I am a huge fan of personality tests because of the important information the user may glean. In my previous post, Se vs. Si: Understanding Your Personality Tests’ Results, I wrote about two of Carl Jung’s Cognitive Functions. 
This post goes a little more in depth, looking at the Pros andCons of Se and Si. The chart allows for an easy comparison of the two.
Also I would like to offer a real life example of these cognitive functions. The other night while settling down with my husband for some relaxing television show watching via the web, I couldn’t help but notice how apparent the differences between our styles were. Se and Si were obvious in the way we wished to watch and enjoy. ….Who would’ve known that personality tests would prove applicable to our night of recreation.
Real Life example: What can be gleaned from a simple Personality Test
My husband, Bart, sought comfort and coziness based on information built from his memories…he remembered that hulu.com, our preferred platform for viewing television shows via the web, usually lagged throughout the viewing experience. This posed some frustration because inconveniences are required; gettting up from your cozy post, pausing and allowing the show to buffer.
Bart’s preferred method for viewing, and also his solution to the frustrations mentioned above, was to use the Hulu Desktop Application. The benefits would be that the Hulu Application allows less lag time.
The disadvantage to the Hulu Desktop Application was navigation; it’s difficult to navigate to shows, especially if you have already chosen what you wish to watch.
So for me, an Se user, Hulu Desktop just wasn’t going to work. I already had viewed several SNL clips that I wanted to show him (and re- enjoy myself), plus a “Real Housewives of Late Night,” a.k.a. Jimmy Fallon and some of his crew dressed in drag having crazy, wild fun. We were able to locate the SNL clips and view accordingly, but the “Real Housewives of Late Night,” was more difficult to find.
How does this exhibit Se? Well I made my viewing choices based on maximum viewing delight. I knew the clips were hilarious and made me laugh forever. That’s Se- see the chart, Pros of Se- Se looks for quality via the 5 senses. As an Se user, once I’ve found something that appeals to the 5 senses, I usually enjoy it over and over again.
This example brings me back to high school, chilling out with a dear ESTP girlfriend- one of our many favorite past times was to listen to “excellent” music from the 60′s/70′s. She usually put the song on repeat and we’d listen to it, over and over again, with her telling me, “Amanda, just feel the music.” Somehow experiencing the music like that, over and over again in the here-and-now, made me love it even more.
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Great post. Have you thought about writing more of these?
Not a bad idea.