Extroverted Introverts

So now I'm testing as INFJ. Apparantly people with this type often test as different due to social and cultural pressures. INFJs value logic and intuition equally and use both hemispheres of their brains. In college I was tested to see which hemisphere I used the most and came out exactly 50/50.


www.quistic.com/personality-type/infj
INFJ


INFJs are caring folks and good listeners to boot. Kind and affirming, they make others feel safe around them and tend to have a good many insights into people.

Since INFJs also happen to be an creative lot, their insights emerge creatively in the form of literature, poetry, illustration, blog posts, etc.

Always on the hunt for meaning and symbolism, INFJs readily express themselves in metaphor and symbols. They seek to display warmth and authenticity in their creativity and day-to-day interactions.

INFJs tend not to care much about the little details of a project; they prefer to map out the broad strokes and let the “who what when where why how” work itself out.

As judgers, they do make plans and set times and goals, but they avoid getting down to the real nitty-gritty, as the guardians would.

Characteristics

• Quietly forceful
• Concerned for others
• Puts his/her best effort into work
• Singled-minded concentration

Although quite gentle, softly spoken, and preferring to be out of the limelight, INFJs will work long and hard behind the scenes to maintain harmony.

They are also intensely independent—both of thought and spirit—and will be outspoken in their defense of human values, the downtrodden, and the oppressed.

Areas of Growth

• Be objective and flexible.
• Try to see beyond own values.
• Put insights in language of others.
• Set priorities and stick to them.
• Be open-minded and listen.

INFJs are so dedicated and motivated that they may devote their total being to a cause, a purpose, and sometimes a person.

ttitude

INFJs tend to manage in a predictable, orderly, and very personal fashion. They enjoy being responsible both to the organization and people they feel responsible for. INFJs are dedicated, serious, hard-working, and exceptionally loyal.

Energizers

• Ability to achieve closure on projects
• People who communicate directly and honestly
• An organized and predictable work environment
• Clarity in role definition and limits of responsibilities
• Full autonomy
• A flexible schedule with control over work and results

Stressors

• Detail-focused work
• Ignorant, irrational, or illogical people
• Too much extroverting
• A disorganized workspace
• Lack of follow-through from coworkers

The INFJ world is so driven by values, by a complex belief system, that it is difficult for outsiders to “get in” unless invited.

Even then, trust will be a process, not an event. Once given, it will be seen as something precious and can thus be taken back as easily if the INFJ perceives someone as having transgressed a precious value.

Acutely suspicious about others’ motives, INFJs are not easily led. These are the people that you can rarely fool most of the time.

Though affable and sympathetic to most, INFJs are selective about their friends. Such a friendship is an important bond that is not to be taken lightly.

The problem is that INFJs are so complex, individualistic, and unforthcoming that the other person may not realize that some value or deeply held belief has been transgressed.

He or she may be quite surprised how sharply INFJs can react and how outspoken, assertive, and stubborn they can suddenly and uncharacteristically become.

Portrait of an INFJ - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging
(Introverted Intuition with Extraverted Feeling)
The Protector
www.personalitypage.com/INFJ.html

www.humanmetrics.com/personality/infj

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INFJ