The INFJ Personality Guide: Understand yourself, reach your potential, and live a life of purpose.

by Bo Miller

In fact, if you were to break INFJ work down to a formula, it would look like this: privacy + originality + helping others = satisfying work.

Until they learn that many people communicate directly and are not concerned with feelings and harmony, INFJs will also be at risk for getting their feelings hurt. They have paper-thin skin. This is one of the biggest challenges of being an INFJ: you easily get your feelings hurt and are hypersensitive.

INFJs can also be somewhat manipulative when they want to get their way. Because they quickly pick up on other people’s moods and motivations, they can craft their words to make a person feel a certain way. In close relationships, the INFJ may selfishly try to get people to do what he wants them to, but he can also use this gift in service to others, motivating them to take action for their own good.

Keep Your Intuition In Check INFJs’ introverted intuition and extroverted feeling work together to many times give INFJs accurate impressions. According to AJ Drenth of personalityjunkie.com, introverted thinking keeps these processes in check. It enables INFJs to critically analyze their intuition and check it for accuracy. This logical review of your insights about people provides a healthy balance and keeps you from leaping to faulty conclusions.