Reading On The INFP: The Idealist

Once upon a time, a girl lived in a world not so far away. She desperately looks in every direction to figure herself out. Who is she? An introvert? Extrovert? Both? All she knows about herself is that she loves to be around people, to help them as much as possible, and to try to be open-minded about nearly everything. Although she can get confused on how she is feeling at times, she is very good at knowing how she feels. With all of this confusion, the girl decides to take some online tests to figure out the kind of person she is. Searching through the internet, she scours websites looking for the perfect one that appears legitimate, eventually finding a few that pique her interest. Taking the first one that catches her eye, 16 Personalities, she answers the questions at a rapid manner, wondering how questions like “You do not mind being at the center of attention.” and “If someone does not respond to your e-mail quickly, you start worrying if you said …show more content…
Reading on the “INFP: The Idealist” web page, she scans the list of characteristics that are commonly associated with the INFP personality type including: “Warm, caring and interested in other people, Prefers to work alone, Values close relationships”. She realizes that this description is also nearly accurate, unfortunately, it did not go into as much detail she wanted it to be. Due to the lack of details describing who she is, once again, she finds herself back at the 16 Personality website. This time, she selects the page that first appeared after the test was taken, titling the article with “ADVOCATE PERSONALITY.” That page has a laundry list of ways to describe, understand, and develop herself as a person. It gives subtopics to read about that explains how her specific personality fits in with everyday life in things like, romantic relationships, parenthood, friendships, career paths,