Why INFPs Struggle to Make an Impact on the World and What to Do About It
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If you’re new to Geek Psychology, my name is Matt Sherman. People call me Sherman. I'm a personality type expert, life coach, hypnotist, author, podcaster, and course creator. I help mainly INFPs embrace their unique strengths and navigate life's challenges. Through practical strategies and deep insights, I aim to help people like you live a more fulfilling and authentic live where you can wake up and feel good about who you are and your impact on the world. In this video I talk about the 2 main forces that are keeping you from creating the impact on the world that you want.
Why Us INFPs Struggle to Make an Impact on the World and What to Do About It
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Hi to all the INFPs who should be getting stuff done but are here procrastinating and watching a video about how to make an impact in the world >.
yep.
Trying to work on an english assignment right now and just couldn't help myself. 😂😅
So true!!
right here
Facts
"Be okay with conflict" just those words hurt as an INFP 😂
As in INFP I find that most of the time my assertiveness only shows when I’m upset or angry. I have no problem saying exactly what’s on my mind when in this state but otherwise I keep everything to myself, even when I feel I should say something. It seem like it takes me getting mad to say anything that I would normally hold back. I have been trying to change this but it’s a 46 year habit. LOL
Hope Burcher same :-/
So true
As an infp- t, I feel you
Same😳
Believe in ourselves that we can change is really important to us as INFP.
We have to express our feeling to this world in a good ways.
And I really believe in you because We are INFP Who can deal with inner emotional in a good way.
Do not let anybody or anything tell you What is value?
But ask yourself first then you will develop inner values to be the best values to this world around you.
No matter How old are you, just believe in yourself!!!
You can change to be best version of yourself!!
I’m an INFP and I say “does that makes sense” a lot just like you lol
YESSS me too!
I was just talking to someone yesterday & was like “am I making sense?” I probably thought it more than I actually said & I said it A LOT 😝
I always say, “you get what I’m saying” or “you get what I mean” after all my comments 🤦🏿♂️ you know what I mean?
I always say "do you get me" probably a britified version
yeah, I say, "get it?" a lot.
I think the "just do something" is the key element here. Just by doing something and especially in a different way, like getting up earlier/later, making some totally new food is a start for a change. Once you try small things differently, the courage towards bigger changes will also emerge eventually.
For sure. Won’t get new results from doing the same thing!
The definition of crazy is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results
That's not true, u can do the same things (being yourself) to differentes people or different "environmental" situation and have a different outcome. Try new things yes but don't try to be something you're not.
Also, its nice to see another INFP that has the same kind of mannerisms as me. I too move my hands around a lot when speaking.
We're all cut from the same mold! Who is the original?!
Me too!
Hehehe me tooo, in my last video I made I never realized how much my hands moved
I do the same thing too!
Gestures tend to highlight and emphasize parts of communication. Videos tend to be more watched when more gestures are used.
Your comment about waking up on my deathbed with regret made my soul shrivel up and die. Scary, scary thought.
+Brenda Hernandez Isn't that a scary thought? But hopefully it doesn't make your soul shrivel up and die, but rather motivates it to do something positive and productive :P
@@GeekPsychology nope, too much pressure to perform, and our perfectionistic tendency sets our too standards high...
Namaste🙏
I am an INFP, I will be 20 this may. When I see people around me, I am really amazed to see them satisfied with monotonous, mediocre and meaningless life. Do they not see the fact that we are not eternal beings? Do they not see the fact that we are not gonna take anything with us and leave everything behind in this world?
Youth, Friends, Money will eventually go away, as time passes. I am really trying to understand what my calling is. Once I find it, I am not gonna stop and I will make my life meaningful
Rahul, I think the meaning of life is Jesus. Bc if we have him we CAN have eternal life someday after we leave this earth.
@@jjmusicplaylist and may i ask you, what would you do with your eternal life?
@@rahul7090 you know..express love and truth and all that really matters ..and finally fulfill the longing of my soul at the very core.
What about you?
The simple life, can lead to a mindfulness that will create change.
@Ruhul God is the answer. He gives us purpose.
Once I went to the theater by myself one day, it finally became my favorite thing to do.
"I'm assuming that we're all good people, even though I KNOW some are not." Anyone else get called naive for INTENTIONALLY thinking this way?
"burried neck deep in routine and comfort" Did I not just say this on your other video!??!
Me!! Everyone i know calls me naive even after i explain exactly that. It gets annoying 🙄
"I like to assume we're all good people" -Every INFP ever
MeH
"Try a different food from the menu"? ARE YOU CRAZY!?!?!
😂💔💔💔That so hard thing to do but i will try to drink something i didint drink it Before and never heard someone talk about it
What i always try something new!!
@@ajmosutra7667 i know try art for my first time In my life 😂
Now*
Richie: ikr
I have watched a lot of videos about the INFP and I swear to god that we all have similar tone sounds in the way we talk.
Also, you are right, we have to become more dedicated to our craft. Making certain that we don't procrastinate our lifes away.
Ironically enough, I have a paper due and I am watching this video instead of finishing that paper
It's funny to watch, isn't it?!
That's the goal, man. Inspiring INFPs to commit to using their unique abilities to empower the world.
How'd that paper go? lol
As an infp I always wanted to be a celebrity. I didn't have the confidence before but once in a while i would right. And when I say once in a while I mean once in a blue moon. Then I saw an interview where Eminem was talking about scattered rhymes. It just clicked with me and for two weeks every day, I wrote random lines down. After I put them together. And to my surprise it came out dope for my first time. Ever since then I've been writing and learning music. I kept getting better, I found out at 20 years old that I have a special gift for it. It comes extremely natural. It was just the hardest thing to get started. That's the hard part. But with the infp personality once I got started and stuck to it, it became my life. Now I believe I can achieve ANYTHING through my creativity. Nothing can hold me back. I will do what I truly want to with a career. I'm sure of it. It's been 4 years since I wrote cause I'm an asshole. The first 2-3 I was hesitant. It was a hobby. Now, I'm going to make it a career. I now realize the thing holding me back. Self doubt. Now I can ignore it and just go for it! My advice to all infps is to find what you truly want to do! I'm sure you already do though, I was very young when I new just thought it was an unrealistic one. But anyway my advice is to find what you are passionate about, and do it. Believe in your self! Even if you think you will never amount to anything, that your just kidding yourself, or your just not intelligent like I did, and still do ignore it. You will most likely surprise yourself. I know I did!!
7:22 the least INFP sentence ever said, followed up by the most infp sentence “by myself”
This is great man. As an INFP - id like to add.. One thing I found really good to do is to take time to break things/goals down into little pieces using Te in order to make things more easily solved with Fi pasison and Ne inspiration. When things are broken into pieces, it's like a child could do it. For example, If youre looking to Design a Character for a project/or job... break down all the logical steps that are required to do so.. so that you can become more efficient and refer back to those processes next time .. so theres a consistency in the standard of work. As I design characters myself for work, I have found that a loose thumbnail sketch process is most important to begin with, then within that thumbnailing process I break down all the things I need to cover in order to solve all the problems to achieve a complete design. For example, start with what the chars head should look like. I have a process where I just scribble shapes until I have a shape that I like. Even within that process I may have a stage where I just sketch EYES or noses separately from the full drawing. Big nose, small nose, flared nostrils (all that good Ne stuff) I then move on to full body sketches (now not worrying about head as Ive already gone there). Even in that phase I might do separate sketches of costume of items of clothing and try out all the option intuitively.. then I do another phase where I try to combine the head shape ideas with the body shape and the costumes and merge the ideas together... This is easy because as an INFP we are good at 'merging' or creating a flow between disparate ideas. During this combining phase I FEEL the drawing and it just seems to come together // The reason I explain it like this is that I have discovered that Ne is good at coming up with a thousand optiions..so why not WORK with it instead of getting sidetracked by it. Without some level of containment.. it will go EVERYWHERE. So in a sense, Te gives the Ne specific and rigid framework to RIFF off of. The smaller the Te box, the more you can relax and Ne the crap out of it until you get the best idea. Ive then learnt to circle the one I like and move on to the next phase. As a professional, taking time to break down my work into tiny Te pieces and not move outside that box has meant I can relax and enjoy the work... even schedule my time because I have done that thumbnailing process a thousand times now.. and I know Ill have something in 2 hours (for example). Anyway, thought Id share. I guess the same goes for writing stories in breakig down plot structure and any other goal an INFP has in mind. It will take a while to break it all down though... but my advice is to just do it. It will be worth it in the end. Peace
+C I kept getting interrupted when responding to this. I think it's a great comment that we could all learn a lot from. "It's so easy a child could do it" is hilarious in that our Te can often be seen as "the 3 year old" function.
I definitely need to work on breaking apart my goals and projects into smaller isolated components - then putting them back together to form the emergent whole.
Thank you for this! As an artist and an INFP this makes so much sense and explains why I work well with 10% structure in my day/projects or whatever and the rest of 90% I need freedom to do whatever. I get to explore my ideas but in a contained area so I'm not all over the place or missing the mark.
Also, I'm going to use your process for making my characters as well, I'm excited to try something new that will help me create characters in a more in-depth way!
Thanks for describing your creative process. I am a composer, and your description mirrors and validates my composition process as an INFP. In school I heard of how Mozart, for example, could compose whole scores in real time in his head, and had a tendency to demean my own coalescing the myriad of ideas process that you describe so well.. I have also in the past criticized my breaking a project down into baby-steps to be able to move forward with a process, so your confirmation of this as well is affirmation.
I resonate so much with your message. I am also an INFP. I graduated college 2 years ago and had the hardest time finding a job suited for my skills and interests. I was, in sense, forced to use my Te to create structure for myself. I had a idealized goal in mind and broke down the necessary steps I needed to take in order to make that goal a realization. I reluctantly took arduous field jobs and unpaid internships. Just last week, I was offered a job as a water resources scientist with an organization that truly believes in me and allows me to use my creativity to solve problems! I hope all you INFPs the best
Give this man a virtual high five. Way to put in the work :D
The anxiety I felt at the word « practising » was multiplied at « constantly ». Do you ever feel exhausted at the simple thought of starting a routine or simply being constant ? I have to trick my brain into thinking I’ll only do a little one day and then stop, just so I actually go to the gym thrice a week...
"Regulating, planning, enforcing" I shiver just by you saying those words, because it hits home. Badly! Infp 9 also.
+slayagecentral You can thank John Beebe for those terms! (And for your Te-induced nightmares.)
I’m an INFJ BUT I mesh really well with this INFP and I can say you hit the nail on the head... 1) Get out of your comfort zone, 2) Be okay with conflict. Great job!
I struggle so bad with getting out of comfort. I need a New line of work
Do it!
Try sales. lol. You could be uncomfortable 8 hrs a day. I wonder if an INFP would ever get used to it?
@@jeremym6779 Tried it. I was terrible haha.
You can do it! Any change is better than being stuck and feeling trapped. Taking a step in a different direction will open many doors 🤗man i sound like Yoda.. :a step in a different direction you must take, may the force be with you 👊
Sales will only work... if what you're "selling" is ethical. Charity sign-ups, selling products that promote healthier lifestyles, herbal treatments etc are some good examples.
Selling things for the sake of it, will leave you feeling unfulfilled.
Interestingly enough, I relate to you significantly more than female INFPs. I've been struggling to figure out my type, but honestly your mannerisms and way of speaking feel so close to my own. In fact, taking the steps as you've indicated in this video to use 'Te' and 'just do things' are activities I've really improved on and are why I'd consider myself a healthy INFP :)
Correct me if i'm wrong but, I'd peg us as more intellectually/philosophically focused INFPs rather than idealistic INFPs?
Point is, your video helped me a lot, so thank you!
There definitely seem to be different... blends... of types. For INFP it'd be like FiNe heavy, FiSi heavy, FiTe heavy, etc. Maybe it's a cycle of sorts. Then you add Enneagram and whatever other model onto it and some big differences stand out.
Happy to hear!
My advice for fellow INFP, buy a bike, or a camping kit, a pack of marlboro, or everything you need to do some voyage. You need to get out dude, face the nature, get lost (in consideration obviously), or visit a new town, whatever, that'll make your mind up and get a direct connection with your sense of self. Human sometimes need dangers too. Forget about crush, job, class, or whatever holds you. Make a small impact first, then you know how powerful you are. Get up man.
VERY helpful! As a 57 yr. old INFP, I can tell you that learning to incorporate our values into a practical game plan and action is a continual challenge. Frankly, I use to be much better at balancing these things but have found myself withdrawing in every way the last few years. So, your video is of upmost importance in encouraging me to get out and experience the world. You are so right in saying that we have no idea what something as simple as having a conversation with someone could do to until we have it. Thank you so much! I subscribed because I really relate to yourINFP insights and your unique way of communicating them. I feel so encouraged! Thanks,again!!
That’s great to hear, Joanne!
I bet, like you said, that the incorporation of values into intentional success is an endless struggle - but that’s one of the key strengths we have! We often don’t know how impractical something is, so we continue to hold firm to beliefs and values despite the challenge.
I’m sure you know more than I do, but the problem seems to come when we are so afraid of being wrong that we don’t get out into the world to see our true potential.
Best of luck!
hmmm...am I missing something?? I'm not sure what you mean when you say"We often don't know how impractical something is,so we continue to hold firm to beliefs and values despite the challenge". Could you give an example of what this looks like? Thank you.
I feel that NFs in general are very idealistic. Through introverted Feeling, we find and attach to some idea or belief about how the world should be and how we can make it a better place - then get extremely convicted about making it happen. But most INFPs really struggle with time and project management. So we fumble through it and try 10s or 100s of different paths in the process.
I think, using myself as an example, that impacting the world through helping people gain more self-acceptance is pretty impractical in the grand scope of things. But I think about it almost all day. It's a massive challenge, but it's something I'm convicted about and committed to.
Awww...yes, I do see now.My follow through has been dismal and I think it's because I get so discouraged about the various personality clashes and other circumstancial interferences that show up and obscure my vision.I feel I get so easily overwhelmed by what accomplishing goals require and the idealistic mindset ,that you referred to,definitely seems to get in the way.But, the good news is that since I've recently(within the last week) found so many excellent INFP videos by INFPs,including yours,I can see some light again. Even though,it might have seemed impractical for you to help people with gaining more self acceptance, it's actually proven itself to be a very practical endevour for you,hasn't it? So good on you for being persistent in your purpose.
it's a genius idea: going out of your home.
Agreed.. Both physical home and home built in our mind
Si is like sinking into a slow tar, holy crap
Yuuuuuup!
Yes. That visual was very powerful for me too.
Had to pause the video just to say HOLY SHIT. Lmao. I love the way you explain things. I dont feel lost trying to figure out what youre telling me. Its great.
same i was just so shooked how good it is like wooooow
Ahh! Thank you for making this video. What you said about the Si function completely resonated with me. I find myself relying on my tertiary function way too often and as comforting as it can be, it is soul stifling too. I always feel my best after I take a trip, it forces your foot to use your Ne. I think that's the beautiful thing about being an INFP, we can grow at a rapid speed just by exploring the world.
Thank you :)
Si’s can be so warm and comforting, but it’s not gonna help you grow. But it’s pretty exhausting to go “do Ne things,” so the push-pull can be rough.
Taking trips is a great idea to help you expand that comfort zone. :)
7:38 "...observe people". Yeah. Story of my life. Except I look really creepy doing it in the corner where only the whites of my eyes can be see. lol
I’m sure I fit the creeper vibe for a very long time. Maybe even now!
But really, actually observing them to see if you can piece together “who they are” is fun.
As an INFP I create my own routine and I must say that we need a structure too ! Just like any other type. Creat a morning routine or a night routine of your own and practice it. Make it enjoyable. I am an organised INFP and that’s because I have created a structure in my life that suits me, that I enjoy.
I hope this advice helps :)
Extremely helpful thanks!
This is a great video dude. I work as a janitor and I hate it it's very draining. I want to teach music and be a touring musician. I do get stuck in my comfort zone. friend of mine told me you always love your job because you haven't left it. But he's right I need to find something better the problem is I get too comfortable because I have benefits or whatever it is. And I have all these goals but I don't know how to accomplish them maybe I need to ask you to write a list my goals and I need to write how to accomplish them
+Charles Benson Thanks. It was really frustrating to edit. Almost didn't complete it. I tried filming twice and splicing parts together to get what I wanted. Remembering what video clips had the phrasing I want, and patch-working them in is definitely not a skill I have.
That'd be a really cool job. Teaching is very rewarding. Maybe you could find a way to make it a side-hustle until you get more experience. That's what I'm doing with CZcams.
And what, really, are those "benefits"? And how much are they actually detriments. :P
Most of what I do on Patreon right now is goal setting and motivation. #justsayin
Geek Psychology I think your videos are a great help dude. I have CZcams videos but the quality of them suck. I have thought about making a new channel with better material. But yes I need to do something different Si grabs me by the balls and says but we're comfy you and are you lead to try something new?
I relate to you, because i was considering getting a job regarding books like a book clerk, however at my work they have treated me so well i would feel like i was betraying them were practically a family, yet this little voice wants to go out and do it. To start doing what may help the future.
I used to work as a janitor during my university days. Whilst it may have been viewed as less desirable work, I found it less stressful (and better paid) than most retail jobs, but it depends on how many hours you work, and who your boss and colleagues are. One of the toughest challenges I found was to have a sense of occupational identity before I was able to make a living from music, and it took up about 5 years to get to the point where teaching was my main "day job" but it was worth it longer term. I've still yet to be in a position where I can do the touring musician thing, because evenings take up my teaching so the bands/gigging has taken a back seat, so I will have to work my way around that.
Perhaps the way to get started is to build up gradually (the less HSP would possibly jump straight in). For me, I chose to teach because there's more money in that than gigging/band. THere are several sources that I used to get started that made a big difference, and it would be worth considering subscribing to some kind of guitar teaching coach that resonates with your way of doing things (I avoid Mr H3$$, but Aaron from live&teachguitar and Dave from G4 have had some really useful feedback to help me grow my studio. Hope some of this rambling helps in some way.....
P.s. watching Shawshank redemption helped me to stay motivated in working towards getting out of a job I hated,
That’s a lot of personal pronouns...
Fantastic video. I had watched a few very condescending INFP based clips before this and felt pessimistic... Now I feel totally inspired by your content. Thankyou.
Thank you :D
Comments like this make me want to make more content :P
I hope you find the awesomeness of being an INFP.
Geek Psychology please, please do make more. I'm quite new to the personality type area and you demonstrating this the way you do is just spot on. It's more than just insights but practical and functional too... New fan right here, lol!
you’re absolutely precious. Thanks for this video!
In quarantine, just found out i'm INFP and now I've been binge watching, for 8 hours straight, videos on INFP.
Congrats!!
Whatcha gonna do with all that knowledge?
Really helpful and enjoyable video, thank you!
i enjoy your videos. i feel reassured knowing theres people like me out there, thank you
Its so amazing for me to discover all these things now. Thank you a lot for this! I relate to everything u talked about here. I'm an artist and I iniciated myself truly only 3 years ago, when I went to the world to live as a nomadic artist. I felt deep inside me this need for breaking my own comfort zone and discover new perceptions about myself and the world. Before, it was so hard for me to interact with people, I always felt strange and awkward because I couldnt comunicate properly and express myself, so my decision was to break eveything and rebuid the pieces of my existence in a new way. This is a bit of my story and now you are part of it in this moment of my life, thanks again, you are amazing!
Love your videos!
Rad video 😁 thank you so much for your insight. You give off chill vibes and you're easy to listen to ☺️ especially when you touched on the anger part and that we need to accept it. I would love it if you could do a video expanding on that and what not. Its a relief to know I'm not alone and just cause I can get angry in those circumstances doesn't, that doesn't mean that I'm a bad person or something's possibly clinically is wrong with me 😂 keep doing what you do and pushing your boundaries 😁 peace be with you ✌️ Shalom 🕊️
Very informative!
This is so spot on !
Omg i love you 💗 i can relate to so many things you said. It's a really different feeling to get advice from someone who is kinda similar to yourself and face similar problems and have similar goals. I can relate a lot to the Ne magic. Almost every good thing in my life (friendships and cool experiences) happened because i took the courage to talk to someone or did something weird and spontaneous. And in my depressed and sad phases i was very inactive, didn't go out of my comfort zone and isolated myself a lot. Thanks for your videos! You really help me a lot, i wish you a great day and life.
Ps i love the intro btw, it's always nice to see someone just being himself
Thanks a lot for this video I've just watched, I recognize myself in this and it's really helpful !
Wow amazing, so helpful and spot on
I like your spirit. You appear so calm and deep. - love, a fellow INFP
great video, very accurate- thankyou
Great video 😊
amazing videos...thanks so much
After watching this I feel a new sense of empowerment and energy. I LOVE the analogy of "leveling up." I too often get swallowed up in despair over my unachieved dreams and ideals, without realizing that achieving these things takes slow and methodical, often painful, ACTION! I'm binging your videos right now and learning so much about myself! Seriously inspired, thank you.
I love the "slaying dragon" metaphor. I have all these career dreams but have trouble following through. I want to be this, that or the other..which requires additional school or experience and yet I retreat back to my current job due to Si tenancies and am afraid to go for it.
Great video and a great channel!
Thanks :)
Oh gosh, "get out of the house and gain experience"... Always known subconsciously I needed to do to grow on my skill set. Now I can put it into action, thank you so much!
Thank you for posting this video. It really got me thinking how important it is for me as INFP to go out there and do something new, even things which might seem scary. New experiences bring some kind of relief, although sometimes they can hurt and be painful - but I think that is good in a long run... The most funny thing is what you said about 'waking up alone in a tiny apartment ' because that thought is my biggest life concern and it brought me my previous period of depression. So when I heard it, I started laughing... :) Thanks again! I wish you all the best. :)
I'm so glad I found your channel. You really seem to understand me and challenge me. I love how clearly you explain everything and I love your smile. :)
May sound super weird, but I'm glad you exist. :D
Love from Germany
Rebecca
Honestly this video has been the most helpful to me so far when looking at videos about INFP's, as an INFP Thank you for the advice.
Happy to hear :) And my daughter's name is Amy, so... bonus points to you.
You know what’s so crazy, I’m so open to getting out of my comfort zone and agreeing...but, my only problem has been procrastination and consistency-which I realize a lot of infps struggle with. Such a shame because the value the world would have the opportunity to receive from such a type is too good to pass up.
Love this video! Thank you so much, I really appreciate your existence. Know that you’ve impacted me. I’m trying to figure out how I can get out of my comfort zone... I’m just trying to figure out in what ways I can do that
You are perfect! We'll said 😊👍👍👍👍thank you!!!
lol thanks :) happy to help
Thank you so much.... you actually gave words to what I feel, what I am thinking... I knew it all along but didn't know what it was until i came across this video. It's like suddenly I understand the language of my mind and I can communicate better.
Expressing yourself, getting out of comfort zone... fine I'll post this comment.
You’re very welcome
This is scary, how much you are exact in describing me and my life long problems :O
Nah. I was describing me! ;)
infp from manila,ph. you kind of remind me of myself lol. you're doing the lord's work.. thanks for this.
+Chino Alfonso Thank you! Don't keep Geek Psychology a secret :)
Ow yes :) "To condense" sounds so much better than... choosing just one thing.
I love the way u use a fantasy rpg analogy. It actually helps me to understand what u r talking about. Great vid.
Also i am an INFP
You think and express ideas with very metaphorically. Just like i do, feeling intrinsec with your visions.
All of what you said here made sense for me:) Oh, and I love the gaming references! :D
It’s comforting to know wanting to change the world is an INFP thing. XD
Thank you for this video. It gave me such a better understanding of Fi/Te as an ENTJ.
Thanks for watching it as an ENTJ!! I wish I could get my ETJ brethren to watch it ^^
I love you, sir. It's getting pretty late now, being in the house because of quarantine has done some things to me. So with this random mood I'm in, I was thinking and now commenting I hope you do well in life, God bless.
I like what CS Joseph brought up with INFP meetings with INFJ. Help teach an INFJ to research, then listen to the research of the INFJ and spread that message. Run info through a logic, truth meter for learning the big picture, the reformed INFJ. Values can cause bias lead people away from the truth. Values over truth is an issue, values may need to change for improvement.
The moment that you talk about Si function and the feeding your Ne by going out of the world, be uncomfortable. I can totally relate to that I have been in that mudy, murky place for two years I am still now actually but you have motivated and challenge me to go out of my comfort zone and just be uncomfortable and experience life. Wooww!! your video just made me happy!!!!!
That's so helpful
Outstanding video! I'm in the process of making some major changes in my life and one obstacle was getting on video calls with random strangers. Way outside the comfort zone, but it has become easier the more I do it and now I look forward to it. My Te is pretty strong from being in the military and being an aircraft mechanic for 16yrs. I have found that the best way to develop Te is to practice it every day. One easy way is to create a budget and stay on top of it or create a to-do list schedule and try to live by it. Create theses systems then find ways to optimise their efficiency. One of my favorite words is efficiency. Lol.
Wow. That's impressive. Keep pushing outside your current comfort zone until it becomes the comfort zone! Then go further :D
Very good advice too about budgets and to-do lists.
Exactly! I'm an INFP too and I can confirm what you are saying. Getting out of the comfort zone is extremely difficult for us but it always brings good fruit of experience and new impulses for life. This is called adventure and the ESTPs (but not only them) can invite us in this world. Every Bilbo needs his Gandalf. And, I also find out in the last years that conflict is a part of life that I've been avoiding for too long and can't avoid any longer if I want to get adult and grow up.
I wish I could impact the world just like you do. Congratulations fellow INFP!
Great video. I may be an ISFP, but there are still some great things in this video for my type, and probably all types.
Lucky i found this life guidance 💕
You're the best!
A message of awakening regular language... you are very good sir
Sweet. Happy to hear that people can follow my thoughts and that it's helpful! :P
Your intro cracked me up.😂 that’s like what I do when I’m by myself but wouldn’t have the guts to put that on camera 🤣
I really like your videos on INFP by the way. It’s really accurate and relatable. And so inspiring! I’m so glad I found you! I feel like you are the male version of me lol.😃 i studied Spanish and thought I’d be going to Latin America but now I’m in South Korea😂
Excellent advice.
What I find with my Si comfort cycle is that if I ask a friend to introduce me to something new, I will be a lot more enthusiastic about doing it and actually going through with doing it rather than trying myself. Especially if it's something they enjoy- that is a gold mine of goodness.
The intro was adorable af
I'm an infj, but your videos really resonate with me.
New entry on my bucket list: Go to a club by yourself. Not exactly possible right now, but hopefully somewhat soon.
INFP here, just wanted to comment on how adorable you are! :). Your comments in this video are so spot on!
People mistake me as an extrovert because I tend to go out of my comfort zone. It’s draining to step out of my world, and I end up questioning if it’s worth it because going to a club is not me, but I sure learn a thing or two about people and in that way, I feel less alienated because I find more common grounds unlike before when I only see how different I am from others.
Yea changing the world around us
We are natural mental Healer.
I make peace love kindness and good human values within me.
Then I express all to Positive energy to the world around me which I can reach.
Mom, Dad, My brothers, friend, strangers and all human who come to me
I try to motivate all of them with my knowledge and positive energy.
This is How I impact The world now and I will continue doing this all along with my life.
So me. So true!
Already liked your vids, but seeing the swords and the greatest swordsman behind you cements it. Zoro Senpai!
I'm not opening new doors I'm closing the old & that alone is refreshing.
Im guilty of watching videos with infp ppl in it and just observe all their subtle mannerisms. Hehe like your sideways glance and peace sign u did at the end of the video, so much warmth and gentleness :) i havent met any infp males, only enfp and i gell with them the most cos our cognitive functions are technically the same but with an infp u get a deeper sense of that introverted feeling. And yes i do realise the exposure we infps need! But lately my si mode has been on high gear cos my Fi has been tipping on the darker side so i felt like i needed to stay in that bubble for a while till ive worked on my emotional health but i miss tapping on my Ne! I used to get so impulsive trying new things ppl were surprised when i told them i was an introvert. Of course i got burned out rly quick after that and then reclined once more in my shell but i think i might come out again soon :) INFP-T, type 4/6 here
You're so cute infp ~ the way you explain even feels so exciting and nice ^^
You are so beautiful..
Its obvious what you said but very helpful, I want to make youtube videos in public to help grow my channel but its really awkward whenever i try and obviously if you start talking to a camera everyone looks at you funny.
Because there are few things that can actually drive us to put in proper effort / focus. Or if we're tired / have a bad experience, we might question whether what we live is really for us.
You know it's quite funny, I also went to japan and wasn't fussed about the location. I also went through a stage of going clubbing alone... and ended up at house parties, feeling wierd the entire time.
We have had simliar experiences. And you have that feminine chuckle I have to a lesser degree.
Are you... are you me? :O
+Samuel xD Townson The chuckle! I’ve always hated that. Did some work to lesson it.
I’m not sure if I’m you or not. Where’d we live in Japan at that time? lol
^ Another INFP who lived in Japan. This video is really helpful to me, thank you.
Another infp in Japan here! Totally understand the "pushing yourself" for the sake of advancing selfhood.
Got too much going on (helping son with homework, making dinner, making candles out of Crayolas) to watch. Will come back tonight, maybe.
Im still learning all of the nuanced expressions of infp... Like Si/Ne. Whats that?! But from what i have learned so far, infp seems to also relate to my astrological/birthdate. Thank you for the much needed kick in the butt. I actually just started a new job (which i dont love... Not fulfilling) but it has done wonders for me, and hopefully, others
It’s what’s called your tertiary and inferior functions. That’s where the NxP comes from. MBTI is like a code representing a deeper understanding. Si is short for “introverted Sensing” and Ne is short for “extraverted iNtuition”.
Sometimes the pain of doing something you don’t love is worth the growth. ^^
You totally need to make a podcast
I love the xp bar thing. That's exactly how I think of it. I have mastered a new skill, level up XD.
I'm an INFP, and you make a lot of sense. If I followed your advice, I might actually have friends. I don't know why it's so hard to get out and do that sort of stuff.
+Anna Baldwin Getting out requires a lot of energy invested into messing with the outer world which might give you feedback that invalidates (or validates) your self-perception... both potentially put a lot of responsibility on you. And what if you mess up!? Does that make you a bad person!? What if you hurt someone in the process? Would it then have been better if you didn’t act as that node that created the emergent event that caused all that pain? Well... that’s something I’ve thought a lot anyway.
But really, you have good intentions. Everyone makes mistakes. You learn how to be better and influence more through messing up, through new experiences, through pain.