ESE' psychic energy more often flows outwards, whereas with SLI, their psychic energy more often flows inward.
SLI' energy levels tend to improve when they're alone whereas ESE' energy levels increase when they're interacting with larger groups.
ESE' energy levels tend to decrease when they're alone whereas SLI' energy levels will decrease when they're interacting with larger groups of people.
With regards to energy levels, ESE tend to have higher energy levels than SLI.
SLI are more often focused on their thoughts and feelings where as ESE are more often focused on their surroundings.
ESE tend to be more active and initiating with others where as SLI tend to be more passive and less initiating.
SLI often have a smaller, closer network of friends where as ESE often have a wider network of friends.
ESE are often more cognizant of their outwards appearance and are thus better at presenting themselves than SLI.
SLI are generally better at concentrating on specific tasks for longer periods of time than ESE.
ESE often prefer to work with others in a team where as SLI often prefer working alone.
SLI 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 SLI often struggle understanding them.
SLI 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 SLI prefer to use argumentation as a means of convincing others.
ESE are more vulnerable to logical manipulation than SLI. However SLI in contrast, are often more vulnerable to emotional or ethical manipulations than ESE.
SLI place greater value on their interests than ESE. 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.
ESE place greater value on their resources than SLI. 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.
When planning to complete something, SLI are more likely to focus their attention on the goal itself, overlooking and deprioritizing the individual actions needed to reach that goal. On the other hand, ESE tend to focus their attention on the each action; i.e., they're focused on how each decision and choice is being made (towards reaching the goal), in a step by step process.
ESE are able to change and make adjustments to their goals more easily than SLI (depending on how progress is being made, etc.). SLI on the other hand, prefer to stick with their original goals.
SLI tend to judge their available options by how likely the option will help them reach their goal. If a choice no longer helps SLI reach their goals, it will be dismissed and discontinued. On the other hand, ESE prefer to continue pursuing their current option, opting to adjust their ultimate goal in order to fit the current choice.
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, SLI tend to prefer more of a question and answer style format.
SLI are relatively better at assessing the emotional atmosphere occurring in a group or during an activity than ESE.
When meeting someone knew, SLI are not as likely as ESE to perceive "getting to know somebody" as a special kind of activity. SLI know very well whey they are getting acquainted (i.e., what the purpose of the relationship is, be it business, personal, travel, etc.). SLI, in contrast with ESE, do not divide the process of getting acquainted into consecutive stages; rather SLI immediately establish the necessary emotional distance in contact and can regulate it if needed. To bridge the gap between poorly acquainted people in a group SLI amp up the emotional tone; this can be mutually experienced happiness or misfortune. The name and title of the person are of secondary relevance to SLI and their relationship with the other person.
ESE are more likely to believe in objective truths than SLI. That is, ESE are more likely to believe there is a correct or best way of doing something than SLI.
SLI are more inclined to believe there are relative truths than ESE. That is, this relativity is perceived by SLI as an extenuation of the differing beliefs, opinions, intentions, etc. of each person.
When something is perceived by ESE as being incorrect, they are more likely (than SLI) to tell the person who made the error what they did wrong and how to do it the right way. ESE are focused on who made the error and helping them to correct the mistake.
When something is perceived by SLI as being incorrect, they are more likely (than ESE) to ask why it was done that way. Instead of necessarily trying to correct the person who made the error, SLI attempt to understand the person's reason for their decision/action.
ESE tend to internally combine emotional exchanges with other activities rather than separating them out like SLI. E.g., ESE see having fun occurring simultaneously with other activities, such as work or even serious affairs. SLI are more likely to internally separate out having fun with other activities, although the two can be interchanged at a high frequency.
The "comparison and verification of concepts" is a more common phenomenon among SLI than ESE. This comparison not only concerns SLI methods, but also their understanding, terminology, etc. SLI are attuned to the fact that different people might understand and interpret different concepts and terms differently. They perceive terminology as well as actions of other people as part of the subjective concept inseparable from personal opinion, position, intent, etc. In contrast to ESE who perceive terminology as "objective," SLI understand personal differences behind terminology (this applies even to well established terms) and they attempt to compare and verify them.
ESE are not as inclined to compare and verify concepts as SLI. ESE assume that these can have only one unique interpretation (the "correct" interpretation), and ESE often do not think about the fact that the other person may be interpreting them differently. Much more than SLI, ESE apply concepts such as "objective reality," "unequivocal facts," and de-emphasize concepts; ESE consider that they know the "right" way of doing things, how something "truly is," etc.
ESE are more likely (than SLI) to use special rituals or other culturally accepted formalities when forming relationships with others. What that means is that the emotional proximity and relationship status for ESE be more externally predetermined. Additionally, ESE generally progress in relationships through stages, and therefore are more familiar with these stages than SLI. ESE tend to be more linear in their relationship progression than SLI, and ESE assign importance to the formalities of recognizing the start and end to each of these stages.
SLI are more likely than ESE to perceive and distinguish themselves primarily through personal qualities. SLI focus on individualism more than ESE.
SLI attitude towards a specific person (more so than ESE) is based on their personal characteristics (authority, intellect, personal achievements, etc.) SLI recognize superiority of certain individuals drawing from their personal qualities
ESE, more than SLI, frequently perceives and defines themselves and other people through group associations. ESE focus on collectivism over individualism.
When ESE form opinions of others, these opinions are formed under the influence of their attitude towards the group to which the person belongs. To ESE, it is incomprehensible how it is possible to belong to two opposing groups at the same time:, i.e., "you're either with us, or with them and against us."
ESE are often able to form quicker opinions of others they have just met than SLI. This is based on the ability of ESE to draw conclusions about the person based on the groups the person belongs to; SLI are more reluctant to make these inferences.
SLI 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 SLI.
SLI are relatively more rigid and stubborn than ESE.
ESE are comfortable making changes and adjustments to their decisions quite frequently. SLI, on the other hand, prefer to not make changes to their decisions.
SLI tend to put more effort than ESE into finishing any new project they start.
ESE tend to start more tasks and other projects than SLI, but the ESE are less likely to complete all of them.
SLI 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 SLI.
SLI tend to have a more authoritarian, hierarchical leadership style than ESE.
ESE have a relatively higher stress tolerance than SLI. SLI often struggle with continually changing situations more than ESE do.
When solving a problem, SLI rely more heavily on their generalized past experiences than ESE. SLI are inclined to use already prepared, preformulated methods and processes to solve a problem.
When solving a problem, ESE are more inclined (than SLI) 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.
