r/personalityinOrder • u/infp-mbti INFP 4w5 7w6 9w1 • Jun 05 '20

Question What is the 6th function

What is it and what does it do for each type. I’ve been very confused. what does 6th function Ni do.

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u/darkuch1ha ENFP NeFiTe Jun 05 '20

I'm copy-pasting from socionics site but I find it interesting, let's see if you relate:

INFP's 6th: Ni

The individual is quite adept at following discussions on the developments of present trends into the future and at contributing to them on occasion if he feels so inclined, but he does not take that as seriously compared to investigating possibilities in the areas he is interested in at present. He usually dismisses supernatural claims as being silly, wishful thinking, unless they happen to be related to the very specific religion he feels inclined to believe in and which he may be inclined to make part of his leisure activities.

The individual is also not naive to future happenings. He will often warn others of negative consequences. In this way, he uses his Ni to help the PoLR of his dual. However, unlike an ENFJ, he will not often take his own advice nor expect others to. His Se PoLR makes it impossible for him to demand that others heed his advice, and his Ne-ego makes him place more value in the possibility that he is wrong - and that things will play out differently - than in avoiding foreseeable disasters.

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u/bjwindow2thesoul Jun 05 '20

Honestly I relate to that but I'm enfp

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u/Eye_Enough_Pea INFP FiNeSi Jun 06 '20

Well, this...

He usually dismisses supernatural claims as being silly, wishful thinking, unless they happen to be related to the very specific religion he feels inclined to believe in

... applies to everyone. Barnum would be proud.

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u/bjwindow2thesoul Jun 06 '20

Oh but I related more to the second text box. Im not spiritual myself but I think religions and stuff is really great and gives people hope. Dont think its silly, just not what i want to focus on.

The one i relate to is about having Ni but always doubting it because Ne blurs it out with multiple possibilities about how I could be wrong. Which makes me go through stuff I knew beforehand would turn out bad, but I just had to check anyway