The sixteen types
INFP
The Idealist
You live by a clear internal set of values you rarely announce. You want your work to mean something, and you cannot sustain anything that only pays.
Strengths
- Sincere and compassionate
- Creative with real depth
- Faithful to your own values
- Accepts difference in other people
Watch out for
- Sensitive to criticism
- Stalls without inspiration
- Idealises, then is disappointed
- Avoids conflict at your own expense
Work
Writing, the arts, therapy, education, non-profits, design.
Relationships
You love intensely and with rare loyalty. Choose someone who sees the actual you, not the version you present.
Where to grow
Break the large goal into what you can do today. You have no shortage of inspiration; what you lack is structure.
A note on trademarks and use: MBTI® is a registered trademark of The Myers & Briggs Foundation. The test here is not the official MBTI® instrument — it is built on the four dichotomies in Carl Jung's typology, with questions we wrote ourselves. Treat the result as a prompt for your own reflection rather than a diagnostic, and do not use it to select or screen anyone at work.
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