Thank you for this! We know that videos about ISFP won't statistically bring a lot of views, but the small amount of us that is here appreciates your work a lot.
Glad you enjoyed it! Ultimately I do want every type to have a lot of videos on this channel. Since, at least in theory, this type of content is timeless and the community seems to be growing. So each video is kind of like an investment that can do work for you long into the future ~ Nathan
Thank you Nathan! I'm an ISFP and I just liked and subcribed 😉 Where do you get your information from?! (You dont have to answer that) What you say is just so much more accurate and well thought out then most of what I hear people say about ISFP's.
I believe when an ISFP learns to harness their introverted functions by not comparing with others and not basing their self-worth upon others' approval, they can become some of the most mature people in the world. And it's these happy little coincidences that can potentially make an ISFP very successful and happy in life.
AHAHAHA! lmfao 🤣😂 I'd rather leave my life in the hands of a literal BRICK - than the emotionally-disturbed, walking-fetus, no humanity - ISFP!!! What a narcissit -friendly type! ISFP are among the most corrupt type! ISFP are ESFJ/ESTJ dogs! Nothing more!
That last piece of advice is gold: finding a balance between staying open to opportunities and keeping your inner passion as a guide. Not that easy to implement.
True help for ISFP. .. is to CONTACT YOUR RAGE whenever you feel it. Realize how far back it goes. Only thing to help you face this insensitive world which is often too much for us. And don’t placate people or put yourself down to make others laugh at your expense. ..(bc you’re so quirky and cute…and want to be safe). Step up, don’t screw yourself, be who you really are! You’re a true artist in a calculating, greedy, insensitive world…. don’t get stepped on. 75 year old ISFP here. It’s taken that long. Good luck!!
I am not an ISFP but an INFP who knows and loves many ISFPs. These recommendations are the best. I have seen ISFPs crushed by stupid competitions, ugly surroundings, and a lack of acceptance by themselves and others.
As an ISFP crushed by competition and ugly surroundings, I desperately hope I could talk more about this stuff with other ISFPs and other people like you who understand. All of these problems hit home. They're exactly what failed me.
Thank you for making this video, I feel the SFs dont get much love and attention within the MBTI community. Everything you said is perfect and really helpful and definitely easy to forget in the hustle and bustle of life.
'Who gets the privilige of being a recipient of all of the beauty ISFP's bring in to the world?' That is a beautiful perspective in my eyes. Hearing that as an ISFP, I feel touched, free and proud. Never tought about it like that. Thank you. The whole video felt soothing to watch.
I would like to thank all of the ISFPs out there. Your ability to compose to and produce music is god like. As an INTJ who survives listening to music, all the ISFP composer TH-cam channels really help me handle stress. You guys are easily as creative as ENTPs and for that I very very much appreciate you guys, thank you.
Another excellent video. You sum up the ISFP better than most others. You asked for approximate goals, so here was mine. As a nature lover and wildlife fanatic it was my ambition, (yep it's a dirty word for us) to visit as many different ecosystems and beautiful places as I could. So I went to the savannah in Uganda, the cloudforest in Ecuador, the coral reefs in Indonesia, and many others. Am now completely broke and have no real home, but wouldn't have changed a thing. Life is experiential, so you gotta experience it.
Approximate Goals: Daily - Deal with one thing I want to procrastinate on, so I can get it over with and not have to have that unpleasantness tomorrow. Do something to make someone else’s life a little more pleasant. Do a lot of this if possible. Weekly - Produce something tangible that is designed to make someone smile. Go out of my way to interact with someone that brings me joy. Still working on monthly ideas. I don’t think that far in advance.
As an ISFP I love my job. It allows me to travel and it keeps me physically active. I have to deal with thousands of new people a year so after 11 years of that I've learned some things from the other archetypes that have helped with my social anxiety. I think I'm doing great lol
Great content! You seem to have a wonderful grasp of us! I love how you say “if you are in the mood” subscribe!!! Playing to our Fi! We don’t like to be told what to do, especially if we are in a certain mood! Well played sir!!!
oh, this helped me a lot, i (ISFP) am very competitive even when i am beggining something new and so i compare my skills with someone else´s. This video opened my eyes, thanks man!
Everyday I wake up, I’m under so much stress, That I just workout constantly, and I constantly am trying to escape my anxiety of the future, and my responsibilities, so the first thing I think when I wake up is “I HAVE to exercise” and it is not so much a future goal, but an awareness that The reason I’m stuck where I am now is because of me neglecting my body and being in my comfort zone… so I see what’s directly in front of me, what I can literally do right now to feel valid and like I’m idk… adequate to… myself? Idk lol. I’m not doing it for looks, just the sensation… the clarity, and I can say I’m not doing nothing. I really struggle with bipolar disorder. But really though, I just want the adrenaline, sometimes I climb buildings and stand at the edge to kind of get my heart pumping so I feel free… like my fear of death is not what controls me… I feel safer higher up, and I feel safer the more physical stress I feel… because stress of the future, is what truly causes me suffering. I work on a farm, and always feel the need to convey my values through some kind of logic, because I don’t think people have a reason to value my emotions inherently… so I come off as cold detached and logical, but really I’m under stress and need people to think it’s important for functionality… I’m just basically appealing to my inferior function via validation which I feel ashamed of saying. Because I believe I have the right to expect people to just take it or leave it as I am. But i end up just distancing myself…. Hiding… just stuck in my head, and in my fear… and I just am constantly trying to break free of my own mind… I get mistyped as an intj a LOT. Even infj. But it’s because I’ve developed my functions super awkwardly, along with mental illness, ptsd, etc… I’m 18 btw. And I took a lot of psychedelics in my early teens, so my Ni is pretty active… I’d say I use it more frequently than Se, and I neglected my Se for a long time especially after I was in military school (which really fucked me up) but the reality is I’ve found, Ni is actually something that causes me problems with the way I use it.
Thank you, Nathan. It's hard to hear over and over that ISFP's are talented for some things like music and drawing, when I don't have any of this talents. But I could really relate to what you said here, and I think it can help me.
That’s really awesome to hear! I agree there are too many easy stereotypes for ISFPs when there are actually so many different ways they can manifest their abilities ~ Nathan
Wow thank you sooo muchhh. It’s so difficult to do that when you were raised with a narc mother or conservative family. They broke me down to the point that I was so scared to forge my own path. Being authentic felt the most scariest thing. But I had enough and decided to isolate myself and fight everyone who got in my way. I feel like I’m living in heaven now after following my own path.
Self-acceptance: You are enough as you are and you don’t need to prove anything to anyone, especially goals that you do not deem worthwhile. Be careful of pursuing external metrics and achievement to the exclusion of being settled and comfortable with yourself and your values.
I do find ambition a "dirty word"! I think to me it feels like placing yourself above others or thinking you're better in some way, which I really detest. But it definitely doesn't help in life to think like that though :D Great advice, thanks for the video! Also, great jumper. ^^
Well, thats one way of thinking about it. If being ambitious in anynway is unseemly to you, that's fine. However, some ISFPs have strong artistic talents that they choose to share with the world. From my narrow perspective, that makes my little slice of the world a better place. So, understandably, for these ISFPs to develop and display their talents, some degree of ambition is needed.
I view ambition as the highest level of self-expression. It’s all about bringing yourself to be your best self for yourself and whomever else you’re concerned about. Without ambition, it’s just carnal, animalistic existence where very few can benefit from your existence...and I’d rather make the world a better place before leaving it. If it requires me to push myself and become the best version of myself, so be it. -INTJ
I am ambitious. But my ISFP nature made me less likely to pursue my ambition if I just set it as my ambition. It's an irony. I like to be an achiever but at the same time dislike to be an achiever. Why am I contradicting myself??
No.3 got me. I want to learn a language but am discouraged by how little I know when I start. The thing is, I've taught myself a foreign language before and am good at it. At that time, I didn't intentionally take it up as something I have to learn. I just got curious, aimlessly read the dictionary, remembered random stuff and watched shows. Intuitively picked up the language. However, now, when I want to try and learn another language, I can't do it because it feels like going to school T_T. I also want to improve playing this musical instrument (also self-taught, I'm poor), so I tried enrolling in a music class. Quit after 3 classes because I can't deal with the homework that focused on just one song. I wanted to ditch that song for a while and play something else. I know what I have to do but I'm just not doing it...
Man, the idea of approximate goals is genious. I tried previously to make list of things I have to do, but in the end it would turn into a routine, which I would try to avoid. But approximate goals, yes, why didn't I think about it before. It is like not something I surely have to do, but it would be there in the back of my head and it would give me some direction or sorts. Yes!
This is amazing to hear! I always wonder whether the descriptions in the videos actually resonate with most people of a particular type so it makes a big difference when I get this kind of feedback ~ Nathan
I literally need to get out of my house about every other day. That is to take a hike or something, I have to go for a walk outside close to my house daily. Otherwise I just feel like I’m going insane.
can u do more of these? they're great. you can just do more for ISFPs specifically, i wouldn't mind loool i feel like sometimes we find our type and then we circle jerk about how great we are and what "superpowers" we have and which disney princess we are but then once in a while we get juicy advice like this and that's really what i'm here for lol
As an Ispf, here is my goal : To put out my music, that I’ve been wanting to, but never actually got the chance to put it out because of all the chaos going on in my life and academics too. I don’t want to regret “wasting my talents” as some would call it and I want people who resonate with what I feel to have this for them. Wish me luck.❤ thanks for the amazing content!
I test as an INFP but a lot of this advice sounds really good to me. Especially "approximate goals" . I also must have a cave to retreat to that I have set up to be beautiful and just right. I also drag myself outside, but then don't want to come back in. I have always been an artist/maker and I have been very successful without a competitive approach. Thank you, I really like your channel!
Finally, someone figured us out! 100% accurate. I love the beauty and aesthetics of life. Approximate goals is something I need to implement with tangible results.
Contentment and ambition are not at odds with one another. Love it. I'm not very competitive. It's one of the things that makes me question if INTJ is the best fit for me. How do you type yourself when you do all the things? 🤔
"Write approximate goals" , this is what I learned from this video. Yes, we can get too comfortable with what we have since we are not very task oriented and ambition or being competitive may not be in our nature so having these approximate goals will help a lot ! Thanks, mate
I love to play basketball and i remember one of my most joyful moments was when i was at the court alone and a group of kids, that happened to have some different sort of practice, on their break they all came over to me in a playful manner. Im so glad that i naturally engaged in the playing. also seeing other kids go from kicking goals to shooting hoops, i like to think that i inspired them, since i was the only example around. I think i am very beauty driven and i love to lead by example. I will keep those things in mind and i will def watch this vid more times
Love the video, thanks Nathan! Always find myself in a weird place as an ISFP with savior Ni / demon Se, but I love hearing about stock ISFPs since all ISFPs are technically se/ni double observers.
Approximate goal: "Going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" as I take action artistically, professionally, and interpersonally. 😁 (Partial quote from Winston Churchill regarding his definition of courage)
I am an ENTJ, so ISFP is my polar MBTI type. I find myself watching all the MBTI videos on TH-cam and crave the "booty" of presentation versus the data-driven content. The synthesis of style and substance is the miracle of a Ferrari or Lamborgini. Great mechanical performance, filled like an eclair with rich Corinthian leather that is 'dreamy creamy'! Speak to each MBTI type in the context, tone, and color that it deserves. Take care of the individual's taste in your consulting, as a chef caters to his best customer. Variations make the same music sound entirely new.
The getting away to nature idea is just completely true in my case. I chose to go to uni in Durham because it has places within it that feel wild, it also has great access to cycle in the beautiful countryside including the North Pennines. I grew up and still spend a lot of time on a farm on Exmoor which has always felt 'right' to me. I also simply love to hike through the countryside with a backpack and explore and interact with the endless wonders of new places especially big hills and rivers
This is really nice. This is very easy to understand and take in as an ISFP. Thanks for the work u r doing! Really I think these can help a lot of ISFPs and maybe others to understand or something.
I originally typed as INTJ then more recently (last 5/6 years) typed as ISTP consistently, which fit me better somewhat, but didn't quite fit perfectly (I'm a very big feeler, but don't really express it.) I thought that was because I'm female. But then I started reading a lot about ISFPs and now I'm feeling that this may well be me. Particularly the inferior extroverted thinking! Will do more research...
Most Pleased with your sharing of further LIGHT on these 'ISFP Ladys.' Beautiful creatures as a whole. After 49 years of marriage this next month, it's only last May that I finally decided to send to the Patton Office for THE Official Direction Book, Blueprints & parts listings, with the correct serial numbers. I appreciate you insight, ability & sharing of this particular Roadster Sports Jaguare Model to create further light the SUBJECT. Being an Entered Apprentice in the ways of the is Craft is a labor of Love. Keep on keeping on & semper fi.
My sons a isfp, literally just decided to go work for camp america, left yesterday, back in three months.. never flown on his own, but this place is perfect for him.
Nathan, I really appreciate this video. It spoke to me in several ways and dimensions and articulated what I subconsciously go through on a day-to-day basis. “Why should I bother being so ambitious like everyone else?” I love the idea of making approximate goals and I will try that in the days to come. Thank you again.
I have my own world that’s why I never compete. I find it funny when ppl compete like dude what are you competing abt 😒 I value self-acceptance what’s wrong w being comfortable 😩
Hey, thank you for your insight. It helps balance the straight science and feeling. I think you are one of the most best at explaintion of the types without going into all the psuedo science that comes with mbti. A lot of conjecture is in this community. But I know there is some truth. I dont even know what type I am still. I can see it in others but not myself. I have a hard time with that.
My dream is to do landscaping on the street islands. My town is so dull and boring. I mean, a waterfall with a Japanese maple tree on the side would look great on an intersection.
It took me so long, like months to figure out my type 100% concretely and it finaly clicked in every part of my soul that I'm an isfp when I started cringing/teeth grinding listening to the isfp's problems they run into. Infp was close but something felt off about not having the need to create something tangible. So thankful I finaly know who I am as I can put my mind at ease knowing the work I have todo lol
Thankyou for this video. As an ISFP this was immensely helpful and I will try to follow the advice. Always subscribed, Nathan, you're one of my favorite people to come to when it comes to MBTI.
this was awesome! now i understand better where my lack of ambition comes from. My approximate goals are to get more involved in dancing tango and its funny you said that this will leave me more receptive to opportunities because yesterday someone asked me if i wanted to be their practice partner and i said yes because i had that at the back of my mind. Im horrible with goals, tango is the only thing im slightly certain i want to pursue.
It's true please don't compare your work with others instead compare it with your yesterday self.. you see? Little by little you are improving don't worry and keep on working hard ! 😁
Hahaha - have approximate goals. I lived in housing commission for three years even though I didn't have to. Guy behind the next wall having severe overdose, someone else assaulting the cat, and I stayed there coz I was content with my one bedroom with unlimited heating
My current life goal is to not care when someone uses there, their, and/or they're, incorrectly. Also to try to comprehend the impacts of our co-evolution with Canis lupus familiaris, more fully. Peace.
Can you include more tangible suggestions related to ISFP cognitive stack? I remember for INTJ videos, you made a summary of advice majority of which related to improvement of Se (which is antithetical to act on your strengths advice?!)
I will certainly do an equivalent video on that for ISFPs too. Yes it isn’t what I’d personally use as a strategy but that’s just me and the approach that suits me best. I’m pretty extreme and imbalanced whereas other people might find that improving their weakness a small bit makes them well rounded enough to not be tripped up by them ~ Nathan
I don't know how to respond to this. I am currently at a point in life where I'm seeking psychological support and visiting a therapist, since I know that something is wrong. My closest friend got me in the world and categorising of 16 personalities, OCEAN and stuff like this, and although I dismissed it at first, I didn't take long to notice key points that I've been learning in the 2 months of the journey I'm already on with my therapist. I can understand functions and approaches and they help me look at myself from an extra outsider's perspective. BUT, in this video, while not disagreeing theoretically with any of the methods presented I can say with full certainty that I've had the exact opposite thinking and understanding for all of my life, and at points that I initially thought of points like these I mostly agree with having forced myself to change them into what seems the opposite of what you're saying, since I was proven wrong to begin with. In the end, I took the test in this metamorphosis stage, and even though I can relate to the functions I can understand I'm using, I can't say for sure that it's the way it's going to be how I'm classified in the future. You've actually reminded me of a lot of things I'm struggling thinking about, and not pleasantly. Notice I'm not calling myself an ISFP, try to figure out why I'm not committing to that name and please understand what I'm leading you towards. I'm still subbing, I don't disagree with everything you say, but I would love a clarification
I relate so much to all of this video . . . "not competing" . . . I have a hobby that I sometimes go to competitions in. After thinking about this endlessly (INTP) I realized that I am actually the most competitive when being the most layed-back noncompetitive person I can possibly be. I love the paradox. What's really going on is an internal competition with my own rules. Is this something that also applies to an INTP? I also have an approximate goal of making comments on your older videos hoping to refresh interest in them. I will most likely set this activity aside and pick it up again at some later time . . maybe.
I'm an ISFP watching this in my beautiful home with a beautiful view trying to bring beauty into the world with my watercolour painting whilst procrastinating about my goal to be a professional illustrator :P
(I’m an ISFP)At first ai thought that I may have tested wrong because I look at the world through a tinted lens. I found that it is because I was raised in a critically thinking and more or less toxic environment, so I find myself more being more reserved and try to keep to myself if I can help it. But when I can find an authentic person, I can just relax and explode into a world of conversation. It might also be because I am a vergo and thus a ‘human lie detector’ that I can only feel like I can be myself around those who genuinely accept me.
I used to think I was an INFP until I took CS Joseph's latest test and got a result of ISFP. when I heard to explanation it was me 100% INFP was always Very like me but with a couple that weren't me but ISFP is describing me perfectly. especially when ive always been doing something creative like game design or writing. its all art, we are the Artisans.
Thank you! I am a mix of INFP, ISFP, INFJ. I have all the cognitive functions. But my Fi is dominant. I don't want to put myself into a box. But I am trying to become an INFJ. And developing my Se, Ni. Then I concentrate on Fe, Ti. Good luck for me! All I want is to be happy here and hereafter. So I can change my mind to become an INFJ. Thank you a lot! Love you all!💛
Thank you for this! We know that videos about ISFP won't statistically bring a lot of views, but the small amount of us that is here appreciates your work a lot.
Agreed!
I respect any ISFP who is willing to consider MBTI
Glad you enjoyed it! Ultimately I do want every type to have a lot of videos on this channel. Since, at least in theory, this type of content is timeless and the community seems to be growing. So each video is kind of like an investment that can do work for you long into the future ~ Nathan
Thank you Nathan! I'm an ISFP and I just liked and subcribed 😉 Where do you get your information from?! (You dont have to answer that) What you say is just so much more accurate and well thought out then most of what I hear people say about ISFP's.
@@user-ez5vq9fd2t i freaking love it
Not wanting to go out but then feeling unbelievably alive once I do: me every single day. Thank you.
Yes i totally relate to this!!
Or, not feeling happy at someone's notice to visit, but enjoying the time with them once they arrive.
*subscribe your channel*
I believe when an ISFP learns to harness their introverted functions by not comparing with others and not basing their self-worth upon others' approval, they can become some of the most mature people in the world. And it's these happy little coincidences that can potentially make an ISFP very successful and happy in life.
AHAHAHA! lmfao 🤣😂
I'd rather leave my life in the hands of a literal BRICK - than the emotionally-disturbed, walking-fetus, no humanity - ISFP!!! What a narcissit -friendly type! ISFP are among the most corrupt type! ISFP are ESFJ/ESTJ dogs! Nothing more!
True :) As an ISFP myself it made me happy in life. Although I'm not sure if I'll be successful in the future, I'm still happy with myself :)
"self-worth upon others approval" so true
That last piece of advice is gold: finding a balance between staying open to opportunities and keeping your inner passion as a guide. Not that easy to implement.
Balance in every area is tricky. Also...you know you're ultra-artsy when you have a back and white profile picture..just saying ~ Nathan
Ultra-artsy, huh? I'll take that. I have the same picture in colour but I prefer this one.
"Because she competes with no one, no one can compete with her." --- Lao Tzu
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It's kinda like "she who don't fight, doesn't have an enemy" 😂😂
True help for ISFP. .. is to
CONTACT YOUR RAGE whenever you feel it.
Realize how far back it goes.
Only thing to help you face this insensitive world which is often too much for us. And don’t placate people or put yourself down to make others laugh at your expense. ..(bc you’re so quirky and cute…and want to be safe). Step up, don’t screw yourself, be who you really are!
You’re a true artist in a calculating, greedy, insensitive world…. don’t get stepped on.
75 year old ISFP here.
It’s taken that long. Good luck!!
thanks, it sounds like something that will ge really valuable for me in the future
Brilliant advise thanks
between beach and mountains? heaven!
I mean...pretty much yes! ~ Nathan
@@lovewho Do you live in Barcelona? :D
I am not an ISFP but an INFP who knows and loves many ISFPs. These recommendations are the best. I have seen ISFPs crushed by stupid competitions, ugly surroundings, and a lack of acceptance by themselves and others.
As an ISFP crushed by competition and ugly surroundings, I desperately hope I could talk more about this stuff with other ISFPs and other people like you who understand. All of these problems hit home. They're exactly what failed me.
Thank you for making this video, I feel the SFs dont get much love and attention within the MBTI community. Everything you said is perfect and really helpful and definitely easy to forget in the hustle and bustle of life.
I agree! SF types are certainly underrated indeed which is a great shame! ~ Nathan
Why do you think SF types are underrated?
@@zen707 probably because everyone talks about NT’s
@@mazin9814 or NFs
isfps are sooo fun
'Who gets the privilige of being a recipient of all of the beauty ISFP's bring in to the world?' That is a beautiful perspective in my eyes. Hearing that as an ISFP, I feel touched, free and proud. Never tought about it like that. Thank you. The whole video felt soothing to watch.
ISFP…..A DREAM FOR AN ENTP
Yes, please make more ISFP videos :)
I certainly will over time! ~ Nathan
I would like to thank all of the ISFPs out there. Your ability to compose to and produce music is god like. As an INTJ who survives listening to music, all the ISFP composer TH-cam channels really help me handle stress. You guys are easily as creative as ENTPs and for that I very very much appreciate you guys, thank you.
dang! As an ISFP I wish I admire you guys the most. I always compared myself to you guys
This comment warms my ISFP heart
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Another excellent video. You sum up the ISFP better than most others. You asked for approximate goals, so here was mine.
As a nature lover and wildlife fanatic it was my ambition, (yep it's a dirty word for us) to visit as many different ecosystems and beautiful places as I could. So I went to the savannah in Uganda, the cloudforest in Ecuador, the coral reefs in Indonesia, and many others. Am now completely broke and have no real home, but wouldn't have changed a thing. Life is experiential, so you gotta experience it.
Approximate Goals:
Daily - Deal with one thing I want to procrastinate on, so I can get it over with and not have to have that unpleasantness tomorrow.
Do something to make someone else’s life a little more pleasant. Do a lot of this if possible.
Weekly - Produce something tangible that is designed to make someone smile.
Go out of my way to interact with someone that brings me joy.
Still working on monthly ideas. I don’t think that far in advance.
Thanks this is helpful
This is helpful
Thanks. I’ll try this out.
Wow that's genius thank you! I'll have to try it for myself
As an ISFP I love my job. It allows me to travel and it keeps me physically active. I have to deal with thousands of new people a year so after 11 years of that I've learned some things from the other archetypes that have helped with my social anxiety. I think I'm doing great lol
What's ur job?!
@@izy2302 I'm in the event industry
@@TheOnlyKosis ok? Like what specifically. Help us out here lol
As an ISFP, this is spot on.
Getting a stamp of approval from a real life ISFP is always great! ~ Nathan
Why is it that there's barely any videos on YT or TikTok about ISFPs but there are thousands of videos about INFP?? I love this!
Great content! You seem to have a wonderful grasp of us! I love how you say “if you are in the mood” subscribe!!! Playing to our Fi! We don’t like to be told what to do, especially if we are in a certain mood! Well played sir!!!
Haha! I can't resist trying to get people to subscribe. Glad you enjoyed the video it's always great to see you in the comments section!
Don't compare yourself to others, but to yourself from yesterday.
oh, this helped me a lot, i (ISFP) am very competitive even when i am beggining something new and so i compare my skills with someone else´s. This video opened my eyes, thanks man!
INFP here trying to understand my ISFP wife (35 years together there may still be hope 🤣🤣🤣. Awesome video....subscribed
You, my friend, are wise beyond your years. Thank you for this.
Thank you! This is a very enjoyable compliment although I must say, I do feel a lot older than my age ~ Nathan
Everyday I wake up, I’m under so much stress, That I just workout constantly, and I constantly am trying to escape my anxiety of the future, and my responsibilities, so the first thing I think when I wake up is “I HAVE to exercise” and it is not so much a future goal, but an awareness that The reason I’m stuck where I am now is because of me neglecting my body and being in my comfort zone… so I see what’s directly in front of me, what I can literally do right now to feel valid and like I’m idk… adequate to… myself? Idk lol. I’m not doing it for looks, just the sensation… the clarity, and I can say I’m not doing nothing. I really struggle with bipolar disorder. But really though, I just want the adrenaline, sometimes I climb buildings and stand at the edge to kind of get my heart pumping so I feel free… like my fear of death is not what controls me… I feel safer higher up, and I feel safer the more physical stress I feel… because stress of the future, is what truly causes me suffering. I work on a farm, and always feel the need to convey my values through some kind of logic, because I don’t think people have a reason to value my emotions inherently… so I come off as cold detached and logical, but really I’m under stress and need people to think it’s important for functionality… I’m just basically appealing to my inferior function via validation which I feel ashamed of saying. Because I believe I have the right to expect people to just take it or leave it as I am. But i end up just distancing myself…. Hiding… just stuck in my head, and in my fear… and I just am constantly trying to break free of my own mind… I get mistyped as an intj a LOT. Even infj. But it’s because I’ve developed my functions super awkwardly, along with mental illness, ptsd, etc… I’m 18 btw. And I took a lot of psychedelics in my early teens, so my Ni is pretty active… I’d say I use it more frequently than Se, and I neglected my Se for a long time especially after I was in military school (which really fucked me up) but the reality is I’ve found, Ni is actually something that causes me problems with the way I use it.
Thank you, Nathan. It's hard to hear over and over that ISFP's are talented for some things like music and drawing, when I don't have any of this talents. But I could really relate to what you said here, and I think it can help me.
That’s really awesome to hear! I agree there are too many easy stereotypes for ISFPs when there are actually so many different ways they can manifest their abilities ~ Nathan
Wow thank you sooo muchhh. It’s so difficult to do that when you were raised with a narc mother or conservative family. They broke me down to the point that I was so scared to forge my own path. Being authentic felt the most scariest thing. But I had enough and decided to isolate myself and fight everyone who got in my way. I feel like I’m living in heaven now after following my own path.
Self-acceptance: You are enough as you are and you don’t need to prove anything to anyone, especially goals that you do not deem worthwhile.
Be careful of pursuing external metrics and achievement to the exclusion of being settled and comfortable with yourself and your values.
I do find ambition a "dirty word"! I think to me it feels like placing yourself above others or thinking you're better in some way, which I really detest. But it definitely doesn't help in life to think like that though :D Great advice, thanks for the video!
Also, great jumper. ^^
Glad you enjoyed the video and my jumper! ~ Nathan
Well, thats one way of thinking about it. If being ambitious in anynway is unseemly to you, that's fine. However, some ISFPs have strong artistic talents that they choose to share with the world. From my narrow perspective, that makes my little slice of the world a better place.
So, understandably, for these ISFPs to develop and display their talents, some degree of ambition is needed.
I view ambition as the highest level of self-expression. It’s all about bringing yourself to be your best self for yourself and whomever else you’re concerned about. Without ambition, it’s just carnal, animalistic existence where very few can benefit from your existence...and I’d rather make the world a better place before leaving it. If it requires me to push myself and become the best version of myself, so be it. -INTJ
I am ambitious. But my ISFP nature made me less likely to pursue my ambition if I just set it as my ambition. It's an irony. I like to be an achiever but at the same time dislike to be an achiever. Why am I contradicting myself??
Get over yourself! Walking-fetus!
No.3 got me. I want to learn a language but am discouraged by how little I know when I start. The thing is, I've taught myself a foreign language before and am good at it. At that time, I didn't intentionally take it up as something I have to learn. I just got curious, aimlessly read the dictionary, remembered random stuff and watched shows. Intuitively picked up the language. However, now, when I want to try and learn another language, I can't do it because it feels like going to school T_T.
I also want to improve playing this musical instrument (also self-taught, I'm poor), so I tried enrolling in a music class. Quit after 3 classes because I can't deal with the homework that focused on just one song. I wanted to ditch that song for a while and play something else. I know what I have to do but I'm just not doing it...
Man, the idea of approximate goals is genious. I tried previously to make list of things I have to do, but in the end it would turn into a routine, which I would try to avoid. But approximate goals, yes, why didn't I think about it before. It is like not something I surely have to do, but it would be there in the back of my head and it would give me some direction or sorts. Yes!
Today I became aware that I’m a ISFP type. This video made me cry and was spot on. All kinds of pieces come together. ❤️
This is amazing to hear! I always wonder whether the descriptions in the videos actually resonate with most people of a particular type so it makes a big difference when I get this kind of feedback ~ Nathan
I literally need to get out of my house about every other day. That is to take a hike or something, I have to go for a walk outside close to my house daily. Otherwise I just feel like I’m going insane.
can u do more of these? they're great. you can just do more for ISFPs specifically, i wouldn't mind loool
i feel like sometimes we find our type and then we circle jerk about how great we are and what "superpowers" we have and which disney princess we are but then once in a while we get juicy advice like this and that's really what i'm here for lol
As an Ispf, here is my goal :
To put out my music, that I’ve been wanting to, but never actually got the chance to put it out because of all the chaos going on in my life and academics too. I don’t want to regret “wasting my talents” as some would call it and I want people who resonate with what I feel to have this for them. Wish me luck.❤ thanks for the amazing content!
I test as an INFP but a lot of this advice sounds really good to me. Especially "approximate goals" . I also must have a cave to retreat to that I have set up to be beautiful and just right. I also drag myself outside, but then don't want to come back in. I have always been an artist/maker and I have been very successful without a competitive approach. Thank you, I really like your channel!
Finally, someone figured us out! 100% accurate. I love the beauty and aesthetics of life. Approximate goals is something I need to implement with tangible results.
Contentment and ambition are not at odds with one another. Love it.
I'm not very competitive. It's one of the things that makes me question if INTJ is the best fit for me. How do you type yourself when you do all the things? 🤔
"Write approximate goals" , this is what I learned from this video. Yes, we can get too comfortable with what we have since we are not very task oriented and ambition or being competitive may not be in our nature so having these approximate goals will help a lot ! Thanks, mate
This video is so healing for me an ISFP. Subscribed already.. 60 days over. ❤
I love to play basketball and i remember one of my most joyful moments was when i was at the court alone and a group of kids, that happened to have some different sort of practice, on their break they all came over to me in a playful manner. Im so glad that i naturally engaged in the playing. also seeing other kids go from kicking goals to shooting hoops, i like to think that i inspired them, since i was the only example around. I think i am very beauty driven and i love to lead by example. I will keep those things in mind and i will def watch this vid more times
Could you make a video about the difference between ESFPs and ISFPs?
I certainly will do this video at some point! ~ Nathan
Love the video, thanks Nathan! Always find myself in a weird place as an ISFP with savior Ni / demon Se, but I love hearing about stock ISFPs since all ISFPs are technically se/ni double observers.
Glad you enjoyed it! ~ Nathan
what is a double observer?:O
For someone who appears very intellectual, I love how you give these super practical tips! A way into our hearts. You understand us very well!
Approximate goal:
"Going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" as I take action artistically, professionally, and interpersonally. 😁
(Partial quote from Winston Churchill regarding his definition of courage)
I am an ENTJ, so ISFP is my polar MBTI type. I find myself watching all the MBTI videos on TH-cam and crave the "booty" of presentation versus the data-driven content. The synthesis of style and substance is the miracle of a Ferrari or Lamborgini. Great mechanical performance, filled like an eclair with rich Corinthian leather that is 'dreamy creamy'! Speak to each MBTI type in the context, tone, and color that it deserves. Take care of the individual's taste in your consulting, as a chef caters to his best customer. Variations make the same music sound entirely new.
I LOVE this comment. Thank you very much for taking the time to leave it ~ Nathan
The getting away to nature idea is just completely true in my case. I chose to go to uni in Durham because it has places within it that feel wild, it also has great access to cycle in the beautiful countryside including the North Pennines. I grew up and still spend a lot of time on a farm on Exmoor which has always felt 'right' to me. I also simply love to hike through the countryside with a backpack and explore and interact with the endless wonders of new places especially big hills and rivers
see ambition and goals as dirty word. yeah i do that frequently
This is really nice. This is very easy to understand and take in as an ISFP. Thanks for the work u r doing! Really I think these can help a lot of ISFPs and maybe others to understand or something.
My goal is to travel around the qorld taking landscape photos! (And maybe to have my own exhibition someday) Thank you for the video!
Thats awesome!! I love that goal ~ Nathan
I originally typed as INTJ then more recently (last 5/6 years) typed as ISTP consistently, which fit me better somewhat, but didn't quite fit perfectly (I'm a very big feeler, but don't really express it.) I thought that was because I'm female. But then I started reading a lot about ISFPs and now I'm feeling that this may well be me. Particularly the inferior extroverted thinking! Will do more research...
Most Pleased with your sharing of further LIGHT on these 'ISFP Ladys.' Beautiful creatures as a whole. After 49 years of marriage this next month, it's only last May that I finally decided to send to the Patton Office for THE Official Direction Book, Blueprints & parts listings, with the correct serial numbers. I appreciate you insight, ability & sharing of this particular Roadster Sports Jaguare Model to create further light the SUBJECT. Being an Entered Apprentice in the ways of the is Craft is a labor of Love. Keep on keeping on & semper fi.
My sons a isfp, literally just decided to go work for camp america, left yesterday, back in three months.. never flown on his own, but this place is perfect for him.
Nathan, I really appreciate this video. It spoke to me in several ways and dimensions and articulated what I subconsciously go through on a day-to-day basis. “Why should I bother being so ambitious like everyone else?” I love the idea of making approximate goals and I will try that in the days to come. Thank you again.
I have my own world that’s why I never compete. I find it funny when ppl compete like dude what are you competing abt 😒 I value self-acceptance what’s wrong w being comfortable 😩
I went to the beach the other day and I thought that i must consider having it in near me when i buy my own house
Hey, thank you for your insight. It helps balance the straight science and feeling. I think you are one of the most best at explaintion of the types without going into all the psuedo science that comes with mbti. A lot of conjecture is in this community. But I know there is some truth. I dont even know what type I am still. I can see it in others but not myself. I have a hard time with that.
My dream is to do landscaping on the street islands. My town is so dull and boring. I mean, a waterfall with a Japanese maple tree on the side would look great on an intersection.
I appreciate this so much , thanks Nathan
Hope you enjoyed the video! Thank you for this comment ~ Nathan
It took me so long, like months to figure out my type 100% concretely and it finaly clicked in every part of my soul that I'm an isfp when I started cringing/teeth grinding listening to the isfp's problems they run into. Infp was close but something felt off about not having the need to create something tangible. So thankful I finaly know who I am as I can put my mind at ease knowing the work I have todo lol
Thankyou for this video. As an ISFP this was immensely helpful and I will try to follow the advice. Always subscribed, Nathan, you're one of my favorite people to come to when it comes to MBTI.
this was awesome! now i understand better where my lack of ambition comes from. My approximate goals are to get more involved in dancing tango and its funny you said that this will leave me more receptive to opportunities because yesterday someone asked me if i wanted to be their practice partner and i said yes because i had that at the back of my mind. Im horrible with goals, tango is the only thing im slightly certain i want to pursue.
I just found your channel and just subscribed.
Thank you for sharing.
Another ISFPs
Ngl, I surprised myself when I saw I was already subscribed! I don't subscribe very often, it's too much commitment xD
Thanks Nathan 🌷 very good description of ISFP‘s👏👏👏
Random comment but that sweater looks so fuzzy and soft haha. Thank you 😊
As a tried and true ISFP, I must say that this is incredibly accurate. Also here to comment on your peaky blinders mug
It's true please don't compare your work with others instead compare it with your yesterday self.. you see? Little by little you are improving don't worry and keep on working hard ! 😁
Hahaha - have approximate goals. I lived in housing commission for three years even though I didn't have to. Guy behind the next wall having severe overdose, someone else assaulting the cat, and I stayed there coz I was content with my one bedroom with unlimited heating
Wow thank you for this 🤍 please make more about ISFP we don’t get much other than the repeated stereotypes but this was really unique
My current life goal is to not care when someone uses there, their, and/or they're, incorrectly. Also to try to comprehend the impacts of our co-evolution with Canis lupus familiaris, more fully. Peace.
This is... a tough challenge indeed, let me know how this goes ~ Nathan
I used to care a lot about it but now I don’t lol maybe you’ll get there
I think maybe I am an ISFP. I have been doubting a lot about which type I am. But this resonated with me.
Can you include more tangible suggestions related to ISFP cognitive stack? I remember for INTJ videos, you made a summary of advice majority of which related to improvement of Se (which is antithetical to act on your strengths advice?!)
I will certainly do an equivalent video on that for ISFPs too. Yes it isn’t what I’d personally use as a strategy but that’s just me and the approach that suits me best. I’m pretty extreme and imbalanced whereas other people might find that improving their weakness a small bit makes them well rounded enough to not be tripped up by them ~ Nathan
1:33 my desk is full of art, toys, and color... I do disability insurance. This helps me so much!
Kefka & Khajiit ! I’m a teacher whose classroom is filled with trinkets to play with!
I don't know how to respond to this. I am currently at a point in life where I'm seeking psychological support and visiting a therapist, since I know that something is wrong. My closest friend got me in the world and categorising of 16 personalities, OCEAN and stuff like this, and although I dismissed it at first, I didn't take long to notice key points that I've been learning in the 2 months of the journey I'm already on with my therapist. I can understand functions and approaches and they help me look at myself from an extra outsider's perspective. BUT, in this video, while not disagreeing theoretically with any of the methods presented I can say with full certainty that I've had the exact opposite thinking and understanding for all of my life, and at points that I initially thought of points like these I mostly agree with having forced myself to change them into what seems the opposite of what you're saying, since I was proven wrong to begin with. In the end, I took the test in this metamorphosis stage, and even though I can relate to the functions I can understand I'm using, I can't say for sure that it's the way it's going to be how I'm classified in the future. You've actually reminded me of a lot of things I'm struggling thinking about, and not pleasantly. Notice I'm not calling myself an ISFP, try to figure out why I'm not committing to that name and please understand what I'm leading you towards.
I'm still subbing, I don't disagree with everything you say, but I would love a clarification
Interesting! I related to everything in this video. As always, great job on these videos! 🌻 Booty-full👌🏼
I'll make sure to do more ESFPs in the future!! ~ Nathan
Lol I appreciate it, but don’t worry about it! We’ll be here cheering you on regardless ✌🏼
Welp, these hit me hard.. thank you so much for your reminders, stay safe 😁
I relate so much to all of this video . . . "not competing" . . . I have a hobby that I sometimes go to competitions in. After thinking about this endlessly (INTP) I realized that I am actually the most competitive when being the most layed-back noncompetitive person I can possibly be. I love the paradox. What's really going on is an internal competition with my own rules. Is this something that also applies to an INTP?
I also have an approximate goal of making comments on your older videos hoping to refresh interest in them. I will most likely set this activity aside and pick it up again at some later time . . maybe.
I'm an ISFP watching this in my beautiful home with a beautiful view trying to bring beauty into the world with my watercolour painting whilst procrastinating about my goal to be a professional illustrator :P
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Good job👏🏻
Wow! You're in a good spot, the beach and the mountains!!
(I’m an ISFP)At first ai thought that I may have tested wrong because I look at the world through a tinted lens. I found that it is because I was raised in a critically thinking and more or less toxic environment, so I find myself more being more reserved and try to keep to myself if I can help it. But when I can find an authentic person, I can just relax and explode into a world of conversation. It might also be because I am a vergo and thus a ‘human lie detector’ that I can only feel like I can be myself around those who genuinely accept me.
I used to think I was an INFP until I took CS Joseph's latest test and got a result of ISFP. when I heard to explanation it was me 100% INFP was always Very like me but with a couple that weren't me but ISFP is describing me perfectly. especially when ive always been doing something creative like game design or writing. its all art, we are the Artisans.
An ISFP here, Every time I go to the grocery store, even though I DREAD IT.. I'm always so glad I went after lol.
Love Who? ❤U. Your comic timing of initiating dialogue.. funniest - Me..yes..ISFP ☺
Hell summed up in song what much of this world is like for Fi types by malvina reynolds - little boxes.
LOL. Contentment is too real! I'm gonna make it a goal to try and make more friends. Maybe I can find a partner along the way. Who knows
By not competing...my heart stopped.. 😂
I'm loving your videos!
I am damn sure that tonnes of INTPs, ISTPs, INFPs, INFJs, INTJs and a huge number of ENTPs and ENFPs are ISFPs in reality.
My goal is to find a goal...💀
A few months ago I was an INTJ which is like very different from ISFP, now I am an ISFP.
I want to make my crush smile and quit having self doubts
Though I'm an INFP, this was actually really good advice for me
Thanks Nathan 🤗
It makes sense that it would greatly apply to INFPs as well! ~ Nathan
Bought my home after seeing a video of the backyard 🤣
Love it! ~ Nathan
Brilliant!!
Lol yes I hate appraisals when my manager asks me what I want to achieve next year. I mean, I don't know??
めちゃくちゃ助かる Thank you.
I always dream about climbing a mountain :]
Thank you! I am a mix of INFP, ISFP, INFJ. I have all the cognitive functions. But my Fi is dominant. I don't want to put myself into a box. But I am trying to become an INFJ. And developing my Se, Ni. Then I concentrate on Fe, Ti. Good luck for me! All I want is to be happy here and hereafter. So I can change my mind to become an INFJ. Thank you a lot! Love you all!💛
Do more ESFP videos
Will do! I've been very neglectful of them ~ Nathan
As ENTJ, I find this video pretty useful for my own winning... sorry ISFPs! 😉😘😋
Oh wow, this is like gold dust for the Machiavellian ENTJs out there ~ Nathan
@@ddsbread5673 Just what I was thinking :D