I am bumping up this super old thread. I am interested in more of your thoughts and experiences with big decision making.I also have trouble and sometimes really spiral in sadness when I can't make up my mind. But recently, I am feeling like all best decisions, in theory, should incorporate all of ones functions.Fi-consider your values, while Te-checks for errors in the plan, as well as helps to troubleshoot for potential problemsSe-open up to the information from your experiences, others experiences, and books/details while Ni-considers the implications, the meaning of the decision, the possibilities that are not obvious to you at first. I think because all your functions are part of you, they will all get affected by the decision so it is best to incorporate them as best as you can, not leaving anyone out. I find it painful to implement a decision solely on just Fi alone without considering also what logically makes sense, what is practical, and what consequences arise. And it is really painful to make decisions with Te alone too, bulldozing over your own needs and values. And with the data you get from both Se and Ni, I think you can find a more wholesome picture of what options are available...options that are seen and what could be.Anyways, that is probably a new thing to say, but I recently have been reading newer theories about how Fi/Te are paired up just like Se/Ni and how they work in tandem and in ways we still are learning about. How each function can help balance each other to an extent and help create better judgment and perceptio n when neither is ignored. Well, I still think my Ni and Te get pretty messy and skewed in times of stress, but I think it is worth developing further and trying to incorporate them into decision making...to influence our Fi and Se, but of course, not overtake them, but help balance them a bit...
