The Comprehensive INFP Survival Guide

This type doesn’t need to do and see everything on Earth, but they do need to consider every situation on earth

Eventually, Si and Te will mature and push back against their parent functions. Te might tell Fi, “Your feelings aren’t particularly important in this situation–we ought to put them aside for the time being.” Si might tell Ne, “You tried this before and it certainly didn’t work out–let’s not try it again

Your third and fourth functions–or your “tertiary” and “inferior” functions (introverted sensing and extroverted thinking, respectively, for the INFP)–are less accessible to you as you may not fully develop them until you are nearing middle age. When you’re younger, your tertiary and inferior functions are primarily called upon when you are under s

Healthy Te is the reason why you are able to follow through on the projects and plans that you have committed to.

Underdeveloped Te is the reason why you secretly fear that others will perceive you as

is efficient–sometimes to the point of ruthlessness–at executing plans that yield tangible, beneficial results. It also constructs logical arguments in a straightforward, indisputable manner.

It is important to note that Te doesn’t fully develop in the INFP until approximately middle age

incompetent, and you take extreme measures to ensure you are coming across as well read and intelligent in conversation

Underdeveloped Te is the reason why you can be harshly critical of your own creative work when you are attempting to determine how others may view it.