@Swordsman of Mana
sx/sp

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
Depends on the group. If it's an engaging group of people intent on discussing or doing things that engage me, I am quite lively and...well, engaged. Otherwise, I am disengaged or I try to steer the conversation towards something that will interest me. If it's in my interest, I will just leave and find something else to do.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
If I am working on a team, and we are all in-step towards the same goal, sure. Otherwise, not really.

3) How many friends do you have?
Close friends, a few. More acquaintancy friends, many.

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
Mildly in some. It can be interesting to stir the pot just for the hell of it. Mostly, I just don't mind being the lone dissenter in situations where I can't see doing so being a disadvantage to myself.

5) How do you handle office politics?
I stay out of it as much as I can. I'm not a very political person.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?
Depends on the team. If we're all working towards the same goal and intent on getting shit done, I work well. Otherwise, I don't.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
Yeah, but it's a chore. I do it out of necessity.

 

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
I have a poor sense of communication balance when in a group, typically talking too much and not knowing when to speak.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
no

3) How many friends do you have?
very few. maybe 5 tops

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
to some degree. I'm staunchly libertarian.

5) How do you handle office politics?
I'm oblivious to them.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?
I'm actually fairly good on teams, tending to generate lots of ideas, come up with plans of action and delegate work well. cooperation comes more naturally to me than competition because team members are able to cover each other's weaknesses

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
currently: no
in the future: I'm gonna have to. it will probably take awhile to adjust

 

sp/sx

1. Very awkwardly, regardless of who it is. It could be a group of close friends, or a group of strangers, and I'd still feel uncomfortable. Moreso in the latter though, of course. I need to be one-on-one when spending time with people, preferably. Three's make me feel out of place and left out, and 4s are too many.

2. Not really. I find it difficult to find anyone I can relate to in real life. And having alike minds is what would make me feel a sense of community.

3. Basically none in real life. Not kept in contact with any after I left school. A fair few online though, and I've met several of them. Best friend is someone I met online then in person.

4. None whatsoever. If someone starts talking to me about them I zone out. I know literally nothing about them, so I couldn't even contribute in a conversation of the topic.

5. Anything with the word 'politics' I pay no mind to lol.

6. Even if I have ideas to contribute, I tend to keep my mouth shut in fear of embarrassment or rejection. I'll talk if directly asked for ideas, though. Worst part is when I'm stuck with a bunch of delinquents who mess around the whole time then piece something together last second which I end up uncomfortable with.

7. Nope.

 

o.o this will be fun, I still have no idea of my stacking, thou So/Sx has been brought up a lot. here are my answers:

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
Not well. I don't tend to feel part of groups and my communication is limited to one on one with a few members from various groups. I care more about the individual and dislike it when group values prevail over mine or that of any other person (must be my Fi).
2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
No, not really. I usually feel like an outsider. I feel community or a bond with the people I like, thou they tend to be from different groups.
3) How many friends do you have?
Few, I can count them on one hand.
4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
I have a vested interest in my values, whoever or whatever stands in my way will be on my radar, other then that no, I stand for no specific political side, I just am who I am. I stand for my values.
5) How do you handle office politics?
I'm aware of most of it and will ignore as much of it as possible. I don't like getting involved and I don't like where it leads. They can have their petty squabbles if it makes them happy.
6) When working in a team, how do you interact?
I support the team, sometimes I end up leading by example (the stuff most others won't try for whatever reason), but I prefer to stay in the background and pull my weight. Teams only work if the people involved do their part as best they can, so I do mine.
7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
Nope. Neither. I don't really understand the benefit of this.

 

7w8 Sp/Sx. I'll answer a few of these and add comments below:

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.

• I would call it "community," but it's actually more of a fraternal or "circle" thing. Sp 7's and most 8's both tend to want to provide for "their people" in a patriarchal way and that creates a sense of community - but not community on a grand scale. There's very little interest in how everyone else would respond to something I do or say - it is what it is, fact is fact, and let that create or transform community as it stands.

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?

• This is actually a really interesting question. No, not at all. I pay so much attention to guaranteeing I'll always have independence and necessary resources that there's almost no time to even realize what's going on outside. I don't even try to talk politics or current events with people. I'll talk about good restaurants, travel, what I think of someone, or relationships for hours - but things like politics, television (I don't even watch it), movies, or even something like economics makes me go silent/actually cut the convo off.
  

5) How do you handle office politics?

• By blocking it out and doing what needs to be done without paying attention to it. The focus is on getting the end result, not how you get there.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?

• Another good question. It depends on how competitive the team is. I'm too autonomous to see it as a "work together" sort of setting - I have to have my own turf, if that's a niche or actually grabbing ahold of the team as a whole if there's a hole in leadership. The desire is still to contribute and be helpful - but on my own terms.

In general, a lot of people say Sp doms are selfish, and that isn't the case. It's that the attention goes to your own practical sense of being, and that isn't any different than demanding intimacy or demanding community. It's still a fixation like the other two. For an Sp/Sx, the focus goes first to "are we taken care of practically," then "let's really connect." If you have what you need and who you love, there's no reason to need community.

As a personal aside, my philosophy is that I am very much in control of my own destiny as an individual. I love my people and wouldn't leave them, but if they left me, I'd be fine. There's always the belief that "whatever it takes, I'll do it even if it's alone," and I've had to actually do that enough times to actually like the challenge of it. Even emotionally, it's the burn of being human.

 

sx/sp

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
-I can do fine in groups, but people seem to notice that I tend to come off as distant, bored, or not fully present. And even in groups, I find that I start gravitating to or attracting one or two people rather than maintaining connection with the whole group.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
-Not particularly, no. The closest thing I can derive to that would be if I had really strong connections with people who all happen to associate with each other.

3) How many friends do you have?
- A few. I have many acquaintances that I don't feel particularly invested in, though.

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
-I do have political interests, and I adopt whatever issues suit my beliefs and interests more often than not.

5) How do you handle office politics?
-Watch from afar and only get involved if necessary.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?
-I either take a leadership role or I do my own thing, if not both.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
-For networking and resource purposes, sure. But like I said, I'm not particularly invested and it's kind of boring or suffocating at times.

 

So/Sx

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
I like to be actively involved in any given conversation that goes on. I don't have to lead the conversation, but I like to be a part of it.
2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
Not really. I see too many differences between people I'm around to see us as a complete community.
3) How many friends do you have?
I have countless acquaintances, and some of them you might call friends. But I have few close friends.
4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
I have very strong political and social views, but I don't have a very big interest in becoming a politician or something like that.
5) How do you handle office politics?
I try to stay uninvolved, but if someone messes with me directly I have no issue with taking them out.
6) When working in a team, how do you interact?
I'll pick up a responsibility and role in the group. If no one capable steps up to be a leader I'll lead.
7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
I guess? I don't know.​

 

I think I'm sx/sp, but some would say sx/so (fyi)

1) How do you typically interact in a group?

If I can help it, I don't. It all kinda makes my head spin. Go off into a corner with my favorite person or coupla people, make jokes about the herd.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.

Uhhhmm.. I haven't even spoken to most of my neighbors. Only the hot one, and those in my actual building in passing.

3) How many friends do you have?

irl I know two people, but this is still a new city. In the city I lived in longest in the past coupla years I had four friends.

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?

Social issues, yes. I was a sociology major, and I have a deep interest in how media affects culture.

5) How do you handle office politics?

Ugh. No thanks. People want to make simple jobs harder with drama to feel like their lives aren't as meaningless - count me out of that shit.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?

Lead or stay silent.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?

I lose contact with most people, only a few stick. From time to time I will resurface or they will.

 

I'm SX/SP

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
I tend to hover and listen, then jump in on a subject that interests me. I make jokes, offer stories. I'm no where near being a life of the party, but I'm fine.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
Not exactly, I feel things are more as a dynamic of individuals. When I view something as a community, I always view myself as the rogue.

3) How many friends do you have?
This is a tricky question, I know a lot of people, but sometimes it feels like I don't have any friends at all. Right now, I feel like I have 1. But I understand this is my personal definition of friend. If I was asked offhandedly, I'd say 12 or so people that I feel like I could call up.

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
Oh, I have feelings about how things should be. But I tend not to treat things as issues for me to address, unless it's something happening right in front of me.

5) How do you handle office politics?
I don't, I deal with problems as I face them. I try to understand the politics of the situation, but I don't try to deal with them as a whole. Instead, I ride them, exploit them, avoid them.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?
Fine. I keep aware of what people are up to, I take pulling my own weight seriously. I don't rally people much, unless it's necessary.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
Nope.

 

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
Stay quiet, sometimes listen to the conversation others are having, sometimes just thinking my own thoughts

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
I don't feel as if I'm part of the community, I don't feel as if I belong to anything. I don't have a sense of duty or anything. I just don't think it matters.

3) How many friends do you have?
There is one German guy I'm beginning to talk to on the internet. There's another guy I talk with sometimes, but only sometimes

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
Not really, and I don't care to change anything. I've said on the forum before I see most human constructs as illusory and therefore not worth any effort. I am anarchistic, though

5) How do you handle office politics?
Like I said, I don't really feel a part of anything having to do with humans and social life, but I just move on independently

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?
I don't really speak unless spoken to and to be honest, I don't have the energy to lead, so I don't. I just try to get it over with as soon as possible and do whatever I need to

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
No, that would be fucking overwhelming and impossible...

 

sp/sx

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
I'm a big listener, but I'll interject random jokes and anecdotes if I think they'll please everyone. I try to keep things lighthearted; serious conversations are much easier one-on-one.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
Yeah, but I think that comes down to me being a 6. I like belonging to a group because it gives me a sense of identity and lifted responsibility. However, I only feel it if I chose to be in that group. I'm not patriotic at all, because I didn't choose to be born here.

3) How many friends do you have?
4 serious friends IRL and many acquaintances. Online there's about 4 or 5 more serious friends and, again, many acquaintances and less close friends.

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
No. I dislike talking about them because hardly anybody is willing to shift their opinion, and I find it hard to separate criticism on my views from criticism on my personal self. I don't mind discussing them one-on-one, though, because it's much easier to have a proper exchange of ideas and understand each other.

5) How do you handle office politics?
I usually have strong opinions about it and express those opinions with my close friends, yet at the same time I acknowledge that in actuality there's no hierarchy and it's all made up. I won't challenge it, however. I'm too timid and have authority issues.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?
I'll usually try to be a voice of reason, but when that fails I start spouting useless comments and humouring the situation. I guess it's a way of keeping everything lighthearted.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
Not at all.

 

1. in a group: i keep to myself. interact little, unless i find someone interesting there. i usually keep to the sidelines, unless it's me coordinating some action, then unfortunately i have to interact with people. generally, i strongly dislike groups and masses, and prefer a company of just 2-3, 4, maybe 5 people. in large groups i might as not well be there at all, i usually put myself out of that company very fast to go and do my own things.

2. no.

3. there are 2 guys i consider actual real friends. then there are a few guys i get along with extremely well but they're not friends in my book. their number is about 4-7.

4. no.

5. i don't. but when i'm faced with such a situation i just push my will through. if i get resistance to that they can do their stuff without my cooperation.

6. depends on the person i'm working with. some people i just don't like/get along with at all. if i have to work with them in a team....yeah, it won't work. i ignore them, i keep a physical distance from them (not joking here), there is no interaction between me and them. if it's someone i like it's fine.

however, i am not my best in team play. i just don't care about the end result (unless it's my own thing, but then i'm leading the project anyway) like this. if too many people are doing one thing it's a mess. i want either the thing to be of my doing, or not at all. if i absolutely have to do something in a team, i more tag along than actually do anything, and i don't give it my best. i don't care.

7. no.

and sx/sp.

 

sx/sp

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
A little awkward, off to the side. If I have close friends with me, I can be a little more outgoing, but if I don't know anyone I'll hang back until someone comes to talk to me. Once I start talking about something I'm interested in, it goes fine, but there are many times I hang off to the side and don't interact at all.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
Yes, with my family and friends. Not so much in the neighbourhood kind of way.

3) How many friends do you have?
I have 4 people I would consider real friends (and my SO).

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
Yes, very much so.

5) How do you handle office politics?
It doesn't really come up due to where I work. There are only 10 of us and when an issue comes up we talk it out because I work in a collective, not a hierarchical organization. One co-worker kind of talks behind a couple of other peoples backs, but nothing really malicious - more like a lack of understanding - so I just ignore her and don't pay attention. When a real issue arises everyone is required to say what they're thinking about it in meetings so I contribute to a point.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?
Depends on if I know the subject and if anyone else takes the lead. If no one else volunteers, I may take the lead if it's a topic I know well, but if I don't know the topic I'll let someone delegate the tasks. I've often received feedback at work and volunteer positions that I have good ideas but I don't speak up enough about them, so I try to consciously make the effort.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
Sort of. By virtue of my work I have a lot of contacts in my city, but personally, no. I do keep track of a large range of different organizations, projects, etc - but I basically just check in on the latest news, I don't tend to contribute much.

 

1) How do you typically interact in a group?

In real life, I'm unlikely to participate in group conversations. Though online communication feels much less intrusive, so I can be quite social online.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.

I don't. A friend tried to explain this concept of community to me once, because it wasn't something I really understood. I just don't feel it.

3) How many friends do you have?

There are 4 people I talk to on a regular basis lately. There are other people I've been friends with, but we drifted apart and hardly ever talk nowadays.

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?

Not really.

5) How do you handle office politics?

Fortunately I haven't had to yet. Though honestly I'm not sure if I would even notice.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?

Uh...no. That's not something I could see myself doing.

 

sp/sx (I should point out my tritype atm is a WIP. I'm trying on the 471 hat and it fits better than I expected).

1) How do you typically interact in a group?

Depends on the size of the group. Large groups are a nightmare because I have this swirl of thoughts where I want to say the right thing that doesn't seem fake or a mere regurgitation of what someone else has said, but I often feel like I'm playing "catch-up" (i.e., Crap, I was JUST about to say that!) so I end up just smiling and nodding a lot. I've discovered I do much better when I just don't care, and am more spontaneous than plan-y. I think, too often, I plan out some idealized version of how I'll present myself, but it almost never turns out that way and I end up looking a damned fool.

I'm very against "participation for the sake of participation" and I start hating myself when pressured into this sort of thing.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.

I'm conflicted on this one. I guess I get flashes of it through aux-Fe, but it's more on the backburner as far as priorities go. I do appreciate those moments of community and belonging, but I often begin to doubt their authenticity before long—especially when it seems people are TOO agreeable with each other. It can feel fake, tbh.

3) How many friends do you have?

Very few and tbh, I see them maybe a few times a year. Very much a lone wolf... not something I'm "proud" of, per se, but it's how I roll. I'd actually say my online friendships are even more meaningful to me, but there's a frustration in being reminded of the limitations to the internet, in spite of its virtues.

I'd also say there's a lot of doubt with my friendships. I may value a friend a lot, but is the feeling mutual? This might be stress arrowing to 2.

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?

Haha, sparingly. I sometimes go through "spurts" of political interest or keeping up with the news, but it gets boring so quickly. There are a few, specific issues I keep up with that spur more passion and interest in me, but it's more personal than me trying to convince others or "spread the word."

5) How do you handle office politics?

The pecking order or just general etiquette? Thank goodness I haven't had to deal with the whole hierarchy thing, too much. That whole "playing the game" thing is infuriating to me because it makes me realize that so much of the "professional" world is still influenced by clique-mentality, biases and bootlicking.

But for just general office etiquette, I guess I put up with it. I'm very fortunate to have worked in pretty open, laid-back places that weren't so cutthroat.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?

This sounds like a small group (3-4 people) thing. Much better than large groups, definitely. Again, I've been lucky to have worked in several groups where there was just this very open, democratic vibe—there was no "leader" per se.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?

Feebly. I've made many poor attempts at joining clubs and whatnot, but I'm the "member" that shows up for the first meeting and then proceeds to delete any emails down the line.

 

First of all, I love that you asked specific questions. I like structure.

1) How do you typically interact in a group?

Depends on the kind of group it is. If it's work/school related, I will either take charge because I know best (this is what happens most of the time) or I will stay in the background (if not invested) and yawn every now and then.

If it's a group of friends, it better not consist of more than 3 people. Diffusing my energy, focus and attention that way is nearly distressing to me. At all times, I prefer intensely focusing on one person. And, I won't handle more than 3 friends at a time. They know it. I don't like large groups, unless I am directing/leading them in a professional capacity or performing before them, in which case I love the thrill, charge and energetic exchange.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.

Rarely. I am historically and politically aware. I know where I come from, in terms of my heritage, but I don't feel a sense of community anywhere nor do I seek it.

I was raised in a charitable and socially conscious household (parents were social leaders and activist lawyer/educator respectively), and so, I do feel very human when I generously contribute to causes that have to do with my own struggles. Child rights and body image acceptance are two major examples.

3) How many friends do you have?

My closest friendship is always with my partner. Next to him, I have two best friends.
I have about 2-3 other friends that I've kept in touch with over the years. We may not speak for years on end, but when we connect in person or over the phone, there's this intense spark between us. It doesn't take much to rekindle it lol.

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?

I haven't followed politics in years, though I have a graduate degree in Political Science, so I used to be very politically aware once upon a time. I do have a strong interest in some social issues, most definitely.

5) How do you handle office politics?

I am embarrassingly inept at this. I don't have the energy/social aptitude to make sense of office politics. Though, I will tell you that I eventually read some books on organizational politics:laughing: after missing out on some promotions back in the day. I will never withstand falling behind or falling short because of a personal deficiency. I still feel like a fish out of water, though. I can navigate it with acquired skills, but it's always a chore. It feels like a huge drain.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?

I lead (again most of the time) because I need to be in control of the outcome and am excellent at what I do or I take a backseat and don't care much.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?

No

 

gonna expand on a couple of these

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
not really, no. granted, I don't consider myself anti-society or anything of that sort. other people derive meaning from it and has the potential to bring people together to get more accomplished than they would otherwise, so I don't see anything wrong with it, it's just that, I don't really feel much desire to belong to something and all my social/emotional needs can be met by a partner and a few close friends. the concept of caring about someone I've never met by virtue of a communal kinship is foreign to me. this applies doubly when I did not choose to be a part of said group and I'm certainly not going to make sacrifices for said group out of a sense of duty or obligation.

however, my friends are VERY important to me, and I want to make sure I can look out for and provide for my own. if this counts as a sense of community, then I guess I do have a bit.

3) How many friends do you have?
I do have several acquaintances, but friend to me means "you are an extraordinary person and I want the bond that we share to last for the rest of our lives". several people have said they thought of me as friends and I told them bluntly that the feeling was not mutual, explaining that I liked them but that we didn't share the kind of bond I deem necessary to call someone a friend.

 

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
I find a closet and hide in it. Seriously, I have done that a couple times. I don't do groups. If I can't find a closet, I just pretend that I'm invisible. That actually works more often than not.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
No. Practically everywhere I go, I feel like I'm on the outside looking in.

3) How many friends do you have?
None irl. I lost touch with all the friends I had in high school and my life has been too chaotic and miserable since then to make any new ones. Plus, I suck at making friends.

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
I actually do, and one of my biggest goals is to be more actively involved. There's a lot of broken things that I wish to see fixed.

5) How do you handle office politics?
Ignore them and hope they go away. I can't stand gossip, drama, ass-kissing or anything more than doing what I'm paid to do.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?
I'm more comfortable as a follower than a leader, but if I have to take the reins because everyone else is embarrassingly incompetent, I will. I'd rather we all just get assigned something, individually if possible, and then make sense of the hodgepodge later.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
No.

 

Sp/sx (weak sx)

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
I'm usually the quiet one. A lot of times I'll focus on one person, the one I feel closest to or who is the most "open." I actually don't mind small groups, as I feel super anxious talking 1-on-1 with someone I don't know that well. A group allows me to be more introverted since everyone else does the talking, though they come with the trade-off of being less listened to.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
No. I'm not sure what it means to feel connected to a group/community. I'm always apart from the group emotionally, though I may be closer to individuals. Those individuals are often how I "keep in the loop," a phrase which feels a bit like an over-statement.
Really, I'm the one everyone recognizes on sight but no one talks to or even knows my name... But I stand out physically, so it makes sense. It's especially awkward when one person does happen to remember my name and I'm just like, "I had no idea you existed in the crowd."

3) How many friends do you have?
Um, what kind of friends? I'd say I have about three or four friends, a few who are friends-but-not-really, and then others who are enjoyable to talk to sporadically.
On second thought, I don't have any friends right now who are as close as I'd like to be. A couple come close, I suppose.

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
Politics, no, not at all. I find out about almost all my news second-hand.
Social issues... Environmentalism (SP-related) and ableism (kind of SP-related). I'm a bit of a socialist-influenced idealist, but that's often kept inside because it makes me look crazy in a capitalist society. (When I say socialist-influenced, I don't mean socialism itself, I mean that's the closest label I've found.)

5) How do you handle office politics?
If no one tries to involve me, I ignore it. If someone tries to involve me and I don't know them that well, I smile and nod before ignoring it. If a friend asks me to get involved, I get annoyed but might end up doing something--or more often, giving advice.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?
I enjoy cooperation but often end up being the "lone ranger," doing my own thing. I have a hard time keeping up with all the discussions and/or inserting myself into them. I find "parallel play" much easier.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
No. I mean, I can, I know I have the ability to keep track of people, I just don't care to unless it matters. Organizations would overwhelm me, though.


EDITed to add a couple comments and neaten some wording.

 

I believe I'm a sx/sp.

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
I tend to pick one person and we have an intense conversation in a corner. But if there's music, toodles, kids, mamas got ass to shake. Even as a hostess, and I have thrown legendary parties, I make sure people know where the bathroom is, the extra tp and towels are out, you have a beverage, you go talk to people now. I don't coddle people.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.

I've never really felt that, no.

3) How many friends do you have?

About 7 (close, real friends), including my SO. More people would probably step up, if I gave them a chance or initiated. I can be pretty non-committal or slow to commit, I really crave chemistry. I have a wide circle of other people I know or whatever.

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?

I'm a libertarian but I don't get involved. I am fascinated by politics but find people very annoying.

5) How do you handle office politics?

I don't. I've never had an office job.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?

I am usually pretty outspoken, direct, I offer ideas and usually take the lead if necessary. People know I'm there, one way or the other. I don't mind being helpful when necessary.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?

Nooooope. I am really bad at that. I do have long distance friendships, but I don't always keep in daily contact.

 

I'm on the fence about my stacking, so I'm kind of doing this to help me sort through this. I figure I'd post this in case anyone was interested.

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
It really depends on the group. If it's more acquaintances and people I'm not super close with, then I will be quite laid back and honestly quite shy. Usually not to the point of being a wallflower; I usually try to stay approachable and try to connect with people who seem easy going and genuinely open to connecting with new people.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
I will say that I have felt that sense but only in certain groups. For instance I had several sports teams and classes which I felt that way; where I felt like I was a "citizen" of the group. Other times I am completely uncaring, in particular if I am not a fan of the people.

3) How many friends do you have?
I would say quite a good amount, and a good amount of acquaintances. I am very much a person who focuses on whoever is in front of him though. By this I mean I usually dont see a real point to investing in friends who have moved far away from me. When they get back we can talk, I have no sense of urgency in that sense.

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
Definitely yes, I almost became a developmental economist. I would say I'm really interested in the direction humanity is taking, and the weird ways its getting there. I'm not big on activism however, my head type is 5 so I am more interested in understanding. I rarely have the certainty that what my position is infallible.

5) How do you handle office politics?
I generally try to get along with everyone in a basic, friendly way. I abhor drama so I steer clear of toxic people who instigate it, sometimes making my relationships with those kinds of people turn not out so well.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?
I honestly try to be a mediator, a catalyst for making things run smoothly and efficiently. I let the "alpha" types speak their mind but usually try to keep them in check if I can at all.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
If this means in terms of networking, etc. then I would say not so much. I do the basic stuff like facebook, etc.

 

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
I listen, then give my opinion, argument, concerns etc. I bring up relevant things and sometimes, irrelevant things. If it's a group activity I make sure to address everyone in the group when I talk. I crack jokes once in a while and sarcastic remarks flow freely from my mouth.

If the group is large, then I tend to make myself comfortable with a subgroup or individual. If it's in my interests then I can move around to different subgroups.

But in the end I am largely distant, separate from the group.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
lol I don't feel a sense of community.

3) How many friends do you have?
Close friends: 3
Friends: ~8

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
I try to keep up with domestic and international news. I can have very strong opinions on some things, but I've never gotten involved in any kind of activism. (Well there was this one time, but it was years ago, short-lived, and my views have changed.)

5) How do you handle office politics?
I've not yet had the pleasure. I'd probably be bad at it since I tend to go to people only when I want something.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?
I listen, then assert my opinion, argument, concerns etc. I help direct the movement/actions of the team. I need to be where the action is, i.e. the inner circle where important discussions are being had and decisions are being made. In a team environment, I can't survive in the background. I scrutinize the decisions/judgments of others and go along only if they are sound.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
Once in a while I keep up with the ongoings of a small number of organizations (corporations, scientific, governments) I'm interested in. A few important individuals. Besides that, not much.

 

SX/SP

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
If the group is large and buzzing with activity, I'll make myself invisible and observe. If the group is small and intimate and I am amongst people that I know well I will engage in the activity. If the group is small, intimate and I don't know these people well I will be very uncomfortable and awkward.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
I guess.. Only really when my national team plays in a match of a sport that interests me. Not much beyond that really that I can think of.

3) How many friends do you have?
Three very close friends and then there's people that I talk to sometimes

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
Hm tricky. I do but I don't express them often. I feel strongly on some issues but you won't find me standing on a soapbox campaigning.

5) How do you handle office politics?
lol yeah I work in a place where plenty of people have their own agenda and try to play games. I refuse to play along. I do my thing regardless of politics and let my work speak for itself.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?
If I am invested in the outcome I will take the lead if there is no other competent person on the team to get the job done. I'm happy to sit back if I believe that someone competent enough is taking the lead and we are on the same page of where this project needs to go. In general I avoid working on teams as much as I can. I don't play well with others and I don't take direction very well if it counters my intuition on what needs to be done.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
Passively through social media. It's not my first concern of any day.

 

SP/SX

1) How do you typically interact in a group?

This is dependant upon a few things: how well I know the people in the group, what sort of setting I'm in etc..

If we define 'group' as anything over 2 people, I generally like to act as a bit of a wallflower, chiming in where necessary, or where I feel as though I have something worthwhile to contribute.
If the topic of conversation is something I have a fair amount of experience in or that I am knowledgable about AND I am comfortable with the members of the group, I may steer the conversation and then resign to my point of comfort as an observer and hear everyone else out. I am a complimentary member of the group, as opposed to a dominant member.

I am much more comfortable communicating in a group of 1-3 people and tend to see my contributions wane significantly when I am participating in a group larger than this.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
Um. Occasionally. But generally, no. I may feel an affinity between myself and some other members of a group but this generally doesn't extend to the collective as a whole.

3) How many friends do you have?
Probably 3. I'm not sure. Maybe just 2. My answer to this question changes often, depending on how I'm feeling towards a particular person at the time :tongue:

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
Up until recently, absolutely not. In the recent months, I have been making a bit more of an effort, but I still don't care nearly as much as I should.

5) How do you handle office politics?
Depends on my position. If I am a member of staff, I will just avoid it completely.
Thankfully, I have not yet been in a position where it was my job to resolve the issue.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?

I like to listen to everyone else first and then contribute. If I have something valuable to say, I will say it (level of hesitation will vary depending on the size of the group), and then I will sit back an observe what effect my contribution has had on the team. I will also endeavour to synthesise the varying/conflicting opinions of the team and if there is disagreement between team members, I will attempt to mediate. I am fairly efficient and I am very diplomatic. If someone who is competent is running the show, I do not mind. However, if I perceive the leader to be incompetent, I will go into persuasive mode and advocate my viewpoint.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
Um, no.

 

sp/sx

1) How do you typically interact in a group?
Depends on the group. If it's a small group of close friends or people I get on with, I'm often very lively and enthusiastic. I'm a big entertainer and love making people laugh, although I'm not a giant center spotlight sort of personality. I contribute heavily to the energy of the group, get it going, but I don't steal attention from others or anything. Also, I'm an ENFP...or a crazed INFP. Doesn't matter.

I do enjoy having a good time and groups can be lots of fun on occasion. Not frequently, but they have their place in my life. I am a lot more reserved in groups of people I don't know, but for the sake of bravery, boredom, or whatever stupid reason, I will put my energy out there if I feel like it. It's not as readily as, say, an so/sx, and it *does* drain me, but I do do it. I can fade into the background if the topics don't catch my interest much or there's nothing really I can contribute. I *light up* when it's about something I'm very interested in.

2) Do you feel a sense of community? If yes, explain.
A lot of people here say no, but I think I do, actually. What I mean by that, though, is that I feel a sense of camaraderie, which is very important to me. Why? Because I often feel alone and alienated from the great big world and society as a whole that I'm drawn to situations where I can be around others who accept me.

I like the idea of belonging (and this can range from a relationship with a single person to a small friend group to an online community) because to belong, to me, is to connect - to connect is to belong. I like it for that reason. I'm also a 6, by the way. I like feeling connected to another life force and it can even be to many other life forces whose individual identities I may not be completely aware of, although that is less so the case. Ex - Hannibal fandom, an obsession of mine.

To me, it's like being part of a close-knit family from which I can draw support, pride, and even love. It's a liberating feeling for me to expand my trust (at whatever scale) so I appreciate being a part of something. Even within my little circles, I can be horrible at keeping up with what's going on. For instance, I am an admin of a fan forum and, although I feel a strong sense of loyalty to it and a connection to the members on there, I have neglected to keep up with the posts the past few weeks and bothered to actually check in to see what's going on.

It just means a lot to me feel present, in the moment - to be a part of something. It's part of feeling alive for me. Although, in my case, I defined community as camaraderie. The whole "you're not alone" "we're in this together" sort of sentiment appeals a lot to me. Perhaps because I am often lonely and on my own. To not be so intrusting and skeptical, to place a sort of "faith" in something greater than myself, is just a beautiful concept. Being a 6 may have a lot to do with that.

I mistook myself for an so/sx for a bit because of my sense of 'community', but trust me, I am so-inferior. I mostly feel I live outside of the borders of other people's 'worlds'. I'm not so very good at being aware of the social dynamics, personal/office politics, things going on around me. I am so very out of touch with that, but I do try to keep up as to not be absolutely oblivious to the world around me. I inherently don't give a fuck, but I want to give some fucks? Make sense? It just makes me feel better to improve upon my weaknesses.

3) How many friends do you have?
I really only have three close friends, including my SO. My brother and mother I don't share near as much with, but I consider myself close to them anyway, though I don't include them in those three super-close-here's-my-life-and-secrets friends. I have a few friends outside of that, and many acquaintances, but most of my personal interactions take place within a very small sphere of people.

4) Do you have any interest in political or social issues?
Another reason I thought I was so/sx for a while. I connect with some political and social issues strongly sometimes. However, I've hardly kept up with the news, current events, anything really, for the past six months, and it's not like I really minded either. XD When an issue strikes something personal, I'll obviously follow it and/or be behind it in some capacity. I don't think that's necessarily an SO thing, although they're more inclined to be *aware* and involved. I sort of have to force myself to keep up. However, when I'm doing that and something hits me personally, I'll care. These align more with my values and principles and beliefs so it would make sense why they would matter.

5) How do you handle office politics?
Eh...is the answer to that question. It's frankly very annoying and it's hard to hold my interest when I'm already unaware of a lot of things going on around me.

6) When working in a team, how do you interact?
I try to get things going, take the lead if no one else does, and try to make sure everyone feel included in the process. I'm a pretty good team player, even though I cringe internally at first at the idea of group projects/interactions, but once forced into the situation, I'm quite good in that environment. I'm pretty good making people feel like they belong and dispersing my enthusiasm over the rest of the team. I'm quite a passionate person about the things I care about and to get others riled up about something I believe in makes me very happy.

7) Do you keep track of a wide range of organizations or contacts?
*sighs* No, but I want to. It's very useful in this world. I don't care for it at all, but it could *definitely* come in handy. I wish I was better about it, but I'm not a natural at it at all. Being self-pres first and very resourceful, this sort of skill is highly valuable. I want to work on it, but it's just so hard!

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In spirit of discussing my horrible So instinct, I'd like to make a shout out to all you wonderful SO-strong people out there! I envy you, seriously. It's a skill I'd very much like to have. Notice how I encapsulate the instinct as a skill I want to improve on and "possess", but not really an experience or way of being I want. Not that I'm better, but I like who I am. So should you guys! I like having people around me who have a stronger SO instinct because I find that I learn *so much* from them that I otherwise would not have found out because I can be so caught up in my own little interests and obsessions. It's refreshing and sometimes even exhilarating to come across these things I would have totally missed out on. So, yes, thank you for your existence!