I was reading the cognitive function stuff and I'm wondering if Ni is the function that causes me to always know what is going to happen in situations.
For example, when my friends call me to wail about some muddle they are in, it takes me two seconds to figure out exactly what they should NOT do, because I *know* what will bring about a result they want to avoid. Now is that Ni? And why would I be good at that when I score so weakly on the N/S scale (high S)?
This seems to be a purely negative function for me, since I can predict with almost 100% accuracy when something bad will happen. But I can't necessarily "intuit" what to do to bring about a positive result. It's almost as if I sniff out disaster and tell you how to avoid it, but I'm at a total loss on how to get what you want.
My dad (ISTJ) told me the other day "you think of all kinds of things that would never cross my mind. Granted, it's usually reasons why I shouldn't do something, but still. It's always freaky accurate". :dry:
For example, when my friends call me to wail about some muddle they are in, it takes me two seconds to figure out exactly what they should NOT do, because I *know* what will bring about a result they want to avoid. Now is that Ni? And why would I be good at that when I score so weakly on the N/S scale (high S)?
This seems to be a purely negative function for me, since I can predict with almost 100% accuracy when something bad will happen. But I can't necessarily "intuit" what to do to bring about a positive result. It's almost as if I sniff out disaster and tell you how to avoid it, but I'm at a total loss on how to get what you want.
My dad (ISTJ) told me the other day "you think of all kinds of things that would never cross my mind. Granted, it's usually reasons why I shouldn't do something, but still. It's always freaky accurate". :dry: