Three Things You’d Never Dream of Doing, Based On Your Personality Type
ENFP
Complying immediately when your partner tells you to do an unpleasant job in an authoritarian manner.
Turning off the lights, laying in bed, and instantly falling asleep without getting distracted by thoughts.
Following the rules without wondering why they’re there in the first place.
ENTP
Not stating your opinion when you strongly disagree with something that is being said
Saying, “we don’t need to re-make the wheel here” or “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”
Taking the blue pill
INFP
Starting a puppy mill
Dispassionately throwing away a letter from an old lover
Listening only with the intention of replying
INTP
Volunteering to be the master of ceremonies at your next high school reunion
Ignoring logical fallacies in a face-to-face argument
Typing in all caps
ENFJ
Saying a simple “goodbye” instead of adding “have a great day!” “it was great to see you!” or “let’s do this again!”
Saying “I don’t want to talk,” when a friend who’s going through a hard time calls you up
Not making a list of goals for an entire week
ENTJ
Being passive-aggressive and mysteriously quiet instead of saying directly what’s wrong when you’re mad at someone
Distracting yourself with reality TV when an important decision needs to be made
Not taking over a meeting when it is being run inefficiently or ineffectively
INFJ
Taking people at face-value without reading into any underlying meanings or motives
Passing a bookstore without going in
Starting a conflict or argument just because you’re bored
INTJ
Jubilantly engaging in small talk and gossip because it’s the polite thing to do
Deleting your 20-year-life-plan and deciding to live entirely in the moment from now on
Asking “Are you okay?” whenever someone isn’t smiling
ESFP
Spending six months at a silent retreat
Declining an invitation to a party because you have paperwork that needs to be done
Setting up a detailed to-do list for the week and following it to the tee.
ESTP
Driving the speed limit in the left-hand lane
Saying no to a dare because it’s too scary
Sniffing loudly instead of blowing your nose
ISFP
Drinking instant coffee when you have the money for Starbucks
Bullying someone simply because the popular crowd is doing it
Standing in the middle of an escalator
ISTP
Telling your life story to someone you just met
Using generalizations rather than specifics when arguing
Blocking the sidewalk to get a photo
ESFJ
Giving the silent treatment to a partner and making them guess what’s wrong for an ENTIRE day
Not crying or feeling emotional when watching “The Notebook”
Not holding the door for the person behind you
ESTJ
Letting someone place a glass of ice water on a wooden coffee table
Seeing a job being done inefficiently and deciding it would be better just to ignore it and not say anything
Not returning your shopping cart at the store
ISFJ
Accepting all compliments with a simple “thank you” and not discounting them, brushing them off, or coming up with a compliment to give back
Looking at your phone when someone is talking to you
Calling up an ostentatious talk-show host and getting into a screaming match on-air
ISTJ
Going to a new doctor without looking at their reviews or checking their credentials
Sending an email without re-reading it to check for errors
Finishing a food item and putting the empty container back in the fridge
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INFJ and it’s a “yes” on all three. Great list, Susan.
Thanks so much Elaine!
The “typing in all caps” thing rings too true, haha. Also glad that someone’s not getting rid of an old letter I wrote them. Ever think of writing an “INTP Personality Type and Your Enneagram Type” article?
The “typing in all caps” thing rings too true, haha. Also glad that someone’s not getting rid of an old letter I wrote them. Ever think of writing an “INTP Personality Type and Your Enneagram Type” article?
I have that article actually! It’s right here: https://www.psychologyjunkie.com/2020/02/28/your-intj-personality-type-and-your-enneagram-type/
“Looking at your phone when someone is talking to you.” -Yes, this is a HUGE Pet Peeve for me. -ISFJ
Ok, but does any other INFJ out there enjoy interlectual debates? Or am I just spending too much time with my ENTP
I think a lot of INFJs enjoy intellectual debates. I think I was thinking of a non-friendly debate or argument just to rile someone up or get a “buzz.”
ENFP is also 100% me.
ESFP is 90% me (I might decline a party for other reasons, but chores is never one of them).
Totally LOLed at imagining ISFJ screaming at a talk show host. ISFJ only screams in private 😉
Hmm, I don’t remember my ISFJ dad having a friend or relative named Alex. 😉
The ENTJ ones made me physically cringe. Well done!
Yes! Yes! Yes! Suzie… Good insights.
Honestly I related to the INFJ list much more than the INFP list. There are a lot of stereotypically INFJ things I relate to even though I’m an INFP. I hate it when I’m talking with someone and have to ignore all of the subtle insights I’m reading off of them and keep talking about shallow things, nodding along like I’m only interested in simply what they say or do and not who they are underneath. And I want to talk to their soul, not their face! Happens all the time. I cannot take things at face value, I’ve tried and failed 🙂