ISFP vs INFP
ISFP: Fi Se Ni Te
INFP: Fe Ne Si Te
1. ISFPs have aux Se, and INFPs have aux Ne. This means that ISFPs are more physically present than INFPs are, and much more aware of their surroundings. Consequently, INFPs are more future-oriented, while ISFPs are more in tune with the present moment. Also due to Se, ISFPs will probably have a much more trendy (yet still unique) fashion sense that expresses who they are as a person - think fashion icons like Dita Von Teese, or the America’s Got Talent prodigy Grace Vanderwaal. INFPs tend to dress in a much more eclectic, lowkey, or haphazard way, because they’re not as concerned with expressing themselves through physical action or appearance, and much more concerned with expressing themselves through ideas, poetry, or music. 2. Fi-doms both tend to make fantastic musicians., yet here too the differences are apparent: INFP music tends to be more eccentric and soulful, and more infused with imagery, metaphor, and political undertones. ISFPs, on the other hand - while of course their songs are highly personalized as well - will tend to create music that’s more physically descriptive, and less idea-oriented. INFP musicians tend to be extremely eccentric and unique (think Bjork, Kurt Cobain, or Tori Amos - think of how soulful and insightful their music was, how concerned they were with self-expression), while ISFP music tends to have a very catchy beat to it, much more “present” imagery (descriptive rather than metaphorical), and stage shows that are much more physically involved and have a much stronger visual component to it (think Michael Jackson, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, David Bowie, etc - notice how theatrical their stage shows were). ISFPs in particular would be heavily invested in making sure their stage shows are expressing all of their ideas properly, due to tertiary Ni compelling them to desire perfection in their performances. 3. ISFPs are much more adaptable than INFPs. INFPs are very discerning by nature due to their need to examine all of the possibilities, patterns, and implications in their environment, and within themselves; as a result, they are much more cautious than ISFPs are. ISFPs, on the other hand - due to aux Se - are very adaptable, think quickly on their feet, and can be extremely impulsive, like all SPs are. 4. INFPs are much more married to their idealism than ISFPs are. ISFPs are much more willing and open to having their opinions and perspectives changed based on new arguments or evidence. INFPs also have much higher standards for themselves and the people around them, whereas ISFPs tend to be much more laid back and easygoing. They can both be very hard on themselves and struggle with self-confidence issues, but INFPs are much more likely to ruminate on their perceived mistakes (due to tertiary Si not letting them forget fuCKING ANYTHING), whereas ISFPs are more likely to shrug it off. 5. INFPs are more likely to take a longer time to accomplish what the ISFP would even if they have the same ideals; INFPs also take much longer than ISFPs do to decide what they want to do with their life. Ne is a type of intuition that pulls them in many different directions instead of in a linear way that an ISFP’s Ni does. The INFP lacks the Se drive the ISFP has to actualize their goals in reality. That’s not to say that an INFP isn’t capable of accomplishing things - it’s just when they do get there, it’s usually after a lot of rerouting and time passing because they didn’t feel comfortable settling on one idea until they felt they had fully explored all of their possibilities. I guess they’re what you could consider to be a “late bloomer”. 6. ISFPs, in my experience, are much more grounded, practical, and rational than INFPs are. Many INFPs seem to exist in a constant state of head-in-the-clouds impracticality, dreaming their life away because they’re so busy exploring ideas that they find it difficult to organize themselves in real life. Because ISFPs have both Se and Te, they’re a little bit more adept at actualizing their goals, and a lot more down to Earth than INFPs are. They also seem to value practicality and logic much more than (most) INFPs do.














