The difference between Logical and Intuitive is practically infamous for how tricky it is to explain. At least, to me it always seems very confusing. Logical and Intuitive thinkers are fundamentally opposed to each other, which means if you think one way, it’s tough for you to imagine the other way. Which illustrations have worked best for you to explain to yourself the difference between the two?
I’ve come up with a lot, but this one really seemed to open my eyes. Imagine you’re going to a job interview on the fifth floor of a building, and you’re almost about to be late. The interviewer told you that he hates it when people show up late, so you have to decide between the elevator or the stairs. If you run up the stairs, you’ll make it in time, but you’ll be sweaty, tired, and probably a bit aggravated after all that exercise. Whereas if you take the elevator, you’re going to be late, but you can use the time while you’re riding to smooth out your suit, take some deep breaths, and prepare your responses to the questions. Which do you choose?
Well, to the Logical person, it’s clear: run up the stairs, no matter the consequences. He said you need to be on time, so you’d better darn well be on time. The Intuitive person, on the other hand, will take the elevator because they’re more concerned about all of the different forces at play. They reason that it doesn’t matter if they’re on time or not if the interview goes poorly anyway. They see punctuality as only one factor that might possibly be trumped by good presentation and good answers.
To the Logical person, that view is insane. If the interviewer turns them away at the door because they’re late, then none of those other forces will matter. All the Logical person can see is the Causal link, “If you’re late, you won’t be considered,” and they might be right. To the Intuitive person, the Logical view is just as insane. As I said, the Intuitive person thinks that the punctuality issue is only a small factor, and that pursuing it at the expense of all the other factors is like the monkey reaching for one pea only to drop all the others. And again, they might be right, too. Maybe the interviewer is super-strict about the time, or maybe he’ll be lenient if the other factors are spot-on. It’s really on a case-by-case basis.
So, anyways, anybody else got fun illustrations that help you understand Logical vs. Intuitive (or Linear vs. Holistic or Male vs. Female) better? I’d love to hear them! 
) That “world superpower” example is pretty good, though, so… thank you! 