INFP Personality Type
The Idealist

INFPs, like most introverts, are quiet and reserved. They prefer not to talk about themselves, especially in the first encounter with a new person. They like spending time alone in quiet places where they can make sense of what is happening around them. People with the INFP Personality Type love analyzing signs and symbols, and consider them to be metaphors that have deeper meanings related to life. They are lost in their imagination and daydreams, always drowned in the depth of their thoughts, fantasies, and ideas.
An INFP’s main goals are to discover their life’s meaning and to serve humanity. They are idealists and perfectionists who drive themselves hard to achieve these goals. They are highly intuitive about people, and rely heavily on their intuitions to guide them.

INFPs are thoughtful, considerate, and good listeners who put people at ease. They are reserved in expressing their own emotions but genuinely care about others and wish to understand them. Even in conflict situations, an INFP will strive to understand both sides of an argument and avoid hurt feelings, no matter who is wrong or right.

Gut feelings
While others would make decisions based on their past experiences, INFPs rely more heavily on their intuition and gut feelings. They look beyond experience to search for an underlying meaning. They find signs and patterns in everyday circumstances and consider metaphors and symbols that they see around them when making decisions.

Talented
People with this personality type are often talented writers. They may be uncomfortable with verbal expression, but they have an innate ability to define and express what they’re feeling on paper. People with the INFP personality type appear frequently in social service professions, such as counseling or teaching. They are at their best in situations where they’re working towards the public good, and in which they don’t need to use hard logic.

INFPs have their own set of standards and principles from which they base their actions and decisions. They have a strong personal value system, and all their words and actions depend on whether or not they fit into that system. INFPs have high standards and are usually perfectionists. They fight and work hard for whatever’s on their plate, and no matter how simple the task is, it becomes their cause.

INFPs are idealists who care deeply about the world they live in. They feel like they exist to make the world a better place for everyone. They are existentialists, always seeking meaning and purpose in their lives.

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