Posted by Tal on April 29, 1999 at 09:22:39:
In Reply to: Pride and the 3rd function posted by Andy on April 29, 1999 at 02:25:47:
> I have noted and also read somewhere that it seems like pride is connected
> to our 3-rd function. So an ENXJ would take pride in their ES, and EXTP would
> take pride in their EF. An IXTJ in their IF an INXP in their IS. So
> this means that of these types the INXP would take most pride in their knowledge.
I'm not sure if I agree with this... I don't think IS corresponds to knowledge... I believe (correct me if I'm wrong, I don't know all that much about the MBTI) that IS has to do more with description of internal states. I think knowledge, especially of the 5ish sort, has much more to do with thinking, specifically introverted thinking. And this is what 5's take pride in--their ability to reason and understand.
On the whole I think you find that people generally take pride in what they do best. And what they do best is never their third function. Twos take pride in their caring and empathy, which is nothing if not Extraverted Feeling. Sevens take pride in the pleasure and joy they derive from sensuous experience, which again is the Extraverted Sensing function. Ones take pride in their ability to know what's right and apply it to the external world (Extroverted Thinking) etc. etc...