INTJ vs INFJ - Type Comparison 

Thank you for saying INTJs are empathetic. The stereotype has bothered me for years.

INTJ and an artist. Yes, we exist.

This is the closest thing to actual science i've seen in an mbti guide, well done!

10:00 "INTJ's own view on something will be an amalgamation of different theories that they've read" Wow. I think nothing sums up my intellectual life better than this.

Me, knowing 100% that I'm an INTJ: Just gotta watch to make sure.

Yup. I'm an INTJ. I was doubting if I was because I tend to be very interested in helping my peers in solving any emotional turbulence they experience. I found this contrasting with how I am sometimes called out for not being empathetic. Now I realize that this is often a result of me completely missing social cues that other people put out. On the other hand, if someone directly opened up about an issue they faced, I would be able to give amazing advice as if I had experience it before (for example: in romance despite having 0 experience). I've also noticed that I have major interests in psychology and mental-illnesses than the average person - I am absolutely intrigued by understanding the human mind and applying those thought processes to myself and the important people around me.

As an INFJ I’ve always really admired and sometimes envied the INTJ’s way of objectively controlling their emotional states and precision in what they’re doing. They have a great knowledge about feelings and emotions, but it never usually holds them back. I feel blocked because I’m too concerned with others emotions that even though I can think in a similar way to them and is usually right; I can’t always act on it because of overly thinking about the feeling and intuitive information of others in a situation. It’s overwhelming and very frustrating being an INFJ

I've watched probably 80% of every personality type video from every content creator on RU-vid and... you are the king.

From an Intj perspective, having feelings and emotions all over the place like a messy room is inefficient lol. I put them all away in neat drawers.

As an intj I’ve noticed that I’m not as empathetic as some of my friends but not because I don’t care, more because it bothers me to have empathy when trying to find a logical reason why something is happening

INTJ + emotional trauma will definitely help develop a skill for deciphering micro expressions :) yayyy

I am an INTJ and throughout my life I have been taken many times to the psychologist (especially in adolescence) and not for getting high, but for questioning authority (parents, teachers ...) and not having friends. For me it has always been very difficult to explain that it is not a lack of empathy and that I am not obsessed (at the OCD level) with analyzing everything. Thanks for explaining the personalities. To this day I still don't understand how people want to be INTJ. Being who I am has brought me a lot of problems. I have been forced to act differently so as not to be constantly judged by my family. Thank you very much!

This video is fantastic. My INTJ friend helped me run my martial arts studio. My job was people, teaching, working with kids, maintaining good relationships with students and parents, and of course expressing the theory of what we were doing and why. My INTJ friend ran the nuts and bolts. Processes for the office and running the place, keeping track of the details in regards to our memberships, etc. We had a GREAT working relationship!

I’m an INFJ and I’ve always been able to empathize with others best, if I’ve been thorough something similar. If not, I might be somewhat detached and more sympathetic. I have an INTJ partner that’s perfectly capable of empathizing with others, so the stereotype that they can’t has always bothered me. The 2 of us have had conversations about empathy and our dislike of people that show little empathy towards others. She considers herself somewhat empathic and identifies herself as an introverted HSP. Anyhow, good description and comparison.

I can empathize with people even without having gone through the same experience. I just need to talk to them or even just observe them. And then I see subtle hints, clues, cues, behavioral patterns, even facial expressions, and connect these emotional, social, verbal, non-verbal data with each other and/or with the social context they are in, and somehow I am able to draw a painting of their experience in my mind. However, empathizing with people does not always inspire an emotional response from me. I can empathize without feeling anything. Do you have the same experience?

As an INTJ the only thing is that you mentioned were oblivious to others emotions. We’re not, we are aware of other’s emotions, but emotions are not something we process easily, so we ignore them, our own and other’s. It’s not on our priority list. I currently had an INFJ talk about how they can’t tell apart other’s emotions from their own. I can, so I ignore them. I told them “you’re feeling anxious and overwhelmed and I can tell they are your feelings, not mine, but I have a hard time figuring out where those feelings come from and why, so I’m not going to bring it up or talk about them. I know what your feelings are but I don’t know why or how. So I’m gonna let you figure them out on your own because I know you will figure those feelings out faster than I ever can.” So yeah we are in tune with those emotions but they’re just kind of in the way, so we tend to focus on our own instead of other’s, because our own individual feelings are overwhelming and difficult enough, let alone adding other’s in there.

I've known quite a few INTJ (including myself) who works in mental health. we are the ones whom were very goal directed, didn't get along with other kids during school years... and was puzzled about why other people and ourselves had felt certain ways. we studied for self help and tried applying what we learnt on others, kinda like solving puzzles. and before we know it, we are already enrolling in a program delivering mental health care to others. i appreciate you stating clearly that we do emphatize. we might struggle with picking up emotions at first, but we make up for it with empathy and experience. INTPs can be just as emotionally sensitive as any other types.

In my opinion, one thing is particularly evident when an INTJ and INFJ develop feelings for somebody. The INTJ starts imagining some type of future with them by using their Ni before finally deciding to start a serious relationship in relatively less time and they see the picture which is clear to them but might not be clear to the other party. This makes the INTJ not see the emotional reason why this other person might be unsure of where they are in this emotional road and I reckon this is connected to the unconscious Fe of the INTJ. So, they often end up pursuing that other person unless they come to the conclusion that the future can never be possible to achieve and they start to pretend that this other person doesn't exist (the famous door slam). However, an INFJ tends to be fairly oblivious of what they want from an emotional perspective and might be slow to figure it out because their Ni works with their Ti more than Fi, consecutively making them think about their internal logic more than their emotions while deciding on starting something serious. Nevertheless, it might be easier for them to figure out what the other person's feeling because of their use of Fe, thus having to deal more with what they are experiencing emotionally rather than being unsure of this other person. Similarly, INFJ also has Ni and they imagine a future with the other party too, but they are constantly questioning the reality of it because of the comparative absence of attunement with their own emotions. This was a theory I was guessing and I hope it was clear from my side. Looking forward to receiving additional insights.

I know someone already said it but thank you for stating how empathetic INTJ are. The Fi child function within the INTJ is extremely altruistic and I find that a lot of individual that are into the MBTI don't understand that.

Thank you! I have always thought I was an empath and would read books on it trying to better understand that mysterious, emotional side of myself but then I thought well, as an INTJ, I guess I'm not THAT empathetic compared to feelers because we aren't good with Fe. I actually think I'm really good with Fe because I've practiced it for decades now. I forced myself to work in the restaurant industry for about 4 years in order to hone my Fe/social skills. It was HARD but it was good for me. I got fired from my first job as a waitress because I was so bad at it. LOL But over time I got really pretty good at it and ended up with promotions and offers to go into management. At that point I left and pursued my career in science and programming. Honestly, I'm still relatively blind to people's expressions in general relative to my INFJ mother but I'm not too bad. But I DO FEEL so much empathy. I feel so deeply it can hurt. I routinely cry a little when I see another person suffering. And I am soooo happy for them when they have joys and successes. Thank you for articulating that we are empathetic. I KNEW it It's so true. My Mom and I would get into discussions where I would explain how I could understand how this criminal did this or that person did that and she would be so offended. She thought that because of my ability to "understand" the bad person that I must somehow be relating to them or identifying or condoning their behavior or something. It was very distressing for her and I just could not get it through to her that I was just seeing their perspective, not condoning their behavior at all. In fact quite the opposite. My thinking is that the better you can really understand someone the more likely you are to help them heal (like if you are a therapist - I was a psychology major for awhile). And my Dad has said many times "your mother can rationalize anything" LOL. He never said it in a positive light though (they were divorced). But yeah, I am extremely altruistic. I remember being very curious to study altruism philosophically when I was young. And my global, grand plan does indeed stem from my Ni/Fi. My lifetime goal is to help the world evolve into a better world, where people can communicate better and understand themselves and others better and better express themselves using digital media. I'm extremely passionate and driven to this and have been working on it in my free time for about 15 years. One day I will reach my goal, at least with some level of success, even if only in my community or state or country. I'll be satisfied with that.

Just found out yesterday I'm an intj personality type, and now some of my thinking makes sense to me. I've always said that I empathize so much with humanity that it makes me a misanthrope, because I can't fathom how horrendous we can treat each other. Thank you for the video, very informative.

"This type can relate to almost anyone." Damn right. It's very easy for me to view through other people's eyes as if I experience what they do.

I feel like a combination of INTJ and INFJ. I’m obsessed with gaining knowledge and improving myself and think of life like a game that you can win if you make the right moves . I try to create my reality in my head and act how I want to become but I also feel like I sit back and observe my social environment and am good at reading social cues and telling how people are feeling or reading between the lines and predicting outcomes . I don’t know what the hell I am lol

As an INTJ 5w4, I have to say you have the most concise, articulate, and well explained videos pertaining to personality theory on youtube. I’ve watched several creators, but no one has nailed it the way the way you have. I greatly appreciate how well you bring things to light. Keep up the great work. And as an aside, thank you for bringing to light the emotional depth of the INTJ. Us being perceived as cold robots is one of the worst stereotypes among MBTI theory.

17:00 I'm an INTJ and software engineer. This reminded me of a recent code review! I understand what I wrote... but where did I write it? Oh wait... it's in this Class. I remember now. So I open up the file and show it. It works. I understand it. I built it. But the cat has my tongue. It's So hard to express what it is that I just did and why and how it works. And the person reviewing my code is like, "Why did you do this? Why did you do that?" I don't know it was just intuition, I ran some tests, it worked and it fits this giant system I have imagined and uses software patterns strategically so the project can scale. Then the code reviewer revises my stuff saying, "you could have done this... and that" and suddenly it fails and throws exceptions.... and an hour later he's still debugging his changes to my code and says, "I have a meeting to go to".

Sir, this video is very informative. I am an INTJ and everything you said is spot on definitely the part about knowing exactly what emotion I'm feeling and hiding it. Sometimes when I play games with my siblings I get annoyed when I they keep beating me but I try and hide it. Even when I win I continue to hide my emotions. I prefer to keep a straight face so no one will know what I'm feeling.

🎯 thank you! The emotional aspect is the reason most people mistype me as an INFJ. I am incredibly empathetic. Very well articulated. Much appreciation for the work you put into this!

You’re very thorough and detailed about how the types work. It’s usually a lot more accurate than most of what I see out there. Thank you for that! The fact people often think INTJs are not empathetic always bothered me. It couldn’t be farther away from truth. Also, I will say that in my case I’m highly aware of social cues and what’s going on around me, but I appear oblivious to others because I chose not to entertain it. Often times I get to my goals more efficiently if I just push without acknowledging the social cues I’m receiving. So I do think that’s another misunderstanding. One other part worth mentioning. . . We do always evolve and adjust with every new information, but that’s from the stance of growth and advancement. On the other side of that coin, the INTJ is extremely consistent. Whether it’s a friend, a family member, a President or a bum, there’s a total consistency in treatment and who the INTJ is. So it’s important to note it, so people don’t think like one day the INTJ is a certain type of a person, and then they abandon their identity and totally shift to something else based on what suits. The moral values are quite solid, but skills and knowledge are constantly evolving, which in turn is evolving the INTJ and sometimes their views and approaches. Are you one of these types? You said “we” a couple of times but I failed to capture which one. Do you know if there are much differences between men and women of the types?

After watching this video I finally understand why I, an INFJ, struggle sooooooo much with mathematics. Especially every time we are to learn something completely new. I also finally understand why it's so difficult for my INTJ friend to explain things to me, hahaha.

I've been going between calling myself an intj and Infj for a while now. I'm in the middle, literally. But after watching this video, I think I'm sliding more on the infj side

“detail oriented toward mechanics” felt that. i’m a writer but also like graphic design (perhaps even programming/coding which i have yet to fully explore) and find it pretty fulfilling to revise my projects in such a meticulous way. when im actually invested in these things then it’s noticeably one of my strong suits to take into account the mechanics of something and adjust it to my liking

As an INTJ this described me pretty damn well. I appreciate how well you seemed to understand the type.

INFJ after all lol. I've always gotten an INTJ result on MBTI tests, but after diving into the cognitive differences between the two made everything much more clearer. Thanks! :)

This was very eye opening! Thank you for making this clear. I’m an INFJ and my mom is an INTJ; and boy do we clash, lol! However, when we work together we accomplish much! I feel that I understand her a lot better... so thank you 😊

It's so interesting. I'm pretty sure I've been mistyped INTP and since then I'm restless, I search obsessively all I can find on the mbti types, because I don't FEEL right about being an INTP - even though I tested as one several times. I tried to understand how I could possibly not have Fi a my 4 fonctions while being CONSTANTLY aware of my feelings (and overprotective of them), and extremely empathetic while being highly logical. Anyway, I'm still doing research about it obviousy, but I think INTJ would really make sense. Thanks a lot for this video (and all of them)! You have a very fluid and precise way of explaining things.

I relate to everything about the INFJ description except the bit about manuals! I'm always the one wanting to defer to the manual, because I have so little confidence/ instinct when it comes to figuring out external mechanisms. I have definitely given up quite quickly in frustration though, if the instructions don't seem to make any sense to me 😉

I appreciate the depth and breadth of your analysis. It shows you've really taken the time to expound on the personality types, and your examples really help drive home your points!

What you said that INTJ is very empathic through imagination is very spot on and I've never seen anybody address it. Thank you for that, it was very beautiful.

I felt like this was describing me (infj) and my brother (intj) ! Thank you for the video, it helps to understand more about the both of us and how we think ! I really loved it !! ^^

Thank you for this. I'm an INFJ with a weak Feeling tendency. This explains why I consider other people's feelings, while getting annoyed at people who can't follow the flow of traffic in a parking lot.

thanks for such an insightful way of presenting the types, it helps me a lot to get rid of the stereotypes and understand MBTI deeply. I've almost mistyped myself as an INFJ; I was once sure that I am an INTJ, but the vision of a cold INTJ who only cares about their emotions didn't really correspond with my tendency to sympathize with people, but now after watching this video I don't doubt Fi's empathy. have a nice day anyone who is reading this!

I’m INTJ well done great video. I like the angle you’ve come at this and look forward to hearing more.

I am an INTJ. Recently I was told by an unbeknownst clairvoyant I casually met on a hiking trail that I was a “higher being” and that I was highly gifted. It seemed odd she would tell me that without knowing me, but her companion told me that I should take that to heart because it is very rare that she says that to anyone. I’ve always known I am highly intuitive and wonder if I’m empathic because I can’t detect the slightest changes in people’s emotions. As I learn more about INTJ qualities, it all makes more sense and explains so much how my brain works.

Thank you for mentioning the empathetic capability of INTJs! (Something that, due to endless consulting of external sources over many years, I had wondered if I might be imagining in myself due to a deep desire to have empathy) Here's my two cents; I care deeply about the life trajectories of other people and find it distressing to see their repeated choices that lead to and then reinforce unsatisfactory outcomes. If I care about someone in particular, I usually express that through doing things that will lead to what I deem to be the greatest accumulation of benefits for that person in the long term (ergo, their own process of self actualization, autonomy, identity, confidence building, etc.). So... basically subtle manipulations of their thought processes to try and push them onto what I imagine to be their path of choice. I find it extremely difficult not to engage in this process if I have identified a potential for change through this method. Additionally, I have wondered if I am a psychopath in the past, due to nearly complete emotional detachment from the ultimate path that this person may end up on, so long as it is 'authentic' and 'right' for them. i.e. I really don't care what other people do, however, I care deeply about them caring deeply about it. lol. Here's the kicker though; none of the above process necessarily means doing kind/empathetic deeds in the moment for their own sake (I'll like, weight up what I think to be the best strategy to apply moment by moment) and I've noticed that people seem to develop more autonomy and satisfaction through the feeling of having completed their own achievements without help, so therefore, I'll actively minimize the appearance of any of my input into their life. So, this method definitely can appear cold and uncaring ..

Thank you so much for this video! You've described mental processes that I go through but could never really put into words. Whenever I do try navigating external logical systems, I'm painfully clumsy and unaware of how to do so, and I do always resort to finding one single overarching pattern to do a certain thing, since it greatly simplifies the process, but it is, like you said, often inefficient and extremely difficult for me to properly explain to others. I've had trouble figuring out things as simple as how to fix a printer with a paper jam if I hadn't been exposed to it before, and dealing with it in the moment would give me extreme anxiety, whereas people around me can resolve it pretty much effortlessly. However, I am hyper aware of micro expressions and emotional tones with people I'm interacting with, and I do feel those emotional "vibes" really strongly in the Se moment, but whenever I'm out of that immediate situation, I quickly emotionally detach and go back into my abstract theoretical musings. I also really struggle with changing my emotional nature and who I am, and whenever I try, I do come to a conclusion that "my internal emotional landscape is just too complicated, mysterious and outside of my conscious reach, even though it does have a great effect on me daily. It's just how I am and it's better for me to not even try". I didn't even think all of these struggles are related to type, which is why I never find stereotypical type descriptions relatable/satisfying. Your content is brilliant however!

Thank you so much. For a long time I have felt like an INFJ but tested as an INTJ or even ENTP. However your explanation of INFJ expressed my thinking and emotional state precisely. I often have no clue what I’m feeling, but am battered by emotions. I’m as clumsy as it comes, yet I am great at understanding another persons immediate emotional reaction through observation of micro expressions. I seek harmony because I can’t handle conflict and find it distracts from achieving a greater good. And finally, I’m extremely focused on innovation and looking at things from different perspectives. Thank you again!

Thank you for your posts about INTJ. Even with the added difficulties of being INTJ with synesthesia, I wouldn't trade it. I have struggled to communicate well with others my whole life. To help, I learned to analyze what I intend to convey, and then "bounce it" off of the person I am speaking to. I seem to "talk in circles" reflecting translations of my meanings until they finally "get it". It is a lot of work for me, and so exhausting. I explain my meaning by the relationships of one-thing-to-another, in metaphores, detailed descriptions, or in scenarios. I try to interpret their learning style and customize my phrasing to help them understand me. People are often confused by me until I find just the right way to decode my thoughts to them. Then, they are amazed at how clearly and thoroughly they understand it. I hope it worked this time, too.

I've always had a thought that Fi is programmable in a way since it's based on subjective value judgements. I test INTJ most times and a couple times I did INFJ. I relate to the notions you made of attention in both types, but not on any that are conflicting binary examples. I think that from my nurture and how I navigated my upbringing, I by default engaged with the social disorder of my environment. Having a father with a temper kept me on guard and attentive to the Fe atmosphere. At the end of the day an issue with Logical disorder rubs me the wrong way more than social disorder. My thoughts with that is you can't have proper social order and harmony if the logical aspect isn't congruent with all parties. Back to Fi, I think that my values on logical order are intrinsically tied to the social dynamic. If I'm able to keep both stable, then I can be in the best position to "Fly under the radar". The last thing I want is to be the center of attention. I'm proficient at hiding my emotional state like you stated a INTJ would, but also unaware at times what that exactly is like an INFJ. Time usually sorts out what the emotions are. If I try to use people, I don't get proper feedback in my opinion because what I'm showing isn't exactly everything there is to know. I'm told I'm too Fe aware to be INTJ and that I'm INFJ. I'm still undecided. I don't want to say what I think I am until I am as certain as I could be.

Speaking as an INTJ, something worth mentioning about us is that we can be incredibly sentimental, usually over physical possessions or distinct ideological concepts (such as philosophical ideas). I think this is a combination of Te and Fi, where Te intakes and places empirical value on certain "functional" things, and Fi then latches onto those things emotionally. Because a childhood teddy is empirically associated with joyful memories, for instance, it's exceptionally difficult for the INTJ to throw it away. Their Te and Fi are telling them that "this object has profound importance"; Te uses it as an anchor to the real world, and the Fi attributes emotions to that anchor. Removing the physical presence of the object therefore removes the positive feelings associated with the memory, which is deeply saddening for the INTJ. Therefore, the teddy stays. This also applies to certain methods of thinking, or a fondness for certain types of systems or concepts. For instance, an INTJ who finds a given philosophical theory exceptionally compelling (Te) might feel personally offended by someone casually dismissing its validity or accuracy (Fi). A combination of these two might be a fondness for certain categories of systems, where the Te marvels at the elegance and efficiency of the system, and the Fi latches onto that and "clings" to it. For instance, an INTJ might develop a personal fondness for classic cars, because they find a certain older style of engine to be "elegant in its simplicity", or some such. They find beauty in the convergence of aesthetic and efficiency, and the combination can be very moving for them.

I'm always 49% F; 51% T everytime I've taken it. I feel so aligned with both, this video helps me realize where I'm more INTJ. I'm focused on systemic harmony but in a human service field where every human, and the supports they receive, are individual systems... So that requires emotional harmony... And that explanation on plethoric empathy.. That cut right to the core. Thanks for this!

Thank you very much. All of my "tests" say INFJ, but I believe that I am INTJ and your excellent video clearly support me as being INTJ. Best comparison video I have seen. Thanks again. awesome

Thank you so much for doing this in-depth series. It helps me get inside the minds of characters I make up and understand them better for role-plays, writing, and other things. I know, maybe that sounds shallow and ridiculous, but it's extremely helpful :) Sincerely, a very grateful ENFP

Thanks for sharing. Once again your insight into my thought process is kind of uncanny. You explained a lot of my emotionality that made me think I was a feeling type for quite some time. The explanation of the relative styles of empathy/sympathy from the INTJ and INFJ makes a *ton* of sense, and perfectly explain why I feel for certain people - I don't put the effort in for most people, but the people that I'm close to I often imagine "If I were in that situation, this is how I would feel" (sometimes this doesn't work out - not everyone reacts like I do, lol)

Thank you for this video! You've clarified very well the seemingly subtle differences between these types and I'm now more sure in what my own type is (INTJ). There are a lot of opinions out there that made me question my type a lot because I'm not out here heartlessly steamrolling over peoples emotions as the stereotype suggests. I can at times be empathetic to the point of my own detriment. Thanks for 20:44 in particular!

Very interesting to come back to this video a few months later from when I first watched it. I'm still relatively new to cognitive functions and it's a whole lot to take in! But I became much more certain that I was an INFJ -- funnily enough from your video on "5 Signs You're NOT an INFJ" among other videos of this type -- and knowing this served to be an excellent starting point for me to reflect on what I've learned about how I interact with the environment and the people who live in it. And by extension this gave me a better idea on what aspects of my own life I needed to strengthen. The more I worked on myself (which is STILL a difficult thing to do because it includes the task of figuring out how to be in tune with my own emotions/identity, whatever that means) the more I resonated with certain traits of, say, an ISFP, and ENTP, and especially an INTJ, among others. Whereas previously I would have identified exclusively with the INFJ type. If I'm reading this right, the object of the game is to become as well-rounded as you can, starting from an accurate-as-you-can assessment of where you are right now. Does that make sense? It feels like I'm all over the place on this cloud of thought haha

This was fantastic. I love how you talk about the unconscious functions, as I rarely hear about those. I didn't understand what the relationship with the unconscious functions was until your videos. It paints a much more holistic picture. I'm INFJ. My husband is INTJ. This helped clarify a lot of things. He cares deeply for people. Thank you for talking about the emotional depth of the INTJ. I feel like he's more genuinely kind and loving to people than I am, but is often oblivious to the some needs of people in social situations that feel like common sense to me. But he teaches himself all kinds of crazy stuff that I can't even comprehend. He's such a fast learner for how to master complicated programs and equipment. He teaches himself everything he needs to know to do what he needs to do. He's like a genius to me.

Great video. Notes for my personal reference. [1:20] INFJ will construct theories/perspectives based on information that is human/social/emotional. Generally very private over the originally of their ideas. [3:30] Fe intake (social info) --> Ni-Ti resonance (collation, rationalization) --> Fe exertion (conveying to other people). [1:45] INTJ gazes predominantly at their vast internal emotional landscape. ... is extremely in touch with its own values/identity/personal happiness. Generally very private b/c don't want other people to influence their emotional world/core self. Forms deep + meaningful connections to the mechanical world around them. Will take in logical information, form deep attachments to it, then innovate upon that attachment. Innovations are often very deep and personal. Will hesitate or completely refuse to innovate if they are not highly emotionally connected to the object of innovation. Will not innovate for its own sake. Needs emotional investment to get creative juices flowing. [3:45] Te intake (mechanical info) --> Ni-Fi resonance (emotional attachment) --> Te exertion (innovations, new ways of doing things). INFJ mainly responsible for objective circuits/theoretical individuality. INTJ mainly responsible for its limbic circuits/individuality.

This video makes so much sense! Even though I'm an INFJ, I enjoy organizing my environment (and, for the record, I *do* read instruction-manuals; although, to be fair, I have, at times, instead laid out all the parts of something, inspected them all, and then formulated a mental construct of how they fit together and simply created my own plan-of-action for assembly - which only a few times didn't turn out so well and I needed to disassemble and backtrack a bit), but... where was I? Organizing... and arranging furniture. I like things to be in categories. But I also like them to be aesthetically-attractive to an extent... A balance between function and beauty... not always the most-efficient, no... I'd be curious to see pics of INTJ spaces vs INFJ spaces, actually.

Definitly INTJ and I laughed about the diagrams part haha. I'm working as peer support in mental health. I've experienced psychosis, but I've got a lot of metacognitive training. So, I was able to study how psychosis uses different datas and mix up all those into beliefs where it can influence in sad way the behaviour. In my mind, humans are programmed through life experiences and their brain will predict through what they've experienced, so in my own self development, I'm very passionated to study how it affect my life path and how to restructure everything to create a better life path. Get to know a better version of myself is like digging in a deep cave to discover gold, the real self. When I succeed in my own evolution, I create different diagrams, visual tools that support knowledges and life experience to teach them to people I help. Separating consciousness from the brain to stimulate a studying phase is more efficient in mental illness domain. I'm trying to explain this in every occasion I get to give my conference. I just think ignorance in mental health is a shame and everyone should know the structures and roots behind emotions, behaviours and events. Understanding all the mechanisms lead into better plans, solutions and mind system. Thank you for your video, it was interesting. I was also confused sometimes between INFJ and INTJ.

Not only I want to believe you, I actually believe you! You and Chris (AsuraPsych) are the real Ni-Dom (INFJ-INTJ) who talk about Ni-Dom.

Personally, I’m INTJ and the only thing I disagree with or would like to add is that yes I can hide emotions very well from most anyone if I want to. There are two varying circumstances I find I cannot and this is something I have found mentioned in intj descriptions but only ever so rarely and I kind of wish it would be made more known to help people understand with less misconception about how close relationships work with us. 1- if it’s someone in my inner circle whom I trust to have let in to that degree - in which case they may easily be able to read my emotions since I’m so comfortable around them but I will still rarely talk about my emotions until I have had the chance to process and deal with them. 2- when I’m in my own private space where I have deemed it safe for me to process and decompress my emotions however they need to be. In this case I’m still extremely private and still won’t talk to anyone about them even if I’m walked in on while processing although I will get annoyed at them for walking into what’s supposed to be my private space while I’m decompressing these emotions. Despite this, I will 99% no matter what I’m feeling almost always choose to look at the logical side when it comes time to making a decision. Can’t say always because there has been the extremely rare encounter of emotion over logic but that’s literally like only 2 times I can ever remember and I’m human anyways :/

Thanks for your videos and sharing these informations in a slightly different, but detailed and clearing way! More information focused, less stereotyping and mystifying. 1 started to read, watch and look deeper into different types and their inner functions, since I can't really point out mine... learning a lot on this journey so far. Still, I'm quite confused, where I can relate and see myself the most. I could narrow it down to INFJ and INFP. But between these two types, it's hard to tell. (I get also both as results on tests, but I know, they don't have to be accurate) Everything you're saying about the INFJ so far (also in other videos) is absolutely true to myself and the inner/outer functions in their process. With the INFP on the other hand, I get confused, because in the past I couldn't even tell, if something is based on inner Intuition (combined with ext. Feeling and introverted thinking) or inner feeling (combined with extroverted intuition and ext. Thinking). It is always like - I'm getting information through social perceiving, people's emotions, their needs and what's important to them (where I'm very much focused on, as soon as I'm with other people and not alone, I can forget myself as a person, it is just not important to me in that moment and I adapt easily, so I'm not making anyone feel uncomfortable).... and then intuitively, and automatically - without effort, all pieces come together into one big picture, like a puzzle. And THEN I start to theorise and understand the process (when I'm by myself again), the details, what it means and how I can put it into words or to work (into form, so that others can understand it too) but also where I fit in this picture. Who I am in this, and what I'm feeling. Yeah, so knowing what I really (!) feel or want, is not easy for me, cause I'm always looking towards the bigger picture, others, how everything connects etc (more in an abstract, objective way than personal.... but I still want to know strongly, who I am as a person. To let other people know, who I am or what I want, too. ( I guess, they can get pretty anoid with me, not showing and expressing who I am as a person clearly, even if I can talk passionate about deep philosophical things or emotions, vulnerability, but more in a way to understand, more theoretical (myself and ideas, visions) and to help others to understand and SEE IT...) That's why I don't think, I'm an INFP. Even if I love arts, music, writing etc and am able to naturally express myself through a medium (clearer and more direct - how I feel personally, more subjective) In such an intimate state I'm very much connected to my own feelings and who I am, as more aware of it. Otherwise I'm really too objective because my own feelings and thoughts are somehow covered up, while interacting with the world and other people. I have a sense of it, some awareness, but it just doesn't matter to me in these moments... I'm very individualistic (finding my own ways to do things, to think and connect) but I don't show it immediately to the outside world or want to be seen as special/different... more seen as someone who understands, has some wisdom, they can trust and relate to. Maybe some tendencies are hidden... were judged by others, were to painful, so I kept them hidden inside, even for myself to some extend - and that's why I can't fully point out my type a 100 % So thank you for your content, it helps me, while peeling the onion ;-)

INTJ here - that's now confirmed. Thanks, CPT. You're the best.

I've been obsessing with mbti for the past months and keep getting INFJ. However on one site it told me that i have two very strong results, INFJ and INTJ. Your video further confirmed this as im literally a mix of what you just said. Empathetic to a degree, very strong at social cues and people reading, yet not detached from reality or clumsy. Do value logical conclusions and make amalgamations of opinions to form my own, yet not analytical, robotic or cold in communication. Every point that you have touched upon scored a few points from both worlds and now im more confused because i might as well be an INTJ, but all the descriptions online make them look like awkward wierdos.

Watching these videos has taught me I’m an INTJ. It’s always been complicated since I thought I was an INFJ with OCD. But people have repeatedly told me I don’t read the room, and I lead with my thinking/logic.

I agree with most of what you have said, since I was/am like that. However, I would like to challenge one point. Many times INTJs are spiritual or religious (such as myself) demanding that they change their understanding (and awareness) of human relations and priorities. This pushed me personally as an INTJ into psychology and philosophy in order to improve my understanding of self, sin and how God wanted humans and things to orginally be. Still, I agree with most of what you have said though, and I really appreciate your insights and channel! I love listening to your explanations so please stay encouraged!!!

I cannot agree more how at the core, how these two are like night and day. I am INFJ 4w5 and I don't think of myself first mostly. I think that INTJ's are incapable of not thinking of themselves first.

About the empathy of INTJ's, that's so accurate. I always said it like that, that I can relate to what one feels because I know I've felt that way before even if it was in a lower lever, or if it was in a completely different or maybe even ridiculous situation if compared. But I KNOW that I KNOW the feeling, I can relate perfectly. And people never understand it or underastimate my understanding because they don't believe I'm being actually empathetic, they just believe I'm being empathetic the wrong way???? Now I keep it to myself.

You are extremely smart. It sounds so basic to say it that way, but I don’t understand most of what you’re saying, and yet find it fascinating learning about the ‘reverse main functions’ to my personality type as an ESTP. Thanks for sharing such an in depth analysis of the two types!

🎉 finally someone who understands how empathetic INTJs are. We are not cold. We know how you feel. We just don’t express it, unless there’s a reason to. Because we take responsibility in our expressions, outputs, anything we put out there into the universe. Love the content. ❤

I used to have an INFJ student. Now I know why we usually debated, while I still favored her so much

Interesting! This idea about INTJs being underrated empaths! So this close friend of mine said she is an INTJ (i did wondered if she is an INFP). We are so close, we often have arguments about people. While I think she is too quick to judge - I tried to make her see the causes or circumstances of such behaviours, she thinks I'm the devil's advocate. I will always sort of agree with her just to end those conversations. But I can tell she sees where I am coming at (: We are better off discussing about things - how things works (from her) and why things works (from me).

I knew it, I'm bothered right now that I can't explain and articulate my thoughts as precisely and as cohesive as I want to. There are so much ideas going inside my head, I'm at this constant back and forth of answering questions and questioning more, I just know they're logically correct or whatnot. I just can't explain them. I'm starting to doubt myself and my competence, and think that I have a low IQ or something. Thank you so much for this, although initially, I went into this video because my best friend is an INFJ, and my last ex-girlfriend was an INFJ, and my crush is an INFJ. INTJ and a flirt. Yes, we exist.

THANK YOU. That explains my bitter-sweet feelings about my INFJ friend. We have a lot in common but at the same time, we seem to disagree with each other more often. She can be really stubborn with ideas and theories sometimes, even though I've provided a huge amount of evidence to her, saying that something is the general truth, she would still disagree and say she knows a lot more than me (providing no evidence) and she thinks otherwise (because she's also older - ridiculous). But she is also very considering and I often go to her for relationship opinions cuz I tend to intimidate others for no reason even when I tried really hard to play nice. But she can be very emotionally dependent, she wants others to return the love and kindness that she's been giving them, which sometimes exhausts me. And it seems like she never really admits when she's wrong. If I'm wrong, even about something I said weeks ago, I would still apologize. Recently I got the sense that she envies me and are constantly secretly competing with me, trying to emotionally manipulate me, so I'm considering ending it. Recently she said to me that she wanted me to be more happy, I was like, wtf are you talking about? Happiness is a kind of delusion. Calm is the true happiness. Sometimes she seems too normal and boring in a sense to be my friend, lol. My INTP friends are way more interesting, they always surprises me with new ideas and new perspectives.

This is a very accurate insight into the INTJ. I dont just jump into innovating something that I do not feel emotionally invested in, something that I believe in morally or what have you. I wonder, what kind of personality are you to notice these things? I notice that most people posting about INTJs and claiming to be (and im not saying they are not) but clearly, they do not have the same insight as this and it begs me to differ if they really are INTJs.

I am neither of these types but the fact that I watched this whole video, being intensely focused, says a lot lol I was skeptical of your theory at first but as I learn more (I always end up coming back here throughout the day lol), the more I understand and this accept your approach. It really is fascinating what you are proposing here!

Thank you for this video. My colleague is an INFJ and I am an INTJ and she really gets on my nerves by missing deadlines, worrying to much about what other people think of her and her work, and doing things very inefficiently (in my eyes at least). This video helps me to better understand how she thinks and works.

I have thought that I was an Intj for years. After evaluating how I functioned with family at a recent event, my husband adding some clarity as we discussed my social interactions, and watching this video, I think that I resonate far better with an Infj. Thank you for this in depth video.

I keep coming back to your videos. I find that INTJ descriptions tend to focus a lot on the "logical" and "efficient" aspects, which always made me feel somewhat inadequate when I'm unable to explain my logic to others (or even to myself sometimes). Any future plans for content around development from a cognitive function view? I'm currently focusing on my Te and Se development - time to start acting out into the world and not just being in my head all the time :)

This was such a helpful and in depth explanation. Really informative. Thanks for making it

Fantastic theoretical framework! Your descriptions are marvelously accurate, and finally give me (infj) some food for thought ;-) Your concepts shed, I think, a more genuine light on the guilt felt by many infj's, namely as the result from a (possibly unconscious) awareness of our superficial/situational empathy. It has long been quite clear to me that while my alertness + adoption of anything social around me (and being able to communicate that) may come across as being empathetic, it has little to do with empathy. In fact, it may be contrary to empathy. This realization makes Fe function very unhappy...It is basically why, deep inside, I often feel being hypocritical and, at worst, manipulative. In order to deal with resulting feelings of guilt, certainly in friendships and when stressed, I go into this mode of "unplugged" stream of emotional ventilation: a. to make sense of my emotional inner self; and b. to be 'as transparent' as I can (if this makes sense, basically to counter pretending to be emphatic). It often confuses others: 'how can she be so (socially, emotionally) bright and yet so insecure of herself (and unable to deal with her own emotions)? Many of my academic colleagues could be INTJ and I like them a lot.

Thank you Harry your theory is incredible. Most of the time I do feel I have spent my emotions on "things" thus leaving no more for people.

I’ve been checking out your videos quite a bit lately and I must say, you’ve done well compiling your data and communicating it. I can’t help but listen while I’m both at work or the house

Could’ve typed my self without you bravo my friend🗽

Thank you so much for this video. For a quick concrete anecdote of how some of these INTJ traits manifested for me in a recent social interaction - I (INTJ) was watching a video about the future of the universe and its eventual demise due to rampant dark matter expansion with a few close friends. The video was greatly upsetting me as themes like this always do, so I was acutely aware of my emotional state the entire time while watching, whereas keeping a perfectly expressionless outside demeanor, and instantly retreated to the bog for a cry and to compose myself after it was done, because I felt extremely vulnerable and uncomfortable about anyone knowing that the video was emotionally affecting me so deeply. After returning, I thought I was reading the room with Fe and picking up on how sad everyone else was as well regarding the video. To test this, I asked - and apparently, I had completely misread the room, as everyone was just fascinated by the cool graphics and excited about the fancy science - and no one was sad in the slightest, so I had not read their emotions and social state at all and incorrectly projected my Fi on them instead. (I guess that is what I get for watching such a video with a bunch of existentialists). Your analysis of the INTJ and their emotional landscape was greatly helpful in allowing me to analyze this and multiple such interactions I've had in the past. I had thought I was far too internally emotional and empathetic to be an INTJ and that I had been mistyped, but the videos on your channel helped me to make sense of myself. Thank you once again, hope my anecdote could be illustrative and not completely off the mark.

I'm an INFJ with an INTJ mother and the different priorities between efficiency and value of novelty come out SO often. INFJ: "I'm learning all about cognitive personality theory and enneagram and it's so fascinating how people work and behave." INTJ: "..." INTJ: "So how will you put that to use?" INFJ: :| INTJ: :/

To the owner of this video. My gf is an INFJ and I am an INTJ. We very much enjoyed your video and explanation of the subject matter that blended both emotional and technical explanations. Thank you so much. There is a single issue for me though. You use the words mechanical, mechanisms and (the most confusing of all) “mechanical expressions”. I would like to know if I have come up with a definition of how you are using these words. If incorrect, your explanation or clarification would be appreciated. Mechanical, mechanisms, mechanical expressions are “objectively observed systems or patterns that can be communicated by way of mathematical or scientific vocabulary”. Thank you for your time in making this video.

Amazing video, super high quality and very well explained, thank you so much

You just described my thinking process prefectly. I know how A = B, but explaining it is a whole different ball game altogether. And people usually end up deciding I just guessed it or something. 😓 So nowadays I just keep these thoughts to myself.

I think one of the big reasons for mistyping is the belief in 1,2,3,4... slot, misunderstanding of cognitive functions and how they operate with each other, as well as type's acronyms that don't do justice to actual underlying cognition. So if i'm right, these are each of the types general thinking/feeling preferences: Sensing feeling/intuitive thinking: 1) INFP, ENFJ 2) ISTJ, ESTP 3) ESTJ, ISTP 4) INFJ, ENFP Intuitive feeling/sensing thinking: 1) INTP, ENTJ 2) ISFJ, ESFP 3) ESFJ, ISFP 4) INTJ, ENTP (ofc, each type can use other preference, i.e Intp can use sensing feeling, but these are the general predispositions) 😊 Sensing feeling/intuitive thinking - having a precise, intense, specific, concrete internal lymbic dialogue (when activated) usually connected to memories etc, past-tense predisposition. While the thinking is more abstract, loosely understood, plethoric, imaginative etc. Intuitive feeling/sensing thinking - basically the opposite. Feeling is more abstract, it is future-oriented, building upon an archetype rather than concrete sense od identity, plethoric, it has more width but looses intensity, it is loosely understood etc. While thinking is very specific, when activated it can be very detail oriented, have a gift for fine-tuning definitions, highly analytical etc. Now, all of this also depends on if it's introverted or extroverted. I.e Si-Ti is internal microscope into one's internal logical circuits. Likewise, Se-Te is detail-oriented to external mechanical world. I just wanted to share what i've understood, don't mind me 😆

This is brilliantly made and well informed. It also shows that a lot of human understanding and research work were done to make that video and I will be sharing. I now am certain that I'm an intj and not an infj despite several people automatically trying to stereotype me as an infj because of gender. Thank you very much.

Your model is far away from the childish stereotypes and well within our mundane personas' radius of convergence. I salute you for that sir. You got me in the very beginning by telling about the 'passion-driven' mindset. That's a fundamental motif to me. Now if I may, I'd like to give you a very incomplete but simple enough abstract of "who I am" via these sketchy axioms about external world, internal life and people respectively (you can consider it as a first-hand data for example, or just ignore) : (1) Consistent connected patterns form a structure which contains an understanding of the world. (2) Life has a purpose. It's guided by the inner calling. It speaks through passions. (3) Finding 'The One' is a procedure consisting of: (a) being internally chosen by the guide, (b) being externally verified by careful observations and (c) being under constant internal and external evaluations to check if it's the case. Else, go to (a).

Thank you. I have identified with both for years, but after watching your video I now know with out a doubt which one I relate with more. INTJ it is, I do not relate with introverted thinking. Everything has to be systematic. I do not relate with absolute relativism at all, which sounds very much like introverted thinking.

I may be an INTJ (your video convinced me of this more than ever before). Just had a lunch date with an INFJ. Your assessment was spot on, brother. If we see each other again I may need to revisit your video(s) on this.

Intjs have a certain kind of empathic that only goes so far. They don't even realize when they're being cruel to others. And thus, they are devastatingly cruel

Whew! I had to pause the video at "amalgamations of theories they've read." That's exactly it. I never would have been as motivated to create CPT and then share it. I would only do something like that if I feel a system is truly broken and need to start from scratch. I'm more likely to read up on all the typing theories and refine them into a system that I think functions better and hold the basic principles of the hypotheses. I think Te is more into tweaking unless starting over is needed. As for empathy, I think it's important to differentiate between cognitive empathy and emotional/autonomic empathy. My cognitive empathy is exceptionally strong, but I lack emotional empathy. I think it's why I immediately start problem solving when an issue arises. I'm not physically moved by other people's emotions, but I'm very strong in perspective taking.

I would love to hear your perspective on a dedicated INTJ video one day that I can share with people. I think so many ISTJ's think they are INTJ's and when I talk about my true INTJ husband, they're like that's nothing like INTJ!...and go on to talk about how INTJ's are good with keeping up with details and being on time, and being responsible with money. Someone went on to say my husband is not an INTJ or if he is, he is a "Broken INTJ" because of his difficulty with keeping up with responsibilities at home because he's so focused on bringing his visions to life. Ugh the ignorance is frustrating. I think INTJ's are rare, and people literally don't understand the mind of an INTJ. They're brilliant. BTW I got your book, I can't wait to jump in. ;)

I really enjoyed the video thank you for giving a more in depth explanation about the two personalities

i think it would help if you actually kept the popups (eg intj/infj) in the screen while you're talking about them. i think that would create an easier visual connection, while you're talking about the concepts. really enjoying the video though!

This was very good. I have been trying to find some objective analysis between the two. Thanks!