The Comprehensive INFP Survival Guide

by Heidi Priebe

These types share only two functions (Fi and Te) but they are often fascinated by one another’s differing perceptions. Both analytical thinkers, these types can spend hours wrapped up in intimate conversations about the world that surrounds them. The INTJ uses Ni and Te to attempt to fit their perceptions into a comprehensive logical framework, whereas the INFP uses Fi and Ne to explore and expand on subjective observations they’ve made about the world around them. In many ways, the INFP and the INTJ complement one another’s methods of reasoning and they tend to genuinely enjoy exploring each other’s worldviews. The INTJ appreciates the emotional insight that the INFP brings to his or her awareness and the INFP appreciates the structured logic that the INTJ adds to his or her perceptions. On a day-to-day basis, the INTJ is focused, pragmatic and detail-oriented, whereas the INFP is passionate, reflective and open-ended. The INTJ appreciates and benefits from the INFP’s calm and compassionate nature, whereas the INFP appreciates and benefits from the INTJ’s grounded presence and sense of responsibility. Both types enjoy taking time to reflect and recharge independently, and then coming together to share their ideas and thoughts.