MBTI INFJ Learning Style

[@neiln4478]

What would have helped me a lot in high school was if teachers would have started with the big picture and zoomed into details after that; not the other way around. Metaphors or analogies are very helpful. Time to reflect on meaning / significance, concepts and relationships between concepts / scaffolding, is super important. Independence and innovation are valued and please NO micro-management of set-work / learning tasks. Expect most infj's will do better in the independence of college-level education than in a controlled or stifling school environment. Occasional classes under the trees, would be fantastic

[@StevenLeMieux]

If they applied typology like this in the school system for adolescence alot of young intuitive minds would've had a much better experience.

[@axelperezmachado3500]

maybe but typing people in highschool openly can be even more segregating that it can actually already be

[@snowfia2212]

@@axelperezmachado3500 Personally I think it would open avenues for us to be much more understanding and therefore accepting of one another at a younger age which could bring much more harmony than what is currently being bred

[@annakor3432]

For the sake of accuracy I have to say that not all INFJs ask the question 'Is it good for people?' every time they get new information. The same is true for the "overall effect of it" question. Fe process does not always guide our actions. When selecting a subject I wanted to study in college I was driven primarily by my Ni. I chose theoretical physics, and solely because I get fascinated by its beauty and its ability to describe the whole Universe (at least more precisely than any other discipline). This is also a quite alluring example of Ni guiding people throughout their lives. I also agree with other commentators that many INFJs love competing environments. Although it does not seem to correspond the idea of "Harmony process," it is true. Despite this competitiveness however, Fe tries to keep the environment peaceful and tries to still nurture the ones who are falling behind, so that they would not feel embarrassed or unworthy

[@nailakamana763]

I noticed I have a few problems with studying for some subjects. People consider me the smartest of the class but I fail in math because our teacher and workbook is very unstructured. We never get proper formula's or in depth explanation on how to solve certain math problems. She just does a few examples in front of the class on max speed and when she expects us to understand. She also demands answers while we're still writing. I always get a headache during her class because I have to focus on too much at the same time. We listen, think, solve, write at the same time while also answering her questions. Her tests are also much much harder than the exercises in our workbook. Usually if you make exercises you will most likely be able to do the test well but not in her class. Even a few of my other classmates have said this. The worst is that they tell me I'm not good in math but the thing is I know that I CAN be good at math if it was explained to me in a more structured way with enough explanation and time to review.

[@Cossaw]

Naila Kamana Te blindspot maybe? INFJ 7th function. Didn't read all, but just a quick thought.

[@mototreba]

When I was in high school we had a professor doing the same, sometimes actually we were the ones to correct her. I failed that year 'cus I just couldn't understand the way she was teaching us. So, I went to my cousin, she was at some math collage or something. She explained the whole year of my math class in 2 hours. Went in August to fix my grade. Most of others there were confused by tests, had to help them a bit. I passed. Just beacuse someone can't explain you the way you could understand it, doesn't mean that you're uncapable of managing it 😁

[@mototreba]

And the next year I had some other sort of math (don't know how to translate it in english). I was very good at it and didn't even try to be

[@daniellabinjo6046]

Go back and learn algebra basics on your own and work your way up...that's what I had to do...the school system failed us but at least now we know what we are capable of!

[@daniellabinjo6046]

@@mototreba INFJs are more autonomous self guided and autodidactic because of Ti so TV they work better by developing their own theories

[@EH_888]

I'm an infj who does not like competition

[@caster863]

Me too, I rather have collaboration

[@pt5244]

I do not like competition so I prefer just working on my own :)

[@realisrare8310]

Same.

[@SirLoinOfHamalot]

I believe most of us do. As we seek harmony, competition can easily skew progress.

[@StevenLeMieux]

Sports politics any of it seems like a waste of time to me. Lone wolf who cares lol yup

[@mariamkinen8036]

Yes. My English teacher was a role model. They were friends instead of authoritarian. Scaffolding. Definitely.

[@catrocastre8215]

I want to cry, this is like a gift from heavens. Thank you so much.

[@ShuggyTV]

the reason i can see why being put on the spot would fluster an infj. i remember even waiting to be called on for a question, but my mind would have already answered the question. i would be criticizing my response before i said anything. by the time i do speak. its uncomfortable.

[@melraophala8548]

Shrugg Thirteen yea, me too.

[@realisrare8310]

🎯💯

[@claudiamanta1943]

Absolutely spot on! Thank you for sharing. Yes, the being volunteered. If I thought I knew the answer, I would raise my hand. I don’t like to talk just to fill a space with noise. And I don’t always want to make others privy to my thinking process. Now I’m confused a bit as I don’t know whether I’m an INTJ or INFJ 🤔 If I’m working on an intellectual product, I must be satisfied that it meets two conditions: 1. It must have internal coherence irrespective of audience or purpose. It’s like an aesthetic pleasure taken at the beholding a thing well made. Does it stand on its own? The technical bit. 2. It must work. The criterion for efficiency is the degree to which it fulfils its purpose ie enhancing human wellbeing. Is it good for people? The teleological/ moral/ social bit. Intrinsic coherence with social value and purpose. Say, for example, I can admire the ingenuity of a piece of technology that is very well made, but I wouldn’t ever work in theoretical sciences oblivious to the possible practical implications on people. I would never construct a solid/valid argument if it’s disingenuous. I would not invent a nuclear weapon just because the physics behind it are beautiful. Maybe INFJs are INTJs with a conscience?

[@StudentSuccessSpacecom]

You're welcome.

[@frankbennett6012]

I recently discovered the MBTI and there more I research it, the more INFJ I discover that I am. Especially speaking metaphorically. When I explain anything to anyone, I use metaphors. Good to know I’m not crazy anymore. Just different.

[@smallworld5769]

Good to know that l am not crazy l m just different is such a great pickup line..my an infj from india!

[@hunterholy1816]

Excellent and very insightful, very accurate observations, at least for this INFJ.

[@bizmark1945]

I absolutely love competition ,in the non- capitalistic sense. Like games and debates, its a time for show casing the uncanny gifts INFJ's have ?? A way to understand better by seeing and doing. competing !!

[@farshadkhodabakhsh963]

Gareth Barker Gareth Barker we hate competition but believe me u can’t compete us in fields we like

[@farshadkhodabakhsh963]

Gareth Barker Gareth Barker we hate competition but believe me u can’t compete us in fields we like

[@sugaloveCAFE]

that could be your sun sign that likes to compete

[@xmifi]

It depends on how you see it. If you look it from a positive side like with a mindset of growing then you can really enjoy it.

[@portsmouthfly]

Very helpful!! Thank you!! Have been struggling so badly until I found I was an infj last year. Have worked really hard at learning why everything was so difficult and unfair. These videos have helped immensely.

[@Prohortico]

When I was younger I was easily embarrassed being in the audience or watching someone be too showy... I practice whatever it is that I’m into VERY INTENSELY while completely alone.... When exercising I don’t mind being around people, but don’t dare try to yell at me while doing something like lifting weights thinking it will make me lift more, I’m already giving 110% to the goal and you’re likely just going to agitate and annoy me while simultaneously decreasing my performance. I excel at individual pursuits, my inner drive is unstoppable, but only when I perceive the goal as important. I cannot concentrate on attempting to learn anything I don’t perceive as important. Directing group attention to me embarrasses me, giving me one on one individual praise and acknowledgement on behalf of a group I may have helped achieve a goal is best... Sincerely, INFJ

[@Viper4ever05]

Pretty accurate assessment of my preferred teaching and learning style. I really enjoyed great lectures because I could listen and think at the same time, and ask questions to help me make the connections I needed. I formed connections quickly and questions/concepts that seemed like common sense to me were often not to others. I completely hated any form of group work or learning activities because of the lack of knowledge and enthusiasm from my classmates and their work reflected that. A lot of professors I noticed don't always seem enthusiastic about engaging with the higher-level thinking students, sometimes completely crushing opposing ideas without explaining why it's wrong, or dumbing down answers when you're expecting an interesting high-level explanation.

[@SophBrooks1]

This was so helpful. I am about to embark on a masters course and this insight into my learning style has left me feeling a lot more excited! I really believe the scaffolding is something that will positively influence my learning ability compared to how I did during my bachelors. Thank you!

[@kate1600]

Other things that help are no multiple choice tests where you're just given people's names or the year. I won't remember Balzac or Zola, but I will remember the guy who wrote the book with the poet turned journalist getting screwed over because he didn't stick to the life of a writer and instead sold out to journalism v the guy who wrote Les Rougons-Macquarts, was in Paris during the Paris Commune and did not like it but did not like the Semaine Sanglante more, and about the Dreyfus Affair. Or I'll be able to tell you the guy who did what happened to Paris in the later half of the 19th century, but in NYC and mid-20th. Similarly, I can't tell you what year Dracula was published, but I can tell you it was a year after Nintendo started as a playing card company.

[@jahayrac8636]

This! 👏😂

[@heathermcdougall2399]

Bored to death a school, "jumped" a year.Still bored. A's in every subject were so easy - hardly had to even bother listening.Got into loads of trouble

[@catrocastre8215]

That's cool.

[@Jwet1100]

I agree with nearly everything here. However I think it's a pretty common misconception that infjs see the world through rose colored glasses. Maybe for an infj child but when reality soon sets in with age and our ideas, aspirations, and visions although abstract gain a bit more grounded focus. We gain more insight and perspective when our child like naivity eventually wears off. This isn't to say we can't see the brighter side to things. We're simply more aware of what It may take to engage the world in more pragmatic approach we've previously been unaccustomed to.

[@shiori808]

explains why i suck at high school. just too much competition and groups.

[@esmeraldamiguel3921]

I don't like writing when told what to write. i like to discuss and share my thoughts with others and create a big project just based on that topic. i love to take my time and absorb everything and try to make a part of my life. if im learning it has to be something that i can teach people and the world! if not then what is the point of me learning it? This why i am failing English lol please help lol

[@heathermcdougall2399]

You're not an IFFJ. We are perfectionists and always have a huge amount of experience , reading and thought to raw on, and a great memory English for all of it - oH God ! if only we could get rid of it!! English? easy. We remember every word of even The billy goats gruff when we were 3-4 years old.

[@catrocastre8215]

First of all, take notes of what you reading (what was the principal idea, what did you think of it, write the details, the arguments and points of view). Once you have notes of the book, try brainstorming ideas for what you would like to write, now you land on a topic of your gusto, try rescuing information of your notes, so you can spread yourself with solid information. You know, I used to have a similar problem, I love reading, but I rely in my head too much so I would get lost only on my feelings, my insight of what I read🤗.

[@esmeraldamiguel3921]

@@heathermcdougall2399 self discovery; New thing I really just don’t care for writing 😂 I can not express my self with just words! Also don’t care about mbti as it limits of who I truly am. I am not just letters I am beyond letters.

[@esmeraldamiguel3921]

@@catrocastre8215 thank you for the tips! Just wanted to say you right about our head limiting our perspectives!

[@bammbammza]

wow really less views wish my teacher know this. My school time was suck. They think i am arrogant lazy kid :(. I just see there teaching was surface on subject boring with bad emotions. And my learning style is ask tutor then do it. Then i will see more technics through my doing then i will have the best solution output. I love to do and learn a lot of things so make sure you can find a tutor 1-1 a lot of talking and explanation to make him understand your style of learning after that it's easy . Wish you goodluck :)

[@erika5004]

one of the things I mostly struggle with is verbalizing my insights and I feel really frustrated and ashamed. In a debate at college I literally said "that's it, I forgot what I was going to say" in the middle of the sentence TWICE because I couldn't think of words!! it was awful

[@twixie__5651]

I get bored easily if I am forced to study something I do not like. But if I am interested in it, I do well? I hate teachers that are feeling superior and terror. They make me anxious and hate what they teach especially if it is a subject I least like. I learn well when the teacher teaches well. Not scaring or shouting at us students.

[@theuntrainedartist4672]

Very helpful info ty!

[@missbealovesalbert8353]

I hate reading. Most competition is petty. I have NEVER asked myself if anything is good for people. I'm, to put it nicely, not a people fan- ever, even as a child. The more difficult something is, the better I do. The sampler the task, the higher my failure rate.

[@bizmark1945]

@StudentSuccessSpace.com On critisiam i have to agree, it's what helps us understand deeper complex issues. Many other site's & source's say different about INFJ's ??

[@JC-qj5yy]

I dont like criticisms unless done privately.

[@FAQIvan91]

Oh Gosh this is SOOOOO me.

[@anuragdev9357]

Is it rare to be an infj who is good in science?

[@charityerameh7716]

nice

[@NomadOfTheWoods8]

You kind of lost me with some of your notes. however they do seem to apply a great deal and are nice skills to acquire. however the note taking is considerable. sense they are or we are good with arts. we can collaborate even blue prints as art work if they/ we/ or I am handy enough with the archive of information with my own interests. It's not wrong to want to be like someone. but it's wrong to declare rights of the person being authentic as 'being' them. for the desires in the heart are sometimes that center of being.

[@anonymous_moose_1207]

I'm an infj and hate reading.

[@Divya-nj6xh]

subject books? or Novels?

[@anonymous_moose_1207]

Divya I think it’s kind of unfair to say that I hate all reading. If the content I’m reading does not interest me, my brain does not take in the information. So that’s why I prefer not to read.

[@robertwindshade7629]

@@anonymous_moose_1207 So you don't like being bored. Lol.

[@donatello9482]

I hate reading as well. Prefer audiobooks but even then I get bored easily. I do have a thirst for knowledge though. Mine is simple mostly acquired through observation and interaction. Which would explain why I’m really interested in psychology. I observe and my intuition grabs the information It needs and then make its analysis. I do prefer every type of article though. I find it easier to grab information or understand the big picture without having to read a novel

[@catrocastre8215]

@@donatello9482 I need help, I hate reading articles, in that sense I preferred videos (explaining the principles or concepts). I studied psychology, so... It was a pain in the ass for me. So what you recommend me, if you don't mind me asking?

[@melanie.l6282]

i agree with most of it except i hate figures so much that i became the ideal victim for my math teacher...............which in turn made me hate math even more

[@tinycell1836]

Exactly😅

[@lydiarodriguez8514]

Input need more input #5 is alive

[@lolitadragon937]

omg where were you guys when i was in collage! its so hard to learn anything in now a days education system. having a shcool dedicated by learning from our personality types would be amazing! with love a INFJ-T