Posts by John Utter
How do you extract cognitive functions out of an MBTI abbreviation?
The following article gets a bit complex but also provides important information if you want to understand personality type in any depth. If you don’t understand what the eight cognitive functions are, please read about that first before you read the following. Otherwise, the following will be painfully unfamiliar jargon that will just frustrate and…
Read MoreWhat are the Differences Between an INFJ and an INTJ?
My ex-wife is an INFJ and one of her best friends is an INTJ. For a while, my ex was sure her friend was also an INFJ. However, the biggest blaring difference is that her INTJ friend is a walking encyclopedia of facts and also loves to analyze these facts while my ex has a…
Read MoreWhat are the differences between INFJ and ISFJ?
I chose the image of Ganesh above because the statue represents a rich tradition and is also highly symbolic. INFJs lead with introverted intuition which specializes in the symbolic while ISFJs lead with introverted sensing which specializes in tradition. That’s both the conflict and the potential synergy available between INFJ and ISFJ types. Bear with…
Read MoreWhat are the Differences Between Extraverted and Introverted Intuition
Both Ne and Ni look within to envision solutions, recognize patterns and see potentials. For both functions, nothing is as it immediately appears. First I’ll Look at Ne Ne is divergent. It looks objectively at physical reality or any other context (such as historical happenings or fantasy worlds) as a springboard for possibilities. One thing,…
Read MorePersonality Types In My Life
This is my brief personal experience of the different types and the roles they have played in my life. I am an INFP man, with an insecure attachment style, Enneagram 4. ESTP guys. They had fun making me miserable in high school and are the reason I avoid high school reunions. They are also the car…
Read MoreWhat is Attractive About INFJs?
I’m an INFP married to an INFJ. We’ve been together for 11 years and I am crazy in love still. What is it about her that is so enchanting? She actually gets me. This solves my chronic INFP being misunderstood issue. When she doesn’t get me, she does her best to understand and usually figures it…
Read MoreAre ENFPs Intelligent?
The public school system is often not kind to NP types. So, it leads some to question whether they are intelligent. My youngest son is an ENFP. I’m an INFP and his older brother is an INTP. Both kids have struggled in school, which can become a small black box that mercilessly tortures kids who…
Read MoreThe INFP Self Esteem Pit: Is it Cultural?
Some INFP types find themselves in such despair that they ask, “How can I change my type? What contribution can an INFP type make in this world? ” We can’t change our type and I would argue that such INFPs wouldn’t want to once they learn the gifts that are inherent in being an INFP.…
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