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+# Overview
+
 There are 8 letters that represent the fundamental building blocks for all personality types, and each type has a combination of four of them, one from each set of two:
 
 E  I   - Power Source
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 T  F  - Data Processing
 J  P  - Task Manager
 
-# Power Source
+## Power Source
 
 > E  I -  Extroversion and Introversion refer to how one's energy is spent and recharged. This energy is socially based, interestingly. 
 
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 Both of these need social interaction and alone time in measures dependent on overall personality type, and various circumstances. For example, annoying people will drain an introvert more quickly, and charge an extrovert much less, if at all.
 
-# Data Collection
+## Data Collection
 
 > S  N - Sensing and intuition refer to how one collects information from the world around them.
 
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 I think of information like that as 'tread on the tire.' If you just tell me a thing, I'm less likely to remember it than if I understand some surrounding context. If you asked both types whether you should stick a fork in an outlet, a likely answer from each respectively would be 'no you shouldn't' and 'I'd get shocked if I did.'
 
-# Data Processing
+## Data Processing
 
 > T  F - Thinking and Feeling refers to how we process the information we have gathered. Fairly straight forward.
 
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 > Now picture that scene and tell me your opinion of it as a knee jerk reaction
 ✾ A̓ͦ͠r͐̎ͣẗ̚͢āͣͮn̸̽̈́i͒̒̚s͑͐ — I'm wondering where the deer learned break dancing.
 > And boom, T. The natural logical approach
-# Task Management
+## Task Management
 
 > J  P - Judging and perceiving refers to how an individual makes decisions in general; how they are, or are not, organized.
 
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 For example, once you start getting more familiar with these letters and what they represent, then you can start noticing how they work together. A fun thing to start learning is the various two letter combos. NF's, SP's, SJ's. 
 
 For example, an SP (xSxP, so could be like ESTP or ISFP or whatever) is a sensor and a perceiver. No plan, only play! What's right in front of me? SP's are fun loving people. Partying, drinking, sports, good times. Your ESTP friend is gonna be there in the middle of the party arguing with me about the way I phrased part of this, cuz they want that E energy, and they're a Thinker so they're on the logical train with that SP fun flare.
+
+
+# Cognitive Functions: The "Engine" of Personality
+
+## Overview
+
+Cognitive functions are the underlying systems that drive how a person processes information and makes decisions. While the 4-letter MBTI type is the "top layer," the functions are the "source code" or the detailed mechanics underneath.
+
+### The 8 Functions
+
+Every function is a combination of a **Process** (S, N, T, or F) and an **Attitude** (Introverted or Extroverted).
+
+|Process|Introverted (i)|Extroverted (e)|
+|---|---|---|
+|**Sensing (S)**|Si|Se|
+|**Intuition (N)**|Ni|Ne|
+|**Thinking (T)**|Ti|Te|
+|**Feeling (F)**|Fi|Fe|
+
+---
+## Function Stack Hierarchy
+
+Every personality type has a "stack" of four functions in a specific order. The position determines how much "power" or conscious control you have over that function.
+
+1. **Dominant:** Your "Hero" function. Always "on" (like a radio that never turns off).
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+2. **Auxiliary:** The "Co-pilot." Supports the dominant function and balances it.
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+3. **Tertiary:** The "Child." Less developed; often used for relief or play.
+    
+4. **Inferior:** The "Weakness/Aspiration." Often the source of stress or "spacing out."
+    
+
+### The Pattern Rules
+
+- **Opposites:** The 1st and 4th functions are always opposites (e.g., Ni vs. Se). The 2nd and 3rd are also opposites (e.g., Fe vs. Ti).
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+- **Alternating Attitudes:** The stack always alternates between Introverted (i) and Extroverted (e). (e.g., **I**-E-**I**-E).
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+
+---
+
+## Deep Dive: Introverted Intuition (Ni)
+
+**Simplified Definition:** The probability of the future.
+
+- **How it works:** It synthesizes information subconsciously (automatically) to find patterns and produce predictions.
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+- **The "NJ" Connection:** * **N (Intuition):** Asks "What does what I see tell me about what I don't see?"
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+    - **J (Judging):** Focuses on plans, order, and arrangement.
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+    - **Result (Ni):** A passive, constant stream of "future-casting" and pattern recognition.
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+- **The Experience:** For Ni-dominants (INFJ & INTJ), it feels like a radio in the mind. It often leads to "spacing out" as the user tunes into the internal synthesis rather than external reality.
+
+---
+
+## Type Comparisons (INFJ vs. INTJ)
+
+Smithy noted that both share the same **Dominant** and **Inferior** functions, but the "middle" (Auxiliary and Tertiary) are flipped.
+
+|Type|Dominant (1)|Auxiliary (2)|Tertiary (3)|Inferior (4)|
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+|**INFJ**|**Ni**|Fe|Ti|**Se**|
+|**INTJ**|**Ni**|Te|Fi|**Se**|
+
+---
+
+## Key Takeaways/Quotes
+
+> "The 4 letters are 'your sins are forgiven' and the cognitive functions are 'get up, pick up your cot and walk'—the functions are way more detailed." — Smithy
+
+- **Synthesis:** Understanding the functions allows you to predict how a person processes info and "deal with them accordingly."
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+- **Predictability:** Personality isn't just random traits; it is a documented, categorized, and predictable system of information processing.
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+
+#MOC #Psychology #CognitiveFunctions #MBTI