Cognitive Functions For Beginners || MBTI 101

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MBTI Cognitive Functions aren't as complicated as they seem. This episode of Visual Personality is an introduction to the 8 MBTI Cognitive Functions explained for absolute beginners. In future videos we'll dive into more specifics on each Cognitive Function, but in today's video I wanted to share the basics of the framework so that future content can make more sense.

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Jumping into Cognitive Functions too fast can be really overwhelming and confusing - Ti? Ne? Introverted Sensing? Extroverted Feeling?

At a basic level, Cognitive Functions and your Personality Stack are trying to describe more clearly the preferences and tendencies we all have. It's a framework that gives us better ways to describe how we like to see the world and how we like to make decisions in this world.

There are 8 Cognitive Functions in Myers Briggs -

4 are Perceiving Styles:
Introverted Intuition (Ni)
Extroverted Intuition (Ne)
Introverted Sensing (Si)
Extroverted Sensing (Se)

4 are Decision Making Styles:
Introverted Feeling (Fi)
Extroverted Feeling (Fe)
Introverted Thinking (Ti)
Extroverted Thinking (Te)

In today's video I wanted to breakdown the basics of how these cognitive functions work together to bring color and insight to your Personality Type. In future videos, we'll be diving into the specifics of each "colorful" Cognitive Function as clearly and visually as possible so if you're interested - subscribe and tell a friend!

The goal of this channel is to make Personality Analysis as fun, entertaining and easy to understand as possible. Uncovering your Personality Superpowers should be fun, not confusing! Let's dig in together!

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What are your personality superpowers?

[gurleensaini]

Please continue this series, i really want to learn how you perceive the cognitive functions. You explain things very well and logically, it's great.

[emavidakovic]

Female ENTJ here
Ngl this channel seems like a great beginning for sth rly meaningful in the MBTI community
Glad I'll be following your work from the very beginning

[ODriscolls]

I did my personality test with 16 personalities and I don't feel like another human had understood me more than that algorithm just described me. I feel like I'm friends with that website now. I'm looking forward to learning more!!

[Sophiasticated]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TALKING ABOUT THE COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS AND NOT JUST THE FRIGGIN LETTERS IT’S MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE! I can’t stand to hear one more person say “I’m an INFJ/ENFJ depending on my mood” 😂 ok rant over
Thank you for teaching actual Myers-Briggs. I love it

[inconspicuouscrab]

I LOVED THIS.
i’m an enfp and people usually say i’m funny, kind/compassionate, insightful, deep for the good and for the bad they say i am self centered, self absorbed, a “hot mess”, forgetful, insensitive, “weird” (sometimes said with a not so nice tone, sometimes used as a term of endearment)

[bellabellabee]

I love this because I have alway felt like I have had personality traits that clash with each other. Like I’m introverted but can be extroverted in certain situations.

[Water-ivcx]

Wow you are amazing. The way you explain things are so easy to understand. People should find your videos instead of those misleading ones.

[dmas]

i love videos that actually talk about the functions, they're so much more important than the big four letters you see

[kendraa]

I'm an ISTJ. I think I'm fairly methodical, like to sort through options and whatnot. Love LOVE making lists (got so excited when I realized I could organize my desk better and streamline my productivity lol), thorough itineraries when I'm traveling (people hate traveling with me if I'm planning, I'll literally make a list of everywhere I think is important to see, then plot a course that makes the most efficient use of our time by finding the shortest walking path, etc - if I'm not planning the trip, I'm super lowkey haha). I don't love big social gatherings where I have to interact with people, but I love studying or unwinding in busy areas where I can absorb everyone else's social excitement, if that makes sense. Cafes, parks, busy areas with lots of bustle really help me focus and feel productive. Terrible at making decisions if it's about something small or unimportant (where to eat, what to do, that sort of thing), but major decisions I just sorta go for it, not sure if that's weird, but drives my family crazy.

[gabrielasr]

Hands down the BEST explanation of MBTI I've ever seen❤️ Please please please keep the videos coming ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[chocoberry]

thank you so muchhh this is truly a gem, explanation of mbti without a stereotypes ✨❣️

[mady]

I’m an INFJ who loves people and “figuring them out” however, cognitive functions have remained somewhat of a mystery for me. Thank you so much for your well explained work. ENFPs are some of my favorite people and you saying that they share the same cognitive functions as an ISFJ has my mind blown and is making me take a step back and reevaluate some of my relationships. Thank you!!!

[remi]

I remember trying to learn about cognitive functions years ago and I was like "I maybe too dumb for this" lol, but this makes it soooo much easier to understand. Thank you!

[manthabee]

OMGOODNESS, I’ve been watching different videos and trying to look up and understand cognitive functions for a couple months now. I couldn’t understand why there are only 4, and what exactly the role of the bottom 2 were. Your video explained it spectacularly!!! Thank you! 🙏🏽

[nataliebelluccia]

I’m gonna send this to my friends when they label someone as an “F” if they are slightly emotional lol

[withligaya]

waiting for more in-depth lessons about cognitive functions!

[ifdanieldid]

Your video is so well laid out. Congrats on the new channel! Here for the goods!

[luvforgs]

it's not the explanation i wanted but it's what i never knew i needed. this makes things that I don't even know I don't know much easier for me to understand thank you <33

[djrn]

Thank you for this video I learned so much and I’m exited to see more

[joell]

Fuck I’d love to see you keep this series still going