Type Comparison: LIE (ENTj) and SEE (ESFp)

Socionics Characteristics

Observable Differences in Behavior

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

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