'I love this.  I agree, it's not so much about being a perfect friend but just accepting them for who they are.  I think that everyone offers something unique too.  I just feel like because I am never...|||Hey, so I am actively trying to help myself become a better friend to the few people who are in my life but I don't really know what traits are good to have.    As an INFJ, I tend to be a pretty...|||This is awesome advice!!!   Although I can't make my negative feelings go away, it always help to not feed the sadness/depression/anxiety by over thinking.  When I over think I feed the beast that...|||-Listening to music/Playing guitar -Running -Internet Surfing/Blog reading -Walking my dogs -Yoga -Drinking coffee while having a good conversation with friends|||I get intimidated by the longer threads (4 pages +).  I don't want to say something that has already been said and I don't want to miss something important. That and I don't have an infinite amount...|||Haha now it's ridiculous to even think a protein is simple enough to be used in every cell as a generic code for life. I love the biology analogy and I agree that sometimes being a minority is a good...|||I am pro-life.  Clearly I am part of the minority right now :p|||These are also for the type 3 me as well as the younger INFJ  Learn to let people into your life and see who you are, the good and bad parts.   Don't pretend you are perfect around other people....|||SootheBelle, I do the exact same thing.  I have had people tell me I come across as stuck-up or judgmental when they first meet me because I am so shy though.  I could see that as being intimidating.|||I hope this isn't a new update :/|||Ditto.  Usually volunteering involves a whole lot of extroversion which is quite painful for me.  That and if I am going to go out of my way to help, it will be to help someone I know personally.  I...|||I am an INFJ and I notoriously procrastinate.  I don't know if this is normal for INFJ's but the reason I do (I only know this after doing a considerable amount of soul searching) is because I am...|||Is there anyway you can find a different niche in the type of job you're doing?  Instead of doing a quantitative job, maybe try to go to a different department where you will get more personal...|||A lot of it has to do with money.  The more students that flock to a program (a lot of times because it is easier) the more funding the program gets.    Another thing I've noticed though is that...|||zenity, Your perspective has been wonderful!  Thank you for all of your incite and information.  I am going to read up on cognitive functions more and hopefully learn something that can make me more...|||Thanks for all of the feedback!  Here are my results for the cognitive processes.  It says I am an INTJ but the questions were really hard to answer without some sort of bias.  I was having a hard...|||For the longest time I've thought I was an INFJ. When I first took the MTBI test and read what an INFJ was I immediately ate it up and felt that it was truly me.  Now that I've been on this forum for...|||I wouldn't let someone's type dissuade you from going into a relationship.  I think some relationships take more work but anything worth having takes work.    One of my best friends is an ISTJ and...|||If I remember the rantings of my Physics professor correctly, a lot of calculus was made to define the principles in Physics.  Essentially, a physicist molded the math to fit around his ideas.  They...|||My guilty pleasures: Running-it's almost unfair how euphoric I get after a run.  I feel bad for the people who need to do drugs to get high.   Lattes- I am allergic to milk but I don't care :]...|||I appreciate a lot of different types of music but the bands that affect me the most are: 1.  Say Anything 2.  The postal Service 3.  Jack Johnson 4.  Damien Rice 5.  Underoath 6.  Coldplay 7....|||I'm attracted to passionate nerdy people.  When I say passionate I mean that they have something to live for rather than superficial things.  I like extroverted people but I wouldn't say I am more...|||I remember getting one of those when I was younger.  The castle really was the bomb!!!|||I think push-up bras are fine.  I'm a 34A so there's really no hope for me but I'm not going to think it's wrong or dishonest for someone else to wear them.  It makes me slightly sad though that we...|||Good advice, it's crazy how much you learn when you force yourself to swim|||If your wife doesn't like Beowulf, try Gilgamesh and Hrothgar :]|||Thank you, that made my day.  :]|||Your eyes are so pretty!!!|||27888 My Christmas card picture :]|||I guess I'm one of those weird type 3's.  Being an INFJ and a type 3 makes for some awkward introspective battles between me wanting to be useful and acknowledged and me wanting to be introverted and...|||alice144,  I've taught myself some math and science stuff before I started taking the classes.  I've also taught myself how to play guitar and drums.  I have a friend who is currently getting his...|||Trust me, I am not especially happy with our education system but it's standardized for a reason.  Their goal is to teach you the basic skills needed to either go to college (in order to learn more...|||It must be tough being so awesome :]|||I absolutely agree!    I love witty humor and it's refreshing to have someone who doesn't take themselves or me (because I'm really dry) too seriously all of the time.  If ALL you do is pick fun at...|||The title of this thread is the story of my life.  To be fair though, I do have pretty low self confidence and I am really good at making other people feel better.  Please don't think I am bashing...|||I recently started meditating and it has really helped me with my overwhelming emotions.  A lot of times I didn't even realize what I was upset about to being with.  I have really learned to control...|||I hate how much I think and how ultimately thinking paralyzes me, my short temper ( I am doing things to try and work on this though), and I hate how awkward I am when talking to someone that I...|||25997  This is me with my nephew.  He is much cuter than me :]|||The physics and engineering students at my school have to take a lot of the same classes.  Maybe you could do philosophy and Computer programming and live for the math and physics requirements while...|||The only reason why I continue to wake up in the morning is that I know there will be coffee.|||Happy Birthday :]|||Although I am not blunt, I grew up with very blunt family members and it has helped me grow thick skin.  Now that I am older it takes an initial getting used to when people tell me outright how they...|||I think this is so hard because we want to define ourselves by what we do. That and we (I) think too much.  I get really sad thinking about having a job and hating it.   treegost, I would have...|||I'm actually going to look into it!  Thank you for the advice.|||Yeah I've been debating on and off about going into education.  I love learning and teaching people things but usually this is on a one-on-one basis and not in front of a group of people.  What you...|||Yeah I am currently a chemistry major but I've been a spanish, biology, biochemistry, math, education, and economics major before this.  I'm starting to think that DarkWarrior has a point about a job...|||I'm just curious what other INFJ's are doing as a career and if you guys are satisfied.  I am currently in college and have switched my major at least 6 times as a result of my indecisiveness.  Is...|||Speaking Spanish in your sleep is pretty awesome!  I bet if you tried to learn to speak Spanish it would come naturally very easy.      My friends say it's weird that I brush my teeth 6 times a day...|||I LOVE running!  It's funny you listen to angry music, I have quite a bit of screamo/metal on my ipod for running.    Growing up I played tennis but I was way too competitive and I stopped playing...|||meh, they're alright :p'