> Multiple persons have noticed my lack of common sense
The problem with "common sense" is that it's so uncommon. "Common sense" shifts with the environment. When natural Ns get together (as opposed to us Type-crazed ones), there's a different "common sense" in play. The Si instincts are very often called "common sense" because much of the environment is Si, but the products of the collective unconsciousness (which is what Ni is said to be tapping into) seem to also be often called "common sense" as well. I think "common sense" is more J than S.
> I wonder how many people are scratching their heads as to why someone as intelligent as myself did not become a doctor.
Maybe they don't know what librarians do. To the casual library user, it seems like librarians just file books and answer questions from clueless people about topics like "Where's the bathroom?"
Also, if the position doesn't pay well enough and the librarian makes a big deal of not being able to afford things they want, then that's going to make people scratch their heads as well.
I know that I'm making less than I could be, but people stop wondering why very quickly when they see my attitude towards my job and financial situation. I have a great job, wonderful coworkers, and I can acquire any existing material object I want. (The material objects I really want don't exist.) People might disagree with what I've done with my talents, and they definitely wouldn't choose what I have chosen, but it seems to obviously show that I've shaped my situation the way I like it, and most of the people I have to deal with seem to respect that my choices are the right ones for me. (It doesn't stop them from trying to convince me to become like them, but that seems to be an unconscious reflex. When I tell them "No thanks", they back off for a while.)
> would my classmates being Sensors have made it easier for them to become doctors?
No, but it might give them more incentive to become doctors, so it might be easier for them to put in the time and effort necessary to make up for any lack of talent.
> Would my extreme iNtuitiveness be an actual hindrance?
It might result in less motivation to become a doctor. S types tend to like material goods, and money buys material goods, so they seem willing to put more effort into making money. S types also tend to like social approval, and doctors get plenty of that. I don't think Ns have as much of such motivation.
> What could be other drawbacks about having too strong of an iNtuitive function? Or any function for that matter?
I don't think it's possible for any function to be "too strong". I think functions are good, and the stronger they are, the better. However, I think there are problems when there's too strong of a preference. When people are unable or unwilling to use their other functions even when the situation is very much skewed in favor of that function, then extreme preference becomes a handicap.
Preference for a function says nothing about level of skill in its use. For example, I think it's quite likely for a highly-functioning adult iNtuitive to be more skillful in the use of S than a low-functioning child with a very strong S preference. I think skill in a function includes the ability to control it, and that includes being able to modify expression of that function so that it doesn't negatively impact a situation in which the function could be detrimental. From your description, I suspect that you might have a strong iNtuitive preference but still aren't very skilled in control of the function. It sounds like you might be letting your N control you rather than the other way around.
> my personality type is ENTJ 3w4 sp/so/sx
Didn't you use to be ENTX? When did you decide that you're J and why? I would've guessed P, partly because of what you've said about your outward display of N. An ENTP would use primary and extroverted N with auxiliary and introverted T while an ENTJ would use primary and extroverted T with auxiliary and introverted N. NTJs should have an easier time with not showing our N if we don't want others to see it.
I have a very slight inclination and preference towards being able to plan. So I decided upon J. But there is no doubt that it is my weakest function.
Unlike my Sensing family, I am not very concerned with making big money. I am good with money, have no debt, and have good savings. But I have other priorities in addition to making money. I don't complain about my income- but my family does.
Regarding social approval- on one hand I'm an E3, on the other hand I am quite eccentric and am proud to be different.
The problem with "common sense" is that it's so uncommon. "Common sense" shifts with the environment. When natural Ns get together (as opposed to us Type-crazed ones), there's a different "common sense" in play. The Si instincts are very often called "common sense" because much of the environment is Si, but the products of the collective unconsciousness (which is what Ni is said to be tapping into) seem to also be often called "common sense" as well. I think "common sense" is more J than S.
> I wonder how many people are scratching their heads as to why someone as intelligent as myself did not become a doctor.
Maybe they don't know what librarians do. To the casual library user, it seems like librarians just file books and answer questions from clueless people about topics like "Where's the bathroom?"
Also, if the position doesn't pay well enough and the librarian makes a big deal of not being able to afford things they want, then that's going to make people scratch their heads as well.
I know that I'm making less than I could be, but people stop wondering why very quickly when they see my attitude towards my job and financial situation. I have a great job, wonderful coworkers, and I can acquire any existing material object I want. (The material objects I really want don't exist.) People might disagree with what I've done with my talents, and they definitely wouldn't choose what I have chosen, but it seems to obviously show that I've shaped my situation the way I like it, and most of the people I have to deal with seem to respect that my choices are the right ones for me. (It doesn't stop them from trying to convince me to become like them, but that seems to be an unconscious reflex. When I tell them "No thanks", they back off for a while.)
> would my classmates being Sensors have made it easier for them to become doctors?
No, but it might give them more incentive to become doctors, so it might be easier for them to put in the time and effort necessary to make up for any lack of talent.
> Would my extreme iNtuitiveness be an actual hindrance?
It might result in less motivation to become a doctor. S types tend to like material goods, and money buys material goods, so they seem willing to put more effort into making money. S types also tend to like social approval, and doctors get plenty of that. I don't think Ns have as much of such motivation.
> What could be other drawbacks about having too strong of an iNtuitive function? Or any function for that matter?
I don't think it's possible for any function to be "too strong". I think functions are good, and the stronger they are, the better. However, I think there are problems when there's too strong of a preference. When people are unable or unwilling to use their other functions even when the situation is very much skewed in favor of that function, then extreme preference becomes a handicap.
Preference for a function says nothing about level of skill in its use. For example, I think it's quite likely for a highly-functioning adult iNtuitive to be more skillful in the use of S than a low-functioning child with a very strong S preference. I think skill in a function includes the ability to control it, and that includes being able to modify expression of that function so that it doesn't negatively impact a situation in which the function could be detrimental. From your description, I suspect that you might have a strong iNtuitive preference but still aren't very skilled in control of the function. It sounds like you might be letting your N control you rather than the other way around.
> my personality type is ENTJ 3w4 sp/so/sx
Didn't you use to be ENTX? When did you decide that you're J and why? I would've guessed P, partly because of what you've said about your outward display of N. An ENTP would use primary and extroverted N with auxiliary and introverted T while an ENTJ would use primary and extroverted T with auxiliary and introverted N. NTJs should have an easier time with not showing our N if we don't want others to see it.
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Unlike my Sensing family, I am not very concerned with making big money. I am good with money, have no debt, and have good savings. But I have other priorities in addition to making money. I don't complain about my income- but my family does.
Regarding social approval- on one hand I'm an E3, on the other hand I am quite eccentric and am proud to be different.
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There are different aspects to planning. I associate creating plans with N, while completing plans seems to be more J.
> there is no doubt that it is my weakest function.
Technically, J/P is an "attitude" rather than a "function". But it's a mixed-up axis anyways.
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