EXTRAVERTS & INTROVERTS

  • Extraverts tend to irritate Introverts by being too
    pushy, loud, and aggressive; and, by invading
    their space without getting permission.
  • Extraverts can also help Introverts by showing
    them how to develop their interactive skills and
    by mirroring objective reality for them.   
  • Introverts tend to irritate Extraverts by being too
    evasive, tentative, and withholding; and, by being
    too “territorial”.
  • Introverts can also help Extraverts by showing
    them how to develop their inner strength and by
    modeling individualistic interpretations, appraisal,
    and logic.
PROS & CONS OF TYPE DIFFERENCES

    PERCEIVERS & JUDGERS

  • Perceivers tend to irritate Judgers by refusing to
    follow the plan; and, by failing to follow the
    schedule or to meet their deadlines.  
  • Perceivers can also help Judgers by showing
    them how to live in the present and by modeling
    tolerance for others views.   
  • Judgers tend to irritate Perceivers by refusing to
    see  what is in front of their faces; and, by getting
    hung up on deadlines.  
  • Judgers can also help Perceivers by showing
    them how to recognize events that have
    predictable outcomes and by modeling
    determination and  “follow-through”.

    SENSORS & INTUITIVES

  • Sensors tend to irritate Intuitives by being too
    literal, getting lost in the details; and, by not
    thinking enough about the future.  
  • Sensors can also help Intuitives by showing them
    how to fill in the blanks and by reminding them of
    the lessons of the past.        
  • Intuitives tend to irritate Sensors by being
    unrealistic dreamers, failing to stick to the facts;
    and, not doing what needs to be done now.
  • Intuitives can help Sensors by showing them how
    everything fits together and by teaching them how
    to plan for the future.

    FEELERS & THINKERS

  • Feelers tend to irritate Thinkers by being
    misleading and manipulative, ignoring the logical
    consequences of their decisions, and blaming
    Thinkers for their own negative emotions.  
  • Feelers can also help Thinkers by showing them
    how to get in touch with  their feelings and by
    modeling empathy, compassion, and kindness.
  • Thinkers tend to irritate Feelers by being
    argumentative, ignoring the human consequences
    of their decisions, and blaming Feelers for their
    own lack of consideration.  
  • Thinkers can also help Feelers by showing them
    how short-term pain can produce long-term
    benefits and by modeling fairness, objectivity, and
    efficiency.

    BACKGROUND


  • A major stumbling block to dealing, effectively, with differences in
    Personality Type preferences is to assume an antagonistic, “We versus
    Them” mentality.
  • It is equally as destructive to try to simply ignore the reality of the
    irritating effects that our type-specific behaviors can have on persons
    with other type preferences.  It can’t be done.
  • The answer, of course, is to recognize both the positive and the
    negative effects that we can have on one another.  And, it is well to
    remind ourselves of our need to be physically, emotionally, and
    mentally rested before we attempt to interact with persons, who do not
    share our type-preferences.