I'm INFP but I think how we are raised has a lot to do with the ability for us to make decisions and control impulsivity. I have been making some impulsive desicions and I wish I could be firm on making sure I stay true to myself, my morals and values.
Right? I think my indecisiveness stems from my opinions rarely considered seriously back then and some people were easily upset when I disagreed with them even when I gave rational explanations on why I thought so. I think my Te is pretty good, it's just that I feel guilty if I prioritize that above (other people's) Fi.
i instantly wanted to liked this video! i love the upbeat personality! its true, then infps talk, they are expressive and speak from the heart. guess that's why i kept listening before hitting the like button (omg, i just realized i waited for more info like an INFP for would haha) . I guess that's also why everytime i would speak in class, everyone would go silent to hear me. anyway, i love the way you explain everything. haha i took notes. but great advice on decision making. I need to start doing that. deciding dinner with a bf who doesnt care whereas i care too much gets annoying and we often just forget dinner in time and have to go to fast food cuz its late. any who, great advice! great personality, keep it up
Thank you for the information. It was really informative!! I've been working in being more decisive and being conscious about being more logical and not let feeling be the primary drive of my decisions because that doesn't always have the best result.
+Type Tips People don't know what an INFP is thinking about perhaps because INFPs don't care what they think about what they think and thus are less compelled to share their perspective.
Very helpful! Explains a lot for me. BTW, there is a mental health school of thought/recovery group out there called Recovery International (RI), which basically provides a variety of pithy one-liners that help you navigate situations that bring on symptoms, such as anxiety or anger. One of the one-liners (which they call "spots") is "There are no rights or wrongs in the trivialities of life." Your talk made me think of that "spot." RI was the brainchild of a Dr. Abraham Low who wrote books in the 40s and 50s, so some of their materials seem really dated now, even to me (and I'm a whole lot older than you, lol!) But it's good stuff and I thank you for this good reminder that I don't have to overthink every little decision. Good job!!
I'm laughing. Just yesterday I spent more than an hour at a music festival trying to decide what to eat, plus calling people for suggestions. But I'm working on it. That was very interesting, thank you
This is funny because, I am dating an Infp (i am an infp myself) and one time we got very stoned together. I started getting visuals, and I saw him as angelic and beautiful, he was in the clouds and had wings and the sun shone around him. I saw similar when i was tripping on dMT, except he was surrounded by a serene river and hundreds of sunsets. He is my best friend and although as two infps weve had our own troubles, we prevail together and strive to change.
Hi and thank you for the video. I'm an INFP and I've had it rough, as I'm sure all other INFP's had. But a year ago I've started practicing Mindfulness meditation.. it has helped me and other INFP's (and of course different personality types as well) A LOT. it's the most practical way to literally rewire our brain. it gives you perspective and peace of mind.
Hello, thank you so much!!! This really brings a lot of aha moments to me, especially yesterday when I felt good with my INFP self when I started to make decisions quicker at a restaurant. I like how you mentioned about ‘brain power’, it made me realize more of the consequences of overthinking and being indecisive. Thanks a lot :)
Thank you for this video! 7 years after you made it you saved another INFP from decision paralysis over a BIG decision. Actually, I made my decision this morning, but you video helps me understand how I made it. Even better, it will help me with future decision making. How many times have you been a life saver to other people through the years?
Thank you for this video! I want to learn to improve a lot of things, especially decisions! Haha so funny some of the things I can't decide on sometimes. I am INFP. I recently took the plunge and tested because I just wanted to learn more about why I am the way I am. How about the strong desire to just 'make the right decision' ? Something I've dealt with my whole life. Anyone know what I mean? You just want to do the right thing so badly, but there is no way ever knowing 100% what that is, therefore you become almost paralyzed. This is probably part of the idealism in a way. Learning to let go of that is so hard.
Yes! The need to be right. It probably has a lot to do with aligning with inner conviction. I want to be right so badly and I dislike that about myself so I have for years intentionally publicly admitted when I am wrong or mess up. This has been a great practice in helping me accept myself. I realized I will always wish to be right but now I accept it and it doesn't drive my behavior anymore.
I love this. I had moments when I thought I was watching myself in the mirror watching you. Love your hair by way. Normally I'm pretty skeptical about rote psychological profiles. 28 years ago when I first started my current job they gave me a M and B test and I came out to be a very strong infp. Overtime I completely forgot about itbut recently I've been drawn to TH-cam's about the infp personality. I find it uncanny how well matched I feel I am to the infp.instead of feeling badly about my personality this is making me feel good and validated. I also realize major decisions I've made have come from feelings in the moment. and although the short-term outcomes of decisions have been hard, looking back I see a thread of continuity and how I've lived my life but makes me feel like maybe I made the right decision all along even though the outcomes in the short-term were very difficult for me. Love your video keep them coming bud!
Is it odd that a friend of mine said that I naturally act like Castiel from Supernatural and now I am just learning that the most active part of our brain is in the shape of a halo? btw i'm a fellow INFP. Love the video.
LOL so funny what your saying about making decisions. I dunno when I started doing this, but I intentionally don't read through a whole menu (unless I'm in the mood for something specific) and just chose the first thing that catches my eye. Also the things with my friends as well- They will all be indecisive or polite and then I just throw out a random thing and voila decision made!
This was me literally having to decide what to eat for Mexican food last week😭 for me personally, it has to do with not having a preference of food because I love it ALL. I always want to get the best thing on the menu with everything on it while my friends are pretty basic and in my opinion picky food eaters.
I'm thinking to gather all mbti knowledge for a sort of personal guide to life. How to socialise observe local customs and use fi more. Plus the odd se for fun. Fi for listening like infps do. Then te and touch se to explain myself in the best most decent appropriate way possible. Using fi authenticity to cover the lack of fe. Then routine and normality to cover se weaknesses but leaving space for new ideas and better solutions to be implemented when thought of.
i never do that and people hate me for it i always go for poth like i would eat half a bowl of pasta and half a pizza or i would buy one shoe and sneek back in to get the other one that i liked !!
Interesting.. i coild vouch fof most og ur spokrn and un. Appreciate ur words n thinking we'd be constsnt "erraticly" evolving in the thought given... . Yes.? Ty
Hey, I'm also an INFP, I think ENTP loves us because they have so much ideas and things to say, and yet we love listening to their ideas (what it really comes down to is understanding their essence/soul). Do you find it to be the case? They said that they could talk about anything with me.
So I thought I was ENFJ, or that perhaps I was INFP as a kid and changed into an ENFJ as I got older or became an adult. I'm 28 now. So here is my question: I am very very social. I love meeting new people and forming lots of close friendships. I have 4 or 5 "best friends" (no really!) and then I have several "close friends" and then a lot of "acquaintances." But I am still naturally very introspective and reflective and think about things a lot. But whenever presented with a social opportunity I almost always say yes, not because I feel I should or anything like that, but because I genuinely want to. So the question is... Is it still possible that I am an INFP? Or do I sound more like an ENFJ? What if I'm some sort of super-social, friendship-oriented INFP? Like an extroverted INFP (not the same as ENFP though!)?? And I am directing this question specifically to the person in the video, I don't know your name.
Hi Heather, I have a typing service now, so if you email me at leontsaocoaching@gmail.com I can help determine your type for you over Skype or Google Hangouts :)
Actually INFPs mature and become more balanced as they gain understanding of themselves and the world. You may have been more introverted and decided to be more open. We are not static personalities. And I think INFPs strive for personal growth.
Funny story, one time I was ordering some flavored beer at a bar, the bartender was explaining the difference of flavors. As I was listening, he burst into laughing, I was confused. So I asked him what's wrong? He said I looked straight into his eyes and he can see the sparks in my eyes, and no one actually did that when just picking a beer😆 I am just a good listener 😂
i keep getting mixed results, one day il get infp and another intp and i do both of the things you mentioned, i sometimes will kind of zone out in conversation as im analyzing whats being said and its relevance but at other times ill get more into their perspective and try to understand them, it seems to be determined by mood, wadup wit dat???
In more obvious guess work my inferior se. i have to be able to decide in the moment more about what to do right now. Some ways to circumvent this is with routine. To do lists generally and for those moments when I haven't got stuff on I can refer to that and see what can be done in the now. I see how inferior te would slow down decision making. But inferior se. In what counteractable things about that are there?
Try taking at least 5 different mbti tests. But make sure when u are answering u ask yourself to be honest and truthful and really really answer the way u truly feel. (Remember nobody sees the results but you). It helps if u think of any difficult questions as if they were real world scenarios and that will help u answer in a way that's more true to yourself. Also, just FYI....I took this test originally at 18 and was an enfp. I took it many years after and was always an enfp (the extrovert mirror of infp) on every single test I took. However I had a traumatic SA happen in 2012....over the last few years I have taken this test many times and am an infp now everytime. My belief is that this event caused me to become strongly introverted but overall my personality is the same just that I'm now an introvert with introverted feelings, etc. Hope this helps. If u need some links to good websites with the tests let me know :)
Hmm.. this video was interesting, but something else intrigues me more. I'm intrigued by the kind of INFP you are. I'm an INFP as well, by MBTI. Some of your decisions in this video and on channel overall kind of shock me. Compared to me, you seem far more interested in bringing in other perspectives on things. On the "About" section of your channel, you have a paragraph where you talk about bringing in even shadow parts. Even in this video, you wound up quoting Dr. Nardi, someone else, for a large portion of it. I am nothing like this. I believe other perspectives are important, but I'm always wear-y of the other person "taking me over" so to speak. Of course, it still happens, but I mentally construct it in a negative way. Meanwhile, you seem to view it positively, as though the taking in of the other perspective is an integral part of you. Of course, this component is part of both of us, but I think our way of viewing this same INFP trait is peculiarly different. I believe the culprit for this difference between you and I is that in socionics you're an INFJ-Ne. You lean on the Ne more. I know for a fact, I don't do this. As a result, I have quite a history of decisiveness. I've gotten into many debates with people, even though they drain me. I do so, I think, because I cling heavily to my Fi. I view my subjective to be so important, that I sadly unintentionally sway others to drop theres. Notice, I don't want to do that. I merely want to defend my subjective, but the result is a battling between my subjective and other peoples' subjectives. I'm actually working on the opposite of you, distancing myself from that type of behavior. I'll watch more of your videos, but what's attracting me most here is how you, as an individual and INFP, configures things mentally. Of course, these are just my views on our differences and I'm eager to hear what you think. :D
+Past Analysis I see so are you of the Fi subtype? Yes I do believe in integrating all parts I think the purpose of typology is for us to bring in all aspects into a whole. I would like to know what you mean by "I construct it in a negative way". Thanks for sharing your perspective that is interesting. I do have another video about INFPs and being judgmental called "Rewire Your Brain! Bein' Judgy". Actually most INFPs are indecisive, but once they make a decision it is hard for them to stray from that.
+Leon Tsao Yes, I am of the Fi subtype. :D As for my statement "I construct it in a negative way," that statement actually has a lot to do with the last sentence in your comment. There are quite a bit of things I feel I already have an opinion on and I don't really like straying from that opinion. I will always take in other perspectives, because I feel it is the right thing to do, to add more perspectives in, but I still want to feel like me. I sometimes fear taking in perspectives too much and thus becoming just another person in the crowd. I strive to be different though, to be unique, and so becoming just another one of the crowd is the last thing I want to do. I still take in other perspectives a ton, I guess I just accentuate that I haven't in order to keep up that feeling of uniqueness.
He said to Martha that Mary had made the better choice and it would not be taken away from her. Pretty sure Mary was an INFP. Think maybe all of Jesus's brain was lit up.
@@carrikartes1403 I agree. Being that he's the one who created us, and he is God, I think he has all cognitive functions operating equally, and each of us have been given certain measures of those functions, in order to fulfill whatever purpose he has for our lives🙂 "For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ." 1 Corinthians 12:12
It's weird how I'd only accept this idea if it came from another person who I knew was an INFP.
TrantaLocked The research came from an INTJ but I have applied it personally to my own growth!
I'm INFP but I think how we are raised has a lot to do with the ability for us to make decisions and control impulsivity. I have been making some impulsive desicions and I wish I could be firm on making sure I stay true to myself, my morals and values.
Right? I think my indecisiveness stems from my opinions rarely considered seriously back then and some people were easily upset when I disagreed with them even when I gave rational explanations on why I thought so. I think my Te is pretty good, it's just that I feel guilty if I prioritize that above (other people's) Fi.
It kinda makes sense to avoid hurting your head over inconsequential matters, since we use most of it digging deep daily. Thanks man!
Agreed! 😁
Those eight dislikes were not from an infp's ;)
THANK YOU! I am an indecisive INFP even just ordering at restaurants! This will help so much!
It makes laugh how many positive comments are on these INFP videos..
Why hahah
I was thinking it was because we tend to be affirming of others.
amazingly helpful for an infp to speak on infp's instead of other types speculating about this type.
Bro u are certified infp ... cuz of your awkward jokes ... i have the same awkwardness
"INFPs are the ones that have the most engaged face." I was zoned out and had to rewind to see what he was talking about lol
Literally my other tab is a bunch of restaurants in my area so I can make the "best choice" lololol gonna just pick one
i instantly wanted to liked this video! i love the upbeat personality! its true, then infps talk, they are expressive and speak from the heart. guess that's why i kept listening before hitting the like button (omg, i just realized i waited for more info like an INFP for would haha) . I guess that's also why everytime i would speak in class, everyone would go silent to hear me. anyway, i love the way you explain everything. haha i took notes. but great advice on decision making. I need to start doing that. deciding dinner with a bf who doesnt care whereas i care too much gets annoying and we often just forget dinner in time and have to go to fast food cuz its late. any who, great advice! great personality, keep it up
GemGen 101 thanks for the kind compliments and encouragement. ughh deciding on food haha.
Thank you for the information. It was really informative!! I've been working in being more decisive and being conscious about being more logical and not let feeling be the primary drive of my decisions because that doesn't always have the best result.
As an INFP I found that bit about decision making at the end of the video hilarious.
+Tim Miceli when it hits close to home, haha
+Type Tips People don't know what an INFP is thinking about perhaps because INFPs don't care what they think about what they think and thus are less compelled to share their perspective.
Interesting point about delegating your energies and not spending as much energy on inconsequential matters.
Jun Chen thanks!
Very helpful! Explains a lot for me. BTW, there is a mental health school of thought/recovery group out there called Recovery International (RI), which basically provides a variety of pithy one-liners that help you navigate situations that bring on symptoms, such as anxiety or anger. One of the one-liners (which they call "spots") is "There are no rights or wrongs in the trivialities of life." Your talk made me think of that "spot." RI was the brainchild of a Dr. Abraham Low who wrote books in the 40s and 50s, so some of their materials seem really dated now, even to me (and I'm a whole lot older than you, lol!) But it's good stuff and I thank you for this good reminder that I don't have to overthink every little decision. Good job!!
aromaofhope Thanks for sharing looks like an interesting resource I'll like into Dr. Low. I don't believe information necessarily can get too old.
I'm laughing. Just yesterday I spent more than an hour at a music festival trying to decide what to eat, plus calling people for suggestions. But I'm working on it.
That was very interesting, thank you
LOL I was on shrooms with this girl and she told me she saw a halo over my head... coincidence?.. I think not.
This is funny because, I am dating an Infp (i am an infp myself) and one time we got very stoned together. I started getting visuals, and I saw him as angelic and beautiful, he was in the clouds and had wings and the sun shone around him. I saw similar when i was tripping on dMT, except he was surrounded by a serene river and hundreds of sunsets. He is my best friend and although as two infps weve had our own troubles, we prevail together and strive to change.
Great video man, loved it! I'm an INFP myself and found some really interesting info here
Mike Marino Thanks I am happy you find it helpful!
Hi and thank you for the video. I'm an INFP and I've had it rough, as I'm sure all other INFP's had. But a year ago I've started practicing Mindfulness meditation.. it has helped me and other INFP's (and of course different personality types as well) A LOT. it's the most practical way to literally rewire our brain. it gives you perspective and peace of mind.
null nullington Yea I had been practicing it too! It has been really useful. It is a good idea to create INFP-focused meditations. Thanks for sharing.
It is a good idea! I plan on writing a related article on the matter for my blog.. :)
oh great! I'd like to read it. You can send the link under this comment or email it to me at leontsaocoaching@gmail.com
Sure! Will do once it's done and posted :)
have you kept this up?
Swear I've came to this same conclusion about just making a decision, cool that there's science behind it.
Hello, thank you so much!!! This really brings a lot of aha moments to me, especially yesterday when I felt good with my INFP self when I started to make decisions quicker at a restaurant. I like how you mentioned about ‘brain power’, it made me realize more of the consequences of overthinking and being indecisive. Thanks a lot :)
I think INFPs indecisiveness is what makes them so existential.
Thank you for this video! 7 years after you made it you saved another INFP from decision paralysis over a BIG decision. Actually, I made my decision this morning, but you video helps me understand how I made it. Even better, it will help me with future decision making. How many times have you been a life saver to other people through the years?
Thank you, Julie!
i agree completely about restaurant decisions, i have an istp brother who just yea or nay's my restaurant choices and it is a huge hassle
This is so funny. I also figured out a long time ago to just pick a choice and commit to it in order to save energy.
Thank you for this video! I want to learn to improve a lot of things, especially decisions! Haha so funny some of the things I can't decide on sometimes. I am INFP. I recently took the plunge and tested because I just wanted to learn more about why I am the way I am. How about the strong desire to just 'make the right decision' ? Something I've dealt with my whole life. Anyone know what I mean? You just want to do the right thing so badly, but there is no way ever knowing 100% what that is, therefore you become almost paralyzed. This is probably part of the idealism in a way. Learning to let go of that is so hard.
Yes! The need to be right. It probably has a lot to do with aligning with inner conviction.
I want to be right so badly and I dislike that about myself so I have for years intentionally publicly admitted when I am wrong or mess up.
This has been a great practice in helping me accept myself.
I realized I will always wish to be right but now I accept it and it doesn't drive my behavior anymore.
I love this. I had moments when I thought I was watching myself in the mirror watching you. Love your hair by way. Normally I'm pretty skeptical about rote psychological profiles. 28 years ago when I first started my current job they gave me a M and B test and I came out to be a very strong infp. Overtime I completely forgot about itbut recently I've been drawn to TH-cam's about the infp personality. I find it uncanny how well matched I feel I am to the infp.instead of feeling badly about my personality this is making me feel good and validated. I also realize major decisions I've made have come from feelings in the moment. and although the short-term outcomes of decisions have been hard, looking back I see a thread of continuity and how I've lived my life but makes me feel like maybe I made the right decision all along even though the outcomes in the short-term were very difficult for me. Love your video keep them coming bud!
This is exactly what I've been looking for thank u so much holy sh
Good advice, I was really indecisive before watching this, now I’m not so sure.
Is it odd that a friend of mine said that I naturally act like Castiel from Supernatural and now I am just learning that the most active part of our brain is in the shape of a halo? btw i'm a fellow INFP. Love the video.
LOL so funny what your saying about making decisions. I dunno when I started doing this, but I intentionally don't read through a whole menu (unless I'm in the mood for something specific) and just chose the first thing that catches my eye. Also the things with my friends as well- They will all be indecisive or polite and then I just throw out a random thing and voila decision made!
This video is so helpful! I always have some sort of internal conflict to think about but this will help :) TY
+Jenna KAY Thanks, Jenna!
This was me literally having to decide what to eat for Mexican food last week😭 for me personally, it has to do with not having a preference of food because I love it ALL. I always want to get the best thing on the menu with everything on it while my friends are pretty basic and in my opinion picky food eaters.
the funny answer behind this unpleasant issue is hilarious! good advice! i will try
Thanks! Go for it!
yes we can Xray anyone that is in our aura!
Mutty Isis lol. INFPs have superpowers and ESP.
yes we Do!!! precious things blessing the earth! and shaking when needed too :) we good :)
Type Tips great video man.
Empathy
I'm thinking to gather all mbti knowledge for a sort of personal guide to life. How to socialise observe local customs and use fi more. Plus the odd se for fun. Fi for listening like infps do. Then te and touch se to explain myself in the best most decent appropriate way possible. Using fi authenticity to cover the lack of fe. Then routine and normality to cover se weaknesses but leaving space for new ideas and better solutions to be implemented when thought of.
Haha. We explain things the same way. I feel better.
I feel like I'd I'm ready or forsaw the need to improvise. I'm usually all right. Because I've mentally prepared myself often subconsciously.
Is there a brain map for each type?? I'd love to translate over what your saying.
i never do that and people hate me for it i always go for poth like i would eat half a bowl of pasta and half a pizza or i would buy one shoe and sneek back in to get the other one that i liked !!
Thanks, engaging video and a great tip I'll be trying out.
This is a good edvice! Thank you!
+Josephine Milo Thank you for your compliment, Josephine!
I'm INFP and my dad is ESTP. I admire him though.
Love this! Very helpful. Imunna attempt to try.
Interesting.. i coild vouch fof most og ur spokrn and un. Appreciate ur words n thinking we'd be constsnt "erraticly" evolving in the thought given... . Yes.? Ty
You’re awesome dude!
Hey, I'm also an INFP, I think ENTP loves us because they have so much ideas and things to say, and yet we love listening to their ideas (what it really comes down to is understanding their essence/soul). Do you find it to be the case? They said that they could talk about anything with me.
Sylvia Lopez Yes I think that is the case with me, I love bouncing ideas with them, its exhilirating!
Interesting insight on halos 😇
Excellent Video!
+vkey2jr Thanks!
Just randomly stumbled across this video. So interesting! Do you still do a Myers Briggs group in NYC?
Englightning! Thanks for the video!
deovid1 Thanks!
Thanks for the neat tip. 👍
This is very helpful. Thank you
Your welcome!
How about consequential decisions?
So I thought I was ENFJ, or that perhaps I was INFP as a kid and changed into an ENFJ as I got older or became an adult. I'm 28 now. So here is my question: I am very very social. I love meeting new people and forming lots of close friendships. I have 4 or 5 "best friends" (no really!) and then I have several "close friends" and then a lot of "acquaintances." But I am still naturally very introspective and reflective and think about things a lot. But whenever presented with a social opportunity I almost always say yes, not because I feel I should or anything like that, but because I genuinely want to. So the question is... Is it still possible that I am an INFP? Or do I sound more like an ENFJ? What if I'm some sort of super-social, friendship-oriented INFP? Like an extroverted INFP (not the same as ENFP though!)?? And I am directing this question specifically to the person in the video, I don't know your name.
Hi Heather, I have a typing service now, so if you email me at leontsaocoaching@gmail.com I can help determine your type for you over Skype or Google Hangouts :)
Awesome! I will definitely email you. Thank you ^_^
Actually INFPs mature and become more balanced as they gain understanding of themselves and the world.
You may have been more introverted and decided to be more open. We are not static personalities.
And I think INFPs strive for personal growth.
Most interesting!
Greetings from Germany. Could you please write, what you tell about "helo...brain" of INFP? Thank you
Funny story, one time I was ordering some flavored beer at a bar, the bartender was explaining the difference of flavors. As I was listening, he burst into laughing, I was confused. So I asked him what's wrong? He said I looked straight into his eyes and he can see the sparks in my eyes, and no one actually did that when just picking a beer😆
I am just a good listener 😂
i keep getting mixed results, one day il get infp and another intp and i do both of the things you mentioned, i sometimes will kind of zone out in conversation as im analyzing whats being said and its relevance but at other times ill get more into their perspective and try to understand them, it seems to be determined by mood, wadup wit dat???
can you offer a link to the research of Dr. Nardhi that you mention ? I would really like to check it out.
+moonbeamD scroll to the bottom where they have the types here: thewritingcafe.tumblr.com/post/69793540000/dario-nardis-neuroscience-of-personality
yep were reluctant
In more obvious guess work my inferior se. i have to be able to decide in the moment more about what to do right now. Some ways to circumvent this is with routine. To do lists generally and for those moments when I haven't got stuff on I can refer to that and see what can be done in the now. I see how inferior te would slow down decision making. But inferior se. In what counteractable things about that are there?
killin it
I would really like to have a link to the research regarding the halo thing.. can you help me?
Get the book Neuroscience of Personality by Dario Nardi. I don't have a specific paper
@@TypeTipsLeonTsao Thank you
Fascinating....
+KendrixTermina Thanks, Kendrix!
I think I am an infp, but when i take the test i get typed as an isfp and isfj. The summaries of those two don't fit.
Try taking at least 5 different mbti tests. But make sure when u are answering u ask yourself to be honest and truthful and really really answer the way u truly feel. (Remember nobody sees the results but you). It helps if u think of any difficult questions as if they were real world scenarios and that will help u answer in a way that's more true to yourself. Also, just FYI....I took this test originally at 18 and was an enfp. I took it many years after and was always an enfp (the extrovert mirror of infp) on every single test I took. However I had a traumatic SA happen in 2012....over the last few years I have taken this test many times and am an infp now everytime. My belief is that this event caused me to become strongly introverted but overall my personality is the same just that I'm now an introvert with introverted feelings, etc.
Hope this helps. If u need some links to good websites with the tests let me know :)
Hmm.. this video was interesting, but something else intrigues me more. I'm intrigued by the kind of INFP you are. I'm an INFP as well, by MBTI. Some of your decisions in this video and on channel overall kind of shock me.
Compared to me, you seem far more interested in bringing in other perspectives on things. On the "About" section of your channel, you have a paragraph where you talk about bringing in even shadow parts. Even in this video, you wound up quoting Dr. Nardi, someone else, for a large portion of it.
I am nothing like this. I believe other perspectives are important, but I'm always wear-y of the other person "taking me over" so to speak. Of course, it still happens, but I mentally construct it in a negative way. Meanwhile, you seem to view it positively, as though the taking in of the other perspective is an integral part of you. Of course, this component is part of both of us, but I think our way of viewing this same INFP trait is peculiarly different. I believe the culprit for this difference between you and I is that in socionics you're an INFJ-Ne. You lean on the Ne more. I know for a fact, I don't do this. As a result, I have quite a history of decisiveness. I've gotten into many debates with people, even though they drain me. I do so, I think, because I cling heavily to my Fi. I view my subjective to be so important, that I sadly unintentionally sway others to drop theres. Notice, I don't want to do that. I merely want to defend my subjective, but the result is a battling between my subjective and other peoples' subjectives. I'm actually working on the opposite of you, distancing myself from that type of behavior.
I'll watch more of your videos, but what's attracting me most here is how you, as an individual and INFP, configures things mentally. Of course, these are just my views on our differences and I'm eager to hear what you think. :D
+Past Analysis I see so are you of the Fi subtype? Yes I do believe in integrating all parts I think the purpose of typology is for us to bring in all aspects into a whole. I would like to know what you mean by "I construct it in a negative way". Thanks for sharing your perspective that is interesting. I do have another video about INFPs and being judgmental called "Rewire Your Brain! Bein' Judgy". Actually most INFPs are indecisive, but once they make a decision it is hard for them to stray from that.
+Leon Tsao Yes, I am of the Fi subtype. :D As for my statement "I construct it in a negative way," that statement actually has a lot to do with the last sentence in your comment. There are quite a bit of things I feel I already have an opinion on and I don't really like straying from that opinion. I will always take in other perspectives, because I feel it is the right thing to do, to add more perspectives in, but I still want to feel like me. I sometimes fear taking in perspectives too much and thus becoming just another person in the crowd. I strive to be different though, to be unique, and so becoming just another one of the crowd is the last thing I want to do. I still take in other perspectives a ton, I guess I just accentuate that I haven't in order to keep up that feeling of uniqueness.
+Leon Tsao That said, on new topics, it takes a long long long time for me to be satisfied enough to make a final decision.
+Leon Tsao Actually.. I'm not sure if I'm an Fi subtype. I think my memory was off earlier.
Maybe you've had bad experiences with ESTJs dismissing your ideas?
What would Jesus' type have been?
He said to Martha that Mary had made the better choice and it would not be taken away from her.
Pretty sure Mary was an INFP.
Think maybe all of Jesus's brain was lit up.
@@carrikartes1403 I agree. Being that he's the one who created us, and he is God, I think he has all cognitive functions operating equally, and each of us have been given certain measures of those functions, in order to fulfill whatever purpose he has for our lives🙂
"For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ." 1 Corinthians 12:12
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Why would I want to rewire myself?
the answer is in his video. Because INFPs are slow and indecisive. And it can disturb their life.
Self actualization. Becoming the best you that you can be.