EII tend to plan ahead, making decisions early. On the other hand, SLI tend to prefer a wait and see, more spontaneous approach.
SLI are relatively more flexible and tolerant than EII.
EII are relatively more rigid and stubborn than SLI.
SLI are comfortable making changes and adjustments to their decisions quite frequently. EII, on the other hand, prefer to not make changes to their decisions.
EII tend to put more effort than SLI into finishing any new project they start.
SLI tend to start more tasks and other projects than EII, but the SLI are less likely to complete all of them.
EII tend to have stiffer more angular movements. SLI tend to have more relaxed fluid movements.
SLI tend to have a more democratic leadership style than EII.
EII tend to have a more authoritarian, hierarchical leadership style than SLI.
SLI have a relatively higher stress tolerance than EII. EII often struggle with continually changing situations more than SLI do.
EII tend to be more idealistic with their heads-in-the-cloud. SLI, on the other hand, are more realistic and down-to-earth.
SLI are better at noticing details than EII. EII on the other hand, are better at seeing the big picture than SLI.
EII are more focused on ideas and concepts than SLI. On the other hand, SLI are more focused (than EII) on their surroundings.
SLI are more naturally comfortable with physical confrontations than EII.
EII are often more interested in the idea or theory of something, whereas SLI are more interested in the actual practice or implementation of it.
EII tend to perceive events in an episodic manner, i.e., they see events evolve in discrete states rather than continuous changes. On the other hand, SLI tend to perceive events in a continuous sequence; i.e., they see events evolving fluidly rather that one state to the next.
When describing the stages of an event, SLI are more likely to focus on how stage A leads to stage B, how stage B leads to stage C, etc. EII, on the other hand, focus more on the stages themselves without necessarily seeing or emphasizing the transitions or causes and effects of the stages to the extent that SLI do.
When describing reality, EII are more likely to talk about the properties and structure of reality. SLI are more likely to describe reality as movements, interactions, and changes.
When solving a problem, EII rely more heavily on their generalized past experiences than SLI. EII are inclined to use already prepared, preformulated methods and processes to solve a problem.
When solving a problem, SLI are more inclined (than EII) to solve it by relying predominantly on only the presently available information. Essentially, SLI will develop a process or method uniquely fitted towards the present problem, and this method is designed using the present conditions and information.
SLI are more likely to make decisions based on logical reasons than EII, who are more likely to make decisions based on their own feelings.
EII are often better at solving and minimizing interpersonal problems, where as SLI often struggle understanding them.
SLI are often more interested in studying systems, structures, and functionality than EII.
EII tend to prefer using persuasion as a means of convincing others to do something, where as SLI prefer to use argumentation as a means of convincing others.
EII are more vulnerable to logical manipulation than SLI. However SLI in contrast, are often more vulnerable to emotional or ethical manipulations than EII.
SLI place greater value on their interests than EII. For example, SLI will maintain high levels of energy and focus on an interest they value, even deprioritizing their other resources to maintain the interest. For example, SLI may spend a large amount of energy on an interest they value, often to the detriment of their time, sleep, relationships, money, etc.
EII place greater value on their resources than SLI. For EII, resources like their money, time, sleep, etc., fall into their "inner personal space," and the EII will be more likely to deprioritize an interest if it starts to drain these resources too much.
When developing a plan of action or process, EII tend to see themselves as "within the process"; they are immersed in it. Often because of this, they have more difficulty managing several plans at once. On the other hand, SLI tend to place themselves "outside of the process"; they dissociate from it. For them the process or situation is something external from themselves.
When working on a project, SLI experience more discomfort (than EII) if the project does not have a clearly delineated end-goal or result. This happens because SLI have more difficulty monitoring and understanding how the project is developing than EII because they are outside of the process.
When conversing, EII types are inclined to communicate in the form of monologues, where each party has "its turn." Because of that they subconsciously attempt to transform a dialogue into a series of monologues. Conversely, SLI tend to prefer more of a question and answer style format.
