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A lot of the MBTI community out there is composed of people who are trying to find more about themselves. And when they feel they fit into a certain type, they will cling to it and make it part of their identity. Many are so eager to fit into a certain label that they start producing artificial behaviours instead of REALLY asking themselves how accurate are their self-images. We see this a lot in Facebook, discord etc. groups out there. Well done FJ, the final question of your video is really one of the most important and most underrated things about personality types...
An example I think can explain this is with INTPs. I think everybody knows that INTPs have the image of being chill, not caring about what others think. What I basically mean is, a good portion of INTPs, especially those new to MBTI, confine themselves to these labels so hard that they mimic the behaviors that are mentioned in memes. It kind of feels like if you don't do what other INTPs do similarly, then you aren't an INTP anymore. And it's kind of fearful losing that identity and belonging in a community. So, if you're an INTP who doesn't proofread social media posts for fun, but then saw a meme about it and a lot of INTPs saying in the comments "I feel called out", "this is so accurate it's actually creepy" or something, then you unconsciously do it, too, because other INTPs also do it and you feel like you have to relate to it, to be definitely an INTP and say "this is a such a mood" in the comments. But then, isn't that essentially caring about what other people think? I think that realization got me out of the box I confined myself into. I discovered I was an INTP when the pandemic started. I had a lot of free time, so I spent the days laughing at memes. I think many INTPs have a similar story of thinking there is something wrong with them and then discovered MBTI and other fellow people who are similar. That happened to me, but then I started to use being an INTP as an excuse, instead of actually facing my problems and doing something with them. Lastly, one thing I do that people in MBTI communities typically don't associate with having Ne as dominant or auxiliary is organizing folders and renaming files. It's very annoying guessing which file is which and opening and closing files countless times to find the file you're looking for.
@@papaybani9440 or maybe they mistype themselves and when trying to type themselves correctly they always come back to the type they kind of "idolized", in a way.
I think they work exceptionally well as a generalized framework. Like, they won't reveal the inmost depths of a person's psyche, but they will give you a general idea of a person's expected behavior. Particularly if you have a solid understanding of the cognitive functions
I would actually disagree. I’d taken the test not too long ago (I’m an INFP-T) and started researching more. I can honestly say I have a far greater understanding of who I am and where some of my issues may stem from, I was described to a T and that’s not to say I (and the rest of us) don’t share traits with the other personalities, but that also doesn’t necessarily discredit us from being an INFP or infj
Yes, we all have unique personality, that is what makes us BUT, we can't just ignore that we all have in common in general. We can fit ourselves in an specific MBTI TYPE. I believe it is accurate.
Many people don't actually fit. My best friend consistently types as an ENFP, and acts and has the cognitive functions of one, but does longterm future planning in a way that SCREAMS Te-Ni. I cant fit in any of them, I've tried. My Fi and Ti are tied in strength, and I'm pretty sure I'm an Ne aux. But I also have traits of ISTPs and INFJs, and both of the Ne doms. The only personality system that I have any faith in is the enneagram. It's the only one that Ive seen that works, because it doesn't box you in. There are instinctual variants and tritypes and wings, so many subtypes, that everyone can find something that describes them.
@@sourgrapes7482 yeah, MBTI actually get criticized a lot by psychologists and is has yet to be proven factually realiable. But yeah other system like Enneagram and Big 5 are much more preferable to them
ofc we can, but the 16 personalities test in particular is made of questions that can’t actually truly define any kind of type. hence, the results you can have higher rate to not be accurate
I've studied Psychology, and we didn't spend an enormous amount of time talking about Myers-Briggs when discussing personality theory, but I do find it to be a very useful framework for navigating my interactions with other people. OCEAN may be the current favourite model, but IMO, it's just not as easily applied to everyday interactions.
@Elise S It is actually used fairly frequently in some workplaces, and many counselors do make use of it. For instance, vocational counselors will often use it in combination with the Strong Interest Inventory. When my husband and I did premarital counseling, one of the first things our counselor had us do was complete the MBTI test. (We are both INTPs.)
@Elise S YES. Whether it's OCEAN or MBTI, both are the same. The *do* put you into a box based on criteria that is subjective and may not lead to a productive, useful conclusion. For instance, just because your MBTI type is a certain type or your OCEAN score is a certain score doesn't mean the jobs someone else has subjectively lined up for your type is right.
Honestly, MBTI helps me a lot to know myself better and make me feel that I'm not alone in this world. That there are some other ppl who feels the way I do (generally speaking) :')
i think a huge part of this MBTI being real or not discussion is Nature vs Nurture. the cognitive functions all come with these implied traits that you can make an inference of. if you prefer this, you probably act like this but there are always exceptions when it comes to that. you could have lived in an environment where some if your functions are more valued than others. you've had different experiences with them that can affect you so much, you don't fit the standard archetype of your MBTI. the functions explain your decision making and perceptions, but they don't explain what decisions you make and what you percieve
Took the test 4 times. Two I was an ENFJ, the other two an INFJ. Only after I discovered your chanel have I started discovering my true self, and ultimately the personality type that I find to be more accurate to me: The EINFJ.
The colors metaphor of MBTI is the best argument I’ve ever heard, I’m going to tell it to every person i come across who doesn’t believe MBTI is accurate.
Edit: Big thanks to everyone who read and liked this! I'm glad my essay- length comment was understandable and enjoyable ____________________________________ I think the research around personalities is really interesting, because people are clearly unique, but at the same time not THAT unique. Like, people will claim that the OCEAN test is the only scientifically valid "personality test", but what makes it so valid? I think it's really difficult to scientifically test such a complex thing as personality, but I also think there definitely is a "system" or "algorithm" to it. Which is why I really like the model of the cognitive functions, because it can help explain a lot of different things about people - why they behave in a certain way when stressed - while at the same time using the same "puzzle pieces" for every type. Basically my opinion is this: Personality exists. It's different for everyone, however there are people you "vibe" with and people you don't. Why is that? I think personality has a lot to do with it, and especially how people see the world and what they value (judging and percieving). And so the most basic elements of a persons personality - what they prioritize - and the "building blocks" can be the same for people. However, your life, how you were raised and what you've experienced in your life does definitely affect you, which is why I think a lot of people dismiss this kind of theory. If you were to make a "test" that could find exactly what your personality was, you'd have the same number of "types" as the number of people on the planet; but that's not what's interesting. To me the intersting bit is what people have in _common_ and what binds people together, and *WHY* they function the way they do. I understand that a lot of people don't care about personality types. I've had a friend say that the tests are "useless" because they "Just tell you what you already know. I'm organized, and the test told me I'm organized, what does that give me? I aready know this". But I also think it's dishonest or at least naïve to say that every single human is 100% unique, and that what "type" they are doesn't matter. What I like about MBTI is that it gives me an understanding of people I didn't understand before, and it helps me see where I might fit into things. And - additionally - being an INFJ, I never felt I fit in anywhere when I was growing up, so knowing there are more people like me, and that it has a "name" has been really comforting to me. It's a cool thing to find people who you just "vibe" with, and especially if it's a rare occurrence, it's nice to know that there are places where you can "be yourself" and be fully understood. It's obviously not good to get TOO into this either, and start stereotyping and dismissing people "because you're a basic sensor while I'm superior intuitive", but I also think it's dishonest or naïve to say that sort of thinking comes from "putting people in boxes". People are going to divide themselves up in different groups no matter if there are 16 or 8 billion "types". But if you have a mature and curious approach to personalities, and what makes people different and how they "tick" I think MBTI is a good tool or jumping off point at least. End of Essay.
I agree with this, a lot of people don't care much about personality types as much as i do. Personally for me, the reason why I'm interested in mbti so much is because many people don't show me who I am and what my personality is. They don't say "you're so funny!" or "You're so generous" mostly because I've never had a really close friend or just a friend that was more upfront. I've lived in a cold household too, not even my parents knew my actual personality. When I learnt about the mbti test I was invested. Finally, something that can outline who I am and where I stand within society (or something like that). Each characteristic that was described of my mbti type made me reflect and realise that this who I am as a person and especially how I can grow. I learnt to appreciate myself. I am creative, ambitious and logical, even my weaknesses made me feel better since I knew who I am. Till this day, I do things like analysing people to see what their mbti type is which I can be pretty good at. I have grown because of mbti, I'm working towards being more extroverted and I have definitely progressed in that. Now I'm happier as a person knowing who I am instead of growing into some kind of identity crisis, which is why I think personality tests are fun or interesting for people. I do agree with not getting too into mbti to the point you let others down because of their "personality type." It's just outright disrespectful and rude, putting them into stereotypes and etc. *TLDR/summary: I believe the mbti tests along with the other personality tests are for people who don't exactly know who they are, their strengths and their weaknesses or people who just do it for fun.*
I would like to know what’s the type of the OP and the 1st comment are. I am wondering if you both are the same 🤣😂🤣 Edit: I know the OP is an INFJ considering that they said it.
@@Kimbonessness Thank You for taking the time to read it! I'm actually kind of surprised my comment got any "likes" because I was like "oh wow this became super long! I wonder if anyone will read it" x) I guess I underestimated FJ-viewer's patience and willingness to read long-ass comments. 😅
Typology is really just a template to help people recognize things about themselves and others. Male INTJ 458, and I didn't find the type description on the office site too accurate. It's all really a spectrum. (I'm not saying MBTI is stupid. It's both fun and helpful.)
Thank you for addressing the Barnum effect. It's the second biggest gripe I have with the 16 Personalities website -- the first obviously being that it's literally a Big Five assessment masquerading as an MBTI test 🙄
I did the test probably like 5-ish times and always got INFP but with most ratios being 40:60 or even closer to the middle so yeah... But the fact is there are lots of questions on the test that are super hard to answer cuz it's hard to even understand the questions sometimes as they can have tons of different meanings so...
The color analogy was well put. It's really just a succinct, shorthand way of portraying the general type of person you are to give you an idea of how you might compare to others.
The 'free' versions of the MBTI can be helpful as a high-level view of general temperament, and I think many of MBTI's detractors have not taken a full, paid, psychologist-reviewed test. Each of the eight dimensions is on a scale. As an example, I'd self-tested as an INTP all my life. Pro results... the INT part was right, but, basically: INTJudge Dredd! My results were a surprise to nobody I knew well.😆
The main reason I was into personality type was to make myself stronger. I was classified as an INTP-A. When I retook the test, I was classified as an INTJ-A. The truth is, I am a mixture of these two personalities. I do not relate to the lack of feeling in me, as described by these personality profile. I have feelings. I feel hurt, betrayed, silly. I want appreciation, if I see wrong I speak up, I debate. I am not an walking encyclopedia or a master strategist. Sometimes, I want to learn many things, sometimes I become a strategist. At the end, we behave the way we do because of our environment and our necessity. By that means, none of us are pure MBTI. We have all cognitive function and we can switch. I relate to ENTJ and INFP as well, since at times I behaved like them. But, I do better if I behave like INTJ-A and INTP-A mixture. As such, 16 personality is not accurate. For me, it is to find out what are my strength and my weakness. My goal was to increase my strength and learn to imitate the good quality of others. I never believe in impossibility, since it is all a matter of habit.
I think it’s also important to note the existence of mental disorders as I have yet to see anyone mention it. There’s many characteristics in some mbtis that sound like adhd for instance, but that doesn’t mean you have adhd. I’m an INFP and many of the traits are very similar to adhd and anxiety and tho I do actually have both along with it, it doesn’t necessarily mean another INFP will. An ISTJ could have severe depression and spiral out emotionally/mentally like an INFP could, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are an INFP. Point being, mental disorders can skew results.
Hi Frank! Do you want to explain abt how the MBTI type can 'stereotypically' change from child to adult? How people can misunderstand their type is changing? And how does cognitive function each type develops per age? Btw nice video as usual
A good way to understand what your type could be is taking the test, and then over‐analizing your entire existence to understand if you got it right, and re‐do that every once you get a doubt. (INTP... right? WHAT IF IT IS ISTP OR INFJ OR ISFP OR ENTP OR-)
But it's not only about what problems you are causing yourself. It also helps you to feel more confident and maybe realize that something you normally do is actually a positive thing about yourself. For example, as I was reading the INTJ profile, among the strengths, it said that INTJs are versatile. That made me realize that I have adapted well in many different situations in the past and that made me feel more confident about facing new challenges where I would be needing versatility
I've probably taken the test about 50 times since 2019. I just... enjoy questioning and answering. I've only gotten 2 different results, INFJ and INFP. I an definitely INFJ, which is the result about 45 of those 50 times. I just notice some times in life i am less physically active because of certain feelings, beliefs and decisions I'm working through, and there are times I've settled that and I'm busy working on that, which seems to cause my Judging and Perceiving to go up and down while others remain pretty similar.
@@dardhadard837 yeah, and also from other websites too. 16personalities is the only site that gave me 2 different types, but every other site still gave me INFJ. So all websites i could find kept saying INFJ and that still seems clear to me.
I have a similar experience. I'm an INTJ, 90% of the times I've taken the 16 personalities test (since the first time) I've got INTJ-T. Some times I get either INTP or ISTJ, and I'm also pretty sure the results change because of my mood.
I took the test multiple times and everytime the result comes out as intj. Before diving into mbti i always struggle to understands people’s feeling and always accuses for being cruel and cold. But i can’t express my feelings, i love to be alone, i do my works as i planned and like to work alone. Mbti helped me to understand why i feel like an alien and i accepted myself as who i am.
Welcome to the weirds one, and happy like this. I am INFJ and I understand you. You are independant, and very intelligent, you are not cruel and cold, you have also many qualities and value most people don't know. Even if life is not easy for us Ni dominant. Because all our light in inside.
I took multiple personality tests including the official MBTI and got INTJ. I also thought it was accurate. Then I learned about the cognitive functions and I’ve definitely always been an INFP. So yeah, self reporting tests definitely aren’t great.
The cognitive functions to me seem like such a logical system to describe how a brain could work on a high level. It just makes so much sense. There are two things that someone would need to do to interact with the world. Have models of the world, and make decisions for how to act based on those models. Some models are more concrete and based on real data (sensing), while others are more abstract and extrapolated from the data (intuition), even though I think most models are a combination of the two. These can be broken down even further based on whether they are top down or bottom up models. Top down starts with fuzzy generalized models and sharpens or narrows them down (Ne and Se), while bottom up builds and alters a single model from the details (Ni and Si). In terms of how people make decisions, they can make them through logical systems and deduction (thinking), or through intuitive value based judgements (feeling), although again most are a combination of the two. Finally, you can again break down each of these decision making functions into two types, creating rules for making decisions in certain types of situations (Ti and Fi), and making a decision based on the model of the specific situation you are in (Te and Fe). From there, mbti is just a system to figure out which functions you prefer to use, how you tend to use them, and how you can develop them.
it works perfectly in theory, but not in practice, where you have CLEAR enfps (ne-fi) using te-ni, people with strong fi and fe, or even people with balance ti and fi (I'm that last one). The system is lovely as a logical abstraction, but unfortunately it doesn't match up with reality. And if you have to change or ignore parts of yourself to fit in a system that's supposed to be **describing** you, then something is wrong with the system. Not the person i prefer the enneagram. Im literally using this comments section as an excuse to tell everyone about the enneagram. just research the enneagram
@@sourgrapes7482 Hm I was focusing on the fact that the cognitive functions were a good logical system for the high level processes of the brain. Everyone is able to use all the cognitive functions, mbti is about what functions you prefer to use. Maybe mbti isn't the best way to organize the cognitive functions, but that doesn't mean that they aren't fundamental and useful for thinking about your own thinking. As for enneagram, the system seems flawed. Categorizing people based on some main emotion (why specifically fear anger and shame? why not sadness, or disgust?) and how you respond to that emotion, doesn't quite make sense to me, and the logic of the movement of growth and such appears arbitrary.
@@gracemaple1060 i can agree with your mbti statement thingy. But that's not what the enneagram is. What you said were the triads. Each type has its own core fear, motivation, and deadly sin (for 4s its envy, for 5s its avarice, etc.). And from my observations of people in bad mental states, the decay arrows are accurate, and in good ones, the growth arrows are. It seems arbitrary, but it works for describing things. in my experience at least
@@sourgrapes7482 I mean I sort of get the core motivation and core fear, but I'm still not sure about it. I consider my core motivation to be making an impact, and my core fear being insignificant, doing nothing with my life. So then maybe I'm a type 3, but though I am somewhat concerned with appearances, I don't really value praise and admiration all that much. I enjoy my own company, dislike the spotlight, daydream a lot, and enjoy meandering abstract conversations. When I read the descriptions, type 5 matches me best personality wise, and yeah I want to be knowledgeable and competent, but in service of my goal, which is to do something I consider to be important for the world. The idea of accumulating knowledge and figuring out how the world works in certain ways, but then it never affecting anything is terrifying to me.
@@gracemaple1060 you sound like a type 4 to me, with pretty balanced wings. Dont look at personality traits, cause you might be a countertype (instinctual variant), idk./ But definitely sounds like you're a 4
Exactly. Frank was spot on with the color analogy. The types are like spots on a map with actual people being all over the place. One spot has to be the closest. While I don't really rely on online tests, I really appreciate the ones which show you how close you are to each of the 16 types. Sakinorva's test is probably my favorite (not sponsored lol)
Thank you so much for making this video! As much as I'm not running around yelling out how I'm a special Snowflake and as much as I was not in that crowd of 14 yr old girls going hey I'm an infj the rarest type!! ( man am I glad we're not anymore!), on the other hand it's really frustrating when people keep telling me that because I do this, or because I don't do this, there's no way I could be an infj
The analogy with the color spectrum is so accurate. Like yes, you are that personality type but there are still a ton of differences/variations in interests and behaviors
I took three different tests from different sources and did them a few times over a year. I did my best to be honest and genuine as possible and questioned my ego/projected personality every question 🤓. I got the same result every time: INFJ🤷♀️ Lovely😂
I really liked your last video that explained things like personality stacks. As an INFJ, I knew that Feeling was something that I valued very highly . . . but I'm also a scientist! How did that work? But now I understand that I use my Extroverted Sensing to get data from the external world to put together models--which, with my Introverted Intuition, I need to understand for myself--that explain the patterns that I feel are supremely important to understand! I'm also involved outside of my career in a lot of social justice activities, because my Extroverted Feeling guides how I feel about injustices in the world, and I want to respect the value systems of others . . . but my Internal Thinking also makes me want to organize along lines that I personally know to be pragmatic and effective! 😆 Does any of that make sense, or did I use mumbo-jumbo a bunch of rationalization about my neuroses? 😂
@@hajimehinata8967 No, it only seems that way because INFJ's and similar types are more likely to be more invested in things like this. So we've all congregated to the same places lol
I really like an earlier analogy- Just because you are right handed, that doesn’t mean your left hand isn’t used. It means you start with the dominant hand (or trait), but can adjust when necessary.
You are right Frank. I have always believed that there is no 100% in anything in an imperfect world. Myers Briggs is about 96% accurate in my case. I display about that much of the traits of my type as featured in the videos and searches I have listened to and read. I also believe that even within types, there will be minor differences..
Could we get a video on the four sides of the mind? Tat would be very interesting. Also, why don't you ever talk about the eight functions of a type? You tend to just deal with the first four. Is there a reason? If so, why? If the four sides of the mind is accurate, then doesn't everyone have an inner FJ, TJ, FP, and TP? Are the personality sets, such as Diplomat and Analyst, important? Wouldn't that make everyone not only able to do thinking/feeling, but also Fi and Ti at the same time (or close to the same time)? What about the aspirational fourth function? I've watched other videos and made some inferences but I can never have enough knowledge so...
@@Rumplegirlskin I guess that's me then. I have the ability to think deeply about pretty much anything as long as it peaks my interest. But who is to define Frank's channel except Frank himself? I think if he wanted to do a video about that, he could. I certainly don't think it is beyond his ability. Yes, I have checked out that channel, but I like hearing different perspectives from people. The more information and perspectives to consider, the better.
12:45 "No wonder they were recurring, because I was the one constant variable." That was a tough pill to swallow when I figured that out. I knew I was the problem, I was just blaming myself for the wrong things
so if future me comes, the main thing I learnt is that most people have everything, but what makes them, them is what they choose to act upon the most. So if you're more confident in going with facts and reasons instead of emotions and feelings even though you might feel a lot and be quite emotional. you'll still be like no im responsibility is to lead with facts and reasons,, kinda thing. and the burnam statement thing- its just generic statements which most people can relate to.
I guess your "students" are a mixed bag. There are many of us who are fairly new to MBTI so basic is still good. But then you have the advanced bunch who are probably tired of basic. Maybe you can find a middle ground? Eventually, the rest of us will catch up. MBTI has opened my eyes to things about myself, so despite the naysayers, I think it has value. Thanks again! ;)
It helped me so much too. And with the capacity to guess people type, and family. I understand them really better. And I can adapt my conversations/behaviors. It opened my eyes with relations and people.
@@StephanieJeanne I would not called it seasoned. 😂 I just jumped down the rabbit hole since the day FJ has shown up in my feed like 1,5 years ago. I've read some books on the types and functions, too, but I feel like I know nothing yet.
Close enough! Haha I wish there was more content/books etc. on the different types of say enfj etc. I know most websites give you percents of each type but the percents mean something. I’m an enfj but my enfj friend has a higher F percent than I do and her personality is different because of that, I’m a bit more cold hearted but growing up in the dmv you need to have a thick skin…
You bring up a good point! Many different environments as we reach maturity contribute to our personality and behavior, even though it doesn't change our type completely. We have to learn to adapt to our environment. We still prefer the same functions and therefore are the same type
The percentages are not anymore accurate than any other part of the test results: all it represents is what the test percent is, not *your* percent of how xyz you are.
@Elise S calm down, no. hahaha Statistics are very accurate when they follow a methodology. Any real science uses a statistical basis, and studies without a statistical basis tend to be rejected in the scientific community, as a geology student I can say that the joke that people used to make with the geologist in The Big Bang Theory is very real hahaha What happens is that MBTI in general is a self-declared survey, in addition to presenting subjective parameters. The problem is in the methodology not in the statistics per se. Statistics is one of the most reliable sciences, if not the most to be honest. And it's not because it's my field, it's because it's really the mother of science (and philosophy is the father)
@Elise S well, I study python application for geology at USP (and before that engineering at Polytechnique) and I agree with you. The problem is that your first phrase said and I quote: ''Statistics are OFTEN not accurate.'' You didn't specify ''social'' in your phrase and I corrected that because we are living in a period of history that people are doubting science for no reason. POINT. I didn't say that MBTI or any social research is accurate, I said your first phrase had a logical problem. That's all. And well, if you felt bad with my simply ''calm down'', I apologize for that and I take my phrase back. But if you're losing your precious time offending people at a youtube comment section because I don't know, doesn't seem normal to freak out like that and reply to everyone here trying to dismiss what they believe or are just having fun, maybe, just maaaaaaybe, yk... it would be a good tip... but anyway, do whatever you want, sweetheart, as you said, neither me nor YOU have space to say to other people anything about what they should do or believe, RIGHT? kisses
When I first took the personality test a year ago I was an INFJ. Two months after that I took the test again and I was an ISTJ. Since then every time I take the test I get an INTJ, so yes at least for me, it is accurate, because the more i learn about the INTJ type, the more I know myself.
16 personalities are not about your individual self but about your functioning self! that’s why checking cognitions sometimes is more important than letters since is not about who you are but how you work 😉
8:10 as an ESTP I felt understood for once, thanks for that part! Would be really awesome if in any new "how the 16 Personalities X" you would show those "other" parts of the ESTP.
One thing you didn't say is that people change during their life, therefore, your personality type can also change. Another thing is that if you are close to 50% in one function, your results may vary from day to day, depending on that function.
My husband is the exact stereotype for INTJ(40) and I’m an exact INFJ(38)… We have four kids 14-19.. Our 14 year old girl is exact INFJ as well.(she’s an old soul)..Our three boys are a bit more wishy washy (two ISTJ and one ENFP) .. I just think it comes down to how well you know yourself. MBTI has really helped my 22 year marriage. I found MBTI about 3 or 4 years ago. Our marriage is 1000% better! We are better parents too! I found FJ around the same time. My husband and I watch all the videos together now. 👍 We don’t know how he says our exact words sometimes. Our jaws literally drop. Dead ringers like every single time!
As an INTJ I was always fascinated by whatever personality typologies because you know, they are all about patterns! Few years ago I took a test and got different outcome. I felt it was wrong but did not realize I was the wrong one because I had wrong image of myself and society impacted me too much. Later as I embraced who I am I retook the test and got INTJ. Thanks to your videos I was able to confirm I typed myself right this time because of my cognitive functions stack. It is amazing! And also funny to see some overlaping in reactions with other types. Reactions show mostly the attitude and stereotypes rather than cognitive functioning in practice so I sometimes feel close to INTP, ENTJ, ENTP or INFJ. But of course in everyday life I use Ni Te Fi all the time.
I think it is more of an idea. It is best used for trying to figure out what vocation a person might be best suited for. However, I think people who try to use it for dating are misguided. There are other important things to think about in interpersonal relationships and this is why I think the 5 factor personality model is a better metric.
Thank you so much for this! My mom told me to not watch you because the types thing isn't right and stuff. I'm like no It is a preference of what you lean more towards and it can change even through the years!
Really glad you made this! You explain it beautifully, it's clear and covers some important points but is still fun to watch, love the energy here too 😊
I always enjoy Frank's videos anyway. I especially loved he left the screw-ups in this on. ALL of the info was GREAT, but the last two minutes were locked down, solid and really spot on as to the true value that I personally receive from the types - to understand me better and recognize the tendencies that I'm drawn to. I'm alerted to stay away from the negatives and powerhouse the positives. Thank YOU once again my friend!
I think I find it most helpful to just ignore the profiles. I don't need a list to describe my personality to me. Once I understood my introverted sensing and extroverted thinking - I was like, yeah, I see how I enact this in the world. And I see it in a way that relates to me specifically and my own context
Kay, I haven't even watched the video but when I read my results from the personality test it was like feeling understood for the first time in my life. I realized I couldn't blame people for not getting how I feel or think because a lot of the time I'm a puzzle to myself. It made me feel like it was okay being how I am, and less alone to know there's people out there just like me! Nothing ever made so much sense, SO, to me personally, it is accurate like nothing I've come across. (:
I would be more curious to know if the cognitive functions and/or the MBTI is scientifically valid - And if you, FJ, could do a video about the validity of MBTI / Jungian cognitive functions. For it is obvious to tell that every human being has his/her own individual personality traits, it is impossible to put people into only one archetypical stereotype rigidly because everyone posesses different personality traits, which make us handle and reflect upon various situations differently. I may not know on how much this topic has been researched about, but have you people (and you @Frank James as well) ever thought that all research was done by only ONE particular "neuroscientist" called Dr. Dario Nardi (if you google about the validity of cognitive functions) - which is somehow skeptical?
Let me answer that. You have to understand that cognitive functions aren't personality traits, and shouldn't be understood as such. Cognitive functions are the cog wheels, or the processes in your brain that make you perceive the world in certain way, and make decisions based on those perceptions. They are trying to answer the "Why?" and "How?" aspect of the personality. Cognitive functions aren't there to tell you that you should like coffee or dress in a certain way because you are some personality type, they are trying to answer why and how do you do the things you do. BUT. At this point, cognitive functions and MBTI can be considered pseudoscience, and is comparable to astrology/horoscope. One problem is that, if you have done enough research, you would quickly realize that pretty much everyone has a different descriptions and interpretation of what cognitive functions/dichotomies are. Note that difference can be slight, but it is enough to cause confusion. So if you somehow managed to get 5 people who claim to know MBTI/cognitive functions in the same room, and asked them to type someone they would probably give you 5 different results. Even if four of them got it right and the fifth didn't, it is still problematic. The only difference between astrology and CF/MBTI is that astrology tells you what you should be based on your birth date and the positions of the planets at that particular date, CF/MBTI on other hand is based on observed behavior. The thing is this can easily be solved if people managed to get their definitions straight and did tons of research until they get it right, but the problem is that almost nobody does this. They just make up their own system with own descriptions and interpretations, label it MBTI/cognitive functions and then go out and type people based on their own system and understanding or even sell their services for money (astrology much?). The worst thing about it is that all say it as "Jung said this" and it is as if nobody actually read his book. Just look at your average description of an INTJ and INFJ and compare it to how Jung described introverted intuitives: "The peculiar nature of introverted intuition, if it gains the ascendency, produces a peculiar type of man: the mystical dreamer and seer on the one hand, the artist and the crank on the other. The artist might be regarded as the normal representative of this type, which tends to confine itself to the perceptive character of intuition. As a rule, the intuitive stops at perception; perception is his main problem, and-in the case of a creative artist-the shaping of his perception. But the crank is content with a visionary idea by which he himself is shaped and determined. Naturally the intensification of intuition often results in an extraordinary aloofness of the individual from tangible reality; he may even become a complete enigma to his immediate circle. If he is an artist, he reveals strange, far-off things in his art, shimmering in all colours, at once portentous and banal, beautiful and grotesque, sublime and whimsical. If not an artist, he is frequently a misunderstood genius, a great man “gone wrong,” a sort of wise simpleton, a figure for “psychological” novels."
@@symphony-of-destruction Thanks for the answer! But as you have mentioned astrology, people should know every topic that has to do with mysticism of any kind is objectively considered as invalid, because celestial bodies of any kind aren't capable of influencing personslities but fulfilling the laws of physics instead. People should be aware of physics, because every object of our universe motions with the help of kinetic energy and will always be motioned through gravitational forces and through the general law of relativity. Therefore, celestial objects like stars cannot stay in absolute positions, which cannot be able to be percieved as a so called "constellation". :)
@@peathekiller Well, the thing is thinking something doesn't work, and proving it doesn't are two different things. And with astrology, they found a couple of astrologists and had them read a natal chart, and they all gave different interpretations of that chart, not to mention that astrologers themselves can't agree upon what the astrology is and what it can predict. Exactly what you have with CF/MBTI, many that talk about it, but nobody agrees upon anything. There isn't strict criteria, or definitions, only subjective interpretations and systems.
MBTI is about preferences, so I don't know how scientific validity would be related. It would be like if I said I liked chocolate ice cream and someone else said they liked vanilla. Would you ask if that was "scientifically valid?" Would you be looking to prove that I actually do like chocolate ice cream?
@@symphony-of-destruction the last part is absolutely how I felt why going thru the MBTI community. It's starting to bother me how they always describe INxx as these "mystical, misunderstood im-not-like-others introverted creature" as if we're entirely different breed of a human when in reality, MBTI is moreso abt how you observe certain situation like what you have mentioned
I really like how you described it. Half the time I test as an INFP, half the time as an INFJ. After really doing the research into it and a lot of self-reflection, I really feel that I am an INFP. I’ve had the same struggle identifying my enneagram type as well, but that’s the thing - the test is just your starting point. Not everyone of the same type presents exactly the same.
This is true. After the tests I realized the main reason I was acting like was and how to understand my relationship with other people. And I use a scale for each letter to compare between them.
I find *INTJ* descriptions to be more accurate for male INTJs... possibly due to *sheer rarity* in females. There may be a lack of research on female INTJs
I have always loved your videos FJ. Some of your most recent ones have been so good at helping explain things better for people and clear up stuff. I really think you do a great job. As you have said Myers Briggs is more like a guide to help you understand yourself better. I think this one combined with your cognitive functions one plus some others like the strengths of each and the darkside of each personality ones, and how do the 16 personalities interact with the world really help clear things up. I recommend you to a lot of my friends.
man, was watching a Ryan George skit, and then ran into your channel. I was like who is that guy, is he gonna be another handsome youtuber with . . . being handsome as his only quality ? A day later , still watching your videos. You're awesome man and you are so damn funny. love your serious videos as well. they make me think
Lol I took the test but still not 100% sure what type I am, it’s like no description really fits me. I used to get INFJ when I was 14 and then again with 16 (and used to identify a lot with the INFJ description) but now after the pandemic I just get INTJ and then I read the INFJ description and I just don’t identify with that anymore!! But idk if I am an INTJ either because although most of the description fits me, it mentions that INTJs don’t know how deal with others feelings, or perceiving others feelings, not good with emotionally connecting with people, and that is just not me at all. DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHICH TYPE I AM?????????
I am an INTJ that does not identify with the stereotype description, most especially because I have had help from early on to develop the recognition, understanding and compassion for others feelings. The cognitive function stacks for INTJ and INFJ are actually quite similar. A well balanced, mature and healthy INTJ is actually capable of being very empathetic! (Mostly because our Ni and Fi can team up to run simulations of how we would feel in that other person's situation) The best thing to do is study the cognitive functions and check out other INTJ's on UA-cam like LiJo. Or those that discuss cognitive functions.
I can testify to the reality of the "weak" (I forget the technical term at the moment) factor--you know, the one at the end, or at the bottom in terms of the "stack---rising to the top in crisis. For me, an INFP, it's the Te function, and it rose to the top when it was a matter of sheer survival, and it turned, astoundingly, into a hallmark of mine, the thing that puts me "in demand," as it were. Yet I am perpetually aware that it's NOT what "comes naturally" or instinctively to me. I was vaguely aware of that even before encountering 16-p, but 16-p showed me WHY I was aware of it, and, paradoxically, now that I'm better in touch with why it was "counter-instinctive" to me AND why it has been so beneficial for me to develop it, I am once again better able to reconnect with and appreciate the older, "more me" functions too, recognizing their importance in the mix.
Great video. I like your argument, making a lot of sense, without being fanatic. Thank you Frank for your hard work, dedication, and consistency. You are really setting a good example, at least for me. Your time and effort are very much appreciated.
Thank you Frank, this video was super helpful! I'm pretty certain I'm an INFJ, and therefore I tend to overthink things. Things like MBTI, lol ! But this helped me to not stress over what boxes we fall into, but instead understand that different people just have different tendencies by nature. Your color analogy is great way to explain MBTI !
For me the 16-p test, and similar tests, comes out completely consistent. It is ALWAYS INFP-T. The good this has done me, at my ripe old age of nearly 64, is that it made sense in a new, in some respects healing, way out of a lot of my life's experience. It made me reevaluate the "whys" of things I did, reactions I had, intrinsic tendencies that, by comparison with others (usually with the more extroverted types), made me feel like I was lacking. Now, I wasn't exactly pining in a corner somewhere waiting for Sixteen Personalities, like a deus ex macchina, to come swooping in to save the day, and by the time one is past 60 a lot of those questions have sorted themselves out anyway (plus, the "proof of the pudding" has long been evident as to who was "lacking" and who was not), but, still, 16-p is a VERY nice bit of icing on the cake, a most welcome piece of life's puzzle. It would be a huge mistake, and quite adolescent, to take the INFP-T "revelation" like, "Oh, that's what I really am! Well, I'd better start acting like it!" But on a much deeper and subtler level it allows me to let things "ride" sometimes, if you know what I mean. I guess it's more like, "Okay, so I don't have to always pretend I'm NOT like that, then...." Having had enough of a chatter-filled party, for instance, doesn't make you a sociopath. And, for instance, the "T" part of the equation, which I know is something your videos don't major on, is also quite helpful to me. What it means is not, again, "Oh, I'm 'turbulent'! Well! I'd better start acting like that!" That would bs silly (and...as if I needed to start acting...). Instead, it helps me to recognize the "turbulence" is less a failing than an aspect, a built-in quality, that I can manage, even creatively channel. And, at times, just clock out of the game for a while until the "turbulence" passes. So, I'd say the chief benefit of "16-p" lies in its "permission" to simply recognize "This is what's there, the personality profile you came with on delivery, fresh out of the box; it's neither to your credit or blame--what's to your credit or blame is what you do with it...with the caveat that the one thing you can never be expected to do with it is obliterate it; that would be an inexcusable violence against yourself."
Your conclusion is awesome! Exactly why I'm trying to learn all I can, because I've already learned so much about what makes me and my loved ones tick. It helps me give them some grace, and to know what I can work on to improve myself. Thank you so much!
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what is the diffrence between enfj and enfp?
What kinda humor does INTJ's have?
@@thedoodlingdead dark, weird, quirky, witty... Just funny, actually.
Love your user name, btw.
@@talyahfeigenbaum9486 thanks
@@thedoodlingdead sure :)
The only personality tests I take are the Buzzfeed quizzes to find out what snack I am
Or what book or startrek charecter!😆😆same!
They're also the most accurate
@@byAlexandraG so true!
Oh yeah I love those lol
Same
“Red, blue, green and yellow”, well done Frank you just made the Windows logo
😂😂😂
_but now it's white_
Political compass *
The way I predicted all of it 💀
"Every type has at least a little something in common with every other type."
That's exactly what I love about mbti
A lot of the MBTI community out there is composed of people who are trying to find more about themselves. And when they feel they fit into a certain type, they will cling to it and make it part of their identity. Many are so eager to fit into a certain label that they start producing artificial behaviours instead of REALLY asking themselves how accurate are their self-images. We see this a lot in Facebook, discord etc. groups out there. Well done FJ, the final question of your video is really one of the most important and most underrated things about personality types...
Couldn't agree more.
THIS is EXACTLY how I’d describe it.
Frank James Said: it is your SELF IMAGES is Accurate? or the Personality Test you're not
An example I think can explain this is with INTPs. I think everybody knows that INTPs have the image of being chill, not caring about what others think. What I basically mean is, a good portion of INTPs, especially those new to MBTI, confine themselves to these labels so hard that they mimic the behaviors that are mentioned in memes. It kind of feels like if you don't do what other INTPs do similarly, then you aren't an INTP anymore. And it's kind of fearful losing that identity and belonging in a community. So, if you're an INTP who doesn't proofread social media posts for fun, but then saw a meme about it and a lot of INTPs saying in the comments "I feel called out", "this is so accurate it's actually creepy" or something, then you unconsciously do it, too, because other INTPs also do it and you feel like you have to relate to it, to be definitely an INTP and say "this is a such a mood" in the comments. But then, isn't that essentially caring about what other people think?
I think that realization got me out of the box I confined myself into. I discovered I was an INTP when the pandemic started. I had a lot of free time, so I spent the days laughing at memes. I think many INTPs have a similar story of thinking there is something wrong with them and then discovered MBTI and other fellow people who are similar. That happened to me, but then I started to use being an INTP as an excuse, instead of actually facing my problems and doing something with them.
Lastly, one thing I do that people in MBTI communities typically don't associate with having Ne as dominant or auxiliary is organizing folders and renaming files. It's very annoying guessing which file is which and opening and closing files countless times to find the file you're looking for.
@@papaybani9440 or maybe they mistype themselves and when trying to type themselves correctly they always come back to the type they kind of "idolized", in a way.
I think they work exceptionally well as a generalized framework.
Like, they won't reveal the inmost depths of a person's psyche, but they will give you a general idea of a person's expected behavior. Particularly if you have a solid understanding of the cognitive functions
@Elise S Yeah, I can get behind that. I only mention my MBTI when the subject of personality comes up in conversation. Which isn't all that often.
Could you explain cognitive functions please? I still can't understand them well
Actually I think Jung was trying to reveal the inmost depths of a person's psyche and discovered these cognitive dichotomies exist.
I would actually disagree. I’d taken the test not too long ago (I’m an INFP-T) and started researching more. I can honestly say I have a far greater understanding of who I am and where some of my issues may stem from, I was described to a T and that’s not to say I (and the rest of us) don’t share traits with the other personalities, but that also doesn’t necessarily discredit us from being an INFP or infj
Yes! And that's what people don't get about MBTI!
Yes, we all have unique personality, that is what makes us BUT, we can't just ignore that we all have in common in general. We can fit ourselves in an specific MBTI TYPE. I believe it is accurate.
Scientifically, it is been stated that it is not. That doesn't mean it is totally wrong, but it's not scientifically precise
Many people don't actually fit. My best friend consistently types as an ENFP, and acts and has the cognitive functions of one, but does longterm future planning in a way that SCREAMS Te-Ni. I cant fit in any of them, I've tried. My Fi and Ti are tied in strength, and I'm pretty sure I'm an Ne aux. But I also have traits of ISTPs and INFJs, and both of the Ne doms.
The only personality system that I have any faith in is the enneagram. It's the only one that Ive seen that works, because it doesn't box you in. There are instinctual variants and tritypes and wings, so many subtypes, that everyone can find something that describes them.
@@sourgrapes7482 yeah, MBTI actually get criticized a lot by psychologists and is has yet to be proven factually realiable. But yeah other system like Enneagram and Big 5 are much more preferable to them
@@sourgrapes7482 Agreed. I use MBTI as a starting point to understand others, but it can be used to box people in too much.
ofc we can, but the 16 personalities test in particular is made of questions that can’t actually truly define any kind of type. hence, the results you can have higher rate to not be accurate
I've studied Psychology, and we didn't spend an enormous amount of time talking about Myers-Briggs when discussing personality theory, but I do find it to be a very useful framework for navigating my interactions with other people. OCEAN may be the current favourite model, but IMO, it's just not as easily applied to everyday interactions.
@Elise S It is actually used fairly frequently in some workplaces, and many counselors do make use of it. For instance, vocational counselors will often use it in combination with the Strong Interest Inventory.
When my husband and I did premarital counseling, one of the first things our counselor had us do was complete the MBTI test. (We are both INTPs.)
@Elise S YES. Whether it's OCEAN or MBTI, both are the same. The *do* put you into a box based on criteria that is subjective and may not lead to a productive, useful conclusion. For instance, just because your MBTI type is a certain type or your OCEAN score is a certain score doesn't mean the jobs someone else has subjectively lined up for your type is right.
@@ceilinh6004 Non-psychologist use MBTI.
I also studied Psychology in university and i can confidently say that the most i know i learned outside of school. Google is the new university.
You comment a lot on Jessica Kaylee's channel. Isn't it? :)
Honestly, MBTI helps me a lot to know myself better and make me feel that I'm not alone in this world. That there are some other ppl who feels the way I do (generally speaking) :')
Yeah man. It tells us we arent alone
i think a huge part of this MBTI being real or not discussion is Nature vs Nurture.
the cognitive functions all come with these implied traits that you can make an inference of. if you prefer this, you probably act like this
but there are always exceptions when it comes to that. you could have lived in an environment where some if your functions are more valued than others. you've had different experiences with them that can affect you so much, you don't fit the standard archetype of your MBTI. the functions explain your decision making and perceptions, but they don't explain what decisions you make and what you percieve
Took the test 4 times. Two I was an ENFJ, the other two an INFJ. Only after I discovered your chanel have I started discovering my true self, and ultimately the personality type that I find to be more accurate to me:
The EINFJ.
Ambivert thing, jaja.
Learn more about the cognitive functions if you haven't already. The first letter doesn't just apply to social skills.
Take a cognitive functions test
Same here! E/INFJ here!
Same here. I was mistyped as an ISTJ, INFP, ESTP, ENTJ, and ESFP. After watching Frank, I realized I was more of an ESTJ than those other types.
The colors metaphor of MBTI is the best argument I’ve ever heard, I’m going to tell it to every person i come across who doesn’t believe MBTI is accurate.
Edit: Big thanks to everyone who read and liked this! I'm glad my essay- length comment was understandable and enjoyable
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I think the research around personalities is really interesting, because people are clearly unique, but at the same time not THAT unique.
Like, people will claim that the OCEAN test is the only scientifically valid "personality test", but what makes it so valid?
I think it's really difficult to scientifically test such a complex thing as personality, but I also think there definitely is a "system" or "algorithm" to it.
Which is why I really like the model of the cognitive functions, because it can help explain a lot of different things about people - why they behave in a certain way when stressed - while at the same time using the same "puzzle pieces" for every type.
Basically my opinion is this: Personality exists. It's different for everyone, however there are people you "vibe" with and people you don't.
Why is that?
I think personality has a lot to do with it, and especially how people see the world and what they value (judging and percieving). And so the most basic elements of a persons personality - what they prioritize - and the "building blocks" can be the same for people. However, your life, how you were raised and what you've experienced in your life does definitely affect you, which is why I think a lot of people dismiss this kind of theory. If you were to make a "test" that could find exactly what your personality was, you'd have the same number of "types" as the number of people on the planet; but that's not what's interesting.
To me the intersting bit is what people have in _common_ and what binds people together, and *WHY* they function the way they do.
I understand that a lot of people don't care about personality types. I've had a friend say that the tests are "useless" because they "Just tell you what you already know. I'm organized, and the test told me I'm organized, what does that give me? I aready know this".
But I also think it's dishonest or at least naïve to say that every single human is 100% unique, and that what "type" they are doesn't matter.
What I like about MBTI is that it gives me an understanding of people I didn't understand before, and it helps me see where I might fit into things. And - additionally - being an INFJ, I never felt I fit in anywhere when I was growing up, so knowing there are more people like me, and that it has a "name" has been really comforting to me. It's a cool thing to find people who you just "vibe" with, and especially if it's a rare occurrence, it's nice to know that there are places where you can "be yourself" and be fully understood.
It's obviously not good to get TOO into this either, and start stereotyping and dismissing people "because you're a basic sensor while I'm superior intuitive", but I also think it's dishonest or naïve to say that sort of thinking comes from "putting people in boxes".
People are going to divide themselves up in different groups no matter if there are 16 or 8 billion "types". But if you have a mature and curious approach to personalities, and what makes people different and how they "tick" I think MBTI is a good tool or jumping off point at least.
End of Essay.
I agree with this, a lot of people don't care much about personality types as much as i do.
Personally for me, the reason why I'm interested in mbti so much is because many people don't show me who I am and what my personality is. They don't say "you're so funny!" or "You're so generous" mostly because I've never had a really close friend or just a friend that was more upfront. I've lived in a cold household too, not even my parents knew my actual personality.
When I learnt about the mbti test I was invested. Finally, something that can outline who I am and where I stand within society (or something like that). Each characteristic that was described of my mbti type made me reflect and realise that this who I am as a person and especially how I can grow. I learnt to appreciate myself. I am creative, ambitious and logical, even my weaknesses made me feel better since I knew who I am.
Till this day, I do things like analysing people to see what their mbti type is which I can be pretty good at. I have grown because of mbti, I'm working towards being more extroverted and I have definitely progressed in that. Now I'm happier as a person knowing who I am instead of growing into some kind of identity crisis, which is why I think personality tests are fun or interesting for people.
I do agree with not getting too into mbti to the point you let others down because of their "personality type." It's just outright disrespectful and rude, putting them into stereotypes and etc.
*TLDR/summary: I believe the mbti tests along with the other personality tests are for people who don't exactly know who they are, their strengths and their weaknesses or people who just do it for fun.*
I would like to know what’s the type of the OP and the 1st comment are. I am wondering if you both are the same 🤣😂🤣
Edit: I know the OP is an INFJ considering that they said it.
Loved your essay, thank you for spending the time to write it
@@Kimbonessness Thank You for taking the time to read it!
I'm actually kind of surprised my comment got any "likes" because I was like "oh wow this became super long! I wonder if anyone will read it" x)
I guess I underestimated FJ-viewer's patience and willingness to read long-ass comments. 😅
I will forever be an essay-comment-writer too lol
Typology is really just a template to help people recognize things about themselves and others. Male INTJ 458, and I didn't find the type description on the office site too accurate. It's all really a spectrum. (I'm not saying MBTI is stupid. It's both fun and helpful.)
Thank you for addressing the Barnum effect. It's the second biggest gripe I have with the 16 Personalities website -- the first obviously being that it's literally a Big Five assessment masquerading as an MBTI test 🙄
I did the test probably like 5-ish times and always got INFP but with most ratios being 40:60 or even closer to the middle so yeah... But the fact is there are lots of questions on the test that are super hard to answer cuz it's hard to even understand the questions sometimes as they can have tons of different meanings so...
I get you, sometimes some of the questions are things I haven’t done or had the chance to do them.
Read about the cognitive functions. That's how you can better understand it. The test isn't always valid.
The color analogy was well put.
It's really just a succinct, shorthand way of portraying the general type of person you are to give you an idea of how you might compare to others.
The 'free' versions of the MBTI can be helpful as a high-level view of general temperament, and I think many of MBTI's detractors have not taken a full, paid, psychologist-reviewed test. Each of the eight dimensions is on a scale. As an example, I'd self-tested as an INTP all my life. Pro results... the INT part was right, but, basically: INTJudge Dredd! My results were a surprise to nobody I knew well.😆
The main reason I was into personality type was to make myself stronger. I was classified as an INTP-A. When I retook the test, I was classified as an INTJ-A. The truth is, I am a mixture of these two personalities. I do not relate to the lack of feeling in me, as described by these personality profile. I have feelings. I feel hurt, betrayed, silly. I want appreciation, if I see wrong I speak up, I debate. I am not an walking encyclopedia or a master strategist. Sometimes, I want to learn many things, sometimes I become a strategist. At the end, we behave the way we do because of our environment and our necessity. By that means, none of us are pure MBTI. We have all cognitive function and we can switch. I relate to ENTJ and INFP as well, since at times I behaved like them. But, I do better if I behave like INTJ-A and INTP-A mixture. As such, 16 personality is not accurate. For me, it is to find out what are my strength and my weakness. My goal was to increase my strength and learn to imitate the good quality of others. I never believe in impossibility, since it is all a matter of habit.
I think it’s also important to note the existence of mental disorders as I have yet to see anyone mention it. There’s many characteristics in some mbtis that sound like adhd for instance, but that doesn’t mean you have adhd. I’m an INFP and many of the traits are very similar to adhd and anxiety and tho I do actually have both along with it, it doesn’t necessarily mean another INFP will. An ISTJ could have severe depression and spiral out emotionally/mentally like an INFP could, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are an INFP. Point being, mental disorders can skew results.
Hi Frank! Do you want to explain abt how the MBTI type can 'stereotypically' change from child to adult? How people can misunderstand their type is changing? And how does cognitive function each type develops per age?
Btw nice video as usual
A good way to understand what your type could be is taking the test, and then over‐analizing your entire existence to understand if you got it right, and re‐do that every once you get a doubt.
(INTP... right? WHAT IF IT IS ISTP OR INFJ OR ISFP OR ENTP OR-)
But it's not only about what problems you are causing yourself. It also helps you to feel more confident and maybe realize that something you normally do is actually a positive thing about yourself.
For example, as I was reading the INTJ profile, among the strengths, it said that INTJs are versatile. That made me realize that I have adapted well in many different situations in the past and that made me feel more confident about facing new challenges where I would be needing versatility
Literally the question everyone has tbh.
Inconsistent results occur because people run different scenarios in their mind for the same questions which may lead to different answers.
I've probably taken the test about 50 times since 2019. I just... enjoy questioning and answering. I've only gotten 2 different results, INFJ and INFP. I an definitely INFJ, which is the result about 45 of those 50 times.
I just notice some times in life i am less physically active because of certain feelings, beliefs and decisions I'm working through, and there are times I've settled that and I'm busy working on that, which seems to cause my Judging and Perceiving to go up and down while others remain pretty similar.
From the same website? I've heard that I should try more than 1
@@dardhadard837 yeah, and also from other websites too. 16personalities is the only site that gave me 2 different types, but every other site still gave me INFJ. So all websites i could find kept saying INFJ and that still seems clear to me.
I have a similar experience. I'm an INTJ, 90% of the times I've taken the 16 personalities test (since the first time) I've got INTJ-T. Some times I get either INTP or ISTJ, and I'm also pretty sure the results change because of my mood.
16 personalities’s tests are very unreliable so I’d suggest looking cognitive functions instead.
@@cdcs_edits I've studied MBTI for years and years. I know what type i am for sure.
lol i can't wait for it to begin
Literally 3 hours..........
I took the test multiple times and everytime the result comes out as intj. Before diving into mbti i always struggle to understands people’s feeling and always accuses for being cruel and cold. But i can’t express my feelings, i love to be alone, i do my works as i planned and like to work alone. Mbti helped me to understand why i feel like an alien and i accepted myself as who i am.
Welcome to the weirds one, and happy like this. I am INFJ and I understand you.
You are independant, and very intelligent, you are not cruel and cold, you have also many qualities and value most people don't know. Even if life is not easy for us Ni dominant.
Because all our light in inside.
As an Intj female.....i can u derstand..... Same case 😭
I took multiple personality tests including the official MBTI and got INTJ. I also thought it was accurate. Then I learned about the cognitive functions and I’ve definitely always been an INFP. So yeah, self reporting tests definitely aren’t great.
The cognitive functions to me seem like such a logical system to describe how a brain could work on a high level. It just makes so much sense. There are two things that someone would need to do to interact with the world. Have models of the world, and make decisions for how to act based on those models. Some models are more concrete and based on real data (sensing), while others are more abstract and extrapolated from the data (intuition), even though I think most models are a combination of the two. These can be broken down even further based on whether they are top down or bottom up models. Top down starts with fuzzy generalized models and sharpens or narrows them down (Ne and Se), while bottom up builds and alters a single model from the details (Ni and Si). In terms of how people make decisions, they can make them through logical systems and deduction (thinking), or through intuitive value based judgements (feeling), although again most are a combination of the two. Finally, you can again break down each of these decision making functions into two types, creating rules for making decisions in certain types of situations (Ti and Fi), and making a decision based on the model of the specific situation you are in (Te and Fe). From there, mbti is just a system to figure out which functions you prefer to use, how you tend to use them, and how you can develop them.
it works perfectly in theory, but not in practice, where you have CLEAR enfps (ne-fi) using te-ni, people with strong fi and fe, or even people with balance ti and fi (I'm that last one). The system is lovely as a logical abstraction, but unfortunately it doesn't match up with reality. And if you have to change or ignore parts of yourself to fit in a system that's supposed to be **describing** you, then something is wrong with the system. Not the person
i prefer the enneagram. Im literally using this comments section as an excuse to tell everyone about the enneagram. just research the enneagram
@@sourgrapes7482 Hm I was focusing on the fact that the cognitive functions were a good logical system for the high level processes of the brain. Everyone is able to use all the cognitive functions, mbti is about what functions you prefer to use. Maybe mbti isn't the best way to organize the cognitive functions, but that doesn't mean that they aren't fundamental and useful for thinking about your own thinking.
As for enneagram, the system seems flawed. Categorizing people based on some main emotion (why specifically fear anger and shame? why not sadness, or disgust?) and how you respond to that emotion, doesn't quite make sense to me, and the logic of the movement of growth and such appears arbitrary.
@@gracemaple1060 i can agree with your mbti statement thingy. But that's not what the enneagram is. What you said were the triads. Each type has its own core fear, motivation, and deadly sin (for 4s its envy, for 5s its avarice, etc.). And from my observations of people in bad mental states, the decay arrows are accurate, and in good ones, the growth arrows are. It seems arbitrary, but it works for describing things. in my experience at least
@@sourgrapes7482 I mean I sort of get the core motivation and core fear, but I'm still not sure about it. I consider my core motivation to be making an impact, and my core fear being insignificant, doing nothing with my life. So then maybe I'm a type 3, but though I am somewhat concerned with appearances, I don't really value praise and admiration all that much. I enjoy my own company, dislike the spotlight, daydream a lot, and enjoy meandering abstract conversations. When I read the descriptions, type 5 matches me best personality wise, and yeah I want to be knowledgeable and competent, but in service of my goal, which is to do something I consider to be important for the world. The idea of accumulating knowledge and figuring out how the world works in certain ways, but then it never affecting anything is terrifying to me.
@@gracemaple1060 you sound like a type 4 to me, with pretty balanced wings. Dont look at personality traits, cause you might be a countertype (instinctual variant), idk./ But definitely sounds like you're a 4
I believe we have all 16 personalities within us, one just happens to be more dominant over the others during specific times of our lives.
Exactly. Frank was spot on with the color analogy. The types are like spots on a map with actual people being all over the place. One spot has to be the closest. While I don't really rely on online tests, I really appreciate the ones which show you how close you are to each of the 16 types. Sakinorva's test is probably my favorite (not sponsored lol)
Thank you so much for making this video! As much as I'm not running around yelling out how I'm a special Snowflake and as much as I was not in that crowd of 14 yr old girls going hey I'm an infj the rarest type!! ( man am I glad we're not anymore!), on the other hand it's really frustrating when people keep telling me that because I do this, or because I don't do this, there's no way I could be an infj
New video idea: How the types react to crying children
The analogy with the color spectrum is so accurate. Like yes, you are that personality type but there are still a ton of differences/variations in interests and behaviors
I took three different tests from different sources and did them a few times over a year. I did my best to be honest and genuine as possible and questioned my ego/projected personality every question 🤓. I got the same result every time: INFJ🤷♀️ Lovely😂
I really liked your last video that explained things like personality stacks. As an INFJ, I knew that Feeling was something that I valued very highly . . . but I'm also a scientist! How did that work? But now I understand that I use my Extroverted Sensing to get data from the external world to put together models--which, with my Introverted Intuition, I need to understand for myself--that explain the patterns that I feel are supremely important to understand!
I'm also involved outside of my career in a lot of social justice activities, because my Extroverted Feeling guides how I feel about injustices in the world, and I want to respect the value systems of others . . . but my Internal Thinking also makes me want to organize along lines that I personally know to be pragmatic and effective! 😆
Does any of that make sense, or did I use mumbo-jumbo a bunch of rationalization about my neuroses? 😂
I understood you fully 👏
Everyone’s INFJ now lol
@@hajimehinata8967 I have been consistently INFJ for as long as I have taken the test: several years, at the very least.
@@hajimehinata8967 No, it only seems that way because INFJ's and similar types are more likely to be more invested in things like this. So we've all congregated to the same places lol
I really like an earlier analogy- Just because you are right handed, that doesn’t mean your left hand isn’t used. It means you start with the dominant hand (or trait), but can adjust when necessary.
Hello Frank, just wanted to say Thankyou for all the great videos :)
You are right Frank. I have always believed that there is no 100% in anything in an imperfect world. Myers Briggs is about 96% accurate in my case. I display about that much of the traits of my type as featured in the videos and searches I have listened to and read. I also believe that even within types, there will be minor differences..
Could we get a video on the four sides of the mind? Tat would be very interesting. Also, why don't you ever talk about the eight functions of a type? You tend to just deal with the first four. Is there a reason? If so, why? If the four sides of the mind is accurate, then doesn't everyone have an inner FJ, TJ, FP, and TP? Are the personality sets, such as Diplomat and Analyst, important? Wouldn't that make everyone not only able to do thinking/feeling, but also Fi and Ti at the same time (or close to the same time)? What about the aspirational fourth function? I've watched other videos and made some inferences but I can never have enough knowledge so...
@@Rumplegirlskin I guess that's me then. I have the ability to think deeply about pretty much anything as long as it peaks my interest. But who is to define Frank's channel except Frank himself? I think if he wanted to do a video about that, he could. I certainly don't think it is beyond his ability. Yes, I have checked out that channel, but I like hearing different perspectives from people. The more information and perspectives to consider, the better.
12:45 "No wonder they were recurring, because I was the one constant variable." That was a tough pill to swallow when I figured that out. I knew I was the problem, I was just blaming myself for the wrong things
so if future me comes, the main thing I learnt is that most people have everything, but what makes them, them is what they choose to act upon the most. So if you're more confident in going with facts and reasons instead of emotions and feelings even though you might feel a lot and be quite emotional. you'll still be like no im responsibility is to lead with facts and reasons,, kinda thing.
and the burnam statement thing- its just generic statements which most people can relate to.
I guess your "students" are a mixed bag. There are many of us who are fairly new to MBTI so basic is still good. But then you have the advanced bunch who are probably tired of basic. Maybe you can find a middle ground? Eventually, the rest of us will catch up. MBTI has opened my eyes to things about myself, so despite the naysayers, I think it has value. Thanks again! ;)
Couldn't agree more! It helped me so much and still does. 🙏
@@SimoneEppler So you must be a seasoned "student?" That's great though! 😊✌️
It helped me so much too. And with the capacity to guess people type, and family. I understand them really better. And I can adapt my conversations/behaviors. It opened my eyes with relations and people.
@@StephanieJeanne I would not called it seasoned. 😂 I just jumped down the rabbit hole since the day FJ has shown up in my feed like 1,5 years ago. I've read some books on the types and functions, too, but I feel like I know nothing yet.
@@Elodie_N_INTJ_Analyzes It's great ☺️
Close enough! Haha I wish there was more content/books etc. on the different types of say enfj etc. I know most websites give you percents of each type but the percents mean something. I’m an enfj but my enfj friend has a higher F percent than I do and her personality is different because of that, I’m a bit more cold hearted but growing up in the dmv you need to have a thick skin…
The percentages have nothing to with your personality type. Please study cognitive functions
You bring up a good point! Many different environments as we reach maturity contribute to our personality and behavior, even though it doesn't change our type completely. We have to learn to adapt to our environment. We still prefer the same functions and therefore are the same type
The percentages are not anymore accurate than any other part of the test results: all it represents is what the test percent is, not *your* percent of how xyz you are.
@@emweh42 yup FeNiSe(Ti) that probably explains it…my Ti inferior. Thanks!
Somewhat yes . But the percentage in the stats do play a huge factor
First tell me why the hell you have a cursed sauce as your profile picture.
@Elise S calm down, no. hahaha
Statistics are very accurate when they follow a methodology. Any real science uses a statistical basis, and studies without a statistical basis tend to be rejected in the scientific community, as a geology student I can say that the joke that people used to make with the geologist in The Big Bang Theory is very real hahaha
What happens is that MBTI in general is a self-declared survey, in addition to presenting subjective parameters. The problem is in the methodology not in the statistics per se.
Statistics is one of the most reliable sciences, if not the most to be honest. And it's not because it's my field, it's because it's really the mother of science (and philosophy is the father)
@Elise S well, I study python application for geology at USP (and before that engineering at Polytechnique) and I agree with you. The problem is that your first phrase said and I quote: ''Statistics are OFTEN not accurate.'' You didn't specify ''social'' in your phrase and I corrected that because we are living in a period of history that people are doubting science for no reason. POINT. I didn't say that MBTI or any social research is accurate, I said your first phrase had a logical problem. That's all.
And well, if you felt bad with my simply ''calm down'', I apologize for that and I take my phrase back.
But if you're losing your precious time offending people at a youtube comment section because I don't know, doesn't seem normal to freak out like that and reply to everyone here trying to dismiss what they believe or are just having fun, maybe, just maaaaaaybe, yk... it would be a good tip... but anyway, do whatever you want, sweetheart, as you said, neither me nor YOU have space to say to other people anything about what they should do or believe, RIGHT? kisses
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Oh man - Barnum Effect, thats so me.
One of my favorite videos by you recently! You made a lot of really good points, thanks for sharing this with us!
“Don’t put people in a box. I’m calling the FBI….because that’s illegal” 😂😂
Or is it.
Just a video where Frank is ‘calmly’ being an entp archetype
When I first took the personality test a year ago I was an INFJ.
Two months after that I took the test again and I was an ISTJ. Since then every time I take the test I get an INTJ, so yes at least for me, it is accurate, because the more i learn about the INTJ type, the more I know myself.
Learn about the cognitive functions objectively?
it depends on how u use it tbh i think its a great tool to really learn yourself and it worked great on me
No, i mean they work in some areas but at the end of the day there are reasons they are higtly critizied
16 personalities are not about your individual self but about your functioning self! that’s why checking cognitions sometimes is more important than letters since is not about who you are but how you work 😉
This fs
Indeed Myers-Briggs was an eye opener to me.
Love all your vids Frank!! Thanks for being such an excellent content creator!!
8:10 as an ESTP I felt understood for once, thanks for that part!
Would be really awesome if in any new "how the 16 Personalities X" you would show those "other" parts of the ESTP.
You watch FJ‽
For you, Sifd: ua-cam.com/video/PTZ6rA4R2dg/v-deo.html
The types trough the eyes of an ESTP. ;-)
So interesting
One thing you didn't say is that people change during their life, therefore, your personality type can also change. Another thing is that if you are close to 50% in one function, your results may vary from day to day, depending on that function.
I think my result (INTJ) and my boss’ result (ENTJ) were eerily spot on.
My husband is the exact stereotype for INTJ(40) and I’m an exact INFJ(38)… We have four kids 14-19.. Our 14 year old girl is exact INFJ as well.(she’s an old soul)..Our three boys are a bit more wishy washy (two ISTJ and one ENFP) .. I just think it comes down to how well you know yourself. MBTI has really helped my 22 year marriage. I found MBTI about 3 or 4 years ago. Our marriage is 1000% better! We are better parents too! I found FJ around the same time. My husband and I watch all the videos together now. 👍 We don’t know how he says our exact words sometimes. Our jaws literally drop. Dead ringers like every single time!
Because there is truth in MBTI :) That’s it. No wonder people can type others before they’ve taken the test. :) /INFP
As an INTJ I was always fascinated by whatever personality typologies because you know, they are all about patterns! Few years ago I took a test and got different outcome. I felt it was wrong but did not realize I was the wrong one because I had wrong image of myself and society impacted me too much. Later as I embraced who I am I retook the test and got INTJ. Thanks to your videos I was able to confirm I typed myself right this time because of my cognitive functions stack. It is amazing! And also funny to see some overlaping in reactions with other types. Reactions show mostly the attitude and stereotypes rather than cognitive functioning in practice so I sometimes feel close to INTP, ENTJ, ENTP or INFJ. But of course in everyday life I use Ni Te Fi all the time.
I think it is more of an idea. It is best used for trying to figure out what vocation a person might be best suited for. However, I think people who try to use it for dating are misguided. There are other important things to think about in interpersonal relationships and this is why I think the 5 factor personality model is a better metric.
While I do agree with you, making any big life decision solely based on MBTI is pointless.
@@hotshots149 that's what I think as well
I'm too lazy to write my reasons but I think some parts are accurate while the others not
Thank you so much for this! My mom told me to not watch you because the types thing isn't right and stuff.
I'm like no
It is a preference of what you lean more towards and it can change even through the years!
I wish if the scientific community try to take a deep new look at the MBTI and make more studies about it instead of keep calling it a pseudoscience.
me too
I think that I'm a living breathing stereotype of ENTP...it's pretty funny actually
Any chance you’re a barrister?
Really glad you made this! You explain it beautifully, it's clear and covers some important points but is still fun to watch, love the energy here too 😊
hmmm i was kinda doubting it too coz like its kinda gatekeeping or is it just me, but its still fun 😂
omg i felt that 1st time after finding my type :0
I agree that it's more just for fun. Kind of like a more sophisticated astrology. At least in my opinion. But I will always watch videos on it.
@@kam0406 omg for real, i love mbti comedy
@@jazztinbiba I do too! This content is so funny and clever! Very entertaining and enjoyable!
I mean I've always been able to guess someones type before they take the test so that could mean something (coming from an enfj)
Same. I’m almost always right, sometimes a letter is off. It should mean something, I agree. /infp
I always enjoy Frank's videos anyway. I especially loved he left the screw-ups in this on. ALL of the info was GREAT, but the last two minutes were locked down, solid and really spot on as to the true value that I personally receive from the types - to understand me better and recognize the tendencies that I'm drawn to. I'm alerted to stay away from the negatives and powerhouse the positives. Thank YOU once again my friend!
Frank is simply fantastic.
The final part of your video is totally how I used MBTI and yes I was like “OH MY GOD THAT’S WHY I WAS DOING WRONG” 😂
"Clearly an INTJ came up with this"
I laughed because I've helped to summarise books for others for a while now. And I enjoy it thoroughly. 😂
Done the test multiple times over multiple years and always stay with INTJ
Fantastic video.
I think I find it most helpful to just ignore the profiles. I don't need a list to describe my personality to me. Once I understood my introverted sensing and extroverted thinking - I was like, yeah, I see how I enact this in the world. And I see it in a way that relates to me specifically and my own context
Could you explain cognitive functions please, i still can't understand them
@@nectar393 Frank recently posted a video on it like last week I believe if you want a generalized understanding of it.
I honestly think I could probably write the Si descriptions better for Si types, but I agree. I did the same thing, and I'm ISTJ as well.
I mean INFJs wrote the INFJ descriptions, so no ***ing wonder it feels accurate to a lot of them. But INFJs also wrote the ISTJ descriptions, so.
Thanks!
I took this test 6 times in my life. Age 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35. All INTJ. No escape.
Same bro
The ad before the video was a your my type commercial. And Frank was in it
Kay, I haven't even watched the video but when I read my results from the personality test it was like feeling understood for the first time in my life.
I realized I couldn't blame people for not getting how I feel or think because a lot of the time I'm a puzzle to myself. It made me feel like it was okay being how I am, and less alone to know there's people out there just like me!
Nothing ever made so much sense, SO, to me personally, it is accurate like nothing I've come across. (:
It's the same with me too. ❤✨
“Myers Briggs is overly simplistic”
I’m sorry, have you tried learning cognitive functions?
I would be more curious to know if the cognitive functions and/or the MBTI is scientifically valid - And if you, FJ, could do a video about the validity of MBTI / Jungian cognitive functions. For it is obvious to tell that every human being has his/her own individual personality traits, it is impossible to put people into only one archetypical stereotype rigidly because everyone posesses different personality traits, which make us handle and reflect upon various situations differently. I may not know on how much this topic has been researched about, but have you people (and you @Frank James as well) ever thought that all research was done by only ONE particular "neuroscientist" called Dr. Dario Nardi (if you google about the validity of cognitive functions) - which is somehow skeptical?
Let me answer that.
You have to understand that cognitive functions aren't personality traits, and shouldn't be understood as such. Cognitive functions are the cog wheels, or the processes in your brain that make you perceive the world in certain way, and make decisions based on those perceptions. They are trying to answer the "Why?" and "How?" aspect of the personality. Cognitive functions aren't there to tell you that you should like coffee or dress in a certain way because you are some personality type, they are trying to answer why and how do you do the things you do.
BUT. At this point, cognitive functions and MBTI can be considered pseudoscience, and is comparable to astrology/horoscope. One problem is that, if you have done enough research, you would quickly realize that pretty much everyone has a different descriptions and interpretation of what cognitive functions/dichotomies are. Note that difference can be slight, but it is enough to cause confusion. So if you somehow managed to get 5 people who claim to know MBTI/cognitive functions in the same room, and asked them to type someone they would probably give you 5 different results. Even if four of them got it right and the fifth didn't, it is still problematic. The only difference between astrology and CF/MBTI is that astrology tells you what you should be based on your birth date and the positions of the planets at that particular date, CF/MBTI on other hand is based on observed behavior.
The thing is this can easily be solved if people managed to get their definitions straight and did tons of research until they get it right, but the problem is that almost nobody does this. They just make up their own system with own descriptions and interpretations, label it MBTI/cognitive functions and then go out and type people based on their own system and understanding or even sell their services for money (astrology much?). The worst thing about it is that all say it as "Jung said this" and it is as if nobody actually read his book.
Just look at your average description of an INTJ and INFJ and compare it to how Jung described introverted intuitives:
"The peculiar nature of introverted intuition, if it gains
the ascendency, produces a peculiar type of man: the mystical
dreamer and seer on the one hand, the artist and the crank on
the other. The artist might be regarded as the normal
representative of this type, which tends to confine itself to the
perceptive character of intuition. As a rule, the intuitive stops
at perception; perception is his main problem, and-in the
case of a creative artist-the shaping of his perception. But
the crank is content with a visionary idea by which he himself
is shaped and determined. Naturally the intensification of
intuition often results in an extraordinary aloofness of the
individual from tangible reality; he may even become a
complete enigma to his immediate circle. If he is an artist, he
reveals strange, far-off things in his art, shimmering in all
colours, at once portentous and banal, beautiful and
grotesque, sublime and whimsical. If not an artist, he is
frequently a misunderstood genius, a great man “gone
wrong,” a sort of wise simpleton, a figure for “psychological”
novels."
@@symphony-of-destruction Thanks for the answer! But as you have mentioned astrology, people should know every topic that has to do with mysticism of any kind is objectively considered as invalid, because celestial bodies of any kind aren't capable of influencing personslities but fulfilling the laws of physics instead. People should be aware of physics, because every object of our universe motions with the help of kinetic energy and will always be motioned through gravitational forces and through the general law of relativity. Therefore, celestial objects like stars cannot stay in absolute positions, which cannot be able to be percieved as a so called "constellation". :)
@@peathekiller Well, the thing is thinking something doesn't work, and proving it doesn't are two different things. And with astrology, they found a couple of astrologists and had them read a natal chart, and they all gave different interpretations of that chart, not to mention that astrologers themselves can't agree upon what the astrology is and what it can predict. Exactly what you have with CF/MBTI, many that talk about it, but nobody agrees upon anything. There isn't strict criteria, or definitions, only subjective interpretations and systems.
MBTI is about preferences, so I don't know how scientific validity would be related. It would be like if I said I liked chocolate ice cream and someone else said they liked vanilla. Would you ask if that was "scientifically valid?" Would you be looking to prove that I actually do like chocolate ice cream?
@@symphony-of-destruction the last part is absolutely how I felt why going thru the MBTI community. It's starting to bother me how they always describe INxx as these "mystical, misunderstood im-not-like-others introverted creature" as if we're entirely different breed of a human when in reality, MBTI is moreso abt how you observe certain situation like what you have mentioned
I really like how you described it. Half the time I test as an INFP, half the time as an INFJ. After really doing the research into it and a lot of self-reflection, I really feel that I am an INFP. I’ve had the same struggle identifying my enneagram type as well, but that’s the thing - the test is just your starting point. Not everyone of the same type presents exactly the same.
Brilliant video tonight FJ, loved it! I’m going to save and relisten as I think on it 🥰 can’t wait.
"Are the 16 personalities accurate?". Good question to ask after making tons of videos about them.
This is true. After the tests I realized the main reason I was acting like was and how to understand my relationship with other people.
And I use a scale for each letter to compare between them.
I find *INTJ* descriptions to be more accurate for male INTJs... possibly due to *sheer rarity* in females. There may be a lack of research on female INTJs
I have always loved your videos FJ. Some of your most recent ones have been so good at helping explain things better for people and clear up stuff. I really think you do a great job. As you have said Myers Briggs is more like a guide to help you understand yourself better. I think this one combined with your cognitive functions one plus some others like the strengths of each and the darkside of each personality ones, and how do the 16 personalities interact with the world really help clear things up. I recommend you to a lot of my friends.
So....informative video!! (Has cleared many of my doubts and insecurities about myself..) 😊
man, was watching a Ryan George skit, and then ran into your channel. I was like who is that guy, is he gonna be another handsome youtuber with . . . being handsome as his only quality ? A day later , still watching your videos. You're awesome man and you are so damn funny. love your serious videos as well. they make me think
Lol I took the test but still not 100% sure what type I am, it’s like no description really fits me.
I used to get INFJ when I was 14 and then again with 16 (and used to identify a lot with the INFJ description) but now after the pandemic I just get INTJ and then I read the INFJ description and I just don’t identify with that anymore!!
But idk if I am an INTJ either because although most of the description fits me, it mentions that INTJs don’t know how deal with others feelings, or perceiving others feelings, not good with emotionally connecting with people, and that is just not me at all.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHICH TYPE I AM?????????
I am an INTJ that does not identify with the stereotype description, most especially because I have had help from early on to develop the recognition, understanding and compassion for others feelings. The cognitive function stacks for INTJ and INFJ are actually quite similar. A well balanced, mature and healthy INTJ is actually capable of being very empathetic! (Mostly because our Ni and Fi can team up to run simulations of how we would feel in that other person's situation) The best thing to do is study the cognitive functions and check out other INTJ's on UA-cam like LiJo. Or those that discuss cognitive functions.
Everyone’s INFJ now lol. Learn about the cognitive functions objectively?
This is one of the best videos! ✨
I can testify to the reality of the "weak" (I forget the technical term at the moment) factor--you know, the one at the end, or at the bottom in terms of the "stack---rising to the top in crisis. For me, an INFP, it's the Te function, and it rose to the top when it was a matter of sheer survival, and it turned, astoundingly, into a hallmark of mine, the thing that puts me "in demand," as it were. Yet I am perpetually aware that it's NOT what "comes naturally" or instinctively to me. I was vaguely aware of that even before encountering 16-p, but 16-p showed me WHY I was aware of it, and, paradoxically, now that I'm better in touch with why it was "counter-instinctive" to me AND why it has been so beneficial for me to develop it, I am once again better able to reconnect with and appreciate the older, "more me" functions too, recognizing their importance in the mix.
The color palette analogy is very good
The site isn't, but the types actually exist
I think knowing your enneagram type in addition to your MBTI helps make sense of things. ☺️
It depends on what your definition of “accurate” is.
Great video. I like your argument, making a lot of sense, without being fanatic. Thank you Frank for your hard work, dedication, and consistency. You are really setting a good example, at least for me. Your time and effort are very much appreciated.
Thank you Frank, this video was super helpful! I'm pretty certain I'm an INFJ, and therefore I tend to overthink things. Things like MBTI, lol ! But this helped me to not stress over what boxes we fall into, but instead understand that different people just have different tendencies by nature.
Your color analogy is great way to explain MBTI !
For me the 16-p test, and similar tests, comes out completely consistent. It is ALWAYS INFP-T. The good this has done me, at my ripe old age of nearly 64, is that it made sense in a new, in some respects healing, way out of a lot of my life's experience. It made me reevaluate the "whys" of things I did, reactions I had, intrinsic tendencies that, by comparison with others (usually with the more extroverted types), made me feel like I was lacking. Now, I wasn't exactly pining in a corner somewhere waiting for Sixteen Personalities, like a deus ex macchina, to come swooping in to save the day, and by the time one is past 60 a lot of those questions have sorted themselves out anyway (plus, the "proof of the pudding" has long been evident as to who was "lacking" and who was not), but, still, 16-p is a VERY nice bit of icing on the cake, a most welcome piece of life's puzzle. It would be a huge mistake, and quite adolescent, to take the INFP-T "revelation" like, "Oh, that's what I really am! Well, I'd better start acting like it!" But on a much deeper and subtler level it allows me to let things "ride" sometimes, if you know what I mean. I guess it's more like, "Okay, so I don't have to always pretend I'm NOT like that, then...." Having had enough of a chatter-filled party, for instance, doesn't make you a sociopath. And, for instance, the "T" part of the equation, which I know is something your videos don't major on, is also quite helpful to me. What it means is not, again, "Oh, I'm 'turbulent'! Well! I'd better start acting like that!" That would bs silly (and...as if I needed to start acting...). Instead, it helps me to recognize the "turbulence" is less a failing than an aspect, a built-in quality, that I can manage, even creatively channel. And, at times, just clock out of the game for a while until the "turbulence" passes. So, I'd say the chief benefit of "16-p" lies in its "permission" to simply recognize "This is what's there, the personality profile you came with on delivery, fresh out of the box; it's neither to your credit or blame--what's to your credit or blame is what you do with it...with the caveat that the one thing you can never be expected to do with it is obliterate it; that would be an inexcusable violence against yourself."
Your conclusion is awesome! Exactly why I'm trying to learn all I can, because I've already learned so much about what makes me and my loved ones tick. It helps me give them some grace, and to know what I can work on to improve myself. Thank you so much!