'I guess my philosophy includes ideas that confront the assumptions of binary thinking.|||A lot of this is an echo of what's already been said, but I'll say it anyway, just in case it's useful.   When I'm all wound up, I need to find a quiet space and write or make art out of the...|||INFJ here. Let me see if I'm synthesizing our Ni metaphors into easy to fold layers.            Ni: Defrag system which arranges the important files and packs away the unimportant + nebula creation...|||1. What's your MBTI type? INFJ 2. Are you a fast or slow reader?  - Slow-ish, although it's always relative, right? 3. Are you an auditory or visual reader? Auditory. 4. Do you find it easy to...|||In conversation with my INTJ father, we burrow into ideas together until one of us reaches some kind of epiphany, and we both run with the idea, a new paradigm for seeing the world. Often, we spend...|||Dear younger INFJ self,  Oh man, does life get better after this. It's kind of like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. One day, you realize that you had the power to do what you wanted all along --...|||I am probably reading in the corner or maybe listening while you talk, nodding enough so you know that I know that you know that I'm listening.|||It's so easy to lose hold of my sense of self, when I'm out in the world, as I think so intensely about others, and it does help, to have some sense of self to walk around with, just in case I...|||what does it mean: an infj question?|||It depends on the type of trust.   Some types of trust I give away freely -- because (especially for folks who have not been trusted in the past or who are marginalized in society) it can be...|||Classic NJ response here. Plus, time is a river that I'm standing in. The water is up to my waist.  I'd love a digital calendar shaped like this.  I was particularly interested, though, in the...|||A migraine is actually a mini-stroke. This is why you can get visual disturbance, sensitivity to light and sound, and vomiting (I didn't believe it until it happened to me) I used to see a migraine...|||This picture makes me happy! I don't have a photo handy of my furry guy (a Maine Coon black cat).  I wonder, though, if I reflect who my cat is, rather than the other way around?|||This might seem like a superficial or silly question, but I'd love some advice. I'm having a difficult time getting myself up and out the door in the morning, and I'm wondering if anyone has ideas on...|||I heart Netflix!|||To the OP, I think your own interests are key! If you can relate each topic (Ni-style) to your own interests, then I think you'll have much more fun with learning. Also, to make a case for the value...|||I admit. I've got to use calendars and to do lists to keep stuff happening. My head stopped working for details long ago and -- well, my work requires a lot of project management, so I've gotta do...|||I like using the name human on internet forums because I think there's a potential, when online, to forget that each user is a live human being somewhere, with pain and joy, with a fondness (who...|||Ronnie, I think I had a similar religious upbringing to yours, and I had a rough go of it.   My belief (at age 4) that I was an evil sinner whom God could never love (or, in the words of one...|||In order to respond, I have to admit to reading medical studies for fun (please don't judge me!) but the latest studies show that eating disorders (particularly anorexia) can be more common in...|||http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=-7.75&soc=-8.46   I really like this grid thing.|||Sorry! Maybe I overreacted in my post. Protective instincts, deactivate!|||I wonder if feeling that no one can truly understand us in not just an INFJ condition but a part of the human condition? (Warning: geek-alert): The existentialists believed that what we have in...|||Actually, it makes more sense to me to worry about the future. If something's already happened, there's nothing left to worry about, because I can't prevent it from happening anyway.   PS, but not...|||I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at. Othello. ACT I Scene 1.|||I can relate to both. When I'm in a position of leadership, I take on the ethical INFJ role. When I'm not leading, I'm the intuitive INFJ.|||I'm in agreement with everyone who's posted encouragement so far. Kids who say things like this are not only mean mosquitoes. They're just plain wrong.   Please don't try to survive on only 600...|||Thank you for the welcomes!|||I know it's a gross generalization to categorize an entire movement according to personality types. Still, I'm curious. How would you type some of the major literary or artistic movements in history?...|||After I guess a few months here, I finally decided to take Emily Post's advice and make a formal introduction:  How are you? I'm human.  I'm an INFJ. I like literature, yarn, bicycles, index...|||When I sleep, I sleep like the dead, with vivid dreams (all 5 senses). I recently learned that not everyone dreams in color -- and was a little surprised to hear it.|||I agree with everyone above. I've had to learn to tolerate interruptions at work -- and find ways to find solitude when I really need to hyper-focus and get things done. Often, I'll find ways to work...|||My big sister is an ENFJ. She always told me that she was shy but not quiet, while I was quiet but not shy. I think she was right. ENFJs are smart like that.   And I agree with the charisma thing....|||I have a cat, and I like cats. Apparently, my first word was meow.  I promise I'm not a cat-lady, though.|||Confused. What does my profile picture have to do with anything?|||In thinking of my responses to the thread on INFJ phrases, I could only think of phrases that I just can't use, most notably: It is what it is. ---  because often, it isn't. The phrase feels like a...|||Are you vegan/vegetarian?  Vegetarian. I do eat dairy and eggs.  Do you follow a strict schedule when it comes to eating? I eat when I realize that I'm hungry (which is sometimes a while after I'm...|||My favorite Valentine's Day tradition: hanging out with my guy and making fun of the weird obligations people place on each other for Valentine's Day. I pretend to expect chocolate and...|||Brief disclaimer: I know there's something official called chaos theory, and I don't know any of that stuff --   I don't think chaos necessarily is something bad or destructive. To piggyback from...|||To be invisible (at least sometimes).|||Just my personal experience:  1. Do some introverts come off as peppy, optimistic and enjoyable? Can you be a ray of sunshine around others while still needing time alone?  People sometimes see...|||I have two:  Maybe the greatest madness is to see life as it is rather than what it could be. x97 Cervantes (in Don Quixote)  The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes,...|||Tea. Making stuff. Reading good books. Cats. Yarn. Franklin Covey. Flowcharts. Fancy Stationery. Index cards. Libraries.|||I'd love to second the suggestion about boundaries. It's probably hard for most of us to imagine (because INFJs are probably hyper-conscious of the boundaries of others), but some people really...|||Dad: INTJ Mom: Tested once as ENFJ, but I suspect that she's actually INFP -- or INFX Sister (who really ran the show when we were kids): ENFJ|||I have to agree with mrniceftw, that a photo misses a lot of what could really be going on. From what I see in the second photo, though, I start wondering about longing -- for something that may or...|||I don't know if this is at all useful, since it's observation of another couple, but just in case--   My dad's an INTJ and has been married to my mom (I think an INFP) for 40 years this year....|||I'm curious. Do you read? meditate? watch mindless TV? bake cookies? knit? sleep? Do you have a secret hideout that nobody knows about, or do you turn off your phone?|||Okay, I'll play! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source : Keirsey Temperament Website - Portrait of the Idealist® Counselor (INFJ)  I'll bold...|||I love all these examples, and I can relate to all sorts of them. How did you guys know my trick of remembering the level of passion in a teacher's voice to know the right answer on the test -- or...'