1. Leading Se
Willful protection of his own interests (and of interests of his “team”), as well as his own priority – are characteristic of the SEE. This is done not for the purpose of direct and merciless suppression, but for maximum freedom of realization of SEE’s own sensing potential, for most complete expression his or her bright individuality, for the realization of his or her own ethical purposes and tasks.
Therefore, the assessment of ratio of forces in SEE’s value system is based, first of all, on the competition of personal achievements and successes. For the SEE it is important that his own achievements and merits are acknowledged, and that his authority is accepted as a consequence of realization of his personal qualities: that he is acknowledged as the most sensitive and most thoughtful leader, the most energetic and most active colleague, the most loyal and most reliable friend – the acknowledgement that he is the best and unsurpassed doer of his kind.
Irrespective of what occupation or activity he or she chooses, the SEE sets a goal to be the best of the best. This goal is praiseworthy and deserving of respect in itself, but on other side – how much physical force and resources does it require to live one’s life as an on-going sports contest, constantly turning back to compare yourself with your rivals, constantly checking your own successes against others’ achievements, constantly being in a state of tension due to the eternal desire to get ahead, to go forward, and to not yield the initiative to anyone else.
The SEE tries to easily and swiftly attain the goals that he or she has set. Getting fully involved in some project or occupation, not considering the efforts spent for achievement of success, the SEE is capable of exceptional fitness for work and of any sacrifices, even those that contradict common sense. (For example, one representative of this type, a beginning singer, has been working on improving her voice by simultaneously visiting three instructors. Unfortunately, the result did not justify the efforts and money she has spent on this.)
Not taking into account that he or she may appear to be boasting, the SEE at every turn “reports” about his or her achievements, sometimes quite sincerely being surprised that others are lagging behind his “model” tempo: “What? You have not yet completed this assignment? I’m already on the next one!” He as if proposes to orient by his own example in any matter. And in fact, why not? The SEE magnificently well knows how to impose the spirit of creative competition and business activity on the most passive and most indifferent to general enthusiasm person – his dual, the ILI (ILI). He can make the most passive and unmotivated person to start hustling around and get more active (The ILIs would have reached extreme points of detachment and passiveness if it wasn’t for the exceptional enthusiasm and the hyper-activity of their dual the SEE.)
The SEE negatively judges such traits in people as passiveness, absence of initiative, retreat from the chosen plans. It cannot be said that the SEE openly encourages the ability “to elbow your way through” – it would be more accurate to say that he encourages the ability “to fight, to search, to find, and not to surrender”. The SEE does not respect those who give up before difficulties. He is always for an active position in life and for an active search for solutions. Sometimes the methods that he proposes to resolve some problems appear somewhat linear. It is not that the SEE proposes to go and break through the closed doors (although this is not excluded), but to defend one’s rights by any possible method, to attain what has been outlined under any conditions, to do so without fail.
For the SEE it is actually important to know which problems can be solved by method of willful pressuring and which cannot be. Therefore, giving advice to other people, which he himself quite likely wouldn’t follow, the SEE does so out of consideration of obtaining information for himself on the important to him ego block elements – where it is possible “to press”, and where this is disallowed or ineffective.
Similarly, in assessing potential rivals, the SEE first examines a person’s ability to resist pressure that has been exerted on him, and also his or her ability to stand up for himself, and readiness to give an immediate rebuff. Frequently, being confident in his own superiority, or feeling that the situation is “working” in his favor, the SEE can allow himself a “trial falling out” with a person in whose willful potential he is interested. The absence of an immediate rebuff sometimes leads the SEE to an erroneous conclusion that this person is generally not capable of defending him or herself. Sometimes such hastily drawn conclusions in the future put the SEE into some very unpleasant situations.
For the SEE it is extremely unpleasant when he gets publicly “put in his place” – this lowers his self-esteem. Still a more absurd situation is when some unfamiliar person, for incomprehensible reasons, suddenly attacks him. In this case the SEE feels himself to be quite lost. Unfortunately, he is not always capable of quickly taking control of his feelings and calmly and firmly asking for an explanation.
The SEE can vividly, sometimes provocatively “declare” about himself. He can defy society, throw a challenge, create a scandalous image for himself: this for him is nothing more than an expression of his own creative individuality. He is much more disturbed by absence of interest in himself than the consequences of such provocative behavior. He is unsettled by unwillingness to pay attention to his brightly expressed abilities, unwillingness to recognize his success, unwillingness to follow his leadership.
The SEE, first of all, is a person of action. Therefore, he especially painfully relates to any limitations placed on his activities. This is a frequent problem for him, since his activities usually have sufficiently contradictory and turbulent nature that other people seek to curb. SEE’s activity and enterprise usually has a rather large extent and scale of efforts and events.
Being exceptionally and at times excessively initiative-taking, the SEE can literally “break into” other people’s lives, into their relationships, due to which he creates an impression of being irreverent, arrogant, and shameless. Quite often the SEE may be unceremonious and imposing.
In his drive to seize initiative at any cost, the SEE frequently shows himself and behaves not in the best way, due to which he sometimes falls into awkward situations, and sometimes simply ends up looking pitiful or ridiculous. (Of which heaven forbid that anyone tells him!) There is nothing more demoralizing and painful for the SEE than to see that all of his efforts to win over authority, popularity, and positive predisposition, have led to diametrically opposite results. To give the SEE some credit, he or she usually knows how to recognize own mistakes and is capable of publicly admitting to his faults, although possibly this is harder for him to do than for representatives of other types.
It would be incorrect to conclude that SEE’s own ambitions are of primary importance to him. What is more upsetting for the SEE is when other people don’t see and don’t understand his good intentions. The SEE is completely and sincerely confident in his right to lead. Therefore, non-recognition of his priority and authority is deeply offensive for him, since this means non-recognition of his merits, his honest, selfless, creative labor, to which the SEE usually commits all of his strengths and resources. If for the SLE leadership is a strategic calculation, where any limitations of his ambitions are perceived as a hostile move, then the SEE, in contrast to the SLE, fights not for the assertion of his own ambitions, but for the right to justify any trust and confidence that was placed on him. To put it simply, if for the SEE the feeling of his real authority is important, what is important for the SEE is voluntary acknowledgement and trust in his leadership. If for SLE it is important to seize, to take authority – for SEE it is important to hold onto and maintain his leadership. The SLE needs authority in order to become the leader of the system, while the SEE needs authority in order to maximally realize his creative ethical potential, to democratize the system led by him, to ethically improve it. If SLE’s strategy is to take over all spheres of influence, then for SEE it is important to take “supremacy” in all spheres of his activity: in SEE’s opinion, his personal qualities and merits serve to further convince people around him of his right to lead. If the SLE always attentively checks the seized sphere of influence, then SEE often doesn’t even notice that he/she took over some sphere or space.
(It should be noted that the comparison of “program” functions of SEE and SLE is given as an explanation of fundamental differences between the volitional traits and qualities of these two sociotypes, and not at all to indicate which of them is a “good” leader and which one is the “bad guy” – each of these sociotypes has its own social function, which is necessary for the realization of a specific situation in circumstances of specific societal conditions.)
SEE’s actions are distinguished by their swiftness, self-assertiveness, and immediate, all-encompassing initiative. Inconspicuously to himself, the SEE takes over all of the surrounding space. He doesn’t always take note of and properly evaluate methods which he uses for winning over sympathies and attention: it is far more important to him to maintain his priority, and for this goal the SEE ready to honestly and ethically work through any obligations that he has taken on himself.
One of SEE’s problems is that, in contrast to the SLE who always knows “how it should be”, the SEE only distinctly knows “how it shouldn’t be”. With all of his exceptional talents the SEE is more likely to be a destroyer rather than a creator. In politics, the SEE is the destroyer of totalitarian and authoritarian systems. In art, the SEE is a daring innovator who subverts previously existing forms and movements. He could be the founder of a new art direction or movement, which no one else could continue after him in the same form. To imitate him – yes, as much as is desired, but to continue – no. Among representatives of this type there are frequently encountered bright and creative individuals who are gifted and talented in all respects.
The contradictory nature of SEE’s volitional sensing “program” lies in the very democratism of his autocracy. The SEE sincerely hates tyranny and despotism; he is one of those people whose name gets written “on the pieces of autocracy” of another leader. At the same time, the SEE tries by all means possible to not yield his influence to someone else. Acknowledging any kind of defeat in this sense is especially agonizing for him. Attempting to hold onto his influence and authority at any cost possible frequently leads the SEE to commit desperate and contradictory actions, that often have tragic consequences for him.
2. Creative Fi
The SEE builds any ethical relations from the position of his program function of volitional sensing. That is, it doesn’t matter how his relations develop, in any event the SEE must remain the leader. The SEE is deeply convinced that the first and also the last word in the development of relations belongs to him. He is always absolutely confident in his right to check and to control any ethical situation, regardless of the fact whether he has the main or secondary role in it.
Despite having relatively strong ethical orientation, despite the fact that “ethics of relations” is SEE’s strong creative function, it cannot be said so that SEE’s ethical relations develop easily and smoothly. To SEE generally nothing comes easily, because he always and everywhere has to conquer. SEE’s problem is that he frequently conquers that which no one else has claimed or disputed. Moreover, he has a habit of conquering that which already rightfully belongs to him.
It seems: what prevents the SEE from simply and naturally receiving his natural attractiveness, charm, ease and freedom in making contact? But in this lies the problem – a constant and general acknowledgement of these qualities is needed to the SEE. Additionally, he needs proof that his superiority has been acknowledged, proof of his unquestionable influence. It is precisely in pursuit of these proofs that the SEE tends to lose all of his “majestic” qualities. Sometimes an impression arises that he is asking for compliments, either by force or by inappropriately “pulling” attention to himself, becoming too engrossed in self-love.
In the area of ethics, claiming half-victories is not sufficient for the SEE: once he has appeared somewhere, he has to charm everybody, “warm” them up towards himself, interest them, and if needed intrigue them by his person. If there is such a person whom the SEE hasn’t interested or positively predisposed towards himself in some manner, it is only because the SEE doesn’t take this person into his consideration, for him this person, simply speaking, is an “empty space”.
It is not surprising that with such ethics of behavior the SEE manages to gain numerous enemies (independent of the scale of his activity). Moreover, relations of the type friend-enemy are also built with much contrast and inconsistency: yesterday’s enemy is graciously received as a friend today, because “this is how it should be”, while today’s friend, who has given more attention to another subject, is no longer a friend but a “traitor”. (The SEE is perhaps the only type in Gamma quadra who divides his contacts into “enemies” and “friends” – the ESI divides people into “his own” and “strangers”, while intuitive logical types don’t think about this at all.)
SEE’s ethics is distinguished by certain maximalism because it is subordinate to his “program” volitional sensing (it realizes his base function). It is self-evident that SEE’s ethics cannot be consistent: the “realizing” function is always manipulative and always used in service of the “base” function. For SEE his extraverted sensing is the solidly set “program” aspect, while introverted ethics only serves to arrange relationships in accordance with the “program” aspect. Towards those whom SEE respects, and whose consideration he is trying to win over – he has one relation, towards those who are of no value to him – he has another relation. And this forms a problem for SEE, this is the secret of him quickly acquiring enemies and ill-wishers – this mix of ethical inconsistency and maximalism.
For how long SEE keeps in the phase of friendship or enmity depends only on the concrete situation. Of course, the SEE won’t withdraw until he clarifies everything for himself, that is, he won’t step back until he is fully convinced that relations have broken down and he has no chance to correct them. (In SEE’s understanding, “to correct” means winning over authority once again. It is unimportant how he does this precisely – begs for forgiveness or starts up a scandal: this is nothing more than means “to straighten” situation by any method possible.)
SEE’s ethical side is always relative, due to its manipulative changeable nature, despite his strong ethical attitudes. In some situation, the SEE may become fully aware that he is behaving in a bad manner (moreover, he also knows how he should act instead), but he always finds a “convincing” justifications for his own unethical actions.
The SEE always notices unethicalness in behavior of others, but he doesn’t always condemn or even mention it. To give SEE credit, he is usually able to relate with humor to the ethical imperfections of other people.
The SEE is constantly vying to expanding his sphere of ethical influence. This type may be viewed as a kind of “ethical aggressor”. However, SEE’s actions within his sphere of influence are often tumultuous, inconsistent, and often unethical in themselves. His ethical tactics, “trusted” persons, enemies-friends, and the centers of his volitional and ethical influences are constantly changing. The SEE is least of all aware that everything that is happening around him is nothing more than a reaction to his own actions. The more the SEE fusses, the more critical the situation becomes, and the more he loses his strategic orientation points within his relationships. In the end, he becomes totally confused as to who is who for him – and now he is engaged in another ethical battle with people close to him, employing some narrow-gauge “shuttle” diplomacy, and some kind of primitive childish intrigues. It seems like no other type knows how to so “creatively” spoil his relations as does the SEE.
In any event, no matter how his behavior is evaluated, the SEE sincerely wishes that “everything would be better”. He in actuality tries to settle everything so that everyone would be pleased by him, and tries be good for everyone. This position leads to either contradictory actions from SEE’s side, or to the absence of any decisive actions, which tends to aggravate his ethical problems.
3. Role Ne
SEE’s program function “volitional sensing” constantly requires information on the aspect of “intuition of possibilities”. The SEE needs to most accurately assess the capabilities and abilities of each person in his social circle, because his own idea of success is constructed in relation to the potential capabilities and successes of his circle.
It is always important for the SEE to know how far into the implementation of their plans other people are. For example, when studying, the SEE is always wondering whether he is falling behind others in his academic tasks. Moreover, he always tries to be one of the first to submit his work, he tries to attract the attention of teachers and make others see him as a promising specialist.
The SEE always shows interest in positive opportunities in advance. For example, even before he graduates he tries to find out all possible ways for the jobs to be distributed*, looks for some useful business connections, and shows interest in the opportunities of other students.
* Translator’s note: this is likely referring to a Soviet practice of obligatory job placement for college graduates. After graduation, a person would be “distributed” to a particular position anywhere within the Soviet Union, where they would be obligated to work for some time.
The SEE is very active in getting the information he is interested in, finding time to talk to everyone about his future plans. In doing so, he tries to talk in a “cordial” way that makes his interlocutor more likely to be open with him, and complains confidentially about his unresolved problems. Before starting active work he often collects opinions about the topic of his interest, consults with many people, but does everything his own way in the end.
The SEE tries to come across as a far-sighted and reasonable person. He really likes when others consult with him and share their plans, although he does not always have the patience to let his interlocutor finish. Sometimes he tries to come across as a person who knows everything about everyone. (Sometimes he is even too hasty in sharing information he supposedly knows.) He likes coming across as someone fully informed of all the recent developments, and sometimes may hint that he has everything “taken care of.” Often talks about his influence, clearly exaggerating. He is not averse to making stuff up or “bluffing.”
For the SEE it is very important to determine a person’s potential from the very beginning of communication. Sometimes the SEE evaluates the other person in terms of their subjective abilities, sometimes – in terms of their position in society, sometimes – in terms of their appearance.
Sometimes the SEE allows himself to go quite far beyond the accepted ethical norms, which is based on his rough assessment of the situation and the potential of the people involved. Intuition of possibilities lets the SEE know how to treat different people, how different people will behave, who can stand up for themselves and who cannot.
Sometimes the SEE allows himself to act quite provocatively, which he himself calls “telling it how it is.”* But since SEE’s notion of truth is very relative (if only because it is his personal point of view), the most accurate psychological explanation for his “search for truth” is simply a desire to “probe” the situation ethically and intuitively; a desire to know whether he can get away with what he is currently doing, and how others will react to him “telling it how it is” in such a manner.
* Translator’s note: a more literal translation would be “telling the truth to one’s face.”
The SEE cannot stand uncertainty, which is why sometimes he deliberately makes it so that the crisis is reached sooner. He does this in order to redistribute the power in a situation, and to understand his own place in the system of relations. To understand who is who, how he is perceived and who others “take him for.”
Luckily for himself (and his dual ILI), when his relationships are uncertain, the SEE does not always fixate on one partner only. During this period he may discover a “second front.” Subconsciously attuned to ILI’s vulnerable ethics of emotion, the SEE is a little afraid to sort things out in those relationships that he particularly cherishes. He is apprehensive to emotionally “pressure” his partner. Therefore, in order to redistribute excessive emotional activity, he needs a kind of “backup,” which distracts him and makes him less dependent on the “main option.”
The “second front” tactic forces the SEE to be cunning and dishonest, to wiggle out of awkward situations, and he does not like any of this. It is uncomfortable for him – it humiliates him and goes against his ethical principles, of which the main ones are decency, honesty and loyalty. Besides, his weak intuition of possibilities does not allow for this: he is always afraid of being caught in a lie, afraid that he will involuntarily give himself away, that he will let it slip, that it will somehow become known to his partner. And yet, since he is not always able to consistently sort things out with all his partners, the uncertainty of the situation often forces him to maneuver between them – he simply sees no other way for himself.
SEE’s analysis of the situation’s possibilities is often too superficial or too optimistic, because he gathers information from sources that are not the most authoritative, nor does he evaluate this information too critically. For example, many SEEs take everything the media tells them at face value, even if said media is spreading completely unrealistic rumors.
Sometimes the SEE plays the role of a person who looks to the future with confidence, who sees a lot of opportunities for himself and others. In doing so he himself often gets inspired and tries to inspire others. However, he completely forgets all his “inspiration” upon encountering his first real, objective obstacles. At that point the SEE starts to frantically look for a way out of his predicament.
A mistake related to the aspect of “intuition of possibilities” costs the SEE a great deal. At best he is at risk of getting into isolated unpleasant situations, and at worst his entire career goes to ruin. Therefore, the SEE is very careful to avoid doing anything that would later backfire. Although he is never fully confident in his intuition, he nevertheless strives to constantly develop it in order to be able to fully rely on it.
The SEE receives the most complete assistance on this aspect from his dual ILI, who is able to not only foresee the most unfavorable developments, but also gently and delicately warn of possible troubles. In doing so, the ILI will also suggest a way to avoid them.
4. Vulnerable Ti
It is hard for the SEE to be objective due to the fact that he is held prisoner by his ethical attitudes, his likes and dislikes.
His actions may contradict common sense, if only because they most often reflect his emotional attitude toward what is happening.
Sometimes the logical significance of SEE’s actions seems to shift, i.e. he acts contrary to reason, basing it on some primitive logical stereotypes, just because “this is the way things are supposed to be done.” Moreover, guided by his logical stereotypes, he often acts to the detriment of his ethical principles. For example, the SEE may ruin the relationships with his loved ones by reacting in accordance with the generally accepted, logical norms, rather than in accordance with the way he feels ethically: for example, scolding others for things he “should” scold them for (in the generally accepted, stereotypical sense), and praising them for things he “should” praise them for.
Sometimes this manifests as a habit of using superficial logical (and ethical) stereotypes, acting in accordance with these slogans and constantly repeating them: “pity is humiliating,” “if they fear you, it means they respect you,” “if they are jealous, it means they love you,” “you made your bed, now lie in it,” “women should not show initiative,” etc.
Sometimes it manifests as logically displaced intonations and accentuations in SEE’s speech. Sometimes – as ethically unjustified facial expressions.
Sometimes it manifests as displaced or unstable interest towards the information being perceived. For example: when the SEE is listening to explanations, his attention is often diverted away from the main idea, with him suddenly becoming interested in some completely secondary points or unimportant details. Without noticing it, the SEE drifts away from the main topic, or distracts his interlocutor with questions of secondary importance (or those that are not even related to the subject at hand).
Something else that is characteristic of SEEs is the tendency to constantly digress from the subject matter to talk about themselves instead. (Alexander Pushkin’s lyrical digressions in Eugene Onegin are a good example.)
For the SEE, classifying concepts or knowledge, combining them into a coherent system, is boring and tedious work. He finds it difficult to concentrate on logically analysing a phenomenon, to concentrate on building a consistent understanding of logical conclusions, and to explain something consistently. The SEE can start his explanation from the middle and continue from there, constantly returning to the initial and intermediate stages. Thus, even simple explanations may seem very confusing when coming from the SEE.
The superficiality of his understanding of many phenomena does not embarrass the SEE – he considers it natural. (“We’ve all absorbed, by candles burning, a jot of this, a tad of that…”*). As long as the subject matter is at least remotely familiar: the SEE wants to avoid coming across as completely incompetent.
* Translator’s note: a quote from Alexander Pushkin’s novel Eugene Onegin. Translation by Douglas R. Hofstadter.
Very careful when making statements concerning the legal or technical side of things, does not risk appearing biased or incompetent.
The SEE does not like to study instructions and rules – it is boring for him. (He may repeatedly burn out an electrical device by turning it on without reading the instruction manual. There is a known case of “unsuccessful” cleaning of computer memory, after which all of the programs stored in it turned out to have been erased). And no matter how negative his personal experience is, it is still difficult for the SEE to change himself, and instead of relying on the instruction, of which he understands little and rarely, he relies on good fortune, luck and intuition, even though his intuition quite often fails him.
Other people’s mistakes do not always impress him, either. The SEE may consult with others as much as he likes, but in the end he will do everything his own way, against all advice and common sense. The SEE has an exceptional ability to repeat the same mistakes over and over again, all the while suffering deeply, agonizing and asking everyone why he is the one this always happens to, and which character flaws he needs to overcome in order for these misfortunes to finally stop. It takes incredible patience and endurance (qualities typical of SEE’s dual ILI) to train the SEE to analyze the experience derived from his past mistakes – the exact thing the SEE refuses to do against the wishes of others (“Don’t ask this of me, I don’t want to hear it!”). He always does only as he pleases, otherwise he simply cannot be himself.
The need to think carefully about his actions, to behave cautiously and judiciously, is a serious problem for the SEE. He cannot stand remarks about the lack of logic in his own actions. The demand to be consistent in his actions drives him mad. He tends to do the smart thing and behave logically only for as long as others do not demand it of him, as long as he is respected and reckoned with. But as soon as the emphasis is placed on his lack of logic, all his actions immediately stop being logically controlled and become closer to a disorderly, panic-stricken fuss.
Accusing the SEE of being illogical only exacerbates his problems. The SEE takes any criticism very painfully, and since he may set excessively high standards for himself, a flaw like imperfect logic may be difficult for him to admit despite all of his strengths. The SEE, in general, wants to be someone without flaws. (And who does not want that?) So the SEE gets very upset when others do not have a high opinion of his intellectual abilities. He finds it very difficult to allow himself to not be the “smartest one” (even though this is the best thing he can do for himself).
It should be noted that it is easier for the SEE to be consistent and logical in his actions after figuring out the situation’s possibilities (due to the functions working sequentially). For the SEE, acting reasonably means acting wisely, i.e. prudently and with foresight. The more thoroughly he is informed on the aspect of “intuition of possibilities,” the easier it is for him to act in a logically well-thought-out manner.
In short, for SEE’s actions to be less contradictory and fussy, it is necessary to give him a certain psychological regimen, where he will receive sufficient information on the aspect of intuition of possibilities, support on the aspect of intuition of time, and, very importantly, no criticism on the aspect of logic of ratios*. That is, the SEE needs the psychological support of the ILI. He needs ILI’s ability to demonstrate the prospects of the situation in such a manner that they do not frighten the SEE or throw him into panic, and his ability to demonstrate the possible amount of time left in order to distract the SEE from the fuss and provide him with the conditions for a thorough logical analysis. The ILI knows how to find the simplest and most understandable forms of explanation. He is very methodical in his explanations and is able to illustrate them with good examples. The ILI can lead his interlocutor to the needed logical conclusion, allowing him to rejoice in his own discovery.
* Translator’s note: alternative translations: “logic of proportions,” “logic of relations.”
5. Suggestive Ni
The SEE does not hide his problems on this aspect. How can he hide them when it becomes obvious that with all of his exceptional activity the SEE never has enough time. And where is he going to get it, when he starts several matters and undertakings simultaneously, each requiring high expenditures of time and effort.
An attempt to concentrate on what he should do now and how long it will take puts the SEE into a lot of tension. Thus he generally prefers to not think about such things: the SEE does what he wants at the moment, and spends as much time as this activity requires. The SEE tries to work quickly and prefers not to get stuck on any step in order to have time to do as much as possible – he tries to not complicate work for himself. If some ambiguity or uncertainty appears, the SEE switches to another matter. Main thing for him – is to always advance, always move forward, not getting fixated or stuck on a specific problem.
Getting absorbed into the process of work, the SEE frequently doesn’t notice its pointlessness and lack of prospects. Thus he sometimes feels afraid to think about what will happen in the future, what will transpire next. It is easier for the SEE to live by the present day, not thinking and worrying about the future. If he does think about it, the SEE prefers to see in his future only that which he wishes for himself. Any information about potential problems and setbacks he receives very unwillingly, despite being aware of its importance. For his light-mindedness the SEE sometimes pays dearly.
The SEE dislikes waiting. This for him is incredibly difficult – he is too active and therefore too impatient. He wants everything, at once, or at least sooner rather than later. It happens that he has no time to think, or simply doesn’t want to waste his time on contemplation and reflection. His dual, the ILI, creates a more measured pace of life for the SEE and teaches him to live by the principle “hurry unhurriedly”. He cools the exorbitant fervor of SEE and calms him down: “time will give an answer to all questions”, “time will put everything in its place”. The SEE listens to such advice and becomes convinced by it. Suddenly he develops a wish (and sometimes a curiosity) to patiently observe and “see to the end” how it will all happen.
Sometimes the SEE reflects on the topic of whether he or she is living “correctly” or “incorrectly”. How will his present day behavior reflect on his future fate, and what he should change now so that in the future everything comes together for him in the best way possible. In themselves, such reflections are very tiresome even agonizing for the SEE. Therefore he prefers to obtain already compiled information on this aspect in advance. Sometimes the SEE feels a wish “to introduce order” to his present life in order to ensure for himself a better future. Then it becomes necessary to analize the consequences of each of his steps and actions. For the SEE it is important to know what will occur after he takes this or that step or another. (The SEE actually needs the instruction: “If you go to the right – you will lose your horse…”)
By nature itself the SEE is granted such dual as the ILI. No one better than him knows how to predict future outcome of events depending on various circumstances. It is only necessary to tell the ILI “what has happened”, and “what will follow and calm and quiet the heart” he will describe himself.
From ILI SEE can obtain precise information about the opportuneness and expediency of any of his undertakings, and a general idea about the consequences of his actions, see the reflection of his today’s behavior in the near and distant future. Such information for SEE is always valuable and relevant, while the ILI has no equals in this respect. The SEE can be reasonable, farsighted, and prudent only with the timely warnings and the forecasts of his dual ILI.
6. Mobilizing Te
The SEE – is a person of exceptional business activity and fitness for work. He or she is exceptionally hardy and diligent. Takes up any work with readiness without considering the expenditures of time and effort. If the circumstances require it, he’ll take up hard physical labor associated with dangers and the difficulties.
For the SEE, as for any representative of Gamma quadra, it is very important to realize his creative potential and to see that there is a need and demand for his work. Therefore the SEE gets very activated when he undertakes some concretely feasible assignment or task. And the more he knows how to realize and fulfill it – the more enthusiasm and energy he demonstrates.
The SEE frequently produces the impression of person who knows how to do everything. He or she sufficiently quickly masters new specialties, professions, skills – more accurately, new crafts and know-hows. Moreover, that which he has once mastered does not become forgotten. The SEE actively uses his many-sided “arsenal” of abilities and talents, and usually easily finds possibilities to make additional income or earn money on the side. The SEE “sows, and reaps, and plays the flute in the meantime”. Whichever work he undertakes, he does everything quickly and easily, as if he’s playing.
The SEE gets into the process of work very eagerly, since this process is much more attractive to him than preparations. Talking about some future task or project that he wants to realize, the SEE mentions possible options and courses of action in hopes that somebody else will pick out the best, most promising course, and undertake its realization, but once the SEE is already working he prefers not to think about about different possibilities: he develops the option that has first come to his mind.
The SEE is very sensitive towards criticism of his errors and mistakes, but he is happy if his work differs in some significant and favorable way from the work of others. The SEE also dislikes thoroughly checking the results of his work and prefers if a reliable and competent partner would verify and check it, calm him down, and offer some useful observations. The need to slowly work through every detail suppresses and annoys him. Sometimes the SEE doesn’t apply enough time and effort to study theoretical material – he decides that he will figure things out in the process of work and application, and in parallel ask for advice at every stage that causes his difficulties. He is interested in receiving essential and situation-pertinent advice. With much attention listens to commentary about rational fulfillment of his tasks, but very much dislikes it if the end result gets criticized. Finds it easier to work by his own precisely developed and remembered methods and techniques.
In everyday life, the SEE usually manages his household in a rational manner. With interest listens to information concerning ways of successfully investing money or making advantageous acquisitions. In such matters, there is no more valuable consultant for him than his dual, the ILI, who can warn the SEE about poor and untimely investments and waste of money, and not allow him to get involved in risky projects – the ILI talks the SEE out of pursuing get rich quick schemes that are often of questionable nature.
From ILI the SEE receives precise information on every question: what needs to be done, when, in which order or sequence, and whether there is a point in doing it at all. On basis of this information the SEE acquires confidence in correctness and appropriateness of his actions, a sense of calmness and order in his life, as well as a certainty that his own strengths and energies are being applied rationally and purposefully.
7. Ignoring Si
The SEE will never allow himself or herself to look worse than others. He/she usually know how to present himself or herself effectively, although the SEE is sufficiently nitpicky and critical about own looks and outward appearance.
Independently of the level of his income, the SEE dresses with taste. Frequently people of this type have their own, personal, sometimes sufficiently extravagant style, which the SEE may not completely like in the depths of his or her soul and may not find it completely agreeable, but that the SEE considers to be necessary to adhere to in order to draw and command attention. The SEE strives to positively distinguish himself or herself from other people by external appearance: he/she considers the brightness of own appearance to be an indispensable condition of own success.
The SEE views basic comfort and common convenience to be an indispensable condition of normal life. In organization of his own way of life, the SEE is often guided primarily by the requirements of optimumal conveniences. The SEE approaches setting up his or her own way of life without any excessive snobbery: cleanliness, comfort, convenience – these are his main aesthetical criteria. And of course, everything in his house must be no worse than in the houses of others.
Aesthetics for SEE – is the sphere of realization of many of his or her talents and abilities. The SEE typically has very specific, clear-cut aesthetical criteria in which he or she is confident, although others may question and criticize them. Aesthetically the SEE is also always logical – his artistic style always comes with a justification. If the SEE is ever extravagant, for him or her this is no more than a method of creative self-expression.
Art is a field where creative successes of SEE are most noticeable and find the brightest and complete expression. Here, the SEE strives most of all to excellence and precision in work, and it is exactly here that SEE’s efforts and craftsmanship deservedly obtain appreciation.
The SEE is also characterized by high physical activity and endurance. The SEE typically doesn’t pay or draw attention to the problems of his well-being, inner states, and health. For leisure and vacation time, the SEE prefers an active and saturated by impressions lifestyle.
The SEE is very life-loving. His love and appreciation of life in a surplus is sufficient enough both for him and for dual the ILI. Under no circumstances does the SEE completely lose his natural optimism and taste for life.
8. Demonstrative Fe
SEE’s emotions subconsciously shape his flexible, manipulative ethics of relations (Fi) i.e. exactly those emotions are expressed that in opinion of the SEE a given situation requires.
For this very reason the SEE often expresses the necessary and congruent to the situation (again, in his opinion) emotions in the relation to the events. If there is a holiday or a celebration, which means everyone needs to be cheerful, the SEE will be the first to try to raise the overall mood. (Although the SEE doesn’t always view himself obligated to take on the role of mass organizer-joker.) If some problem arises, this means jokes are put to the side, and, with characteristic of him emotional pressure, the SEE will try to accelerate its resolution.
The SEE knows how to solve his problems by means of emotional influencing magnificently well (as any ethical type). But since the extent of his influence is formulated subconsciously with an orientation to the problematic emotionalism of ILI, the emotional activity of SEE is usually not too serious, and not excessively dramatic. Rather it is a kind of ethical game that gives the necessary emotional impulse at the given moment.
The SEE considers himself to be a sufficiently strong person capable of managing his own problems. Therefore, his emotional influence on a partner is not a signal of an extreme or dire situation (as, for example, for ESE) – this is only a form of his emotional manipulation of the partner: from one side – to recharge himself, from another – to wind up and active his partner. (Since his dual ILI emotionally activated very heavily.)
The emotions of SEE (especially at the young age) are characterized by certain “childlike exaggeration”. Frequently, their expression is preceded by enthusiastic or frightened exclamations. Sometimes the SEE uses emotional flow in the cases of impossibility of thoroughly explaining anything: “Ah, how can you do this!? Oy, how do you not understand!? Well, what is this!”
In mature age, the emotions of SEE become further subordinated to the system of his or her relations and are rarely used at a method for SEE’s independent expression of his or her moods and feelings. In any case, life experience (and also successful dualization) teach the SEE to be more careful and restrained in expressing his or her emotions.
Interaction with an ILI, who knows how to extinguish superfluous (unjustified) ardency, goes to benefit the SEE – SEE’s emotional infantilism, which prevents him/her from appearing truly majestic, begins to vanish.
Emotional restraint cultivated by the ILI serves to ennoble the SEE. It serves to endow SEE’s statements and behavior with special significance and rationality, which, in turn, beneficially contributes to SEE’s personal effectiveness and authority.