INFJ - 1.5% of the population
after all these years, i'm still an INFJ (Introverted INtuitive Feeling Judging), bordering on INTJ (Introverted INtuitive Thinking Judging). another website says only 1% of the human population is INFJ, making it the rarest personality type (out of 16 types). took three different tests just now that basically said the same thing. and also, after all these years (since i last took the tests in college--or was it high school?), my right and left brains are still more or less equally dominant.
the thin line between T (thinking) and F (feeling), and the right and left hemispheres is why i often feel i have two people inside of me--the logical, practical one who ALWAYS meets deadlines and thinks about consequences, and the dreamy, creative one who lives in a timeless world where there are no to-do lists. this has long been my problem (e.g. when i have a free afternoon or lunch break: write poetry or write an article for the newspaper to get rid of a deadline? read a novel or read a textbook on environmental science?), and until now i still don't know how to get them to be in the same room together =P
INFJ - "Author". Strong drive and enjoyment to help others. Complex personality. 1.5% of total population. |
here's the description from similarminds.com (mwahaha--this explains a lot of things):
INFJ
creative, smart, focus on fantasy more than reality, attracted to sad things, fears doing the wrong thing, observer, avoidant, fears drawing attention to self, anxious, cautious, somewhat easily frightened, easily offended, private, easily hurt, socially uncomfortable, emotionally moody, does not like to be looked at, fearful, perfectionist, can sabotage self, can be wounded at the core, values solitude, guarded, does not like crowds, organized, second guesses self, more likely to support marijuana legalization, focuses on peoples hidden motives, prone to crying, not competitive, prone to feelings of loneliness, not spontaneous, prone to sadness, longs for a stabilizing relationship, fears rejection in relationships, frequently worried, can feel victimized, prone to intimidation, lower energy, strict with self |
favored careers:
| psychotherapist, artist, art curator, bookstore owner, freelance writer, poet, teacher (art, drama, english), library assistant, professor of english, painter, novelist, book editor, copywriter, philosopher, environmentalist, bookseller, museum curator, opera singer, magazine editor, archivist, music therapist, screenwriter, film director, creative director, librarian, social services worker, art historian, sign language interpreter, photo journalist, makeup artist, photo journalist, homemaker |
disfavored careers:
airline pilot, race car driver, businessman, information technology consultant, executive, administrator, supervisor, bartender, lab technician, restaurant owner, strategist, ceo, bar owner, marketing specialist, business consultant another description from www.personalitypage.com: INFJs place great importance on havings things orderly and systematic in their outer world. They put a lot of energy into identifying the best system for getting things done, and constantly define and re-define the priorities in their lives. On the other hand, INFJs operate within themselves on an intuitive basis which is entirely spontaneous. They know things intuitively, without being able to pinpoint why, and without detailed knowledge of the subject at hand. They are usually right, and they usually know it. Consequently, INFJs put a tremendous amount of faith into their instincts and intuitions. This is something of a conflict between the inner and outer worlds, and may result in the INFJ not being as organized as other Judging types tend to be. Or we may see some signs of disarray in an otherwise orderly tendency, such as a consistently messy desk. <-- mwahaha! see? i'm not messy. deep inside i'm really organized =P but seriously, i've been wondering about why i'm so organized with my life but so disorganized with my physical personal spaces. now i know i'm normal =) (at least as far as 1.5% of the population is concerned). |
Brain Lateralization Test Results |
| Right Brain (54%) The right hemisphere is the visual, figurative, artistic, and intuitive side of the brain. Left Brain (56%) The left hemisphere is the logical, articulate, assertive, and practical side of the brain |
always knew you were one of a kind :) and wow you're stable. you were yourself right from the start until now (meanwhile, i am exhausted with the mercuriality i seem to have).
ReplyDeletei took the test--here's what i got: INFP
Introverted (I) 61.54% versus Extroverted (E) 38.46%
Intuitive (N) 66.67% versus Sensing (S) 33.33%
Feeling (F) 61.9% versus Thinking (T) 38.1%
Perceiving (P) 52.78% versus Judging (J) 47.22%
INFP - "Questor". Intellectually curious. High capacity for caring. Emotional face to the world. High sense of honor derived from internal values. 4.4% of total population.
hahaha. we're just one letter apart. on a different day, you'd probably be an INFJ =) just as i have tendencies of being INTJ and INFP (also have small difference between J and P). and look-- some of the INFP qualities really describe me:
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creative, smart, idealist, loner, attracted to sad things, disorganized, avoidant, can be overwhelmed by unpleasant feelings, prone to quitting, prone to feelings of loneliness, ambivalent of the rules, solitary, daydreams about people to maintain a sense of closeness, focus on fantasies, acts without planning, low self confidence, emotionally moody, can feel defective, PRONE TO LATENESS, likes esoteric things, wounded at the core, feels shame, FREQUENTLY LOSING THINGS, prone to sadness, prone to dreaming about a rescuer, disorderly, observer, easily distracted, does not like crowds, can act without thinking, private, can feel uncomfortable around others, familiar with the darkside, hermit, more likely to support marijuana legalization, can sabotage self, LIKES THE RAIN, sometimes can't control fearful thoughts, prone to crying, prone to regret, attracted to the counter culture, can be submissive, prone to feeling discouraged, frequently second guesses self, NOT PUNCTUAL,not always prepared, can feel victimized, PRONE TO CONFUSION, prone to irresponsibility, can be pessimistic
...among others =) pero natawa ako dun sa daydreams about people to maintain a sense of closeness and prone to dreaming about a rescuer ha. do you do that? hahaha
it's tests like these that make me feel not so bad that i broke so many things in my 7 years of lab work (high school and college combined). nope, i definitely don't want to be a lab technician. that's why i'm more of a field researcher type of preson =P on the other hand, i know i'm competitive by nature (ties in with the perfectionist part), which is the contrary to their description above.
ReplyDeleteoh, didn't get to this part--the one that expounds on the INFP personality type. let me list those that apply to me (and capitalize those that are dead-center on target):
ReplyDeletecreative, smart, idealist, loner, ATTRACTED TO SAD THINGS, disorganized, avoidant, can be overwhelmed by unpleasant feelings, ambivalent of the rules, SOLITARY, daydreams about people to maintain a sense of closeness (wow, this is eerie!), acts without planning, low self confidence, EMOTIONALLY MOODY, can feel defective, likes esoteric things, WOUNDED AT THE CORE, PRONE TO SADNESS, disorderly, observer, easily distracted, DOES NOT LIKE CROWDS, PRIVATE, CAN FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND OTHERS, FAMILIAR WITH THE DARKSIDE, HERMIT, LIKES THE RAIN, PRONE TO CRYING, PRONE TO FEELING DISCOURAGED, FREQUENTLY SECOND GUESSES SELF.
About daydreaming about people--I do that all the time! Nino has had a laugh over this about me--until he caught himself doing it too haha!
haha.
ReplyDeletebut you know after taking the test last night, i suddenly felt better. especially about the part on my "emotional face to the world." now i don't feel so bad about it. :) thanks
this one i don't do :)
ReplyDeletei think this is because i've found myself again (hence, lost and found... =) three, four years ago, i probably would have gotten a different result.
ReplyDeleteattracted to sad things, fears doing the wrong thing, observer, avoidant, fears drawing attention to self, anxious, cautious, somewhat easily frightened, easily offended, private, easily hurt, socially uncomfortable, emotionally moody, does not like to be looked at, fearful, values solitude, guarded, does not like crowds, organized, second guesses self, more likely to support marijuana legalization, focuses on peoples hidden motives, prone to crying, not competitive, prone to feelings of loneliness, not spontaneous, prone to sadness, longs for a stabilizing relationship, fears rejection in relationships, frequently worried, can feel victimized
ReplyDelete--Aren't these signs of social psychosis?
I'm an INFJ myself. It's refreshing to be described as rare instead of the usual odd.
truly! and normal, too, not psychotic =) [No, Doc, I'm not sick. I'm just different.]
ReplyDeleteYou should try my shrink instead, he's more supportive. Or I would like to interpret his snores as such.
ReplyDeleteAh! Words I long to hear! Mostly because I'M the one saying this to others...! Would like, for once to be told this, and not the other way around, then maybe I wouldn't feel so strange ;-)
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