A pair of Decisive/Judicious type traits is defined by filling the Valued/Unvalued function blocks with irrational (Si, Se, Ni, Ne) information aspects. Thus, decisive types have valued Se-Ni and unvalued Si-Ne aspects, while judicious types have valued Si-Ne and unvalued Se-Ni aspects.
As mentioned in the previous article, Valued/Unvalued properties determine how we view the world – the prism of our perception. Combined with complementary pairs of irrational aspects, these properties define two types of worldviews: thus, decisive types see the world as a combination of influences and changes to which they lead, whereas judicious types see it as a combination of sensations and ideas that can lead to them. Let’s take a closer look at them.
Decisive types are interested in observing the internal properties of objects, the potential inherent in them: they pay attention to what and how it has influenced them, what abilities they possess, what they can or cannot change. They are also interested in studying trends, what processes are happening in the world and what they lead to, what forces stood behind certain events. In contrast, judicious types are more drawn to information about the properties of surrounding objects: they like to work with sensations and improve the quality of their well-being. They think less about global processes but at the same time love to fantasize, going beyond the framework of ordinary life.
Thus, decisive types often find themselves in the areas of implementation related to global events, while judicious types delve more into what is important in the current moment. One could say that the former is more interested in dealing with things related to long-term perspectives, while the latter – short-term ones: because influences are what leads to changes in the future, and ideas are what improves the quality of life right now.
As an example of the manifestation of these traits, we can take two popular American cartoons: “South Park” and “Family Guy.” In the first, the humor is based on ridicule of modern trends and the illustration of what they can lead to. In the second, the humor mocks modern lifestyles, and the episodes constantly use Ne-like inserts that have no direct relation to the plot itself. Note that it doesn’t matter that many people work on the script: we look at the general style of the cartoons that the authors try to adhere to and see that the emphasis in them is made on different aspects, that is, they cover different types of worldviews.
Decisive types include Hamlet, Zhukov, Maxim Gorky, Yesenin, Jack London, Napoleon, Dreiser and Balzac.
Judicious types include Hugo, Don Quixote, Robespierre, Dumas, Stierlitz, Huxley, Dostoyevsky and Gabin.