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MBTI Advice

Sorry we’ve been so quiet, team! And yet we keep getting new followers, so rock on! We are excited to have you. We’ve been busy with the holidays and then the new semester, but also to be honest, our own questioning of our MBTI types. *blergh.*

We have received a few asks from you guys asking for help with typing that we weren’t sure how to deal with. We can direct you to some good resources as far as reading about cognitive functions (a must!), but we didn’t know of a test to suggest, and it’s hard to be advising other people when you are unsure about your own type.

So here’s some new, updated advice. @mbtiguy has an awesome test if you want someone’s help figuring things out. Instead of multiple choice questions that don’t really capture your perspective and a report with generic results, the test allows you to be really specific and then get a personalized report about not only your type but how you personally are doing with using your cognitive functions.

INFJ took the test and found out that she is indeed an INFJ! *victory* After being swayed by a lot of thinker bias on tumblr, I was feeling very uncertain about my type. After this experience, I have this new peace of mind that I do really know myself (shut up, tert Ti!), and I have this new, outside perspective on my strengths and weaknesses.

Feel free to send us asks if you want to know more about INFJ’s experience, or contact @mbtiguy for more information about the test (prices, timing, etc.).

 Sorry for the long post, but we want to help spread the word. INFP plans to take the test, as well. Expect new content from us soon, and thanks for sticking with us! 

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Facebook Etiquette

*ENFP and INFJ have been tagged in something they don't care about*

ENFP: Do I have to reply? Or can I just like it?

ENFP: Argh social convention

INFJ: I feel like liking it is enough. It's like a high five.

INFJ: Gnarly, bro

INFJ: Enough said

ENFP: *spits out sandwich*

INFJ: hahaha sorry!

ENFP: TOFURKEY IS EXPENSIVE, INFJ!

ENFP: you are a very rude but equally lovable friend

INFJ: I don't know which part of that is more complimentary

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Did a silly little thing to illustrate some differences between extraverted feeling and introverted feeling!

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Thank you so much for the nice feedback on Fi vs Fe post. Here’s introverted thinking and extraverted thinking!

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mbti asks

What is your type?

How did you find out about mbti?

Did you introduce someone else to mbti?

Do you type people/characters?

Are you good at spotting certain types?

Do you follow/can you recommend any mbti-blogs?

Did you read/can you recommend any mbti-books?

Are you active in the mbti “fandom”?

What do you think about mbti memes?

What do you like/dislike about the mbti ”fandom”?

What parts of mbti would you like to learn more about?

Are there any parts/extensions of mbti-theory you disagree with?

Describe your type in 3 gifs

Describe 3 other types in gifs

Describe all types in gifs

Describe your 4 functions in gifs

If your functions were puppets, what would they look like?

Re-enact a typical scene between your functions

What is a stereotype about your type you disagree with?

What is a stereotype about some other types you disagree with?

What is a stereotype about some functions you disagree with?

If you could be another type for a day, which one would you pick?

What are some other types of people you know?

What are some types you would like to know better?

What do you think about your mirror type (for example, enfp/infj)?

What do you think about your opposite type (for example, estj/infp)?

What do you think about the extro-/introverted counterpart of your type (for example, intj/entj)?

Do you find you have typical reactions to people of certain types/with certain functions?

Describe the relationship between you and a person of another type in a gif

What is a function you would like to understand better?

What is a function combination/order you would like to understand better?

What are some of your favourite characters of your type and what do you admire about them?

What are some of your favourite characters of other types and what do you admire about hem?

What is your experience with loops/the grip?

Describe yourself in the grip in a gif

What is your experience with your auxiliary function being squashed between your dominant and tertiary function?

What is your experience with your tertiary function as a relief/comfort function?

What do you like about your inferior function?

How do your lower functions show in everyday life?

What are some things you associate with your type?

What are some facial expressions you associate with your/other type(s)?

What are some words/phrases you associate with your/other type(s)?

What would you like to say to other people of your type?

What would you like other people to understand about your type?

What did mbti teach you about yourself?

What did mbti teach you about people in general?

Say something nice to 3 other types

Say something nice to all other types

Create a “the mbti types as…”-meme

Make a mbti pun!:D

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INFJ vs INFP: How we Cope with Finals

INFJ: complaining, Team No Sleep™, a sudden desire to trade my tea for coffee (in that order)

INFP:  drinking, cramming, giving up

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INFJ vs INFP: Why we Exercise

INFJ and INFP: lolololololol we don’t

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Ni in metaphor

Ni-dom here. This is a break from your regularly scheduled programming in which my INFP sister and I tell all of you entertaining things about ourselves that are apparently interesting to over 400 followers (like, what? why are all you here? thank you, but why? we’re weird! what’s there to like?). We will continue on with that as usual, so don’t worry. But I’m sick. And stuck in my head even more than usual. So I have thoughts that seem profound and probably aren’t. Whatever. But if you are interested in theory or are one of our followers or rebloggers who regularly reply with things like “hey, I’m not sure if I’m the INFJ or the INFP in these quotes.” then this is for you. And if you’re the person saying “lol I’m both.” Just no. This is also for you.

Hey, you chose to keep reading! I am again puzzled. But excited you are here for my nonsense. So anyway, it took me a long time to figure out I led with introverted intuition (Ni). And what really sealed the deal for me was reading a bunch of personal perspectives on tumblr that rang true with me. But Ni is super personal. And so I wanted to throw my own noise into the mix in case it helps someone else out. I’m not a theoretician or a psychologist or anyone remotely trustworthy. I can’t even figure out the Te-Fi, Fe-Ti thing in myself just yet. So this is just my personal experience for what it’s worth because I’m pretty darn sure that Ni is controlling my wacko life.

So a lot of Ni metaphors are super visual, which is fine. Primates are visual creatures, after all. I’ve always been a bit of an auditory person, though, and I thought I could provide a different angle that way.

To me, Ni is like living in the basement of an awesome house. The basement’s unfinished and dark and you’re just sitting there listening to something making a racket upstairs. And you want to know what it is. And part of the challenge is that you have nothing to go on but what’s already rattling around in your own head. So you listen, and you listen for a long time. And what’s even weirder, you don’t get bored. Because everything is driving towards that dramatic moment when you think you figure it all out. If you figure out what’s making all that noise, who knows what else you might understand about the house, about life, whatever the next layer is that you can peel back.

Two things can happen here. You work at it for a long time, and eureka! Your judging functions finally have enough to make a determination. Your body finally stutters into gear, and you run upstairs to see if you are right. You are, and it’s like Christmas come early! Or you’re wrong, and you immediately start taking in new sensory information so that the next time you’re sitting in the basement, you’re more accurate. You might be upset you are wrong, or you might just be excited to take it all in.

The other option is that you just can’t figure it out. And it’s the most infuriating sensation. You want to go up those stairs and give up, but you’re too prideful or afraid or just generally stuck in your head. So you stay. And your wiser, sensor friends drop by and want to take you up those stairs, but you won’t go because you are busy with your Ni. And you refuse to just go and actually see what is in reality and could answer all your questions immediately because it’s out of order or won’t connect in with your other Ni thoughts. And it’s straight up unhealthy.

So yeah, Ni isn’t better or deeper or wiser than the other perceiving functions. It’s just different. It can be awesome or it can suck depending on how balanced you are with your other functions.  You could take this metaphor in a bunch of directions, but you probably won’t. Because I’m in the basement right now, and my Ni just wanted to scream into the void a bit.

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INFJ vs INFP: How we Ship

INFJ:  Difficult to get attached unless it's canon, constantly trying to predict how the writers are going to ruin it for you

INFP:  Ships everyone with everyone as long as they have held a conversation with one another (and sometimes even if they haven't)

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INFJ vs INFP: Why we Drink

INFJ:  to let go of all their usual reasons to not DO things, and to make themselves more fun to be around in social settings

INFP:  to feel less and force themselves to share more with the people they care about

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INFJ vs INFP: Reactions to being Sad

INFP: they want to watch/listen to something angsty and sad to have a good cry INFJ: they want to avoid anything with emotional content that could precipitate crying

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INFJ vs INFP: Crushing on Us

INFJ: has no idea for a long time, freaks out if someone suggests it's a thing and tries to reduce contact time with the person, may even be *gasp* rude

INFP: likes having crushes but dislikes being crushed on, may entertain for a while if the person just wants to flirt but will shut it down if the goal seems more serious

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INFJ vs INFP: All Nighter

INFP:  randomly starts crying at 5 AM because they love their friends so much

INFJ:  suddenly finds own jokes to be the funniest things ever at 2 am, wants to entertain friends

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INFJ vs INFP: Avoiding Fights

INFJ: avoids having them because emotions are too high and it is harder to maintain control over the outcome 

INFP: avoids having them because emotions must be shared and it is harder to maintain self-control

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INFJ vs INFP: The Feels

INFJ: hates the feels. feels betrayed by the thing making them feel the feels. *leave me alone. I just wanted to escape for a minute.* 

INFP: revels in the feels. feeling the feels is cathartic when it is about beloved characters, even when they are bad feels. *it's just so perfect. you hate it but you love it.*

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INFJ vs INFP: Style

INFJ: always wants some overarching theme in their style choices, enjoys spending time in the morning thinking out the perfect ensemble for the day in question 

INFP: likes a wide variety of styles, expresses themselves through fandom attire and edgy hair/makeup, some days just enjoys sweats and sarcastic t-shirts

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INFJ vs INFP: Romance

INFP:  Looking for something primarily physical because they have enough emotions on their own

INFJ:  not looking for romance currently because they are not yet willing to sacrifice any independence