Ni or Ne (Which do you have?)

[InternetLiJo]

“You have Ni or Ne.... so does your mom”
😂😂😂💯

[Layniacsofficial]

I collect guesses. They're like pokemons

[xanthie]

I definitely have Ni. I get so fixated on an idea or theory that I push out any contradictory information.

[helenabatista]

Mom: talks a lot about a hundred concepts (Ne) in a very excited way
Me: well, nice, but what's the point? There's a conclusion to all these ideas, right? (Ni)

[VortexThePrime]

So here is my way of looking at Ni vs Ne, and it's pretty simple.

Ne: Starts with one idea or guess and begins coming up with seemingly infinite guesses from there.

Ni: Starts off looking at all of the data it can pull in and narrows it down to fewer and fewer guesses, eventually settling on one that seems more likely than the others to us given what data we have.

To say that Ni always narrows everything down to one guess seems a bit narrow minded. We prefer to gather everything we can first, hence Se being on an axis with Ni. Then we will go ahead and narrow it down as much as possible. Ne users do not want to narrow it down usually, they want to keep expanding it at all possible. That's just my 2 cents on it anyway.

[samsschool]

Cant tell you how glad I am for this Dave, IHATE NEW IDEAS comming in when I am trying to establish a pattern, it feels like im trying to lay a puzzle and people come and kick away the table

[MEhatersLove]

I appreciate this channel so much. It just sucks that we see what we see and it take so long for people to understand. Ni is so fast to project that sometimes i can't explain how i know what i know. Dave you are awesome!...

[supertouk]

It seems to be like looking at possibilities (Ne) to probabilities (Ni) and seeing which one you value more.

[Mintysaur]

The video: N - I or N - E
My brain for no reason: nii or neh

[Mayakran]

Ne sounds exactly like my mom shopping. “Oh come on I know you chose which jeans you want to buy but look at these ten new ones to try on!” and we’ll have mini arguments about me not wanting to “try more options” once I’ve made a decision (sometimes she’ll suggest things she KNOWS I’ve already dismissed but WHAT IF). Knowing functions is VERY helpful because I’m Ni dominant and much more inclined (in shopping anyway) to be like “screw it if I’m missing something else, I had this specific thing in mind and I’ve found it/didn’t find let’s leave.” I can’t imagine deriving pleasure from having MORE options in this context, lol.

[NoticeMeSenpaiii]

My train of thought:
I definitely have Ne. Wait, unless I have Ni and me having Ne is the one idea I'm trying to find support for. What about that one time I thought I might be gay? I looked at all the ideas to see what mighy fit me. Ne! But I might have had a bias towards the sources that said I was gay, therefore actually Ni. BUT I never would have come across the gay idea if I hadn't been looking for new ideas in the first place. Ne again. But now I'm chasing this one idea of sexuality down a rabbit hole. Ni.

... I can sit here all day coming up with more ideas about which type I might be while literally never settling on one of the other. I think I may have answered my own question 😅

Also, turns out I'm bi.
Probably.

[justinchew]

I think I just went through a mind-blowing moment. So I have a sister that I suspect uses Ni. When we tell stories on the go, she tends to stick to one concept and build from there. Whereas I think of a scenario and plan for that thought, but then eventually I go off script and think of a better fit for my story.

[PsychologyandChillwMichi]

I am soooo Ne. I hate narrowing down a single option and am always looking for ways to adapt those guesses to the new information.

[Swaggadn]

So lemme get this straight, NI doms work with what they currently have to find the best answer (final conclusion) while NE doms are trying to break the matrix by increasing the number of options yet have trouble in selecting or singling out a single best solution?

[jacquelinecicio]

Finally! Thank you so much for this simple explanation of Ni and Ne, nobody seems to explain Ni the same way. So I’ve been stuck trying to type myself and the facts and guesses explanation cleared it all up for me. Great help, thanks so much!

[escobeast]

I’m not open minded at all when I have a guess
I get pretty locked in with Ni and when Ti comes in and makes it personal, nothing sways me unless I’m completely wrong but even then I’ll still defend my thought process fiercely
INFJ NiFe

[encounteringjack]

So basically, Are you trying to build a pyramid (Ni), or are you trying to grow a tree (Ne)?

Added: This comment was just based on this video (and probably a few other ideas mashed together). I’m not sure if this is or should be considered to be accurate. It was supposed to be more of a question than an alternative explanation.

[NightClawprower]

I thought I was an NI user, but now I simply don't know. I feel like I'm kind of both, because I like exploring new guesses, but I also like digging those guesses. And then it also depends on how I feel or how hurt I am. The more hurt I am, the more Ni I become. Would obsessing over something count as something relating to Ni? Because then I hit another roadblock, as the more obssessed I am, the happier I become... Man, this thing gives me headaches...

[BurgundyandBlue]

I have been around Ne doms and while I generally appreciate their approach, I find myself becoming exhausted by the constant "what about this and what about that" commentary.

I prefer to pick a path and if it proves to be the wrong choice suffer the consequences, regroup and pick again. For better or for worse my wiring works that way.

[ProfessorBorax]

I wish I could settle on a guess, but often I switch after having decided on one for a bit, then I have to start all over again. I think it's an all right stratagy.