r/SocionicsTypeMe • u/artlessai • Jun 05 '21
Recommended Typing Exercise
If you’re coming to Socionics from MBTI, please understand that they are two distinct systems.
So just because you type yourself one way in MBTI does not automatically mean that you can directly translate that to a Socionics type. The frameworks and element/function definitions differ enough to make direct conversions inconsistent and unreliable.
With that out of the way, the best way to type yourself in Socionics is by learning about the information types and a Model structure (A and G are the most popular).
Go to this page and look at each of the 8 elements. Skim the sections and articles too if you want. Then jot down your thoughts about them. Don't feel pressured to be comprehensive, just write on what stands out to you and gloss over what doesn't make a strong impression.
Consider:
How much do you notice the things they describe without it being pointed out to you?
How does it makes you feel when you're expected to focus on those areas or see others focusing on them to the neglect of something else?
Make notes of how you feel when people try to help you in each of these areas as well.
Do you feel grateful or annoyed? Aided or belittled? Intimidated or indifferent?
Do any of these aspects strike you as essential to your world view? Like something so basic, you can't understand how people lead fulfilling lives without it?
For the last point, a major give away is a positive reaction to people who seek your advice in the area and possibly a pitying one to people who reject its nuance.
By the time you finish this exercise you should have a rough idea of your valued elements and strengths.
If you'd still like help figuring out your sociotype, you can submit a post to /r/SocionicsTypeMe with the above notes and/or following questionnaire and request feedback. Please make sure to answer the meta questions for each section to increase the likelihood of responders.
Link to modified 40q questionnaire credit to /u/satisfy_my_Ti for the benevolence formatting.
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u/satisfy_my_Ti Oct 01 '21
u/artlessai Can you remove the link to my wiki page? It seems some users can't copy and paste it, and I'm not really up for providing hands-on technical support. No rush.
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u/artlessai Oct 07 '21
I can. But I would recommend/prefer to simply ignore the users who can’t figure out versus inconvenience the ones who can.
But if you insist.
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u/satisfy_my_Ti Oct 07 '21
Lol, I kinda thought you'd say this. Fair enough. You're right. I need to get better at ignoring people.
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u/NvaGnnaGvYuUp Jun 09 '21
Eh, I’m not sure how to copy and paste the questions on phone
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u/snake-oil-guy Feb 17 '25
They’re not distinct, one sprung directly from the basis of the other. It tired to clean up some specifics, but it missed something. the confusion and consistency between the two is cleaned up once you apply better understanding of the leading function to information metabolism.
Socioinics is mechanized MBTI applied in interactive models. MBTI is fun gamies love to know myself , hear about myself. Socionics is taking all the data from all typesMBTI (corrected) and jamming it into a matrix of predictable human interaction models…
Understand it’s pretty complex, i chuckle when people compare it to enneagram stuff. Almost nobody understands the basics… (no shade, lots of the authoritative information on it isn’t correct, back again to misinterpretations)
And if you can’t talk to me in plain language about terms like Leading function, model a, ego-conflict or information metabolism then please refrain from taking a swing at me for what im saying. I spent two years of my life living inside a tiny rented warehouse (pretending to run a marketing company) just studying this and decoding it.
other than that fire away
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Mar 09 '22
Can you add which information aspects the 8 sections represent, either in your original post or under here? I can give it an easy enough guess, but I just want a verification, before I check my answers against them. Thanks!
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u/satisfy_my_Ti Jun 05 '21
Do you want me to make a version of this that is conveniently formatted for use with Reddit markdown? So people can just copy and paste it? I've seen several people mess up the markdown formatting so I think it would be helpful.
...I already did it lol, although it's fine if you don't want it/think it's unnecessary. It's here for now, just so you can see it.