. Afterwards, I'm drained and my job performance/persona isn't necessarily exactly how I interviewed; the interview was just a hurdle to cross, so you find a way to "jump it" regardless, and I deal with problems with the job once I finally have it.
Sadly, maybe sometimes I'll get a job that I don't really want. I had one job like that, and it didn't work out; later I was like, "That was such a bad fit" and wish I had bombed the interview.
(I think the only interviews where I didn't get an offer were my very first one out of college, where I didn't get it specifically because I came across as not being sure if I wanted the job; and, well... actually that might have been the only one. I can be very likeable in person.)
But it's still exhausting and stressful to be "on" in the interview. I think I do well mainly because (1) I study for the interviews as best I can, (2) I know how to ask good questions on the fly, and (3) my natural adaptability comes into play so I mirror back what I'm picking up they want to see. Afterwards, I'm drained and my job performance/persona isn't necessarily exactly how I interviewed; the interview was just a hurdle to cross, so you find a way to "jump it" regardless, and I deal with problems with the job once I finally have it.
Sadly, maybe sometimes I'll get a job that I don't really want. I had one job like that, and it didn't work out; later I was like, "That was such a bad fit" and wish I had bombed the interview.
Jennywocky
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Yeah I'm not even good at displaying enthusiasm when I am actually excited for something.
Have a job interview in less than two hours too
hahaha! Yeah, run around the room with your hands in the air -- that shows enthusiasm!
But yeah, I've had that issue too, outside of interviews... people not realizing I care because "I didn't sound excited or interested," even if inside I deeply was.
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Feelers are positively adaptive to social situations.
ShadowFunc
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Feelers feel things (duh), thus, they have a larger emotional states/ feeling repertoire and experiences. They can use this to empathise and understand how other people might feel or react. They understand their emotions better, what maybe be triggering what, and therefore have better emotional prediction (what they will feel in the future, certain situations) and thus, in some cases, make better decisions.
Like it not, feelings do make the world go round. People make decisions based on emotions, big, important, world-altering decisions. It would be very helpful to be a feeler. If you're smart, you can recognize what it needed when, and be able to control them when they flare. It will give you an unparalleled insight into human nature. That really is pretty cool. I think you just need to model it better, use it, it is a fantasic tool.
Perhaps it is to human society and structure what thinking is to science and tech?
It can make it more spontaneous, resilient and able to take more oppurtunities on the fly, and give an immense energy in cases/ causes you believe in. It can make you pissed at things that need fixing, instead of glazing over them. Dude, use your superpowers!
Like it not, feelings do make the world go round. People make decisions based on emotions, big, important, world-altering decisions. It would be very helpful to be a feeler. If you're smart, you can recognize what it needed when, and be able to control them when they flare. It will give you an unparalleled insight into human nature. That really is pretty cool. I think you just need to model it better, use it, it is a fantasic tool.
Perhaps it is to human society and structure what thinking is to science and tech?
It can make it more spontaneous, resilient and able to take more oppurtunities on the fly, and give an immense energy in cases/ causes you believe in. It can make you pissed at things that need fixing, instead of glazing over them. Dude, use your superpowers!