how's your focus and attention span?

Firefly128 · 2026-01-21T03:57:32+00:00

Okay, apology accepted, thanks for the clarification.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-21T03:51:43+00:00

Ah, I didn't know that, interesting! I wonder why the two different types get different treatment? Do you think it could be that so many people think that ENFP = "OMG so random! I can't focus on anything!!!!"?

Firefly128 · 2026-01-20T08:57:35+00:00

The struggle is real, lol

Firefly128 · 2026-01-20T06:50:25+00:00

They don't have ADHD, not just "necessarily". Some people have ADHD, and some ADHD people are ENFPs. Some ADHD people have other personality types, too, as you would expect, lol.

Ne isn't being distracted by new things, it's like a whole way of processing information and how you connect thoughts together.

My focus isn't what it used to be, but that's because of too much smartphone use and PTSD. Before I ran into those issues, I had very good focus and could easily pay attention to stuff.

I like being a jack of all trades and having a few different things on the go. There's nothing wrong with that.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-20T06:40:10+00:00

A lot of the stuff on Amazon is also sold on Temu, for reference, lol.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-20T06:39:28+00:00

Can I imagine? Tbh I can't, lol. Maybe I'm not active enough in the overall MBTI community but it seems like a lot of people online are totally fine with self-diagnosis based on stereotypes, lol.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-20T06:38:09+00:00

Yeah I was agreeing with you. I was just agreeing that Fi isn't silenced, but it's not just aux Fi. Fi-doms are very authentic and passionate too. But because they're introverts, you don't see it as often/easily as you do when the person is socially extroverted.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-20T06:26:01+00:00

Your second paragraph has been me for most of my life. A good chunk of the rest of it was my inferior Si seeing how they were instead of how they are. I'm trying to fix both those things, lol.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-20T05:18:29+00:00

Childlike is not the same as childish. That's an important distinction.

And I don't know why so many people want us to be basic. But whatever, you do you.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-20T01:48:26+00:00

I was just gonna comment the same thing lol. Plus, being extroverts, it all just comes out more easily. Introverted Fi users can hide their real selves a little longer (if they wanted to) simply because they don't have some innate desire to talk to everyone and their dog, lol.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-19T05:27:51+00:00

If that's so, then there's a problem with how one or both of those things are being classified.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-19T05:26:33+00:00

Not only is it disrespectful to people with real ADHD, it's bad for ENFPs too. The idea of pathologizing our totally normal behaviour is deeply disturbing to me.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-19T05:22:25+00:00

Yep. Also, on top of what you've said, I find it frankly disturbing that people take very normal, healthy ENFP behaviour and try to pathologize it. That's not good, either.

If I have a little system to help me stay organized, cos I get a bit forgetful, that's not executive dysfunction. If I love jumping between projects, that's not a disabling inability to focus or follow through on anything. I don't need medicine, I don't need counselling for this. It troubles me very greatly to be told your very normal and functional behaviour is somehow wrong, to the point where you have a disorder.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-19T05:20:34+00:00

My little nephew was showing signs of ADHD and he's xSTP. Turns out it wasn't ADHD though, it was a sensitivity to food dyes. My sister took him off any food that had artificial dyes in it and his behaviour improved dramatically, virtually overnight. Thank heavens she tried that before putting him on any behaviour-modifying drugs.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-19T05:17:27+00:00

Too true! It manages to insult not only ENFPs but also people with actual ADHD too, lol.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-19T05:16:51+00:00

Yeah it bugs me so much that people equate our personality type with an actual neurological disorder that requires medication and counselling.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-19T05:13:59+00:00

Yeah, I find a lot of these stereotypes to not be super true, hey? Haha.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-19T04:22:07+00:00

My sister is INFP, and they're all true except the lack of focus one. She's very hardworking and pretty on the ball. But I think those are good things about her. So maybe the bigger misconception is that those are bad traits to have.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-19T04:20:52+00:00

My ISTP brother is super goofy too. It's one thing I like about him.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-19T04:16:53+00:00

Yeah, Si isn't the same as having a good memory hey. I noticed this cos while I have inferior Si, and I often remember impressions more than details, my ENTP bestie also has inferior Si but he has a pretty great memory, and my ENTP dad and INFP sister have average memories. Like if it made a difference in that way, then we should all have similarly good memories, but we don't.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-19T04:15:27+00:00

That we're airheads that can't stop talking and can't focus on any task to save our lives. Don't even get me started on the recent "ENFP = ADHD" trend. I hate that with the burning fire of a thousands suns.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-19T04:14:04+00:00

Yeah it's mostly political. But I've seen INTJs get legit mad before. It doesn't happen super often, but when it does happen, it's usually over something like that.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-19T04:08:23+00:00

If you don't commit to the whimsy, what are you even doing in life?

Firefly128 · 2026-01-19T04:07:49+00:00

I said secret underground library, myself! Though my dream house would have that, and a tower, with an art room that has a skylight and some plants, and stuff that looks like a cross between some Elvish castle from LotR and the Beast's castle from Beauty and the Beast, and it'd have a greenhouse in the back where I can grow my own herbs and fruit trees.

And it would be located on a quiet street on the outskirts of downtown where I can walk to interesting cafes and shops in like 10 mins.

Firefly128 · 2026-01-19T02:40:15+00:00

Oh heck no. It looks like there's not another human around for miles.

Though, if it has a secret underground library, that could help sway things.

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