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Recent content by safireau

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    How do you identity an INFJ?

    "I hate it when people are like "You can identify an introvert by their love of books and music!" That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. " *sigh* Well, I'm sorry for having pissed you off. Maybe I should elaborate. Introverts get drained from being around people all the time. We need time...
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    How do you identity an INFJ?

    Books and music. A lot of us like books and music as we're introverts. As to some of your questions..... We seem extroverted sometimes when we're around people we like and are comfortable with. I wouldn't say we go out of the way to make friends with people but we enjoy having fun. As for being...
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    Is the MBTI more helpful than harmful?

    Yes, MBTI is very helpful but only to an extent. I like thinking about things in terms of the eight Jungian functions and I see MBTI notation to be more of a shorthand way of compacting these functions into a easy-to-understand four letter form. I have a lot of issues with the formalized MBTI...
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    The Doorslam

    I have been both the recipient and giver of the fabled 'door slam'. When I was on the receiving end, it was over a misunderstanding. The INFJ I was speaking to became extremely upset and offended over something that I had done, and she had every right to feel that way given her lack of...