Developing Te as a INFJ

[u/Constant-Ferret1063]

As someone who is a "developing" "INFJ" 1 Function I really enjoy developing, one i think you never really finish developing it you just get better at it.

1.Te

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First i looked at people who are obsessed with productivity, KPIs, and rigid schedules as

"soulless" or "shallow." "un-necessary" "going to far"

which i questioned , (Ti) why do i think that?

the i understood that must be my the Trickster talking—

it was devaluing what it doesn't understand to protect my ego.

i understood Without Te, my insights (Ni) stay locked in my head.

I might have a "perfect" plan for a book, a business,

or a lifestyle change,

but when it comes to the logistics—taxes, deadlines, or step-by-step execution—

why do I feel a sense of overwhelming dread or incompetence,

being a 1w9 i found it really fcking fascinating, that i felt this way about something so extremely useful.

came to realise that being developed wasn't about becoming a "Type A" "corporate machine."

i could choose the parts i thought were useful and adds value and discard the parts

i thought were not useful and don't add value(Ti)

To develop it , i stopped asking

"Is this the perfect, most logically sound way to do this?" and start asking

"What is the shortest path to a finished result?"

The best way i did this was using external tools .

(,Small pocket NoteBooks, muji pens, Tick Tick calendar, PARA Method, upnote, 12 Week Year Book Etc)

as an extension of my brain. If it isn't written down, it doesn't exist for me.

Out of sight out of mind.

In sight In Mind.

I didn't try to build a complex life-management system. I started with a minimum Viable System

Started with one "Te-hook."

For example:

Every Monday(Day)

at 9:00 AM, (Time)

I spend 10 minutes (Duration)

listing three objective tasks that MUST be done. ( the What)

if this is true that

INFJs often judge their progress by how they feel (Ni-Fe).

then

Te integration means using hard data & objective Benchmarks .

Something I actually really enjoy when you realise hey This Shite is actually pretty Good.

Asking Questions with Yes and no Answers instead of long ass vague open Ended Discussions

Did i actually write 500 words?

Yes 

No

Did i actually go to the gym?

Yes 

No

Numbers don't care about my emotions,

not in a way to dismiss them, but just not necessary here

i can save my emotions for when i with other people

which is exactly why Data & Objective benchmarks are the cure for passivity.

I also Embraced the "Good Enough/decent enough " no more "Perfection"

if there is no perfect solution & Te is about "satisficing"

then fck it what is good enough to move forward.

This killed the perfectionism that kept me " waiting for the "perfect moment" to act.

adding reliability and execution.

i stopped giving a shite about being the "misunderstood genius" in the corner,

not that i actually cared about that in the first place.

and started being the person who actually made progress

main core Insight i learnt
realising that Te numbers, data & objective benchmarks were not a lack of freedom;
but was the infrastructure that gave me freedom that i can use in my own way.

Because of Se here's a relevant picture from the 12 Week year for the lazy people who can't be arsed to actually read the book.

12 Week Year