INFP (Perfectionist Confidant)

INFP (perfectionist confidant)

1. Summary

INFPs, confidants, can also be called "healers", "visionaries" or “philosophers". Several important characteristics of INFPs include shyness, sensitivity, quietness, perfectionism and low self-esteem.

INFPs value inner harmony above all else. They are sensitive, idealistic, loyal, have a strong sense of honour for personal values, have firm personal beliefs, and have the spirit of devoting themselves to causes they consider worthy.

They appear indifferent to the outside world, but INFPs are very concerned about the inside. They are compassionate, understanding, and sensitive to the emotions of others. Apart from their values ​​being threatened, they always avoid conflict and have no interest in coercing or dominating others. INFPs often prefer to express their feelings in writing rather than verbally. INFPs may be most persuasive when they convince others of the importance of their ideas. INFPs rarely show strong feelings and often appear silent and calm. However, once they get to know each other, they become warm and friendly. INFPs are friendly, but avoid superficial interactions. They value those who take the time to think about goals and values.

Special Note: INFP tend to have a tendency of inferiority complex. Although many of them have outstanding abilities, they still feel that they are not good enough.

2. Analysis

The INFP personality type makes up about 3%-4% of the general population.

INFPs are introspective and focused (I); prefer to observe their surroundings in an abstract, visionary and imaginative way (N). Their decisions are based on personal values, subjective decisions (F), not to control others, but to assert themselves. INFP lives are very casual and flexible (P). I personally observe that ESTJs are more respected in theworkplace, and most managers are ETJs, which makes INFPs very embarrassed, which may make INFPs very uncomfortable in the workplace.

In terms of learning preferences, INFPs are different from common NPs. They are "big" in life, not "big" in learning, and even dig into details. Although doing so will be very tiring, it will make them feel more perfect.

Like most NFs, INFPs prefer liberal arts. INFPs especially like literature. There are almost no INFPs who don't like literature. So if you think you are an INFP and don't like literature, then you have to think about your personality type.

Perfectionism is a characteristic of INFP. Many types of people can be called perfectionism. The four types of NF are more extreme in this regard, but among the four types of NF, INFP is the most idealistic and perfectionist. The tendency is also the strongest, and this perfectionist tendency mainly points to themselves and those who are close to them, especially in terms of character or moral flaws, INFPs may be very sensitive. There is actually a more perfect world in the heart of INFPs, which is the source of their perfectionism, which eventually causes INFPs to be very disappointed in the real world. When evaluating themselves, the perfectionism of INFPs may be more extreme, hoping that they are good in all aspects and their inferiority complex has a lot to do with this perfectionism tendency to evaluate them. In addition, INFPs may have a deep understanding of shame and humiliation, and are easily influenced by various evaluative languages ​​from others. All in all, it is a combination of reasons that lead INFPs to become the most inferior type of 16- type.

An important characteristic of INFPs is that they are very imaginative. INFP is the most abundant type of "inner play" among the 16 types. That's why they can also be called "fantasy". Fantasy or more commonly, daydreaming, is a big interest of INFPs. They can even do nothing, just sit in a chair or lie in bed and dream continuously. For a few hours, then they will feel very satisfied, that is, it is easier to indulge in fantasies, which is often the same as INTPs indulging in thinking. INFPs are also called "philosophers" in some books. This is related to their questioning of the big questions in life that is, asking their hearts, what is the meaning of life? Why do people live? It's such a big problem that many people see as irrelevant. Of course, these big questions are important to everyone. Maybe everyone will ask themselves these questions at some stage in their life, and everyone will have their own answers, but INFPs like to ask these kinds of questions the most. The funny thing is that INFPs never think they have the answer, which is very different from the two types of NFJs. INFPs will always keep asking questions, which is why they are called "philosophers".

INFP's sensitivity endows them with a powerful intuition to perceive people's hearts and understand human nature. They can easily know what other people are thinking; especially they have a relatively high talent in understanding other people's emotions and emotions. This power of perceiving people’s hearts also makes INFPs very good at trying to figure out the meaning, innuendo, and they are very sensitive to these INFPs, although sometimes their judgments may not be accurate, but basically INFPs will instinctively feel that anything in relation to relationships cannot escape their eyes, as if they know everything. In fact, the title of INFP called “intimate person" has two meanings. One is the intimate person who knows and penetrates people's hearts. INFPs care a lot about the true appearance of people's hearts, and their perfectionism has caused a kind of spiritual cleanliness, that is, the extreme pursuit of "spiritual beauty", which is different from the ISFP's pursuit of beauty. INFPs are particularly unable to bear the falseness and ugliness of their own or others' minds, including incompleteness of their minds or souls,etc. These are things that INFPs don't want to feel. They hope that their own and other people's minds can be A state of complete harmony, and will strive to maintain. This matter is actually a kind of spiritual healing and healing. In other words, INFPs are good at listening and comforting others, and are good at making impetuous heart calm and helping others (often including themselves) Rediscovering the truest self is the second meaning of "confidant".

Special note: INFPs are not easy to be detected in life. Their sense of existence is very weak. If some people (women) are "weak" to the extreme, this person is likely to be an INFP.

3. Traits and characteristics

INFPs are most comfortable doing things that align with their values. However, as long as they are willing to change their perspective a little and see what they are doing that is not so interesting as a work of service to others, they will do it with all their heart and will not give up.

When INFPs are not taking on the leadership role of a team, what motivates them to work is the ability to find personal meaning in their work. When you're underpowered and underperforming, your INFP colleagues are likely to sit on the side-lines indifferently. Their most typical idea is "individuals do their own work." But if you have an INFP boss, or your job is closely tied to an INFP's interests, he can become very controlling.

Typically, there are very few INFPs in high-ranking positions, and even rarer among them are CEOs. However, once an INFP becomes a very senior leader, he can always keep his subordinates loyal. He is good at balancing task completion and team members' feelings. As an INFP subordinate, you can develop freely and get a lot of affirmation, and someone will listen to you. As long as you work hard and don't touch the INFP's personal value, even if you fail, your efforts will be affirmed and encouraged. Because INFPs give people a sincere feeling, people will not express different opinions easily, so the open conflict in the team will be greatly reduced.

It is very difficult to get an INFP to forgive you if you offend the INFP's value system, if they are willing to forgive you. The "I" and "F" sides of INFPs make it difficult for them to forgive those who violate their values, and their "N" and " P" sides make them seem nonchalant in any situation. INFPs say "it's okay" and "it doesn't matter" when in fact getting their forgiveness is not as easy as it seems. If an EJ makes a mistake and apologizes, the INFP will give him a typical “INFP" response of "its okay". EJ naively thought it was all right, but it wasn't at all.

In INFPs, there are more women than men. This is because women tend to show a preference for emotion. INFPs are passionate about working to improve people's lives, such as against drinking and driving, and promoting women's liberation. If you're looking for an INFP in power, it's easiest to find in a social movement or social organization of this nature.

For men who think INFPs take on leadership roles, it takes both vision and excellence. Once a leader, he is an inspirational leader; however, the trivial details of everyday life can also ruin the leader. Some people might criticize him for being too gentle, casual, and unmanly, so he made a very tough stance to show his masculinity.

Let’s talk about the shortcomings of INFPs. Obviously, the overly sensitive personality makes INFPs easily injured in interpersonal relationships, because their defense in this area really needs to be strengthened. They care too much about whether others like them, or INFPs are the least likely What they like is that others don’t like them, and a little disharmony in interpersonal relationships will make them feel uneasy; if INFPs are too sensitive in interpersonal relationships, and at the same time they imagine others to be too sensitive, in fact, they will be a negative influence on interpersonal relationships. On the one hand, most people will find it difficult to get along with those INFPs who are too sensitive, because it seems that whatever they say may hurt them; on the other hand, if the INFP thinks about others too sensitively, it is easy to think too much about them. , but make the other party feel unbearable. Any objection can make the INFP very nervous; but as we mentioned earlier, despite the strong emotions inside, the INFP on the surface tends to be very tolerant of other people's objections. Whether male or female, INFPs want to help others develop themselves and gain independence. But they are often caught in a conflict, not knowing whether to guide each other directly or indirectly persuade each other. If the scale of the two is not properly grasped, others are likely to misunderstand the INFP, either thinking that he is too controlling, or that he is beating around the bush. ESTJs with four letters different from INFPs are most likely to have similar misunderstandings about INFPs and thus offend INFPs.

Changes in the work environment can make INFPs deviant. If the work environment is very negative, INFPs may become restless and exhibit some of the avoidance tendencies that F-types tend to have. At this time, the INFP will appear unresponsive or overly sensitive, which is very different from the usual INFP. In more extreme cases, the INFP can be manic and unstable, sometimes a depressive, sometimes an angry critic, often bringing out old accounts that have nothing to do with the current situation.

If INFPs feel that work is not always done perfectly and time is never enough, this leads to serious self-criticism. They are so demanding of themselves that they refuse to accept help from superiors, colleagues and subordinates.

Objectively speaking, INFPs are not weak, but  have set the standard too high in their heart.

4. Preferred career fields

Preferred fields of work are: creative, artistic, education, counselling, research, religion, health care, technology and other fields.

Typical occupations preferred: Human resources worker, social science worker, team building consultant, career planner, editor, art director, architect, fashion designer, journalist, art director, interpreter and translator, entertainment industry, legal mediator People, massage doctors, psychological counsellors, psychologists, consultants.

5. Advantages and disadvantages of the work

1. Advantages at work may include:

a)    Thoughtful and able to focus on an issue or point of view

b)    Desire to think outside the box and consider new possibilities

c)    Actively engage in and believe in the cause

d)    Works well alone when necessary

e)    Has a natural curiosity and skill in collecting all the information

f)     Seeing the bigger picture and seeing the connection between awareness and behaviour

g)    Insight into the needs and motivations of other people

h)    Highly adaptable, can quickly change your driving speed and goals

i)      Works extremely well with people on a one-to-one basis

 2. Weaknesses at work may include:

a)    Must be in control of the scheme/plan or you may lose interest

b)    There is a tendency to become disorderly, and it is difficult to grasp the priorities

c)    Reluctance to do work that conflicts with one's own values

d)    Reluctance to do things the traditional way

e)    Natural idealism, which may keep you from realistic expectations

f)     Hate to behave in a traditional or customary way

g)    Difficulty working in a competitive, stressful environment

h)    Unwilling to punish the direct perpetrators, unwilling to criticize others

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ENFP (Dream Chaser)

 ENFP (Dream Chaser)

1. Summary 

ENFP, dream catcher. This type is also called a motivator or an advocate. The life of an ideal ENFP seems to be a constant pursuit of dreams.

ENFPs are enthusiastic and full of new ideas. They are optimistic, natural, creative and confident, with original ideas and a strong sense of possibility. For ENFPs, life is an exciting life drama. Because ENFPs are interested in possibilities, they understand the deep meaning of everything and appreciate the existence of many alternatives. They are perceptive and good observers, noticing anything outside the routine. ENFPs are curious, and they prefer understanding over judgment.

Special Note: There are many people with this personality type in the career circle, and they are basically trainers. They prefer the big concept of career planning.

2. Analysis

ENFP accounts for about 6%-8% of the population, the highest proportion among NF types.

ENFPs pursue a (N) social life (E) with endless opportunities. In this interpersonal (F) type of life, they are able to carry out routine tasks while maintaining as much freedom of choice as possible (P).

In terms of learning preferences, ENFPs are similar to most NPs, they are very curious, and they are “big" in personality, and they don't like rote things. ENFPs generally prefer Chinese and English. In their eyes, English is not a memorization of words, but a tool for the exchange of ideas. They generally dislike geography and chemistry.

ENFPs are enthusiastic, romantic, spontaneous and free-spirited.  For example, EFJ's enthusiasm is like summer, the sun is like fire, EFP's enthusiasm is like spring, a warm sunshine-like comfort. Wherever the ENFP goes, people around him can feel the enthusiasm radiating from him. This enthusiasm can be understood in two ways, one is the enthusiasm for life and dreams, ENFP always seems to be living with enthusiasm, work and pursuit of dreams; on the other hand, enthusiasm for others, ENFP and ESFP belong to the familiar type, they are very good at making friends with strangers, and often use their enthusiasm to infect people around them unconsciously, so ENFP also along with the ESFP, it is listed as the two most active types in the 16-type personality.

Romantic is another characteristic of ENFPs. All four NFs yearn for a romantic and poetic life, but this may be particularly prominent in ENFPs. ENFPs are a group of hopeless romantics, and they often live in an extremely romantic depiction , and this depiction of the world is full of all kinds of magical, can be said are unusual meanings, and they are exploring, appreciating, appreciating and savouring meanings in such a romantic world.

Being free and easy is also an important feature of ENFPs. For ENFPs, it may not be difficult to leave a place or a person, because they are dream chasers. Wherever the dream is, they will run to it. At the same time, they can break free from the various constraints of the present and gain freedom. Where is the dream? From the ENFP's point of view, all dreams are stored in one place, called the distant place. Therefore, anyone who has an uncontrollable yearning for the distance is very likely to be an ENFP. Life is not only about the hustle and bustle, but also poetry and distance. 

As mentioned earlier, all NFs are sensitive to human nature. For example, ENFJs will try their best to promote the full realization of human nature. If the development of human nature is likened to the process of a flower blooming, both ENFJs and INFJs can be regarded as responsible for watering and fertilizing. the ENFP are kind of like the guy by the side cheering the flower. In fact, many times we just need a person who believes in ourselves to cheer ourselves up. This person is very important. In addition, unlike ENFJs and INFJs, ENFPs do not pay much attention to the results of human development. They pay more attention to the process of human development. They especially like to appreciate the diversity of human nature. As far as their own lives are concerned, ENFPs want to live a meaningful life, they will think that everyone's life, including themselves, is a story and thus should be interesting, so they will also strive to fill A meaningful, or even dramatic, life is to live out one's own life as a play, a story, and then tell it vividly to others.

ENFPs have a wide range of knowledge. They are fun-oriented and will consciously collect a lot of interesting things about people, that is, anecdotes and like to share with others. ENFPs are the most storyteller among the 16 types. These types of people are good at depicting dreams and visions, and they can often describe things that haven't happened yet, that they haven't experienced themselves, as if they were there at the time. Obviously, when they talk about their future and dreams in this way, it is very inspiring and motivating to others. By the way, ENFPs also like to shout slogans, which are to be the initiator and caller of an ideal career full of positive energy, although they are often not the ones who can persevere to the end.

3. Traits and characteristics

At work, ENFPs, like their most similar ENTPs (the two types are hard to tell apart on their own), can easily shift emotional states at about the same time, and feel them more strongly than other types. Of course, they are more inclined to bring enthusiasm and motivation to work, and use this enthusiasm and motivation to infect others, especially their subordinates. At work, they tend to turn tasks into extremely entertaining games, and then use their persuasiveness and creativity to continually inspire others to make things the most successful.

ENFPs are so good at whimsy and can easily do several different tasks, so much so that they often neglect to prepare beforehand, and they even feel better on the spot.

ENFPs are more female, but opportunities for promotion are often given to male ENFPs. This phenomenon reflects the fact that we live in a world where leaders who determine where promotion opportunities belong are mostly STJ men. From this, a series of special problems may arise. For example, because ENFPs tend to be considerate and compassionate, their natural enthusiasm can be mistaken for frivolity or worse. If ENFP men are in high positions, their female subordinates may be flattered, or may be misunderstood by ambiguous insinuations, machismo, or sexual harassment indignant (warm men) .

Ironically, to sidestep this embarrassment, ENFP men sometimes pose as ISTJs in order to project a tough, manly persona. But when they try to do this, they are doubly ineffective: doing things they are not good at and masking their innate skills.

ENFP women also have their own troubles. If ENFP's natural tendencies are displayed, they are quickly labelled "superficial" or "ignorant," which may not be true at all. In an office, one may accept the enthusiasm and spontaneity of a man, but not a woman. As a result, they try to be rough and defensive, but this compensatory behaviour often doesn't work.

At work, one of the impressive contributions of ENFPs is their excellent ability to empower. Unlike TJs who prefer control, ENFPs are more likely to encourage freedom and independence. Through persuasion, they can easily achieve the basic goal of being a manager— getting work done through others, while making people feel important and valuable. Of course, they also need to have a sense of control over certain aspects of their work. These aspects vary from person to person, but generally they are excited and delighted by the achievements of others. When it's time to give credit, ENFPs don't hesitate to give it. That’s encouraging, to say the least. Encouragement, not control, is the key to ENFP management style.

Another cherished advantage of ENFPs is their creativity. For them, it’s always exciting to be able to work on several projects at the same time and to never be able to do it in more than one way. Like other EPs, they always challenge accepted, well-known standards and come up with new ways to deal with boring routines and slow-moving projects. ENFPs find it more exciting to come up with new solutions than to do their day-to-day work.

Also, not to be overlooked is the ENFP's interpersonal skills. Often, they are always responsive to other people's needs and help with ideas. They can always take the necessary methods and actions to relieve others from the tension and get back on track. Likewise, ENFPs feel extraordinarily close and trustworthy to those with whom they can relate warmly and this mutual trust and loyalty pervades the entire relationship.

The stress of ENFPs comes from things in life or work that don't translate into play or entertainment. When work or tasks drag on and become more and more routine, ENFPs can also become increasingly contemplative, melancholic, and even stubborn, and their behaviours can also go farther than their natural enthusiasm and liveliness. In this case, interpersonal conflicts and other people-related issues are distorted, and the ENFP's behaviour is greatly transformed. These transitions are likely to spread quickly and diffuse through the population.

If a similar situation is unavoidable, it would be a good idea to ask the ENFP if there is a problem with the job. Importantly, ENFPs should be helped to recognize that it is possible to work on their own terms without being constrained by timetables. It would be even better if the task could be done in a cooperative form. In general, participation by others, even in a competitive form, can reduce the ENFP's sense of stress. In addition, creating a big plan that can trigger ENFP inspiration can also help relieve their heavy pressure. Physical exercise, mental activity, and any other conditioning experience are helpful for ENFPs.

A happy work environment is very important for ENFPs; otherwise they will waste a lot of time dealing with issues that they don't have to deal with. The ability to get along with people naturally can also easily lead them into a quagmire of unconstructive whining. Another possibility is that they respond to a stressful workplace by adopting an avoidant attitude, avoiding specific people or things in a problem, or maybe even not going to work at all. In conclusion, in one way or another, the ENFP's characteristics make it easy to become very concerned, and sometimes even fascinated, by the problems of others.

ENFPs crave those new ones. The excitement of different things, for which they may be actively fighting fires while ignoring those day-to-day tasks and tasks. Sometimes this shift in enthusiasm can lead to dramatic shifts in mood, and day in and day out, the ENFP can eventually become unreliable, capricious, and easily discouraged. There is a saying that seems appropriate for ENFPs: good intentions do the wrong thing.

Finally, let's talk about the disadvantages of ENFP. Disadvantages are the opposite of advantages. For example, the opposite of romanticism is that it is unrealistic. The price of freedom is that it may appear wilful or even irresponsible. The opposite of being enthusiastic is that it is easy to avoid contradictions and conflicts in interpersonal relationships. As a spokesperson for positive energy, ENFPs tend to suppress their negative emotions, which can easily lead to the accumulation of negative emotions and lead to an eventual outbreak; in addition, ENFPs may also have a strong choice disorder, because they are too easily affected by various beautiful people. The possibilities are so attractive that they are reluctant to give up an entire forest for a single tree. They always want to experience more, appreciate more, appreciate more, until the moment when they have to make a decision, and finally, because ENFPs always pursue their dreams and distance, their interest can be easily shifted and do the same thing The perseverance and perseverance of things may appear to be insufficient, and it is easy to become a three-legged cat who can do everything but is not good at everything, but ENFP has an advantage that I personally think and its valuable can completely solve the shortcomings of broad but not refined , ENFP likes and is good at showing themselves in front of everyone, especially in the field of training with very high talent, we know that the best way to learn is not to input, not to watch, not to listen, not to think and digest, but to output, and put what we have learned. Teach it to everyone, correct and improve yourself after getting feedback, and then output and then feedback to correct and improve yourself. This is a positive cycle. ENFPs are generally willing to do this and like to do it.

4. Preferred career fields

Preferred fields: creative, art, education, counselling, research, religion, health care, technology, etc.

Typical occupations preferred: various trainers, human resources workers, social science workers, team building consultants, career planners, editors, art directors, architects, fashion designers, journalists, interpreters, translators, entertainment professionals, legal mediators, massage physicians, psychological consultants, psychological experts, and consultants.

5. Advantages and disadvantages of the work

Strengths of an ENFP at work may include:

a)    Think outside the box and consider new situations that may arise as things develop

b)    Dare to take risks, dare to try new things, and overcome obstacles

c)    Wide range of interests, strong receptivity to what you are interested in

d)    Have a natural curiosity and skill in gathering the information you need

e)    Able to see the big picture and see the underlying meaning between actions and thoughts

f)     Strong communication skills, can stimulate the enthusiasm of others

g)    Strong adaptability, can quickly change their speed and goals

h)    Can understand other people’  needs and motivations

Disadvantages in ENFP work may include:

a)    Not good at grasping the importance of things, difficult to decide what to prioritize

b)    Impatience with people who lack originality

c)    Reluctance to act in a traditional or conventional way

d)    Intolerant of working with overly rigorous institutions or individuals

e)    You have a tendency to become disorganized

f)     Tends to focus on what might happen rather than what is actually or highly likely

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INFJ (The guide of the Spiritual World)

 INFJ (The guide of the Spiritual World)

I. Summary

INFJs live in a world of ideas. They are independent, original thinkers with strong feelings, firm principles and a human integrity. Even in the face of doubt, INFJs trust their opinions and decisions.

Some books refer to INFJs as "consultants", "writers"; others are called "guardians" and I think it's more appropriate to call them "guides".

Several key characteristics of INFJs are deep, mysterious, stubborn, loyal, and full of mission.

2. Analysis

The INFJ personality type makes up about 2%-3% of the general population.

INFJs pay attention to internal factors when dealing with things, and are good at thinking (I), while their cognition of life is mainly concerned with the various possibilities and inner meanings of existence, and can stand on a global viewpoint (N) , these characteristics are manifested in their subjective, more interpersonal preferences in making decisions (F); they are also reflected in their structured, planned lifestyles (J). INFJs' intuition (N) is introverted (I), while their emotional judgments (FJ) are often others-oriented. The combination of these two makes INFJs imaginative and good listeners, compassionate, and caring—which makes it easy for them to gain the trust of others. The important thing is that they not only say it, but they do it.

INFJ type people do not like cold information that requires a lot of memory. Generally, they are not interested in chemistry and geography. They prefer English and Chinese (especially writing), and mathematics and physics are not too bad. The grades are relatively stable (both good and bad)

3. Traits and characteristics

The first impression of INFJs is depth. Although all introverts speak less, they are more silent and quiet, but INFJs can give people an extra deep feeling in the stillness. Since what is on the INFJ's mind is unlikely to be guessed by other people, this gives the INFJ's depth a kind of mystery.

Some books say that INFJs are the most mysterious of the 16 types. Maybe each of us feels that others cannot understand us. From my point of view, the type that is difficult to be understood by others is probably INFJ, except for INTPs and INFPs who have a low sense of existence. The first two will be outside the group by default unless necessary, so you may not remember such a person; and INFJ's performance is more reserved, you know him, but you can't understand him at all, so it seems very mysterious.

INFJs can be described as gentle, compassionate, caring, imaginative, and interpersonal, and these typical characteristics make this type of person appear more feminine. In fact, INFJ women are the ones who best conform to society's traditional expectations of women, with the one exception of many INFJ women possessing a mystical temperament. INFJ women choose not to compromise only when they are driven by their own judgments and decisions, which is where they cause trouble in a male-dominated workplace. When this happens, things can get trickier because men need factual evidence and objectivity (typical ST), while INFJ women can appear unsubstantiated and assertive. But usually INFJ women are respected for their intelligence and intelligence and are seen at work as gentle, kind, caring people.

In our society, men with the same INFJ characteristics face more problems. INFJ men face a different environment: their natural caring and tenderness is a nuisance to others in the workplace, especially other men. Colleagues, leaders, and subordinates of male INFJs often ask questions such as: Is this a man? Is a coward?  INFJ men are well aware of this contradiction. He understands that he and society's traditional requirements are different, and will strive to become tougher and more masculine under social pressure. But it would fill him with contradictions, obstacles, and confusion.

INFJs like to keep clean and orderly at work, like a peaceful and quiet atmosphere, and hope that everyone's contribution in the work can be affirmed, everyone has a sense of accomplishment, and all work can achieve good results in harmony.

It's no surprise that INFJs are skeptical of people not working well together, trusting, and affirming. INFJs believe that with enhanced communication, war will not happen. INFJs are practitioners of the phrase "Let the world be filled with peace, and let peace start with me". Whether at home or at work, this belief is what INFJs give, take, live for, and work for. Although their introverted nature brings a certain delay, once they have chosen someone they can trust, they will support him without hesitation. The qualities that INFJs value in partners are enthusiasm, determination, and sincerity.

INFJs work in a way that allows them to do what others want. INFJs are often reticent when faced with conflict, and they are generally able to foresee when conflict will break out before anyone else. Their introverted, intuitive, emotional personality preferences allow them to act like radar as an early warning system. But unfortunately, this ability becomes ineffective in the face of their intense fear of conflict. So, in the end they became weak. They are always introspective to heal the wounds of conflict and hope that these wounds will soon disappear.

The strength of INFJs comes from their intelligence, personal idealism, and caring nature. The four-letter traits linked together make them very theoretical and will achieve their goals by creating their own academic output. Few people have a complete insight into the rich inner world of INFJs and their rich imagination, creativity, and variety of abstract thoughts and concepts. INFJs can easily spend an entire day imagining and dreaming. The INFJ sees this type of activity as an incentive and encourages others to do the same, because he thinks that's what life is about. So, when a job or task falls within a conceptual framework that the INFJ has mulled over, it does well. INFJs never stop learning, are always growing and developing themselves, and they want others to do the same, making INFJs trustworthy and role models for others to follow. Their keen insight and caring mind are an inspiration to everyone else.

INFJs have the strongest intuition among the Type 16s. This intuition gives them the ability to predict the future. The future here mainly refers to the future related to people, that is, about themselves and the future of other people's lives. INFJs can often see the future of others in their own images that is, what others will become or what will happen in the future. Even INFJs often don’t know how they can know these things. Anyway, they are able to see what will happen to this person in the future. That's because INFJ can often see the path a person has to take in the spiritual world, and INFJs, like other NFs, have a sense of fraternity, so they are also willing to help and guide others to develop themselves and gain spiritual growth, that is, the guide of the spiritual world. Like ENFJs, INFJs are also very sensitive to the spiritual needs of others, but they don't like to instil what they think is right in others like ENFJs do, but based on their ability to foresee and grasp of human nature, they will feel that this is what you want. On the way, I just guide you, help you, and support you, so I call INFJ the guide. Many career planning books say that INFJs are very suitable for consulting and consulting jobs. This quality is most valued in the teaching profession, helping students think and empowering them to learn. These traits are valued in other professions as well, as INFJs will proactively, Kindly share insights and inspiration with others.

Of the four types of NF, INFJs may have the most profound grasp of human nature, which is also a product of their strong intuition. INFJs and INFPs we will talk about have powerful imaginations. The difference is that INFPs' imaginations are a little out of their control, while INFJs' imaginations are under their own control. There are many images, but INFJs have more ability to combine these images into a whole, so that the images in their minds can be used by themselves. A person or a thing is described in a metaphorical way, and it is often a description that can capture the essence of the object. It is this ability to control imagery and metaphors that makes INFJs. Many INFJs will choose literary creation or at least writing-related majors or jobs.

Finally, let’s talk about the shortcomings of INFJs. Obviously, if stubbornness is out of control, it will become stubborn, sanctify one’s inner beliefs, and then completely ignore other people’s opinions; and if you use your imagination too much to modify reality, it will lead to and Most people's communication difficulties deepen their tendency to distance themselves from reality; that is, others cannot understand what they say, and they are too immersed in their own world and alienated from reality; in addition, INFJs can often see through others at a glance, while others But it is difficult to see them at a glance, and they have some firm beliefs themselves, which will lead them to sometimes look around and find that the world is full of lay people without beliefs, although INFJs are the type who love the world, but they look at the world. The angle may still make the INFJ very high-minded, and there is a danger of being separated from the masses; in the end, if the sense of morality and justice is too strong, and at the same time the development of rationality cannot keep up with the two, the INFJ can easily become a little cynical, become the most stubborn kind of "angry youth".

4. Preferred career fields

For INFJs, the preferred fields of work are: consulting, education, scientific research, culture, art, design, etc.

Typical occupations preferred: human resources manager, special education staff, health consultant, architect, health practitioner, trainer, career planner, organizational development consultant, editor, art director, counsellor, writer, mediator, marketer, social scientists, etc.

5. Advantages and disadvantages of the work

1. Advantages at work may include:

a)    Honest and upright, thereby encouraging people to value your ideas

b)    You are focused and dedicated to the projects that are important to you

c)    Independent, with strong personal beliefs, responsible for the cause of their beliefs

d)    Resolute, decisive and highly organized

e)    Creative and come up with unique solutions to problems

f)     Emotional integration with others, able to anticipate the needs of others

g)    Ability to understand complex concepts

2. Weaknesses at work may include:

a)    Easy to make hasty judgments

b)    Excessive concentration can result in rigidity

c)    Don't know how much time it will take to get something done

d)    Difficulty doing things that conflict with your own values

e)    Unrealistic inclination to plan feasibility

f)     Does not deal with contradictions, easy to ignore unhappiness

g)    It is difficult to discredit subordinates objectively and directly

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ENFJ (Educational Educator)

 ENFJ (Educational Educator)

I. Summary

If you ask someone a question, and that person knows everything, says everything, and wants to teach you, give you his heart, and teach you from time to time, this person is likely to be an ENFJ.

A few key words for ENFJs are openness, instilling conviction, charisma and a sense of justice. The initial impression of ENFJ is warm and candid, although all EF types can be said to be warm, the word used to describe ENFJ here is warm and candid, because ENFJ's feelings shine on others like the sun or a searchlight, And when the searchlight shines on you, everything of itself is exposed to you, and nothing is hidden.

2. Analysis

ENFJ personality types make up about 2%-3% of the general population.

Each preference of ENFJs and the composition of those preferences make them inherently infectious and persuasive. Focus on outsiders and the world, and have a large social circle (E); at the same time, they believe that the world is full of infinite meanings and endless opportunities (N); and on the basis of this understanding, make subjective and humane judgments and Decide (F); at the same time believe that the living and working environment is organized, planned and orderly (J).

NFs are all sensitive to human nature, or to put it further, NFs will instinctively pay attention to the growth of human nature and the development of life, but the attitudes of the four NFs to these issues are very different. For example, ENFPs will pay attention to all kinds of interesting things in life. Possibilities, INFPs will continue to ask about the meaning of life, but P-type NFs do not like the so-called "correct answer", because the correct answer means closure, which means that there is no need to discuss again after the conclusion is reached. On the other hand, ENFJs and INFJs tend to think that there are “correct answers" to all kinds of big problems in life, and they will find the so-called "correct answers" as their beliefs. In the eyes of ENFJs, the whole world is a harmonious whole, and this whole has purpose and meaning. This purpose and meaning is actually only the ENFJ's own point of view, but they are convinced of this and try to instill this belief in others. Remember the word here, indoctrination.

People with NF preference do not like cold information generally; they are not interested in chemistry and geography. They prefer English and Chinese, and mathematics and physics are not too bad.

3. Traits and characteristics  

ENFJs love human beings, and their love for human beings has a lot to do with their idealized view of human beings and others, because ENFJs often see a person as what a person should be, not what the person actually is now, and idealize people . This is actually an educator's perspective, isn't it? A good teacher sees the student as what the student should be, not what the student is now, so many materials refer to ENFJs as educators. Because of this special way of looking at others, ENFJs will often ask others to achieve self-realization, to ask others to be better, as if it is a responsibility of everyone to themselves, in other words, ENFJs will think that there is no self It is abnormal, regrettable, missing, wrong, and needs to be corrected.

Since they are called educators, ENFJs are naturally good teachers and like to teach. They like to tell big truths because they want what they say to be meaningful, and the most meaningful thing is to share the various life truths they have discovered with others. So they also like to play the role of life mentors. Even if they can't be life mentors, ENFJs have an irrepressible urge. As long as the ENFJ understands anything first, then they are likely to be the best person to teach it to others, that is, educators. ENFJs like to persuade by preaching, and for them, persuading a person is the same as educating a person.

ENFJ's work style is aggressive, confident, and has a strong sense of interpersonal cooperation. Always sparking enthusiasm, perseverance, humour, and getting the job done. They do everything they do with a positive attitude and genuine trust in others. However, if you are not careful, they may be regarded as mere formality by others, just making a superficial statement.

ENFJs are very sensitive to the mission and values ​​of the organization, or they will place high ethical demands on their organizations. For example, let’s say an organization claims that its work is to change the world. It is likely that this is just a marketing strategy, but ENFJs will be very serious about whether we are really changing the world. Be very careful. ENFJs are easy to get promoted in the company, but what really motivates them may only be the company's desire to serve people.

When interacting with colleagues, ENFJs will pay great attention to the various states of the people involved. First, their N preferences focus on the actions and reactions of those involved—who is stressed, who needs encouragement, who should be criticized, who is eager to talk to someone. Then they use the J preference to make some reasonable suggestions. Maybe it depends on the situation, but at least the ENFJ has a directional opinion in mind.

In the vast majority of cases, ENFJs' advice is extremely valuable, and they are loved and admired as objects of trust. But once their opinions and suggestions are not adopted, the ENFJ will be extremely sad, and feel a little angry that the other party is so unappreciative.

ENFJ women's performance at work is often commendable. They have an excellent sense of priorities and can always do the "must" and “should" things that everyone expects. Not that they wished or liked to do it, they fervently hoped that it would make everyone happy. ENFJ women are often seen as role models and idols. This is what they are happy to see. If there's one downside to ENFJ women, it's that they are too idealistic on certain issues and distance themselves from others. ENFJ males also behave in this way, but it's a bit surprising that this behaviour occurs in females.

ENFJ men experience more serious problems at work. Many of the F preferences they display at work are constantly challenged, and these behavioural traits include being soft-hearted and caring, so ENFJ males swing back and forth between two roles. When showing a hard heart, they are accompanied by a sense of guilt and loss of self. If they tend toward natural preferences, their masculinity will be questioned to the point that they deliberately do certain behaviours to prove that they are truly masculine. An effective way to integrate innate preferences and acquired social environment demands on men is to engage ENFJ men in psychology and other human-related careers. Most of these career fields are male-dominated, but they need to have feminine qualities: perseverance, caring, self-improvement, dedication, broad-mindedness— the noble qualities that are traditionally feminine.

4. Preferred career fields

ENFJs prefer to work in a wide range of fields, and perform better in areas such as information communication, education, service industry, health care, business, consulting, and technology.

Typical occupations suitable for: Advertising account manager, magazine editor, clinician, career planner, training specialist, university professor (humanities), sales manager, programmer, coordinator, marketer, journalist, social worker, HR workers, TV producers, PRs, heads of non-profit organizations, etc.

5. Advantages and disadvantages of the work

1. Advantages at work may include:

a)    Excellent communication and presentation skills

b)    Natural leadership and cohesion

c)    Enthusiasm and strong ability to seek cooperation

d)    Resolute, decisive and organized

e)    eager to innovate

f)     Emotional integration with others, able to anticipate the needs of others, and genuine concern for others

g)    Wide range of interests, flexible mind

h)    Can see the big picture and see the connection between behaviour and consciousness

i)      Push yourself to make achievements and achieve your goals

j)      Be responsible for what you believe in

2. Weaknesses at work may include:

a)    reluctance to do things that conflict with their own values

b)    It is easy to idealize interpersonal relationships

c)    Difficulty working in a competitive, stressful environment

d)    Impatience with people who are inefficient or dead-headed

e)    Avoid conflict and easily overlook unpleasant things

f)     It is easy to make hasty decisions without gathering enough evidence

g)    reluctance to discipline subordinates

h)    Easy to meet small-scale management, never give up control

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