Socionics in Practice

Verbal Themes

Ne Ego

• expanding possibilities, curiosity towards novel ideas, mental discovery, detailing alternative options, openness to different perspectives, elucidation of potential, noncommittal attitude towards life.

Ni Ego

• narrowing possibilities, vivid description of inner world, mental replay, detailing likelihood of outcomes, anticipation, recollection, exclusion of perspectives that do not fit their mental image, need for certain outcomes.

Se Ego

• desire, impact, decisiveness, detailed description of their goals and activities, elucidation of physically thrilling / intense hobbies, changing the environment to meet their wants, getting their way with others.

Si Ego

• relaxation, comfort, convenience, detailed description of physical sensations, elucidation of hobbies that require careful attention to detail, adapting to the environment to meet their needs, noninterference with others.

Te Ego

• effectiveness, procedural knowledge, optimization, inductive logic, detailed description of how things work, elucidation of what they do for work, explicit denotative use of language (direct).

Ti Ego

• structure, principles, deductive logic, mental classification, detailed description of their internal thought process, preoccupation with consistency and correctness.

Fe Ego

• emotional energy, self-expression, social belonging, detailed description (and outward presentation) of moods, emphasizes the connotative meaning of their language (passionate).

Fi Ego

• sentimentality, psychological distance, personal connection, detailed description of their feelings towards people, preoccupation with the character and behavior of others.