MBTI Database

Jung said that the dominant function in introverts, particularly perceiving dominants (Si/Ni), is often so unconscious that the one using it is unaware of it, so he suggested not attempting to diagnose one’s perception of reality, but to look instead at the inferior function.

ISXJs have inferior Extroverted Intuition (Ne): this means under stress, they become someone who sees all the negative outcomes of any given situation. It becomes an abyss of darkness waiting to consume them. Think Rory Gilmore freaking out before going to school, and telling her mom all the things that could go wrong, ranging from losing her school books to not making any friends to hitting a deer with her car. Oops. My bad. That happened.

INXJs have inferior Extroverted Sensing (Se): this means their perception of the environment is so bad they often do “stupid things” that get them hurt, like deciding putting their feet on the fire barrel would keep them warmer, or leaping off a garage roof onto a moving car, missing, and permanently embedding asphalt in their knees. Under stress, they tend to do things like blow all their money on expensive worthless trips or gadgets, or pick a random stranger at a bar to sleep with “because it would feel so good.” Think Lola in Reign. Normally she’s super careful and focused on the future and how things will unfold – and then on a random whim, she sleeps with Francis in Paris and gets pregnant, forever tying her to the royal family. Oops.

IXTPs have inferior Extroverted Feeling (Fe): this means under stress, they complain, have tantrums, or melt down emotionally (while feeling angry at their lack of detachment). They have a need to appease people just enough to avoid negative emotions coming their way, because they are insecure about knowing how to handle other people’s emotional outbursts. OR… they turn that around and mess with people just to get an emotional reaction out of them. Think Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory, having a meltdown because his burger doesn’t have pickles on it.

No one else can ever do anything well enough

Actually neither can I for that matter

Basically nothing is RIGHT

Perfection is unattainable 

Procrastination 

Organization/cleaning is somehow vaguely satisfying

But, of course, I’m not going to organize anything that actually matters

Like paperwork. Or my room. Or my schedule.

But hey at least that diagram on the 5th page of my math notes looks nice

The whole ‘motivation’ thing doesn’t always work out so well

I’m talking about long-term projects, kids

P r o c r a s t i n a t i o n   s t a t i o n

The capability to be the most stubborn person on this plane of existence

The occasional rigidity

Not that I judge people. But like.

The whole lashing out under stressful circumstances thing

“Control freak mode,” as the INTJ puts it

In hindsight, I really notice that none of the two Ni-doms I know ever goes “Uh…”, whereas I do it all the time. XD 

My fiancé does have the “stony forward stare” unless he’s deliberately emoting, my sister tends more toward a confident smikey version of the “mona lisa smile” (also supposedly a common INTJ thing?) and I have that experiene where he’ll sound super convinced and I try to be careful with how to critique it, only for him to be like, “I feel a lot more confident about this now that you agree.” or “I changed it up after what you said, thanks.” 

The Ne stuff is embarassingly true. One time, my brother (INFP) and I have been asked if we actually understand each other with how fast we talk among ourselves ^^° 

As is the whole “Ti users can’t look ppl in the face” thing, I’ve also read about in in other places, and it explained… a lot. I only notice because ppl sometimes complain about it. 

As for Te, I tend to find it fairly easy to spot? There’s a certain coloration in the voice, and hand gestures (when anyone is using that function, but ovsly high users will have it more often), and the dominant users in particular tend to have that straight forward stare, especially the base subtypes.

I can only second the relative obviousness of Fe. 

ENFP vs. INFP: What’s the Difference?

No problem! I’ve been asked about this distinction before, but it’s a tough one to spot since so many ENFPs identify as ambiverts. I’ll do the best I can to try and help clear this up for you. 

Summary

ENFPs and INFPs use the same functions, just in a slightly different order

ENFP: Ne-Fi-Te-Si

INFP: Fi-Ne-Si-Te

ENFPs are ruled by their desire to explore concepts and possibilities (Ne) at the expense of their interest in what’s concretely known (Si). They decide primarily using their personal values (Fi), but still make room for pure objectivity (Te).

INFPs are ruled by their personalized ethics and values (Fi) at the expense of their interest in pure objectivity (Te). They primarily perceive conceptual possibilities (Ne), but still make time to consider what’s concrete and known (Si).

Further Comparison

ENFPs look outward at the world for energy, whereas INFPs retreat from the world in order to recharge.

This is perhaps the easiest way to tell the difference between an ENFP and an INFP. Since INFPs lead with Fi, an introverted function, they require retreat from objective stimulus (such as other people) in order to recharge. ENFPs on the other hand, though the value their alone time, find engagement with both people and ideas energizing. Many ENFPs might not be your typical extroverts, since engagement with ideas can occur while you’re completely alone, but if left alone without stimulus ENFPs will become bored and drained, needing to re-engage with the world in order to feel alive.

*Note: If you identify as an ambivert, it’s more likely that you’re an ENFP than an INFP. Ne isn’t extroverted in the traditional sense, but Fi is very much so introverted, as it needs space to step back from the world to process values and emotions. Therefore, Fi dominants tend to know that they’re introverts.  

ENFPs let little get in the way of their exploration of possibilities, while INFPs filter the possibilities they explore through their personalized set of ethics and values. 

One of the defining characteristics of ENFPs is openness, and though INFPs are still open-minded, they are dominant judgers. This means that when INFPs are exploring possibilities, they generally do so through the lens of an established code of what they believe is right or wrong, pleasing or displeasing, favorable or unfavorable, etc. This means that some possibilities are going to get quickly discounted by the INFP, whereas since the ENFP is a dominant perceiver their lens of exploration will remain more open and receptive to alternate viewpoints. 

INFPs are deeply introspective, in touch automatically with what “feels right”, while ENFPs are more distracted in coming to these conclusions by all the possibilities to explore. 

Though ENFPs are more open to possibilities than INFPs, this means that ENFPs have more trouble coming to conclusions. The constant possibilities that ENFPs perceive are distracting to establishing a sense of “truth” in what they think is true or morally right. This also means ENFPs, though very introspective in comparison to other types, have to consciously spend more time getting to know themselves than INFPs, since they’re more receptive to alternate viewpoints and therefore less able to definitively determine truths about themselves. 

ENFPs are so busy asking “what if” that they often neglect to consider “what’s known”. This process is more balanced for INFPs. 

Ne dominance in ENFPs (attention to conceptual patterns and possibilities) means that ENFPs are often disinterested in routine, concrete details and known truths. This means that many ENFPs struggle with attention to detail, attention to bodily sensations and signals (knowing when you’re hungry, in pain, etc), and learning from their past mistakes. This can make ENFPs particularly flighty, reckless, scattered, messy, impractical, and unreliable, depending on their relative levels of health. 

INFPs on the other hand have a more balanced approach to their Ne and Si. Ne is not in the drivers seat for INFPs, so they are more in tune with the sensory world, past experience, and detail than ENFPs, making INFPs appear slightly more grounded. 

INFPs are so busy determining “what feels right” that they often dislike making purely objective decisions. This process is more balanced for ENFPs. 

Fi dominance makes INFPs highly in-tune with the subjective aspects of reality (personal values, emotions, ethics, the human psyche) which makes them somewhat disinterested in pure objectivity. INFPs see decision-making that removes the subjective human element as harsh, oversimplified, and lacking nuance. This means that INFP can struggle with asserting themselves in a way that could step on people’s toes, administering performance-based criticism, and in general looking at situations objectively/in a manner that removes all emotion, values, and nuance from the decision-making process. 

This is less of a problem for ENFPs, as Fi and Te work more closely together as a team. Though they prefer subjective, humanistic reasoning, ENFPs can be quick to flip the switch and refocus outward in a manner that’s bluntly logical and get’s shit done. 

Summary of Differences

ENFPs recharge through engagement with the world, while INFPs recharge through withdrawal from it.

ENFPs greatest strength is the ability to see patterns, connections and possibilities other can’t, while INFPs greatest strength is the intensity and depth of their self-knowledge. 

ENFPs are more comfortable with action and objectivity than INFPs, while INFPs are more comfortable with known facts, sensations, and truths than ENFPs. 

ENFPs struggle with attention to detail and known truths, while INFPs struggle with being purely objective. 

MBTI and Introversion

Introversion in MBTI hasnothing to do with how active you are on the Internet or social media. It meansthat your go-to cognitive process - the one you’re most comfortable with, theone that comes most naturally, the one that energizes you - is introverted.

Introverted functions arecognitive processes that involve a personalizedframe of reference. They take stimuli in the external world and interpretmeaning, truth, and consistency through that individual’s unique, subjective perspective. Basically,you’re taking information that technically everyone can access (objectiveinformation), and running it through your unique personal filter. This is in directcontrast to extroverted functions, which involve an external, objective frame of reference that is free from personal bias.

Lets use Se (Extroverted Sensing) vs. Si (Introverted Sensing) as anexample of this contrast. While Se scans the tangible reality for a plethora of sensations,observations, details, and experiences, Si focuses on your personalized,internalized perception of sensory stimuli. While technically two people coulduse Se to perceive the same thing, Si takes this objective information and adds personal bias to it.

For example, imagine twoexplorers trekking through the rainforest together. All the stimuli they seearound them - the plants, the animals, the sunlight shining through the canopyto the forest floor - is technically visible to both of them. Though one mightnotice a particular rare animal first, once the animal is pointed out the otherperson will be able to perceive the exact same sensory stimulus. This sensorydata is objective, so therefore mutually accessible using Se. 

However, the frame ofreference through which each explorer perceives the animal is unique. Oneexplorer might see the animal and immediately be able to classify it as acertain species due to visual and other sensory cues that fit in with thatperson’s prior knowledge and understanding. The other explorer may have neverseen the animal before, but be reminded of the shape or coloring of a childhoodpet. No two people have identical experiences, so no two people will approachobjective stimuli through identical perspectives. Each individual brings a unique context to their perception, and these perceptions are originally only accessible to the individual within which they are created. Therefore, they can only be accessed through Si. 

You can apply this samereasoning to the other functions. While Ne, Fe, and Te deal with objective intuitive, humanistic, and logical data, Ni, Fi, and Ti make subjective interpretations of that data unique to each user’s frame of reference. Therefore, these introverted functions inherently add bias and subjectivity to perception or judgment. 

So why is interaction withother people draining rather than energizing for individuals with introverteddominant functions?

The more you focus yourenergy inward on processing and interpreting external stimuli, the more taxingit becomes to continue engaging with the outside world (particularly with otherpeople) for long periods of time. More stimuli means more information that mustbe dissected and interpreted. This is why introverts require a good amount ofalone time to recharge - they withdraw to synthesize andevaluate, and then when they’re ready, re-engage with the external world tofind more external stimuli to dissect.

So how do you know if someoneis an introvert? Look at how they recharge their batteries. Does too muchinteraction with other people ultimately drain their energy, causing them tocrave alone time? You’ve got an introvert on your hands. Or does too muchalone time become draining for that individual, causing them to crave thecompany and stimulation of other people, experiences, or other stimulus in order to feel alive? Then you’ve gotan extrovert.

Honestly, me neither.

There are a lot ofconflicting theories out there about “shadow functions”. I’ve read about abunch of them as well but have never felt truly sold.

This is how I thinkabout it:     

How I think about Shadow Functions

First of all, just to clarify, when I say shadow functions, I mean the other four functions that aren’t in your regular function stacking. Therefore, since an INTPs preferred functions are Ti-Ne-Si-Fe, an INTPs shadow functions are Te-Ni-Se-Fi.

1. You canuse all 8 functions, but you don’t use your shadow functions enough for them toinfluence your overall pattern ofbehavior (e.g. your personality).

Your personality typerepresents an overall pattern ofbehavior, and is not a predictor of your every waking thought, feeling, oraction. Therefore, it would be ridiculous to say you NEVER use your so-called “shadowfunctions”, but you do not use them enough to create an definable patternover time. 

For example, think ofthe difference between your personality type and your thoughts in the moment asthe difference between climate and weather. It may rain a few days a year in anarea with a desert climate, but normally you’d classify the area as hot anddry. Similarly, though you may be, say, an INTP who just made a particular decision based on solely illogical, subjective personal values (e.g. using Fi), you do not dothis enough to have it be a pattern in your overall personality.

2. Using your “shadow functions” doesn’t comenaturally to you because your preferred functions are already doing similarwork.

Your four preferred functions are optimized to ensure that you’ve got all your bases covered when perceiving and judging the world. They make sure you are considering each kind of information (sensation, intuition, values, and logic) as well as using both objective (e) and self-referential (i) criteria to both perceive and judge. You place more reliance on certain functions than others, but in general you could exist as a healthy human being without devoting much mental energy to your other four functions (your shadow functions). Since your first 4 functions combined make sure you’re considering all kinds of information, as well as creating a balance of subjective and objective criteria, excessive use of your shadow functions would just be forcing your brain to do work that other functions are already doing.

Lets use INTP as anexample. An INTPs dominant function is Ti, introverted thinking. This means theINTP’s preferred decision making process is both logical (T) and self-referential (i). This leaves Te and Fi less useful to the INTP. The INTP already has a logical decision-making process as well as a self-referential decision-making process in Ti, so Te and Fi are instead delegated to the role of “shadow functions”. 

3. If you feel like you use a particularshadow function just as much as your dominant and auxiliary functions, it’s probablya product of two of your first four functions working together.

As explained above,it doesn’t make sense for an INTP to be, say, both a high Ti and high Te user.However, people often relate strongly to descriptions of their shadowfunctions, particularly those opposite their auxiliary function (also known astheir 6th function). This is because the result of your dominant andauxiliary functions working together can resemble work done by this function,despite not actually using the real thing.

For an INTP, this “6thfunction” is Ni. INTPs often relate to the “searching for meaning” descriptionsof Ni, but this is most likely a combination of the subjective decision-makingprocess of Ti combined with the intuitive emphasis of Ne. Pure Ni does notsearch for multiple possibilities like Ne, and unlike Ti, it perceivesinformation rather than judges it. Using both Ne and Ni highly would contradictthe whole concept of a go-to way to deal with intuitive information, just as usingboth Ti and Te highly would contradict the concept of a go-to method of logical decision-making. 

So to summarize,there are three things to remember about shadow functions:

Your personality is an overall PATTERNof thinking, not an indicator of every waking thought. This means you can stilluse your shadow functions occasionally without worrying that you’ve mistypedyourself.

You don’t default to your shadowfunctions because you don’t need them to fill any gaps in your perception or judgment process. Your other functions have got you covered.

A belief that you use some of yourshadow functions just as often as your preferred functions is false. You may beachieving a similar objective, but this is actually the result of multiplefunctions working together rather than just one alone. 

I get asked this all the time: am I INFP or ISFJ?

Part of the reason for the confusion is the stereotypes propagated all over the internet that if you are creative, you are an NF. If you daydream, you are an NF. If you have unique ideas, you are NF. If you are eccentric, you are N. If you are intelligent, you are N. If you sometimes walk into a wall, you are so lost in your thoughts, you are an N. If you use any kind of metaphor, if you write any kind of fantasy, if you have any creative juice whatsoever… you are an N.

Firstly, that is incredibly bigoted.

Secondly, it’s wrong.

Thirdly, stereotypes suck and relying on them when typing characters or oneself is mental laziness.

So, how do you tell Ne/Si and Si/Ne apart.

Which one drives the character … or you? Which function is sacrificed in favor of the other when it comes to mundane life? I am not talking about ideas. I am not talking about creativity. I am talking about the nitty, gritty details of living.

Given the choice, Ne/Si chooses the unknown over what is known, every time… and Si/Ne does the opposite. Ne/Si will willingly abandon subjective sensory impressions in favor of new possibilities without batting an eyelash, and Si/Ne will fall back on sensory impressions to judge new possibilities.

Like I said earlier in the week, this is why Rose in Titanic could just walk away from her old life and the people in it, in favor of new possibilities and a new identity. She carried her subjective experiences with her (the entire story is told through Si-flashbacks) but a life of sameness stagnated her spirit. She literally wanted to kill herself at the idea that her life would never change.

Could you do that?

Do you do it?

Is that truly what you crave?

Or does the idea of abandoning everything in search of novelty terrify you? Is the world full of magical experiences or frightening dragons?

INFPs live and breathe a desire for newness. They are restless. Not necessarily intellectually restless (anyone can have that) but literally cannot stand staying in the same place or doing the same thing for years at a time. INFPs are a little less inclined to move around than ENFPs but they are still open to it and excited to do it, because each new town brings new possibilities. I know one INXP who randomly moved with his Ne-dom wife to a third world country out of the blue.

My reaction, as a Si-dom was, can you speak their language? Will you have a job when you get there? Is it safe to be there??

They did not stay in one place, either… they lived one spot for awhile and then moved somewhere else pursuing greater possibilities. I, meanwhile, had some major angst over whether or not to take a mission trip to China last spring. It was literally a relief when my work schedule would not permit it. I could have gone and might have had an awesome time, but … I have never flown overseas and I do not speak Chinese and I barely know anyone who was going. Inferior Ne freaked out thinking about all the things that might happen on that trip. My thoughts were not of the higher Ne variety (oooh, new places and people and things and it’s going to be awesome!!) but of the lower Ne variety (what if the government doesn’t like my passport, or I get lost and can’t find my way back, or I screw up trying to pay for something, or I don’t like the food / being there, or what if I lose my contacts??).

Like it or not, Si-doms choose what is known over what is unknown in their daily lives. They venture into the unknown with trepidation. They might still go, but it is with far more consideration and uncertainty. Si rules their life. It owns them.

If you still are not sure, try being one or the other for a week. Which way is natural and which way causes you stress?

Stereotypically, the past is the realm of Introverted Sensing. But we know that isn’t true, right…? Hasn’t everybody thought of the past? Hasn’t everybody felt sad about the past, missed things, reminisced…? 

Isn’t that just part of being human? 

I’m pretty sure that it is. 

So how does each type regard the past using their functions then, if they don’t all use Si? 

Well, as Si and Ni are the introverted perceiving functions, you use both of them to process your own personal, subjective experience. This is mostly the past and future, but can also be used in regards to the present moment. 

Si will look at the details of the past, the lessons learnt, the small ways in which they can grow as a person, and the steps they made towards the future, towards whatever their dream life may be. 

Ni wil look at the overall, vague things that the past taught, the feelings and sensations they had during a certain experience, the way something impacted them and their life, and how these things affect their future, in a more general perspective though. 

These two functions are very similar. In fact, they might have almost exactly the same outcome. Neither has a better way of functioning. Si is more practical and tangible, but it can be very complex nonetheless. It is more about remembering important details, whereas Ni is more about remembering vague truths or feelings. (Yes, even if you have a low feeling function). 

Let me give you an example: 

An INxJ and an ISxJ are reminiscing about a time in their childhood when they went to an amusement park. 

For Ni, there is a vague image in their mind where they rush down a slope, and they can remember the glee it brought them. Everything is very bright and vague. They can’t remember who was in the carriage with them, and even if it was a rainy day, their memory paints very sunny, happy weather, as it goes with the emotions associated. 

Another picture in their mind is one of a huge (exaggerated) stick of cotton candy, and them lapping up the pink sugar happily. They can barely remember what it tastes like, but they want to eat cotton candy nonetheless, just because they know it’s good anyways. Everything is bright and sunny in that image as well. They can remember vaguely that their friend was talking to them at the time, but it does not occur to them what their friend looks like, what the subject of conversation was, or where they were. The cotton candy is the subject of the memory, so their brain has helpfully omitted everything else. 

For Si, the image of them rushing down the slope is much clearer. They randomly remember what their friend’s screaming face looked like. The sky is rainy, they can remember that it was very cold and glum weather, but they also remember that it was a lot of fun nonetheless. They remember what the ride they went on was called, who they were with, who they were sitting with on that ride, and the piece of metal that jabbed into their back (Ni just forgot about that completely). 

The picture in which they eat cotton candy is far more complete than Ni’s romanticized visualization. They remember which friend was talking to them, and what they said. It occurs to them that the booth behind them was painted a lovely blue. The cotton candy’s sugary flavour is brought back to them easily. How could they forget something that was so tasty? They would never do that. 

Si is detail-oriented, practical, and useful. 

Ni is vague, makes assumptions, and often completely inaccurate. 

Si will remember almost everything that happened, and have complete ideas. 

Ni will remember what it wants to remember, and actually change its memories to appeal to it more. (This is subconscious, but I can vouch for it).  

Ni is also usually forgetful. A while ago, I was away from home for about two weeks. I forgot what my father looked like. I just couldn’t recall a memory with a powerful enough emotion associated with his face for it to be clear. I could remember things he’d said, but I just could not bring his face into my mind. 

I’m giving Ni a bit more of a negative light here, as too often it is completely romanticized and Si is thought of as petty or stupid. In reality, both have positive and negative aspects. But Ni’s negative aspects are usually disregarded, and Si’s positive one’s too. 

Please realize that all the types will look towards the past! Any type can be “stuck in the past”, conservative, traditional. 

It happens because Ni memories are merged memories and sometimes it’s impossible to unmerge them. At least I’m guilty of sharing a memory and not being sure if it really happened the way I’m telling it.

Should I stop sharing memories because of my inability? Or should I only tell what I’m sure of? In that case nothing would make sense to the listener.

My memory consists of blurred snapshots with captions but people want to hear narratives, so I have to connect the pieces and make it sound like something that really happened.

Last night, I saw a movie. On my way home from cinemas, I was mulling over the movie in my head. I was thinking about how glad I was that there were not many gender roles or stereotypes involved, and there was quite a bit of representation. I was thinking about the impact the movie made, and how it would translate into real life. I was thinking about what I would’ve done in the movie.

But the only scene I could bring into my head was the last scene of the movie. I didn’t feel like I had forgotten anything though, because this is a normal occurrence. It’s just unconscious.

I know an ISTJ who hates watching movies more than once because he always remembers everything that’s happened.

My friends tease me because after a month or two has passed, I can barely remember the plot of a book or movie. That doesn’t mean it was a bad book or movie. I can still remember what my impression of the story and characters were, but the actual story blurs together.

These are just a few examples.

Hm. I do think my memories are somewhat “stylized”, or rather, my internal narration is all Ne-ish, but this could just be detailed recollection… of my exact words of internal monologue (very useful as I can just write that down instead of describing the image in my memory), but then again I tend to recall exactly what I thought, not a “summary”. 

Si is kind of presented as the one that’s faily malleable, but usually whem compared to Se, which would still “write your internal monologues” if it was a prominent function for you, no matter how you store the info. 

That Ni plays a role in memory might explain some things… because even from tertiary to inferior Si, there’s a huge difference. (Me: *mentions thing from childhood* “ENFP mom: Kenny, you have such a good memory!”… but, still puny compared to: ISTJ: “Hey, isn’t that the same lipstick you wore the last time we went to the pizza place?[several months ago; it was not a particularly uncommon shade, and I own alot of them… at least now I know which side of the family my excellent coor vision comes from, makes sense that my eyeballs are from his genes, tho as we are both very near-sighted]”

But then there’s the Ni people in my family (one tertiary, one dominant user (when she comes back from her current student exchange, I must pay attention to how she recounts her adventures ) - none of them spontaneously break out in stories unless someone asked or it’s part of a point, but, I never had any sense that the dom one has less recollections, she never went, “wait, what event are talking about?”, whereas the tert one laments that she doesn’t always know about the events we’re referencing, but, for example, seemed to really like playing Barbies with me but had trouble explaining why/what was so special about it (I assume she liked the storylines I would make up for our dolls?)

I’ve had another NI dom tell me about his life in detail,and, you expect a story to be ‘story-like’ and “summarized” so nothing struck me as odd there, but, in hindsight the emphasis was mostly on his experience - A sense of stagnation at his old workplace, his outrage at how his mom was treated after a family tragedy, annoyance & exasperation at his experiences with his ex girlfriends… He didn’t go into detail like, “She did this and this and this, and each of these things means X and X and Z” like I would, just a general sense of, “Why TF does this person want my constant attention all the time?”

One wonders what this means for the different types, and how they have either of those functions at different strenghts and stack positions. Ovbsly you premarily rely on the one that’s in your stack, and it’s gonna be as accurate as it’s strenght, but how do subconscious components feature in, if they do at all? 

Because, I think I have experienced “summary-like” memory a few times, usually just notions like “That day, a classmate harassed/ bullied me” or, “my father said something insulting”, ie, the type of things you don’t necessarily want to keep consciously filed away. I’d usually not even be aware that I couldn’t repeat the exact insult and circumstances/ assumed I had in “concrete” form until I couldn’t. 

Would an ISXP instead have a flashing image they can’t really associate with anything instead? Would an ISXJ not have any “summary-like” recollections at all? (Not that they would remotely need them as they have everything filed away consciously & ready for immediate retrieval.) This would be worth getting some survey/ data on before we theorize away here. 

In any case it’s clear that Ni does “information accumulation” in some form, like all the introverted functions, but unlike the other ones you can’t necessarily access the “library” even when it’s high on your stack, but, info that you pick up over time is fed into patterns, and used to make simulations, extrapolations or outright predictions. (Which is probably why it woks best when paired with a strong extraverted judging function - You have to just accept the hunch and keep working with it.)

It reminds me of that line in “Lolita” where the narrator speaks of two types of visual memory, one that’s reconstructive, and one that’s an image-image, with the latter being more rare/special, but while they’re vague and fragmentary at times, (I guess now I know how some people recall everyone from their class years after - they must be SJs, or at least sensors of some description) I generally have image-images, not just of my mom or siblings or SOs, but, random teachers, thought it takes a while for both names & images to “stay in” and associate - I can walk right past a person if I’ve only met them one or two times. I remember rooms from houses we’ve lived in (and that I therefore saw every day) right back to my toddler years. 

In any case it’s clear that Ni does “information accumulation” in some form, like all the introverted functions, but unlike the other ones you can’t necessarily access the “library” even when it’s high on your stack, but, info that you pick up over time is fed into patterns, and used to make simulations, extrapolations or outright predictions. (Which is probably why it woks best when paired with a strong extraverted judging function - You have to just accept the hunch and keep working with it.)

I didn’t even think of that myself, so thanks for the input, @kendrixtermina. 

As for your questions. 

So Ni stores the memories as generalization/points/tabels (you know, basic intuition information storage) and then reconstructs them in the “mental holodeck”, whereas Si stores actual images, (organized by context & personal significance)?

I like the “mental holodeck” bit. I think it’s pretty correct, but I ought to note that Ni-users do store images too, they simply tend to be a lot more vague, blurred and lacking in detail. Other than that, it’s pretty spot-on. Si’s memory may be more or less visual though. The most important bit is the details vs vague generalisations. Whether those are in the form of images or not in your mind is relevant, but not essential to your function. 

Would an ISXP instead have a flashing image they can’t really associate with anything instead? Would an ISXJ not have any “summary-like” recollections at all? (Not that they would remotely need them as they have everything filed away consciously & ready for immediate retrieval.) This would be worth getting some survey/ data on before we theorize away here.

ISxPs may have flashing images like that, but it depends on how developed their functions are. If they’re in a loop, definitely. If they have well-developed Ni, probably. If they lack Ni, probably not. An ISxJ would definitely have “summary-like” recollections as well, but they’d generally be more detailed than an Ni-user’s would be. I don’t know if they really have everything filed away consciously and ready for immediate retrieval though. That sounds pretty extreme to me. Maybe if their Si is very well-developed and healthy, that would be the case, but for most ISxJs, well, they’re not geniuses with amazing memories either. They’re still just human beings. 

We definitely ought to make a survey and collect data, but I don’t think my blog is popular enough to be able to do that yet. :( If some other blogs are interested in partaking in this, message me, please, and maybe we can make a long, thorough survey for all this. 

Depressed ENTPs loose their spark. Everything that makes up an ENTPs optimism and endless ideas just kind of. Falls apart. The best way to describe it is your Ne turning on you. You might have ideas, but you feel trapped and unable to do them.

(I have a loose theory about depression for extroverts being you relying on your auxillary function more than your dominant but I doubt you want to get into that.)

Depressed ENTPs are hallowed out shells. They over think a lot. Even within conversations, they’re probably mulling over something ten times, twenty different ways. There’s lots of past that’s brought up in their mind (inferior Si) that they’re regretting. Probably seemingly “stuck in the past”, and they might realize it themselves, which makes it worse as it’s something ENTPs often pride themselves in not doing.

Lots of times they might feel like they’re disappointing someone (even if they aren’t) but feel unable to do anything about it. They’re cynical. Granted, some are anyways, but they usually still have that secret optimistic outlook of the future and what could still happen to make it better.

There’s probably lots of window staring, cutting off of friends, and escapist techniques, be it drinking or reading. ENTPs naturally want to move on to the next thing in life and they’ll try just about anything to get over it. If they can’t, it will only make it worse.

Type 5

What causes the anxiety: feeling unprepared. Fives spend their whole lives collecting knowledge in order to be prepared for when something that requires all their knowledge eventually happens, so they will finally have the “strength” to face it. Knowledge means power to fives, and this power provides them with comfort in their surroundings.

How it’s approached: devoid of feelings. “How can I fix this problem?” Feelings are split off because not only are they messy, but they would make the problem worse, which would cause type 5 to be ten times more anxious than usual. The anxiety turns into a concept, and type fives step outside of themselves to overcome it, as if they were dealing with someone else’s problem. Feeling overwhelmed by the outside world leads fives to retreat into their minds to objectively analyze the situation, and as a result, they disengage from the actual experience. 

The stem fear of this Enneagram type is feeling uncomfortable in their environment, which is why type fives surround themselves in solitude and refrain asking for help from others. This leads to a minimalist lifestyle, which is exactly what type fives crave. They think, “if I ask for nothing from you, then you should ask for nothing from me.” They often feel smothered by the needs they’ve been meaning to attend to, which they have either been procrastinating on or completely ignoring. 

Type 7

What causes the anxiety: feeling deprived and trapped. Being stuck in place means you can’t run, and you have to face what you’re running from. Sevens are constantly creating distractions from themselves to avoid the fact that they feel they can’t depend on anyone. This feeling is often too overwhelming for them to face, and upon facing it, they may feel they can’t ever find what they truly want in life. 

How it’s approached: when they finally realize there aren’t any ways out, they try dealing with the problem in a positive manner, and continue to plan what they’ll do next. “When this is over, I can go here and do this and then do that.” Sevens try everything out to distract themselves from their anxiety, because even if they are unable to find the perfect distraction, they enjoyed themselves in the process of avoiding it, and will have all these experiences they’ve tried in the process to try again when they feel like. 

Sevens’ core fear is being limited, and they are seen as the type who always wants to go on adventures, always runs from their problems, and is always up for anything. This behavior stems from the fear they reserve inside that they are unable to make the right decisions that will benefit themselves and others, leading them to becoming easily dissatisfied with their current situations. 

-5′s anxiety is caused by fear of being overpowered by their environment -7′s anxiety is caused by fear of acknowledging said anxiety

Some people have a very strong attachment to their morals, while others have morals that are bent very easily. Here are the types of morals you probably have according to your personality type.

INFJ

INFJs have a strong sense of morality but can differ from a more black and white view. They are good at understanding people and will often attempt to see someone else’s side of the story before making a moral judgment. INFJs have a strong sense of justice, and become upset if they see someone being hurt or harmed when they do not deserve it. INFJ want people to be noticed for their good deeds, and others to be punished for their bad ones. They believe in doing the right thing and want to make good choices in life. They may have a different perception of what is right and wrong, because they believe in fully understanding the actions involved. They don’t believe in hurting others and are very protecting towards the weak or towards people that they love and care for. They may become angry towards someone who hurts a loved one and may believe in a just vengeance for those people. They believe in fairness and searching to make life better for others.

The INFJ often believes very strongly in their actions and are driven by a sense of justice. This may not be an obvious sense of morality to some people, but the INFJ believes in what they are doing. In cases where INFJs may be seen in very opposite ends of the spectrum, those INFJs still have a strong sense that their choices are the right ones.

ENFJ

ENFJs sense of morals is often influenced very strongly by those around them. The ENFJ have strong sense of morality and believes in doing what is right. They have powerful convictions about things and know what they believe in. Their values can be somewhat interpersonal, and can revolve around their social surroundings. They want to do what is right for others and believe in making people happy. They dislike seeing injustices and become frustrated with people who harm others. People who cause others pain intentionally are viewed as wrong in the eyes of the ENFJ. For them their sense of morality is strongly affected by their surroundings and the people that they admire most. They do have powerful convictions and although they believe in harmony, that does not mean they will bend their convictions.

INFP

INFPs have a very internal and powerful sense of morals. They know what they believe is right and wrong, and this view can sometimes be very black and white. They follow their conscious and belief system and want to do the right thing. Morality is extremely important to the INFP, and they strive to fulfill their own inner values. They have a strong sense of justice and believe that you should do what you can to avoid causing others pain. They believe in following this strict moral code, even though it is sometimes challenging to do so. They believe in being honest and being held responsible for wrong doing. They do not want people to get away with hurting others or making poor decisions that are simply wrong. INFPs often believe in the purity of love and its ability to guide you in the right direction. They want to make a difference in the world and strive to stay true to themselves along the way.

ENFP

ENFPs have a strong sense of internal morals, but often struggle with judging others. They have a keen sense of people, but may misplace their accurate judgments in favor of seeing the good in people. They want to believe in people and may ignore their negative qualities because of their own personal feelings towards them. The ENFP does have serious values that they hold very close to them. They believe in doing what is right, and want to be capable of making a positive difference in the world. They may have an idealistic view and want very much to see the good in others. They often believe that people are capable of bettering themselves, and stand by that. They are often harder on themselves than they are others when it comes to proper moral decisions. They do have a sense of what they believe in and may attempt to direct others down that path. The ENFP often likes to explore and see multiple sides to everything, because of this they may develop a stronger sense of morals over time.

INTJ

INTJs sense of morality is very personal, and they often do not like to impose it upon others. They often know and understand their own personal feelings about what is right and wrong, and appreciate that others may see it differently. They do not depend on society to make these moral deductions, they often come solely from their own personal understanding. INTJs also do not appreciate when others attempt to push their morals onto the INTJ. Their sense of morality may come from a logical position, rather than an emotional one. They factually deduce what is right and fair and attempt to follow that code. As much as the INTJ is painted as the super-villain, they actually do have a strong sense of morals. They don’t strive to take actions that will intensely harm others, and believe in knowledge as a way of avoiding this harm.

ENTJ

ENTJs beliefs are strongly rooted in a sense of knowledge, efficiency and loyalty. They do have a sense of what they believe is right and wrong, but this may be based on a very factual and logical nature. They have a sense of strong work ethic, and believe it is acceptable to push past others if you are more equipped than they are. They have a strong sense of loyalty though and do not believe in being shady about their actions. They often have a distaste for people who lack loyalty and find that entirely immoral. ENTJs are often capable of taking charge and doing what is right even if it bothers or upsets others. They follow their principals and sometimes that means blowing the whistle on someone who is doing wrong.

INTP

INTPs do not follow the general rules and principals of society, but they do have their own set of morals. They are very capable of seeing multiple sides to a situation, and will keep an open minded in figuring out what the right choice is. They do not want to be close minded and are often skilled at seeing all of the angles. This may cause the INTP to step into the shoes of someone they probably shouldn’t, but are often capable of stepping out and realizing that person is wrong. They care about others (even though they do not always show it), because of this INTPs do not want to take action that is directly harming someone. They enjoy the thought of doing something good and of substance in the world, and like taking action that indirectly helps others. They believe in providing knowledge and quality to people’s lives. Their morals are often based on logic and an attempt to achieve understanding.

ENTP

ENTPs do often have a set of principles that are important to them. ENTPs believe in being open-minded and do not want to be closed off to potential deeper understanding. They want to aim to reach their full potential and believe that they should not hold others back from doing so as well. They strive to stand by the people who believe in them, but are willing to step over those who don’t. They want to live and let live, and tend to avoid judging others for their mistakes. As long as what other people do does not affect the ENTP or the ones that they love, they do not really care. Their morality is mostly based on a sense of open-mindedness, rather than judgment. They may not be seen as the most moral people, but they know what they believe in and stand by those beliefs.

ISTJ

ISTJs do have a strong moral code that they intend to follow. They believe in doing what is right and often see this in a very black and white view. They follow the rules and laws of society, this dictates their sense of morality. They do not have patience for people who break these rules, and believe it is very wrong to do so. They are loyal individuals and stand by others with strong conviction. They believe in fulfilling their duty and place in society and are very strict about that. The ISTJ believes in doing what is right and are very good at staying strong in those beliefs.

ESTJ

ESTJs sense of morality is often based off of society and how they were raised. They believe in upholding societies standards and want to fit well into society. They often believe in being honest and are very candid individuals. They morally believe in being dependable individuals and stand by their family at all costs. ESTJs want to uphold their duties and be an important member of their community. They believe in doing what is right, but do not bring emotional sensitivities into their decisions, which can sometimes appear harsh to others.

ISFJ

ISFJs sense of morals often comes from their surroundings and how they grew up. They adapt to the people around them and have a strong sense of loyalty to those views. They do believe in doing what is right, and that mostly has to do with if their actions will harm others. ISFJs have a strong distaste for unkindness and cruelty. To them people who harm others without care are the worst kind of people. They believe in being kind and doing your best to make others feel good about themselves. Sometimes they hold back their candor so that they do not hurt others, and to the ISFJ that is the morally right thing to do. Fitting into society is important to the ISFJ, and they want to be an important member of their community.

ESFJ

ESFJs have a strong sense of morals, but this can change over time. Their beliefs depend strongly on the people that they surround themselves with. They believe in being kind to others and being consciously aware of the affect that your actions have on other people. They do not believe in hurting people if you can avoid it, and will constantly do their best to make people happy. The ESFJs morals may be bent if it suites the people they love. They have strong ties to those that are close to them, and may behave in less moral way in order to make these people happy. Protecting the people close to them is what matters most, although the ESFJ does care about most people to some extent. ESFJs believe in being kind and doing your best to make others happy.

ISTP

ISTPs have a very live and let live attitude. They believe that as long as your actions are not harming others, you should be left to your own devices. They tend to decide in the moment what appears right or wrong instead of creating a predetermined code of morals. ISTPs use facts and logic to often decide if something is acceptable behavior. They believe in being honest and not putting on a false image in front of others. They enjoy their freedom and believe in giving that to others in return.

ESTP

ESTPs live very much in the present moment, and make their decisions based on that. They do not have a strong sense of internal morals that they hold as a constant, but rather adapt depending on the situation. They want to be free to make their own decisions without feeling judgments from others. They enjoy being present in life and want to make life fun and enjoyable. They enjoy making others happy as well, but sometimes do not realize when they are hurting people. They do want to do the right thing but sometimes are unaware when they are making mistakes.

ISFP

ISFPs have very strong and internal morals. They want to stand by what they believe is right and become very upset with themselves if they fail to do so. ISFPs believe in being kind to others and avoiding doing anything that will harm someone. They have a strong sense of justice and believe that people should be allowed to live their lives freely as long as they are not harming others in the process. ISFPs do tend to live in the moment and because of this may not always follow their own moral code. When they do make errors though, they often feel guilty and work towards a way of preventing it from happening again.

ESFP

ESFPs are fun-loving individuals who live constantly in the present moment. They do not intend to hurt others and believe in being kind. They often have a very light-hearted way of thinking, which does not place a strong dependency on morality. They have a live and let live attitude most of the time, and don’t really enjoy being controlled by others. ESFP just want life to be enjoyable for everyone, and try their best to make that reality come true.

Mirror functions possess the same structural framework which might lead to mistyping because the two functions can produce similar behaviors even when the underlying cognitive processes are quite different.

[Traditional Enneagram] Meyers Briggs Tests and The Enneagram – A Strong Correlation: I have long noticed there seems to be a correlation between members’ Myers Briggs test results and their Enneagram test results. I’ve read several analysis on this over the years including on this forum including charts that say how common or uncommon it is for certain MBTI types to be a particular Enneagram type (or visa versa). There is one problem with all of the ones I’ve read. I have not seen anything based on actual data. Most of the things out there appear based on logic, supposition or subjective opinions. I think there is a lot of bad information.

I decided to run the numbers. I did something like this before but not as thorough.

At the time I am writing this, Typology Central has a total of 22,877 members. 4703 of those members have entered both their MBTI type and their Enneagram type. I added Enneagram type to the user profile about three years ago so the data has been collecting since that time.

So let’s look at the results.

This first graph illustrates for each of the MBTI types, the percentages of each Enneagram type that exist for each MBTI type. In other words, if I am an INTJ, how likely am I to be an Enneagram 5 or 2 or 8 for example. It shows those percentages.

I will say more about each of the types and how they relate to each other before that, let’s look at some broader overall themes.

How Common Are Each Of The Enneagram Types

The first thing that stands out when looking at the numbers is that when they were normalized, all Enneagram types are well represented across the population as a whole. The most common Enneagram type was a 2, coming in at 16% of the overall population. 4, 5, and 9 each came in at 12% and 7 came in at 11%. 1, 3 and 8 were the least common Enneagram type, all coming in at 8% each. This differs dramatically from the MBTI distribution which ranges from 1.5% INFJs to 13.8% ISFJs – making ISFJs nine times more common than INFJs. Enneagram doesn’t appear to have such wide variations in frequency across the various types.

Overall Themes – Which Enneagram Type is Correlated With Which MBTI Type

An important part of the analysis was to normalize the data using the published CPP MBTI percentages as a baseline because the forum includes a much larger percentage of certain types – specifically introverted intutives - than is typical. The chart below shows this normalized analysis. What it essentially shows is for each Enneagram type, what the overall percentage of MBTI types make up that type. For example, for Enneagram 7, it shows that 89% of individuals with that type are EPs (add 15 + 33 + 13 + 38).

Looking at overall patterns from the data, a number of interesting themes emerged.

* Enneagram 1 - There is a strong correlation between Enneagram 1 and those that prefer Introverted Sensing in the dominant or auxiliary position. 82% of Enneagram ones are of three types: ISTJ, ESTJ, and ISFJ. * Enneagram 2 - There is a strong correlation between Enneagram 2 and Extraverted Feeling. 78% of Enneagram 2s fall into three types: ISFJ, ESFJ, and ENFJ. Inconsistent with that observation, 7% of INFJs were Enneagram 2s, making it not uncommon but much less likely than other Enneagram types. * Enneagram 3 - Enneagram 3 types are most often Extraverts and Sensors. 71% of 3s fell into three types: ESTJ, ESFJ, and ESTP. * Enneagram 4 - 80% of Enneagram 4s fell into five types: INFJ, ISFJ, ISFP, INFP and ENFP indicating a correlation between the Enneagram 4, introversion and a feeling preference. The number of ENFP 4s is notable and is perhaps associated with a combination of a preference for intuition and introverted feeling. * Enneagram 5 - Enneagram 5s are typically Introverted Thinkers with 75% falling into one of four types INTP, ISTJ, INTJ, and ISTP. It is by far the most common type for INTPs, INTJs and ISTPs. * Enneagram 6 - Enneagram 6 is interesting in that it is present in significant numbers across all of the MBTI types. 13.7% of Sensing types and 5.5% of Intuitive types were Enneagram 6 making it more strongly correlated with Sensing than Intuition. ISTJs and ISFJs are the two types that are most likely to be Enneagram 6 and given how common those two types are, ISTJs and ISFJs comprise 57% of the Enneagram 6s in the overall population. * Enneagram 7 - Enneagram 7 correlates strongly with EP - dominant Extraverted Intuition (ENFP, ENTP) and dominant Extraverted Sensing (ESFP, ESTP). 89% of Enneagram 7s were one of those four types. * Enneagram 8 - 8 is by far the most common Enneagram type for ESTJs and ENTJs. 77% of Enneagram 8s fell into one of four types: ESTJ, ESTP, ENTP and ENTJ. 45% of the 8s are ESTJs, largely due to how common the ESTJ type is. * Enneagram 9 - About 70% of Enneagram 9s are Introverts. Also, Enneagram 9 correlates strongly with a preference for Feeling and somewhat with a preference for Sensing

Now let us look at the percentages for each of the individual types.

ESTP Personality Enneagram Type

ESFPs generally fall into one of four Enneagram types. 39% of ESFPs are Type 7 and 29% are Type 8s. In other words, if you are an ESTP, you are almost 70% likely to be a 7 or an 8. Note also that there are a lot of 3s (17%) and 6s (12%). It’s probably no accident that 7s, 8s, and 3s tend to be very engaged with the external world.

ISTP Personality Enneagram Type

If you are an ISTP, you could be almost any Enneagram type but it’s Enneagram 5 that is the most common, representing 41% of the population. Other common types include Enneagram 9 (16%), 6 (12%), 7 (12%), and 8 (9%).

ISFP Personality Enneagram Type

The odds are if you are an ISFP, your Enneagram type is 4 or 9. 35% of ISFPs in the population were 4s and 34% were 9s, making up almost 70% of the ISFPs. Other likely possibilities include 6 (9%) and 2 (6%).

ESFP Personality Enneagram Type

The odds are that if you are an ESFP, your Enneagram type is 7 or 9. 44% of ESFPs in the population were 7s and 21% were 9s, making in total up two thirds of the ESFPs. 2 (13%) and 6 (8%) is also relatively common.

ISFJ Personality Enneagram Type

Three quarters of ISFJs fall into three Enneagram types - 6 (27%), 2 (26%) and 9 (22%). There are also a reasonable number of 4s (13%) and 1s (12%).

ESFJ Personality Enneagram Type

If you’re an ESFJ, you are probably an Enneagram 2. 61% of the ESFJs fell into this category. 19% were 3s and 9% were 6s.

ISTJ Personality Enneagram Type

ISTJs are pretty much evenly split between 1 (30%), 5 (29%) and 6 (29%). This doesn’t seem unusual. The ISTJ “inspector” type is likely to be a 1. ISTJs are known for their loyalty that is common to Enneagram Type 6.

ESTJ Personality Enneagram Type

If you are wondering where all the 3s are in the population, they are very likely going to be an ESTJ or an ESFJ. Those two types account for over 60% of the 3s in the population as a whole. 32% of ESTJs are 3s and 40% are 8s. 1s are also relatively common, representing 16% of the ESTJs.

ISTJ Personality Enneagram Type

62% of INTJs are Enneagram 5s so when we are thinking of the common analytical INTJ stereotype, it is likely the INTJ Enneagram 5 which comes to mind. 1s are also fairly common, representing 14% of the INTJs. 4 and 8 both come in at 6% each, making them less common but still frequently occuring. Mind you, I am an Enneagram 6. 6s represented only 5% of the 575 INTJs in the overall population.

ENTJ Personality Enneagram Type

ENTJs can be almost type except for a 2 and were well represented across many Enneagram Types. There were a few that stood out. 46% of ENTJs are 8s and 19% are 3s. Both fit well with the ENTJ stereotype of the in charge over-achiever. 1 was also fairly common, representing 11% of the population of ENTJs.

INTP Personality Enneagram Type

A whopping 74% of INTPs are Enneagram 5s. 8% are 4s, 6% are 9s and the rest fall in the 2 – 3% range across the rest of the types except for the Enneagram 2 which stands out at 0%.

ENTP Personality Enneagram Type

ENTPs are represented across all of the different Enneagram types but there are a few that stand out as more common. The most common type by far for ENTPs is Enneagram 7 at 47% the ENTP members. Other common types included 8 (15%), 3 (12%), 5 (9%).

INFJ Personality Enneagram Type

INFJs are also well represented across all of the Enneagram Types. By far the most common was the 4 at 44%. 14% were 5s, 11% were 9s, and 10% were 6s. 1s (6%) and 2s (7%) are not quite as common but there are plenty of them out there.

ENFJ Personality Enneagram Type

42% of ENFJs are 2s. If we recall that 61% of ESFJs are 2s, it becomes clear that there is a definite correlation between Extraverted Feeling as a dominant function and the Enneagram Type 2. Enneagram type 3 (18%) and 4 (16%) are also very common for the ENFJ. Note that 1, 6 and 7 are not uncommon as they are all in the 6 – 7% range.

INFP Personality Enneagram Type

57% of INFPs are Enneagram type 4, which likely aligns with our most common stereotype for the INFP as someone who prides themselves in being different. 16% are 9s and 13% are 5s. 2s and 6s both come in at 5% and while not as common, there are a lot of them in the forum population.

ENFP Personality Enneagram Type

ENFJ (ENFj, EIE, Fe-Ni): Being an idealist by nature, ENFJ considers his life to be in vain if he has failed to vividly express himself through a strong passion, or bring some benefit to people. He feels a constant desire for spiritual growth and development, has an interest in anything novel, enigmatic and unknown. Having set a goal, ENFJ is rarely distracted from it and he usually gets his way. Sometimes, his inability to deviate from what he has planned results in reckless action. He needs the help of a calm, strong and sensible partner.

ENFJ is able to emotionally affect others, to get them inspired and involved in working on a project or a task. His emotions are characterized by their strength, depth, “obsessive focus”, and often dramatic nature, while his internal contradictions and variations are often unbearable even for him. He needs a partner who, seeing the alternations in his mood and judgements, lack of sober realism and sound logic, could resolve his problems with rational and practical advice.

ENFJ internally finds it difficult to relax, to feel in harmony with the environment and people. Because of this, he often provokes controversy with others. He needs a sustained, steadfast, and sufficiently resistant to stress partner.

Being a strong-willed and thorough person, ISTP organizes and stabilizes activities and feelings of his dual, stoically enduring through his emotional outbursts. In addition, he resolves all the difficult tasks for his partner: deals with economic and domestic problems, researches necessary information, patiently and unambiguously explains how to do some task, instructs on current regulations, describes the most logical sequence of the steps. He takes on thinking through the details of a problem, splits it into stages and overcomes any obstacles with unwavering tenacity and patience.

In such a conscientious and reliable person ENFJ finds his support. With ISTP at his side, he is not afraid of any difficulties. Attention and care, compassion and assistance, detailed logical explanation of any events and phenomena soothe the volatile nature of ENFJ.

ISTP (ISTj, LSI, Ti-Se): ISTP, as a rule, does not believe in luck but prefers being the “architect of his own happiness.” Therefore, he plans everything and steadily moves toward his goals, being distinguished by high capacity for work and absolution from ups and downs of moods. He is responsible, accurate in detail, not afraid of difficulties, both mentally and physically tough.

For all his merits, he has several shortcomings. He is suspicious, poorly versed in the motives and capabilities of other people. Despite the fact that the ISTP can be a pleasant companion, capable of giving compliments and praises to someone whom he likes, he quickly grows tired of this. Then withdraws from the public, submerges into himself. He is not inconvenienced by prolonged solitude. Dispassionate by his nature, he seldom sincerely grows attached to anyone, and for this may be considered an aloof and cold man. He needs an emotive, communicative partner who would be able to affect his feelings, arouse his sociability, fuel and revitalize the relationship with his emotions.

Not everyone is impressed by the tendency of ISTP to make remarks, and more so by his demands of work being carried out, that suffer from over-organization and excessive scrupulousness. He poorly perceives potential and prospects of new undertakings. Due to this, he can be overly conservative on issues that could benefit from unconventional approaches. It takes time for him to absorb, analyze and adapt new notions and ideas. He perceives people who violate the current order as disruptive. Therefore, he needs help of a motivated, obstinate and impassioned partner, who won’t try to break him out of his habits, but will bring him to change very gradually but persistently. ENFJ possesses the gift of persuasion like no other type. He clearly explains the prospects of any matter, as well as the dangers that lie ahead if one continues with the old methods and attitudes.

Well versed in the capabilities and intentions of people, ENFJ alleviates the unnecessary suspicions of ISTP and fills his life with new impressions and experiences. He helps in professional sphere as well, striking up new contacts and introducing new and promising practices. With his foresight and intuition for danger and mishaps, ENFJ is able to forewarn ISTP and divert him from making possible mistakes.

Terms of dualization:

1. ENFJ should comply with the main requirements of ISTP regarding planning of affairs and maintenance of order. Do not try to break the habits of ISTP or change his established methods and views on life. If it is difficult to adapt to him, you can try to persuade him otherwise over a period of time. 2. ISTP stubbornly imposes on his partner his methods of work and his own worldview. It is best to accept him as he is, be respectful of his pursuits and interests, giving only the necessary advice along the way. Periodically make compliments and demonstrate your affection. 3. ISTP should give more attention to and trust the advice and requests of his dual, especially when it concerns relations with other people and future prospects. ENFJ, in turn, may rely on his partner in the official-business and domestic matters, gratefully accepting his care and assistance. 4. With regard to psychological, emotional and sexual aspects of these relations, you need to know that ISTP finds appeal in a partner who is passionate, poetic and willingly talks about his feelings, who is able to “melt the ice” with his strong emotions. At the same ENFJ should not rush to close the distance, so that his partner would not consider him too accessible and lose confidence in him. First, the right emotional tone should be created, without resorting too much to candid confessions. Then wait for when reciprocal feelings will ripen, and only then go on offensive.

When it comes to intimacy, ENFJ should not rush to show his skill in seduction. ISTP likes a sublime yet modest partner, whom he can teach and show “what is needed” to the extent he deems it acceptable. In this pair, ENFJ takes lead in emotional life of the dyad, while sensing remains the sovereignty of ISTP. Otherwise there will be disagreement and dissonance.

In appealing to ENFJ, first he must be convinced of your integrity, seriousness and reliability. ENFJ shouldn’t have any doubts or feel himself in danger. Only then, he won’t experience the need to test his partner with unpredictable shifts in mood and uncontrollable behavior.

In sexual behavior of this dyad, ENFJ experiences a few problems: he may either be too shy or too direct and frank. His partner needs to show him an optimal style of behavior. Then there will be no need to overcome uncertainty and timidity, nor excessive brazenness and looseness. Without such guidance, ENFJ will continue to exasperate and torture himself, and project his dissatisfaction onto his partner. He is in much need of various signs of attention – words, gifts, and gestures – that will confirm the love of his dual.