The INFP Page

DOMINANT: Feeling, Introverted (Fi)

The INFPs preferred way of relating to things; evaluation of things based on how the INFP feels about them: a personal sense of like/dislike, right/wrong, good/bad, etc...

• Personal feelings guide reactions, attitudes, choices. Feelings often take center stage; hard to ignore how they feel about things
• Value authenticity – try to align words and actions with what feels right or good; aversive to people and things they perceive as fake or performative
• Passionately attached to things which resonate with their feeling evaluation, whether people, causes, things
• Strong empathy rooted in personal feelings; being able to understand how someone else feels based on thier own knowing of what it feels like

#4: Thinking, Extraverted (Te)

The INFPs least preferred function; a weakness and achilles heel.

#2: Intuition, Extraverted (Ne)

The INFPs preferred way of mentally interacting with the external world. Stays open to possibilities and is energized by what could be: generating new ideas, seeing different perspectives, exploring potential scenarios.

#3: Sensing, Introverted (Si)

The INFPs secondary introverted function. Focuses on what has been: prioritizes comfort and security in the familiar and the known; sticks to routines and habits.

• Uses personal feelings to guide them towards what is good, right.
• Strong sense of integrity.
• Unconditional self-acceptance.

• Unable to separate feelings from facts.
• Self-righteous, moody.
• Takes everything personally, even when it is not about them.

• Creative, able to generate many ideas and solutions.
• Optimistic attitude, sees many paths forward.
• Open minded, skilled at taking different perspectives.

• Lost in daydreaming and fantasy.
• Indecisive, sees many options but unable to choose.