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INFP uncovered
If you were to combine
the likeableness
and playfulness of ISFP with the criticalness and religiousness of INTP,
you would probably end up with a perfect INFP. Just as any other type, INFP is truly
unique and is probably the type that is the most adaptable to any social
environment. INFP’s Feeling means
not forcing points or arguments and their Intuition means not pushing
people with their elbows or stepping on people's toes. Introvertedness keeps INFPs
from sticking out and Perceptiveness makes them highly adaptable to change.
A slightly spaced out personality, a likable appearance and
a defenceless grin make it easy for an INFP to merge into almost any social group.
However this
appearance can change drastically once INFP gets a taste of power and
authority.
The power-money combination plays special role
in INFP’s Weltanschauung. It is like cheese
for a mouse, who can smell its luring aroma miles away. Their
fascination with $$$ and their intuitively intuitive intuition
often walk hand by hand with a casino pass. In some cases an obsession
with financial gain can lead INFPs into arranged marriages. Despite their
intuitive, fragile appearance, from a partner an INFP expects strong
physical preponderance or domination. If such condition does not exist in the relationship, there is always plenty of “cheese” out
there for an INFP.
Probably the most
interesting INFP's ability is their ability to learn. Having natural
difficulties with their understanding, INFPs tend to compensate for this
with an impressive amount of reading, watching and listening. The more you
know the more you’ll be able to understand, right? But what if you can't
connect the dots? Then someone will do it for you. That's
why INFPs are quite easy to brainwash. Whether it is a commercial or
political bull, INFPs often go around repeating it using exact words and
phrases like brainless zombies, making them perfect puppets in
the hands of a skilful puppeteer.
As far as other
people are concerned, INFPs can be very productive, making them good social
workers, musicians, entertainers, media, etc. In contrast, INFP’s
ability to think logically is circumstantial and limited to memorised
examples, which makes them poor experts in technological fields,
especially when the situation requires non-ordinary solutions. This,
however, does not stop INFPs from becoming sloppy engineers, sloppy
mechanics, sloppy programmers, sloppy you name it.
© Sergei Ganin 2002
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