Most of the time, if other people happen to see how I went about a certain puzzle, task, or exercise, they’ll say, “Huh. I never thought about doing it that way.”
That's divergent thinking. One downside is problem with choosing or deciding. Making a choice and sticking to it, is hard. Grass is greener, shiny spoon syndrome and all that.
In many ways, it feels like my brain is thinking aside from me thinking. Information and new ideas are dropped into my head without me even giving a single thought about something. Sure, I may be trying to come with new ideas, but most of the time, I don’t go through a certain thought process to actually get to those ideas. My brain, at this heightened level, will begin dropping ideas into my field of consciousness for me to experiment. It’s thinking without thinking.
I like to call it the invisible pond. Where thoughts just come up. It's interesting, like shower thoughts or letting the subconscious do its thing as you do your work. I like it. It really does come back to having good mood and taking care of your well-being.
“Ne” already gives the INFP a love for experimenting (as long as there is no potential for harm), and often times, I will find myself using “Te” with “Ne” in order to find a better way to do routine things.
we're really good with divergent thinking, often linked with ADHD and other cases.
Many times now, when using “Ne”, I can feel my brain searching through the “Si” databases until certain, perfect key phrases and memories are sent to my conscious thought. It’s very weird, very cool, and very interesting.
It happens often when I'm in a good mood. I can feel my mind open up and just do its thing.