4 Types of INFP

[@smithercell]

I'll repeat: I'm digging the longer hair.

[@CognitivePersonality]

The longer hair is definitely here to stay!

[@katyjacobs4027]

I agree!

[@katyjacobs4027]

@@CognitivePersonality Looks sexy.

[@stonerawks9882]

Not just the hair, he looks better with a stubble or shaved too. The longer beard look doesn't suit you as well (opinion). He looks great now.

[@AmyMarie1992]

@@stonerawks9882 I agree!

[@1urtz9]

whats the difference between an evil sorcerer and a vampire? One is a necromancer while the other is a neck....romancer

[@CognitivePersonality]

You've outdone yourself again

[@socratesandstorybooks1109]

Me (an INFP) and my INTP roommate act alot alike when we're calm. But when we're stressed we act COMPLETLY different. Like I act similar to a grumpy ESTJ and she more like mad ESFJ haha.

[@CognitivePersonality]

That's some serious axial flipping!

[@socratesandstorybooks1109]

@@CognitivePersonality Is that abnormal?

[@CognitivePersonality]

@@socratesandstorybooks1109 Not at all, axial flips are most compulsive under stressful conditions :)

[@greatwavefan397]

​@@CognitivePersonality I'm an INTJ and I act like an ISTP when I'm mad o_o

[@alethacook1145]

This is me (INFP) and my husband (INTP) exactly!!!

[@giantjupiter]

I guess I'm the closest to the divergent subtype of the INFP. Once, I was thinking that if someone does harm to all my friends - if after that I travel back in time and try to explain them what's going to happen - everyone will inevitably ignore my opinions. I think various things like that. I'm also optimistic though... Although there are many more, I'm keeping it short and simple. ------------------------ Also, I've been mistyped thousands of times, either by myself or by others. Months after someone mistyped me as an ENTP, a few days ago, I discovered that I'm an ENFP. Not long after, I started watching your ENFP and INFP videos to be extra sure about my type (before I would try to give advice and suggestions to the people having the same personality type, while staying true to my soul). After watching some of your videos, it can actually be said that I'm an INFP. This video further confirmed it. (Si aversion was accurate). P.S. - Your holistic manner of thinking really puzzles my already puzzled mind, but I tried to listen it carefully and it was extremely helpful. Thank you for these videos, you're making the path towards individuation easier to identify...😊

[@KitsuneRonin]

Very happy to see your CPT content expanding! For me it is like a positive feedback loop...the more I learn from you, the more I want to learn! I also appreciate that you help to dismantle the stereotypes of the various personalities that are often projected from generic, and typically rigid, MBTI descriptions...because there is so much more variety and fluidity than the standard MBTI structure tries to impose. I hope you are doing well friend! 🙂

[@CognitivePersonality]

Thanks David! I love those loops!! 100%. The more we can break down these boundaries the better :) Likewise my friend!

[@alexwelts2553]

​@@CognitivePersonalitywhy would you want to break down boundaries and dismantle? If you have boundaries, aren't they there because of those who cross into your energy and cause harm and leave you to deal with the implications?

[@prithvirajbanerjee1547]

I've been watching your videos for a while and I'm very impressed by the way you approach this personality classification system. The fluidity CPT allows is very critical for self growth rather than getting boxed into stereotypes, and you come across as a very wise person to me for this reason. I hope that more people who are at crossroads in life stumble upon your channel and gain some quality insight along the way. Cheers!

[@billbirkett7166]

I am a strongly [Si] activated INFP and am often mistaken for an INTP. Or people think that I am on the spectrum (which I may be). I know that there is a very big difference between myself and an INFP that follows their Ne to the ultimate creative end, though I do have lots of Ne and value it, my outward behavior may resemble something of a very awkward mishmash of an INTP and ISTJ. I am deeply empathic but I am terrified of high competition environments, and also generally speaking American mainstream culture and its sloppy [Te/Se] tendencies. I found that when I was allowed to spend extended amounts of time in Europe, my fear response diminished significantly and I was able to access my [Fe] much better. And in doing so, my Ne was uninhibited. I think this is because Europe is very [Si] heavy (well, maybe not Italy), and that allows me to get my work done without feeling rushed. But this type of INFP clearly has an even worse relationship with [Se], which is probably the worst kind of blind spot/polar function that you can have, at least for overall functionality in the world.

[@nothx2845]

I feel like I'm the complete opposite. I've sort of been having this weird grip on Si for the sake of comfort but it's not working. And I've always naturally been sentimental. So I wonder if I would be the first type. But one thing that is for sure is that I've always been naturally competitive. Maybe not a hard or even an efficient worker but I've always had this weird competitivity as fuel to keep going. If I am not the best, I am shit.

[@unknownvt9fn]

What made you think that you are not INFP and not INTP? I think you are analytical like INTP and perhaps rational, but what made you call yourself INFP and not INTP?

[@Anonymei]

I was genuinely happy to get the notification for a new CPT video!

[@CognitivePersonality]

More to come my friend!

[@heartpoint5289]

Oh I am just starting to watch and am excited! It may be just because I happen to know a lot of INFPs and so have a larger group to notice differences, but I’ve always perceived this type to be one of the ones with the most “variety” in how they present and how I feel when I’m around them. This may sound new-agey but I am an Ne dom- Thier “energy” is quite various. Some feel solid and sturdy, some diffuse and floaty. Some seem very decisive and directional, others energetically stepping forwards and backwards in uncertainty and second guessing. In all genders, they have very different mixtures of masculine and feminine/yin and yang energy.

[@northwestwind85]

I've had moments where I seem warm and accommodating in an ENFJ way. The ambivert description makes complete sense for me dipping in Fe and Se. I've always clearly had the function stack of INFP, but the ENFJ dip makes a lot of sense for me.

[@StudentoSan]

I missed this content so much!! Finally you took away my hesitations about being an INFP. I always felt like I wasn't Ne enough. But guess I am just a convergent subtype :)

[@CognitivePersonality]

Convergent subtypes can definitely relate less to Ne! Thanks for the kind words :)

[@someoneonyoutube8622]

@@CognitivePersonality This is fascinating to me because I relate in parts to each of them in some ways but not so much in others. Like for example I relate to the convergent description for every other function except I feel like my Si is actually less developed than all other introverted functions and certainly less developed than my Ne, and my Te is something that’s kind of hit or miss not because im ineffective at it when I do use it but I just often neglect it due to the stress it causes me. Fe is something I also try to use but I give a lot of pushback on but not as much as Te, I find More that all it takes to use Fe is just revaluating how I feel about a situation and recentering myself and as long as I can come to a resolution between my values and the group I am fine, I do usually have some initial pushback against group politics though. And. Se is just a complete disaster, it is so bad that im not even stressed out by my abysmal use of Se I just have such blindness to my environment most of the time that people need to point out to me when There is something that needs to be addressed and then my Te begins to get worked up trying to get me to do something about it and that’s when I feel stressed again. Overall though Fi is my strongest along with Ne and Ni both feeling decently close behind and then Ti next in line after. I mentioned in a comment on one of your other videos about my curiosity on neurodivergence and its potential impact on type and function use, I myself have been officially diagnosed with ADHD both as a kid and as an adult and so that could account for some of the attentional blindness in my environment and the executive dysfunction that comes with it seems like it would absolutely drive Te up a wall and cause a pretty big conflict so all that checks out for me, but its the Si use that’s really what baffles me because I would say its about on par if not slightly less well used than my Fe. Idk I know Im just spitballing information and im trying not to give my own ideas on it too much because I don’t want to seem like I don’t know what im talking about im just trying to figure out myself I guess.

[@someoneonyoutube8622]

⁠@@CognitivePersonality on second thought I just watched your video describing the misconception of Ni and That actually really helped to clear up a lot of misconceptions I had about how Ni operates, and Si by comparison so I suppose I do use Si a bit more often as well as everything else I described. So I suppose I might just be the convergent variant. I am still interested in your thoughts however in the correlation between ADHD and the impacts on Se and Te. I understand ADHD might not be part of your particular expertise but I think it is an interesting topic to open dialogue on.

[@enk335]

Thank you so much for this!! I'm totally the Diver INFP!!! I use more Te than Ne and a lot of Ti and Ni so I never really knew what type to give myself. This was so insigntful!

[@writerducky2589]

Great, nice to see you again! I'll have to rewatch a couple of times to get everything. Saw someone else requesting ISFP subtypes and I second this. I just can't seem to settle on a type and keep bouncing between INFP, ISFP, INTP, and sometimes even vaguely wonder if I might be ISFJ. I relate to the functions such that the traditional stacking seems wrong, like I've got IIEE not IEIE. It's kind of a relief seeing how you pair dom(1)/aux(3) and authority(2)/oppositional(4), since it means I'm not completely off mark then.

[@writerducky2589]

@@pland5057 ISFP perhaps? I recently came to the conclusion I'm ISFP even if I don't feel like I have high Se. I'm highly aware of my surroundings, except when I'm... not. Back when Tesla was becoming a thing, you couldn't even pay me to recognize one. However, I do feel far more aware of my surroundings and grounded in reality than INFPs tend to be portrayed as. And you can't really sneak up on me. As for Ne, my brain might suddenly jump to random ideas, but I don't produce an abundance of them, not without a trigger. If I do produce a bunch of ideas they're always related or logically building upon each other. High Ne tends to like philosophical, theoretical, non-grounded discussions. Once, I got to witness such a discussion. At the time I believed I was an INFP and thought it would be right up my alley, but found myself bored out of my mind within seconds. It depends on the topic, but unless it's inherently interesting to me, if I can't find a way to apply that knowledge or contribute, I'll lose interest and find something else to do. Maybe it applies to high Ni too, but I've mostly seen it attributed to Ne. As for ISFJ, Fi and Se can supposedly work together in a way that resembles Fe. I've questioned having high Si because I've been credited with a good memory, but it's not as detail oriented as i.e. my sister's, and focuses more on who, where, what and the vibe/emotions, rather than names, clothes or other specific details. I used to have a deeper connection with my past, but now it feels more like a closed chapter, and recalling past events has become more difficult. Back to Se, it likes experiencing new things, but not necessarily something high thrill like base jumping. It can be as quiet as just trying a new food type. I believe in personal experience, (typically attributed to Se) and without it I feel like I won't be able to properly or believably convey that experience to someone else, like, writing about petting a dolphin when I've never felt the texture of their skin for myself. (Scaly? Smooth? Rough? Dry? Slimy? Warm? Cold?etc.) But personal experience for me may also include other people's personal experience. Se enjoys digital experiences too, so it's not uncommon for ISFPs to be gamers or like games. Enneagram can also have an effect. ISFP 4's tend to be the stereotypical artist, whereas 7's are the stereotypical thrill seekers. 9's are more laid back and resemble INFPs and the less common 5's are more about ideas and theories, even if they never leave the physical realm behind like INTPs and INFPs. Hope this can be useful in any way. Once I decided I was ISFP I literally felt my inside solidify, and have realized I actually do a lot of those ISFP things I thought I didn't do. Like using archetypes. My burning urge to explore and figure this type thing out also diminished greatly and became something more of a casual interest I can use to help others or figure them out, now that I've "helped myself" so to speak. Granted you read any of it. This was a lot. The Fi book strikes again...😅

[@writerducky2589]

@The V word I wouldn't rule out ISFP 5w6 as a possible combination. Mine is either 5w4 or 9. Tritype 593. Typically external structure, or structure for structure's sake, tends to be an SJ trait. INTJs are often considered structured, but their motivation behind it is to increase their effectiveness. Their structure is also often very personal, meaning it might not look practical to someone else, but it's practical to them. I don't know how much you've looked into the cognitive functions. ISFPs and INTJs share the same functions, but in different orders. Fi-Se-Ni-Te for ISFPs and Ni-Te-Fi-Se for INTJs. Looking at and figuring out the 4th (inferior) and the 7th (trickster) functions might help determine what your main stack and thus type, is. Trickster for ISFP is Ne, and for INTJ is Fe. Te in the 4th position will often make ISFPs want to be more structured, but less likely to actually get around to it. With self-discipline and effort, they absolutely can. This applies to INFPs as well. It is also something I have noticed in myself. Se in the 4th position for INTJ often makes reality feel less real to them, making them feel disconnected. Same for INFJ. They may also find themselves over stimulated without even noticing until they are suddenly overwhelmed. It also tends to make them minimalistic since they're less concerned about their external environment in general. (At least that's what's perpetuated, but I have yet to understand fully how it works.) ISTJs have Ne as their 4th function which often makes them less likely to want to try the new and untested, and prone to see all the possible negative consequences to something rather than the positive like someone with Ne 1st or 2nd might. Same goes for ISFJ. Another thing you can look at is if someone asked you to explain your workplace or closet or something else you have structured, are you more likely to talk about the layout (where everything is placed and why it's placed that way; thick sweaters at the top shelf in summer because I don't need them and they're out of the way, underwear is changed everyday so they're in the middle for ease of access, short sleeves are in front because this and that reason... and so on)? Or do you explain the individual items (this sweater was a gift from Grandma last year, I bought that hat on a market fair in xx town when visiting my cousin, I love this t-shirt because of the texture of the cloth... etc. etc.)? Or flipping it, which of these two types of explanations do you prefer to listen to? Those who prefer the layout explanation are more likely to have Ni/Se (ISFP and INTJ), whereas those who prefer the individual items explanations likely have Si/Ne (ISTJ). Of course you can do both, everyone can, but which do you gravitate more towards? (In these cases the function order don't matter that much, just which ones are present.) I prefer the layout ones. I have an INTP friend (Ne-Si) who will go on about the pecifics of each individual piece in their collection/workplace/whatever, and I will try to follow, but before long I'll tune out. Whereas I'm much more likely to go on about why I did it one way over the other. (Se-Ni)

[@RainbowRoadCrashTest]

​@@thevword8889When Fi-dominants are being more inclined towards Ti. Then yes, there is a potential for Fi-doms to be 5s. And Ti-doms to be 4s as well.

[@nkopanelesedilebona9227]

Your descriptions are so strangely unlike directly what I tend to hear yet still so accurate. I'm still remembering the strange but accurate way you described Ni too, and the whole "authority function" thing

[@CognitivePersonality]

Happy to provide a new but exacting perspective on the whole thing :)

[@briannuthu]

Welcome back!

[@CognitivePersonality]

Thank you!

[@ninaivana1106]

OMG, my dopamine rushed on another level just seeing you posted a new video; now lets watch😉

[@CognitivePersonality]

Hey Nina! Hope you enjoy it!!

[@anitah.2619]

I really loved this insight about subtypes, it made me think a lot, and a lot makes sense. Looking forward to seeing other videos on the topic, particularly on INFJs!

[@EndariDeathgrin]

I'm glad you posted another video. Thank you for all the effort !

[@CognitivePersonality]

It is my pleasure!

[@mimcris8481]

I'm so happy you posted another video! Thank you very much for making such knowledge available here on KZbin. I think that if you could make a video about the types and their interactions according to their cognitive functions and how each of them would react to each other, it would be very interesting and helpful. I'm particularly curious about the interaction between ENTPs and INFJs, and I think it would be very interesting for your viewers too in order to maximize our understanding of the many relationships each of us has. But, as always, thank you for the amazing explanation. Your videos made me understand other people and my relationships better! - An INFJ young woman. ( I'm sorry for any typos or grammar mistakes, English isn't my mother language!)

[@CognitivePersonality]

Thanks for the lovely comment! I'd love to make a video on how cognitive types can interact with each other and it sounds like a fun project to work on :)

[@deskotjes6536]

Finally an explanation where to put my strong Ti tendencies within my INFP personality! The convergent subtype resonates a lot with me. Thank you for this input! …Although my Si and Te is heavily challenged by my ADHD hah

[@AmyMarie1992]

I think I might be the convergent type! Welcome back!

[@CognitivePersonality]

Thanks Amy! I suspected you might be :)

[@oliviagibson7136]

I love your videos so much. I found I strongly resonated with the ambivert INFP, specifically the way you described jumping from Infp to Enfj cognition( less of the neutrality aspect). I find this very frustrating for me and can cause a lot of issues with self image and identity. Do you have any advice to help with this.

[@CognitivePersonality]

Thank you!! My advice would be to focus on forging a barrier between Fe and Fi in these cases, and resisting the urge to get swept away within the collective setting. Observe how *you* are being affected by the circumstances, and use Fi-Si to anchor yourself into somatic sensations.

[@davlukabb]

Thanks...very informative! I believe Diver fits me best; I seem to leverage Ti and Ni a lot, and to be very inside my own head most of the time. On dichotomy tests I usually come out as 90% introverted or more, and often as INTP; I have also almost mistyped as INFJ. I can also be not only highly oblivious to external environment but surprisingly oblivious to others' emotional states for an INFP. All this makes sense now.

[@sadnite.over.epsilon5446]

I have experienced alternation between Convergent and Diver and trust me, it was insane, I can even feel my head throbbing! And I just kept forgetting what I was going to do like every minutes. Tasks that should be done in like 30 minutes become 2 hours(approximately as I didn't kept track of the time)!

[@voidcentury4957]

There were four types? This is interesting... I'm divergent lmao The scattered and chaotic

[@CognitivePersonality]

I'm admittedly very fond of this subtype!

[@lavlmoon]

Yay, more CPT videos! My favorite! Hope you're doing well, Harry. :)

[@CognitivePersonality]

Thanks Saddie! :)

[@assia1068]

One of the best videos I've seen in my whole life !!! Not only u gave us description to know where we are standing now , but also the ultimate goal to work for in one's life .. I'm not very sure where I stand now but pretty sure I've gone over all extremes already with the divergent subtype 2 months prior , now I'm more into using fi si ni more to rediscover myself but can switch to Fe ne se pretty easily but without being in a disparate state for that ... Thanks a lot again ❤️

[@namelessgrace6319]

Missed your videos! Yay! What a treat. 👏💚🌺🌼🦋🐾♊

[@CognitivePersonality]

:D

[@wanyuchen8647]

According to your video, I finally know that I am divergent INFP, and that's the reason why I'm not that afraid to interact with people. It doesn't mean that I like, however, it just means that I would not avoid.

[@jeffjones7108]

Huh, Diver INFP. So that's what I am. Neatly resolves all my reservations with the INFP profile. I don't think I've ever been described so well, and by someone who's never met me. I wasn't expecting that today. Thanks, this has been very helpful.

[@DinsdalepiranHa3]

Great to see you gracing our screens again, Harry! I hope you're well, and have been keeping well? Of course, great video as always!

[@CognitivePersonality]

It's been too long! All is well here, looking forward to finally getting back into content creation! Thank you as always :)

[@DinsdalepiranHa3]

@@CognitivePersonality great to hear (on both accounts 😉) Thank you, for all you bring!

[@davidsetka3934]

Hey man, great video! Very informative and a great add on after your coaching. I see you grew your hair long. Looks great! Hope you're doing well. Wish you a great day and thanks for sharing your expertise!

[@CognitivePersonality]

Hey David, thanks so much for kind words! I hope you're doing well man!

[@davidsetka3934]

@@CognitivePersonality Of course, you're a nice person, so why not being nice haha Don't want to act cringy but it's how I think. I am fine. Moved to Frankfurt, advanced a little bit as a coach by myself. Now I am more into getting in touch with my green side (spiral dynamics). Meditation, mindfulness and stuff. I'm not a master yet haha I try to take it slowly.

[@CognitivePersonality]

@@davidsetka3934 Really glad to hear things are going well!

[@ErikThor]

Yess, finally!

[@CognitivePersonality]

Looooong overdue

[@aknkna7246]

How did you conclude that the 16 personalities from mbti has the potential to become a theory that has real life application to it? You could have thought that it was just something that was made for fun or for monetization purposes but you didn't and look at how far your theory has developed. You are finding types within types. Also how do you "discover" new theory?

[@CognitivePersonality]

I truly appreciate these words. To be entirely honest, real life application of the theory towards self-growth and fluid understanding of human personality is practically a requisite for my own motivation. I would say it is those very ideas that led to the creation of CPT, as my brain was demanding something that was not supplied. Discovering new theory - through research and consistent application/reassessment - was the means by which I could personally use type in a way that was satisfying and empowering to me :)

[@aknkna7246]

@@CognitivePersonality Oh wow. So you have found something that gives you pleasure and also benefits others. That's a great combination. I hope you enjoy it more so you can produce more output😅. A lot of us enjoy and benefit from it

[@mimcris8481]

Four types of INFJ!!!! 🥺 Please!

[@theimmortalsoul9398]

I believe i am closest to the diver subtype. Te is my least developed function and every single one of my introverted functions supersedes its extroverted counterpart. Although, i have a reasonably high Fe, and my sensing functions are very close to each other. Thank you for the video, i have a clearer picture of my own nature and what to work on going forward.

[@tamtam-dt5ge]

Thank you for speaking much more slowly in this video, it was easier for me to process the information

[@Burtifly]

Oh Harry, this is going take me 3 listens to get close to comprehending. So I can figure which one I am. 🤦‍♂️😁 Brilliant though, as usual.

[@laithshomali5777]

I'm Glad you're Back, the 2021 holidays will help with your burnout of 2020, not long till then.

[@CognitivePersonality]

Not long at all! I am thankfully almost recovered but I'm lowering myself in gradually to be on the safe side :)

[@laithshomali5777]

@@CognitivePersonality I can relate to this on some level, I had burnt myself out in school, did not have a break, therapists, doctors told me to slow down, but I was reluctant, here I am now. live and learn.

[@jillharrison3924]

I like your whole new look!👍 as well as your new art…the diamond behind your head always distracted me lol and what?? that was my comment??😂 Seriously though, what I really want you to know is that your video was incredible! (I’ve already rewatched it for retention sake, and surely will again!;) BTW your INFP videos have really been helping me to understand and hopefully be of better help to a troubled INFP loved one. I’m very grateful. Thank you!🙏 I look forward to more from you in the future, though take it easy (fellow INFJ psychologist!)😉🤙☺️ Oh, and to make you smile-that true to my personality style, I don’t normally leave comments, but thought you really deserved to know how appreciated you are. I also text too much, use emojis for intent clarification, re-read this comment for typos, and ofc i’m using a pseudonym hahaha!! Thought you’d get a kick out of all that, and I’ll add that I’m isolated in my dark room recovering from a migraine, triggered from overextending myself to others🙄yup! People want to be an INFJ? I’d say, I’d like to articulate the pros and cons to that, but it’s stuck inside my introverted intuition. (oh boy i’ll stop;)

[@CognitivePersonality]

I really appreciate that! Haha the diamond had to go.. I really appreciate you leaving this comment despite your natural inclination, it means a lot and I'm grateful for the words of support :)

[@jaspersmithey6809]

I love this video about subtypes!! ❤ You need to make a video about the four subtypes of the ENFJ.

[@notthatvashti8127]

Okaaay, hmmm. Were you deliberately trying to put me back into a state of confusion? Just kidding. :) Very interesting. I will be watching this one a few times. Thanks Harry!!

[@CognitivePersonality]

Haha, it's one of my denser videos isn't it? Thank you as always :)

[@notthatvashti8127]

@@CognitivePersonalityYes, quite deep. Lovely to see you in front of the screen again!

[@loreta8249]

Thank you for this incredible content! I am always so excited to watch your videos, I love how profound is your analyses (even though sometimes I still struggle with all the special terminology haha)!

[@SpaceyFae]

Look at you!!! So glad to see you back! I hope you’re doing well? 🫂

[@CognitivePersonality]

Thanks so much! It hasn't been the easiest year but I'm in a very good place right now and am already filming more content!!

[@SpaceyFae]

@@CognitivePersonality I’m really glad to hear that. I look forward to seeing more from you and hope that the rest of this year is within alignment with you. I also wish for you to continue to be in a good place and happy. 💕

[@tofusamurai22]

"Graduate level" personality typing education -- Thanks, Harry! :P

[@braaierman]

Welcome back! I feel like I might fall under the convergent variant. In terms of learning a skill like finger style guitar, which sub type would be able to leverage their cognitive stack the most to ensure sure and steady growth? I use learning an instrument as an example because there's so much nuance in learning any given song. I feel more comfortable in following only the tabs of the songs I want to learn because the music notation is overwhelmingly detailed. :D Using a metronome and journal also drain my energy pretty quickly.

[@CognitivePersonality]

Thank you! Love a bit of fingerstyle guitar; you'd need a fluid dominant axis to ensure steady progress but also s degree of Si to ensure focus, so the convergent or default may be better suited, but the ambivert's Ni drive may be better still

[@ghaywoood5]

I haven't been getting notifications for your videos so I guess it's time to binge haha

[@CognitivePersonality]

Hey Gabriel! Hopefully as I dial up the frequency KZbin will notify people again!

[@Keith-tz2jy]

Doesn't matter what my personality is I'm still going to be alone with no sense of direction

[@TK-kf8zc]

Please please please do the ISFP subtypes

[@TK-kf8zc]

Please explain what your personality is like if you are a subtype. For example the Se's are prob the artists, I am a huge bookworm, I suspect I am one of the others.

[@gjsb6wfg995]

The nature of my cognitive functions is the reality itself. So I agree, there is no such things as "personality types". There is only different environments which affecting us. So we better take control over them.

[@AWESOME100percent]

Well, I think I'm individuated. Not necessarily cause of preference. Some of it is. But mostly just cause how life has forced me to rely on my weaker functions.

[@ko7302]

I am an INFP but score sometimes as a INFJ when I am confident.

[@icehuckyorkhawk7043]

I notice a tendency for diver and glider subtypes to neglect the authority function and consequently end up as having that function as its PoLR in Socionics. Diver ISTP, having Se authority, present as Se oppositional from extensive dipping into INTJ cognition, which correlates well with types that have Si suggestive or PoLR in Socionics (ILE, IEE, EIE, LIE) as Socionics Si is similar to MBTI Se.

[@la5830]

I’ve been typed as INTP so many types because I’m not very emotional or sensitive, and I’m very interested in topics related to science, philosophy, etc. I also have a strong tendency to mentally catagorize/analyze/etc. However, lately I’m starting to think that I might actually be INFP.

[@riinagadjak8311]

You are the best! ❤️

[@CognitivePersonality]

Thanks!!

[@jeffjones7108]

"In fact, the greatest influence of Extraverted Intuition here pertains much more to the Introverted Intuitive sub-authority than it does the active exploration and observation of external reality." Could you explain what you mean by this? I think I understand what you mean, but I'd like to be sure. And yours is the only description of this subtype (diver) I've ever come across. As such it's been an exhilarating discovery. I suppose you could guess how exhilarating given your knowledge of how crucial matters of identity and self-understanding are to INFPs. So even if you never respond to this question I'm very grateful to you. Unfortunately I doubt I'm going to get much help from other diver INFPs. We're pretty much the black holes of MBTI, if you strip that analogy of the awe and terror of actual black holes. External reality is on the other side of our event horizons. Everything we do with it is on this side.

[@ninaivana1106]

Individuated INFP = Goals 🔝

[@CognitivePersonality]

For sure!

[@myelixir]

So interesting! I think I may be a Convergent INFP. I very much related to the discussion around that type and that is the way I perceive the world. Or rather, don't perceive it much!! It used to be a running joke - at University, sometimes Stephen Hawking would pass us in the street and I would never have noticed he was even there! That's pretty oblivious. I love how I can (intentionally) always escape to a world inside my head and when I do this I can literally kind of block out anything that's going on around me I related to The Diver too, but I think probably I am not quite that extreme... or you know... maybe I can be that way at times...?!

[@fusselboss3249]

i know its very important for you to stay factual but it would be perfect if you like described the word with a bit more simplicity. I think many people who dont speak english everyday struggle to understand eventhough if you translate it its just so down to the point and a good explanation

[@fusselboss3249]

or subtitles in german or other languages would do just fine :^) Ik im asking for a lot but yeah

[@QueenChristine826]

As soon as you began to describe the Convergent type, I thought "that sounds a lot like me." I am in my own head a lot, to the point where I've not heard people near me or I forget small social graces which tends to come off as rudeness. OH well. Thanks for the video.

[@aliyamay6526]

Thank you for sharing this, it was very useful! I’m not sure which subtype I would fall into (if I did), I just know that I am very introverted. My Ne is fairly strong although I feel that it still needs some development. I just need to figure how to do that haha.

[@CognitivePersonality]

My pleasure! You may be more of a default cognition in this case :)

[@johnhatch220]

nice work, wasn't able to confidently follow all the trails (primarily due to lack of familiarity w/ the terminology, and the dynamics of the mechanisms) but I suspect I would fall pretty squarely into the diver sub. thx for the rundown 😊

[@jenniferbrantley5931]

I think i'm somewhere bouncing between the Convergent and Ambivert sub-type. Which makes me feel better about this whole INFP thing altogether.... since i'm often getting different results to these test depending on what's going on in my life when I take the tests.

[@mohamedsayed-sv8tz]

I really love how you compared the subtypes with the default then finalized the video by clarifying what individuation looked like. I do have a question though, you said that the best type is no type, so are all individuated types neutral? in the sense of using functions? (the term xxxx is used for that in the MBTI)

[@CognitivePersonality]

Absolute individuation is more hypothetical than relative individuation, but from what I have seen there does seem to be a greater amount of neutrality! I do however suspect an individuated type may retain the same access points and resting state.

[@bett8762]

Amazing!! Great video. Please make videos on the types of INFJ/INTJ/ENFP too! Those 3 feel very complicated to me :)

[@CognitivePersonality]

INTJ is next on the list for this series :)

[@bett8762]

@@CognitivePersonality Yay!!!!!!!!!!

[@Cat-ee-jik6715]

Have you seen Netflix's Hannibal? I'm convinced that Will Graham is most likely an INFP, but others say INFJ. This is because I believe him to be using mostly Fi, not Fe in the show and also because of the 'dreamlike' states in which he enters to solve crimes after they occur and his abstract, dark and visceral dreams. I'd be fascinated to hear your opinion on this, if you have seen the show, or perhaps if you were to decide to watch some of it.

[@gwenlnabad9270]

Nice work!

[@IAmThanSolo]

Not quite sure where I tend to fit out of these, but I do find myself often in the Diver detached from reality / in my head. But at other times, I see myself flipping into ENFJ, especially when entertaining guests or at a get together with a higher concentration of know friends than new acquaintances. But I also feel like the default at times. And I don’t know where this fits (I should rewatch the video), but I do strongly value logic, thinking, and have a strong interest in science and maths, watching a lot of videos on things like astrophysics or else continuing math studies as a form of recreation but deeply rooted in a craving to understand the concrete world (perhaps to overcome inferior Te handicaps) and to entertain abstract concepts like hyperdimensions (perhaps to satiate Ne exploration). I don’t know why (well, I do) INFP’s are stereotyped as being allergic to math, logic, and hard sciences; math, in particular, is a system of abstract symbolism and communication, similar to linguistics and etymology which are stereotypically enjoyed by INFP’s. My guess, and this is coming from my personal experience, is when you come from a place of being misunderstood the overreaction to that is to learn as much as you can (sort of an enneagram 5 strategy [many INFP’s have a 5 wing]) so that you are better prepared to communicate effectively when called; same goes for the Te handicap, if you experience enough pain from failing to be decisive/effective, then you’re going to start leaning into ways of overcoming that handicap, and math, logic, etc can give you an advantage; it might still expend a lot of energy requiring rest/withdrawal, but at least you can work smarter than harder.

[@novaimperialis]

Do one for 5 signs you are not an ENTJ so I can finally prove to you that I'm not one, Harry, by using your own system against you. And also, please do one for INTJs subtypes, so that I can use that as reference for my attack against your system. So INTJ subtypes next. You promised me from a long time ago. Also, I'm glad that you are alive and finally posted. I know that those Ni synthesis take a lot of time.

[@CognitivePersonality]

My friend you have not went through my typing process so you don't need to prove anything to me - ENTJ is just a suspicion! Yes INTJ Subtypes is coming though I tend not to make *promises* in the comments section. Indeed, some time Ni needs some down time :)

[@novaimperialis]

@@CognitivePersonality Sorry if I sounded passive aggressive but there are some inconsistencies in regards to your system. For instance, you define the convergent functions as being part of the ego, but what does provide proof for this assertion? Wouldn't it make more sense that the main preferences, would make up one's ego? Hence why staying only in our preferences are what we define as being egoistic. It is the fact of abiding only by our own biological make up or copying mechanism and not extending it to incorporate all of reality. I really appreciate your work, Harry, and more so than this I appreciate your warmth that you have in your soul with which you tried to help me, but please aknowledge or at least elaborate on those things in order to either correct or eliminate them. I understand your system, but to me it seems that the rules that you make are only rationalizations of what may be real, but not what it actually is happening. I'm fine with such hypothesis as long as they have integrity and they account for all the circumstances. So far, you indeed present some characteristics that can be seen, but how do we know that their dynamic or inner workings is that which we present as being true in such a framework? The fact is that we are not objective as much as we would want to be because we will always be involved in our reality. We can't detach 100% from ourselves. I don't want to sound like a naysayer, because I embraced your findings, but I can also see flaws that are not taken into account. Also, please, could you illuminate me on your assertion that I didn't went through your typing process? Yes, your typing process is personalized, it's unique, but that doesn't mean that I don't have my criterias as well for this kind of stuff. Unlike you, I don't rely only on a framework of everything, I construct my frameworks based on the evidence that I see and from there I try to form the framework. Why? Because I need the foundation to be stable, because a framework is only a set of assertions or premises that I take them as truth. But without evidence I can't make a foolproof framework or system. For instance, my way of typing is trying to identify Ti domminant, not only by such a framework, but by the mere sequence of the language that they use. The same for Fe dom and others. I have taken as a system truth only. I had put all functions as being different representations or sections of reality and or truth, just like Ausra Augusta hypothesized. Ti-Fe is deductive logic. Ti by itself is only objective properties of objects. Since you assign it to a lens, then it would be by the form of Ti-Si which really just denotes characteristics of objects: width, latitude, durity, softness, etc. Then those things are measured by Te-Se. Ti/Te is the measurement of objective properties aka the scientific method. Which has this combination? An INTP. Because Ti-Si is convergent, as you define it, and it is part of the conscious. Then, they cross reference those concepts to the findings that they discover and measure Te-Se. So if somebody is talking to me about how archers in the Medieval period had a radius of X range to their bows, how the cavalry were equipped with a lance that had penetration value of y and could penetrate thick armor that had z value, and then they use those concepts of penetration and range to explain to me why they had those values and why it is important to know, then I know for pretty sure that I'm talking to a rational dom, INTP. If, on the other hand, someone cames to me and he talks about the cycle of prosperity, the cycle of destruction, categorical truth in relation to the cycle of prosperity, sections of truth, then that shows to me, first of all, that this person may be crazy or I'm just talking to an irrational dom. Ni-Se is 1st person/ continuity and it is dynamic whereas Ne-Si is 3rd person/ static and it is the end goal. So it is actually Ni which is the subjective function here. But wait a second. Ni-Fi convergent by itself, is indeed a subjective assessment of one's feelings. However, in relation to Ne-Fe unconscious, it is a holistic 3rd understanding of the connections between components. Those connections are based on the individual own discovery of those in it's own working mechanism, Ni-Fi. It is the self being aware of itself. When he's aware of itself, he can see the connections between him and others, and humanity at large, Ne-Fe. As such, Fe is not only exterior feelings. Those are only behavioral patters and external observations Ti/Te INTP way of thinking, but it is simply the connection between components. So reality is pretty complex, terrifying, and incredibly simple when you synthesize it and see it as a whole. Did I mention that first it is terrifying and complex and then it can became simple? Why? Because you first have to understand the things that you are working with, then you can derive conclusions from those things. If we are talking about cars, you first need to know what a car is and it's purpose, in order to make any further assertions regarding this category. So empiricism works in tandem with logic. Just like Kant concluded. I can't just say that the car is broken because there may be a lot of flaws in this assertion. Everything that I construct is based upon this primary assertion. If I say that I got to the service and they saw that the engine is broken due to some electrical circuits not connecting, and therefore the car is also, that still relies on my first premise. I could as well just say that the engine circuits are not completely destroyed, so that means that it isn't broken. So, how do I know that a car is broken? Why can't I say that there's to much dust in it that this is the reason for why it is broken, therefore relativizing reality. What stops me from saying such an seemingly absurd statement? It is the purpose of the car. The engine and wheels, if they are damaged, they are responsible for assuring that the car maintains its purpose of being a vehicle responsible for movement to a certain destination. Those are the components, that if damaged, make the car unable to maintain its purpose, and therefore, I say about it that it is broken because of it. However, why can't I say that a car purpose is not that of being a shelter? Who can contradict me on that? After all, a shelter is defined as being a place that protects against the elements of nature. The car is made out of steel and it encapsulates the whole thing, so it can protect me from it. It also has enough space to inhabit it, just like a shelter or home. What's the difference here between them? It is the fact that although the car has those properties as well, the number of layers as well as the materials used for constructing shelters or homes, are have much more durability and are harder and thicker as well as the home or shelter not only being a temporary thing like the car, but being a long lasting place of rest which has other utilities as well. So the car accomplishes better it's objective of moving, due to attaining high speeds, than due to being a shelter. So the way of comparing them is through putting them in opposition with one another. Like so, your system lacks this kind of ability to take a scrutinized approach towards it to detect the validity of those premises inside it because it lacks the evidence to take such an approach both at the theoretical level and in regards to the evidence that would support it. PS: Also, yes, you tend not to promise. But you promised me before that you would do INTJ subtypes. Also, I understand that is only on a suspicion your typing, but on what evidence is based your claim that I'm a Te rational dom instead of an irrational dom?

[@blandon93]

ugh, so I have a friend whom I mistyped twice. First time, he seemed extraverted (obviously not) and sensory, so I used stereotype and applied my Ti to compare his logic (very different to mine), got Te, compared power (not dom), ESFP was the result. Then, while learning more about ESFPs, I understood he cannot really be that type, his social extraversion was actually "ambivert" state, I gave him socionics test. SLI, therefore ISTJ, makes total sense. Except in school he never bothered to learn some stuff, he spoke to teachers: "Just give me low score", since I got no Te dom teachers, nobody really forced him to go to the board, he only was interested in history subject. To me, ISTJ should care about their grades to some degree, at least in their favorite subjects, it was not the story of my friend, he got bunch of C's in history (when he could easily write some essays to get B), he also liked PC games, now I kinda get that it was his main interest 😅. Typed him based on dichotomies systematic/interest (strong distain of systematic), affiliative/pragmatic (agreed on affiliative), got INFP. He uses Te a lot in our conversations, it is almost unbearable, still I think being intuitive helps a lot, Ne is calm and fits "inferior" position. He's so far from stereotypical INFP, as an art he uses ww2 models (colors them). His interaction style with other people do not seem like Fe, he leans toward physical touch, he liked to spook girls by grabbing their shoulders from behind and shouting "boo".

[@marcof.740]

thank you for this content, I found it interesting 🎉...

[@marekpietron1998]

I am very adapting and I always search for the best stable me in the moment but it always turns out I adapt myself to everything that happens. Everyone I met, I suddenly become them. Every picture I see, every theory in my mind..they all create the always changing adapting new me. I guess it would suit the individuated INFP best. I would also call it an Actor Infp. Also I feel very comfortable with every function just to feel uncomfortable with the function I'm not dealing with in the moment. Also my Ti is very high and strong and I am often mistyped as intp because of my rationality and sometimes i have a strong need to dive in theories and logical systems to distract myself from the world or parts of myslef.

[@pallavmishra6660]

Well, I see, you read that comment on the ENTP types video and improvised your theory.

[@muscleman569]

Yea I'm definitely divergent. Really shitty Ti and Ni..Si a bit blurry as well but still relatively strong. Divergents are perhaps the more comedic and "ridiculous" Infp's.

[@CognitivePersonality]

The Ne can definitely blow up in this variant!

[@victoriabugado6272]

It sounds like the Diver is a more extreme version of the Convergent. Would you mind expanding more on how to tell the difference between the two?

[@CognitivePersonality]

Sure! The convergent has not subdued the Ne authority per se, and as such still partially values external reality (albeit on a more observant basis). The Diver takes introverted convergence to the next level, subduing Ne for an Ni preference and totally rejecting the Te oppositional. This leads to a greater Ti activation :)

[@victoriabugado6272]

@@CognitivePersonality thank you

[@mooninmycup6954]

nice video so far, I'm only 5 mins in but I have a few questions: 1. where did the convergent/divergent theory emerge from? I've seen it around scarcely but was it developed by Jung or posthumous? 2. I always thought auxiliary referred to the second function in the stacking (dom>aux>ter>inf) but in this video you referred to Si many times as the auxiliary function of INFP. how do you label the functions exactly?

[@CognitivePersonality]

Thanks! 1. It operates as an extension of Jung in so far as convergence into the ego. 2. This further answers 1. While it is a contentious subject Jung seemed to indicate the dominant had an auxiliary of the same orientation and the oppositional (inferior) also had its own auxiliary. This aligned with my Ti as it wouldn't make sense for a rational function (codec) of one orientation to be auxiliary (i.e. assistive) to an irrational function (lens) of opposing orientation - rather, what MBTI coins auxiliary I coin authority, as it performs a strong antagonistic role to the dominant. The dominant pairing is egocentric and thus convergent, whereas egoistic energies divergence into the opposing pairing. Convergence is also alligned with other psychological concepts like locus of control and incentive salience :)

[@mooninmycup6954]

@@CognitivePersonality Sorry I'm new to your channel (just found it today, cool stuff), so I'm assuming you use dominant / authority / auxiliary / oppositional? Is there a specific meaning behind the word 'convergence' you use? I'm having a bit of difficulty understanding the divergence energies statement - were you using energies as a verb? English isn't my native language sorry ^^'

[@CognitivePersonality]

@@mooninmycup6954 That's right! To converge is to bring all energies into one place - think 'singular deliberation'. Ego energies refer to the cognitive processes that feel most like 'us'!

[@mooninmycup6954]

@@CognitivePersonality That's such a nice term, I'm going to start using it haha I always have a difficult time explaining how their functions may interact and how stacking doesn't always mean the weight of their function is necessarily in that order for every individual can I clarify, the dominant pairing is Fi/Ne, and the opposing pairing is Si/Te? and how would you classify/define egocentric/egoistic (or is that just up to the stacking)?

[@phoenixxsoul]

@@mooninmycup6954 For the INFP (IFS-NT), the dominant stack is Fi-Si (aka the codec and lens functions of the same orientation), and the opposing stack is Ne-Te. You might want to see his videos: Cognitive functions attitudes (convergence vs. divergence), Cognitive functions explained... etc, i'm sure it will help you to understand the terms better, he explains it very well in his videos! :))

[@user-er9er2fr6o]

this is really good

[@mobina190]

Could you make a "4 types of ISFP" video?

[@NoCharName]

Which subtype do you think would be the daydreamy INFP? Specifically, I'm referring to the autistic maladaptive daydreamer INFP that spends hours and hours pacing in their dark room while listening to music to stimulate their brain and daydream vividly. Sources say daydreams emerge from the unconscious, so I might presume one or two of the cognitive functions from the unconscious are utilized when daydreaming. They have to be introverted since the libido, the energy is pulling inwards. I'm thinking Si-Ni. But which subtype do you think it would be..?

[@maryamadelaly1210]

Does dipping happen in a loop? If that is right, does that mean for a convergent and diver INFPs, Ti is similar to an ENFJ or an ISTP more than an INTP?

[@HVHV000]

The subject is really interesting but unfortunately, maybe because English is not my mother language and not really familiar with the cognitive explanations, I understood half of what you said.. ;-/

[@joris8529]

You're book is awsome. It was really helpfull and interresting. Do you know more books on the subject? I already read the pshychology of Carl Jung.

[@joris8529]

Found it at the back of the book :)

[@magicalpasta5462]

Im the individuated INFP 😅 well that's the closest thing to me being hyperfocused on things that causes me to get tired that also might be my 9 enneagram

[@thepanthar]

hello Harry, do you know about Aphantasia? I underwent a depression episode and now lost my minds eye. Would you still consider me a Ni/Si dom?

[@CognitivePersonality]

Aphantasia is a tricky one but it's important to bear in mind the Introverted lenses are not just visual - the visual analogy is just the most easy one to get across. So yes absolutely, there's a lot more to introverted perception than visual imagery

[@MithraSemiramis]

my best friend sounds like the ambivert ☺️ great video!

[@CognitivePersonality]

Thanks!

[@personalitytypology4373]

Finally 😎

[@CognitivePersonality]

Aye :)

[@alexwelts2553]

Stella was a diver and she was always down

[@sugarcravings1797]

Do you think Se (or Fi) is associated with masochism? Because I'm an ESFP and I like to have pain inflicted on me, and also I'm very open with everyone I know about it so I certainly don't care because I think a lot of xsfps may relate.

[@abinraj640]

Can we expect a video on INTP subtypes ?

[@CognitivePersonality]

Yep!

[@_lil_lil]

Welp, if I'm INFP, it's the first or third kind, those sound fairly accurate, and I regularly score high on Ne, Fi, Ni AND Ti on tests (I know tests can't tell the whole picture, but across several taken months apart, that's **consistent** even with completely different questions, so that's some form of concrete data rather than simply guessing, no?). I'm also very insecure in Fe and pretty Se blind.

[@Das644]

This video was so wordy😭😭😭😭 Had to rewatch and pause the make sure i got the ideas.

[@theshimmerglimmers105]

this is a good look for you like youre a tolkien elf ✌️

[@sadnite.over.epsilon5446]

Stop playing with my Te, my Si keeps reminding me of relateable experiences and resulting on my Fi consolidation, even to your manner of speaking!

[@truenemesisprime550]

Know thyself. Any way we can work this out? I think Default INFP but I could be wrong?

[@angeliqueroux3017]

Is there a trickster/flirty/poke holes in théories for the fun of it type of INFP?

[@watheos6730]

Hey, I have a question. Are the characteristics of each function manifested in the individual's discourse? Direct speech = Te? Because my speech is not that direct, for example. And do you intend to make a video like "reasons why you shouldn't be an ENTJ, just like you did for the other types?" I'm among several types, and I don't know correctly which one is mine, as I'm very bad at analyzing myself efficiently. The function of which I have identified myself the most so far is Te. In a video of yours, you even talk about the detailed variant of Te. I identified myself, and also thought you were talking about ESTJs because of the stereotype of detail-oriented and restrictive (and I'm someone substantially detail-oriented and restrictive in my views - particularly in terms of who I want to be: a "complete" person). I laughed when you revealed commenting on the ENTJs

[@CognitivePersonality]

ENTJ video just went up!

[@RandolphTheWhite1]

"I'm not an ambiturner" - Zoolander

[@pm-rj7ef]

How do you differentiate between a divergent INFP and a divergent ENFP? Wouldn't they become very similar, if not the same?

[@CognitivePersonality]

The ENFP remains a divergent Feeler and convergent Thinker, which the Divergent INFP is not - the latter is more conceptual and remains an introvert. I know people of each and they are worlds apart!

[@mikelee7582]

Just discovered your channel today...I've watched a few videos and I was wondering...did you used to have a speech impediment of some kind? If so then I'd like to congratulate you on learning to get around it in the way that you have....very few words I can sense something.... maybe I'm crazy....I don't think it's an accent thing...tho maybe...idk...anyway hope I don't offend

[@CognitivePersonality]

No offence taken, that's very interesting to hear! I've never had such an impediment to my knowledge but I'll admit talking to the camera hasn't come naturally to me at all!

[@mikelee7582]

@@CognitivePersonality maybe it's an accent then or something.... there's def something. English your native language? Sorry....I'm like more curious now. It's intermittent and only on very specific sounds... but happens consistently in the circumstances in which it occurs.

[@imochan2624]

I hope that you do every type ❤