ILE tend to be more idealistic with their heads-in-the-cloud. ESE, on the other hand, are more realistic and down-to-earth.
ESE are better at noticing details than ILE. ILE on the other hand, are better at seeing the big picture than ESE.
ILE are more focused on ideas and concepts than ESE. On the other hand, ESE are more focused (than ILE) on their surroundings.
ESE are more naturally comfortable with physical confrontations than ILE.
ILE are often more interested in the idea or theory of something, whereas ESE are more interested in the actual practice or implementation of it.
ILE are more likely to make decisions based on logical reasons than ESE, who are more likely to make decisions based on their own feelings.
ESE are often better at solving and minimizing interpersonal problems, where as ILE often struggle understanding them.
ILE are often more interested in studying systems, structures, and functionality than ESE.
ESE tend to prefer using persuasion as a means of convincing others to do something, where as ILE prefer to use argumentation as a means of convincing others.
ESE are more vulnerable to logical manipulation than ILE. However ILE in contrast, are often more vulnerable to emotional or ethical manipulations than ESE.
ILE place greater value on their interests than ESE. For example, ILE will maintain high levels of energy and focus on an interest they value, even deprioritizing their other resources to maintain the interest. For example, ILE may spend a large amount of energy on an interest they value, often to the detriment of their time, sleep, relationships, money, etc.
ESE place greater value on their resources than ILE. For ESE, resources like their money, time, sleep, etc., fall into their "inner personal space," and the ESE will be more likely to deprioritize an interest if it starts to drain these resources too much.
ILE 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, ESE 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, ESE are more likely to focus on how stage A leads to stage B, how stage B leads to stage C, etc. ILE, 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 ESE do.
When describing reality, ILE are more likely to talk about the properties and structure of reality. ESE are more likely to describe reality as movements, interactions, and changes.
When conversing, ESE 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, ILE tend to prefer more of a question and answer style format.
ILE tend to plan ahead, making decisions early. On the other hand, ESE tend to prefer a wait and see, more spontaneous approach.
ESE are relatively more flexible and tolerant than ILE.
ILE are relatively more rigid and stubborn than ESE.
ESE are comfortable making changes and adjustments to their decisions quite frequently. ILE, on the other hand, prefer to not make changes to their decisions.
ILE tend to put more effort than ESE into finishing any new project they start.
ESE tend to start more tasks and other projects than ILE, but the ESE are less likely to complete all of them.
ILE tend to have stiffer more angular movements. ESE tend to have more relaxed fluid movements.
ESE tend to have a more democratic leadership style than ILE.
ILE tend to have a more authoritarian, hierarchical leadership style than ESE.
ESE have a relatively higher stress tolerance than ILE. ILE often struggle with continually changing situations more than ESE do.
When solving a problem, ILE rely more heavily on their generalized past experiences than ESE. ILE are inclined to use already prepared, preformulated methods and processes to solve a problem.
When solving a problem, ESE are more inclined (than ILE) to solve it by relying predominantly on only the presently available information. Essentially, ESE will develop a process or method uniquely fitted towards the present problem, and this method is designed using the present conditions and information.
When developing a plan of action or process, ESE 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, ILE 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, ILE experience more discomfort (than ESE) if the project does not have a clearly delineated end-goal or result. This happens because ILE have more difficulty monitoring and understanding how the project is developing than ESE because they are outside of the process.
