Your Personality Type:
INFJ
IIntrovert. Inner-directed; need ample
alone time; slow and steady, focus on
one task at a time; reserved & cautious
NIntuitive. Abstract, curious & idea-
oriented; ask “why” questions; open
to diverse ideas, values & lifestyles
FFeeler. Make decisions based on
values and concern for others;
sensitive, caring & cooperative
JJudger. Outwardly firm, direct,
and decisive; conveying closure;
planful & conscientious
INFJs’ Dominant Function
Generates convergent insights & impressions; perspicacious; penetrates to discern foundational causes & patterns
INFJs’ Auxiliary Function
Emotionally connects with others; communicative, offering guidance & feedback; facilitates morale & consensus
Key INFJ Traits:
- Highly perceptive and insightful; see “beneath the surface” of things to discern underlying patterns in human psychology, relationships, moral and spiritual issues, etc.
- Full of complexities and apparent paradoxes: creative and analytical, visual and verbal, serious and whimsical, private and expressive
- View human beings and the world through a moral / spiritual / philosophical lens
- Readily identify points of deviation from their envisioned ideal, i.e., from how things should be
- Outwardly warm and welcoming; typically more talkative and personable than other Introverts
- Readily and directly express their feelings—positive, negative, or otherwise—especially around their intimates
- Conscientious in helping and attending to the needs of others; compelled to maintain morale and interpersonal harmony
- Encourage direct and frequent communication in their relationships with an eye toward growth and actualization
- Can be prone to offering unsolicited advice, unwittingly treating people as “projects” in need of their counsel and insight
- Hold high standards for themselves—morally, relationally, and aesthetically—but may doubt or struggle to know their own value in the world
- Commonly self-identify as “Highly Sensitive Persons,” struggling with bodily or environmental sensitivities
- Develop refined tastes which may at times garner accusations of snobbery or pretense
- Struggle to balance their Introverted needs with felt obligations to others
- Perfectionism, self-doubt, and concerns about foreseeing / controlling outcomes may impede consistent action toward materializing their broader vision
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