To be an INFJ is to read others well, grasping their emotional states and motivations in mere seconds. This may leave them feeling isolated and misunderstood.

This “sixth sense” can be difficult to explain to others, so INFJs often give up trying. The INFJ may know something without quite being able to put their finger on why or how they know it. Sometimes INFJs will have hunches or gut feelings they can’t explain. (A type’s “dominant function” is the main way that type processes information and interacts with the world.) Introverted Intuition subconsciously notices patterns INFJs, specifically, notice patterns related to human nature, because their secondary function is Extroverted Feeling (Fe), which orients them toward people.Īlthough not necessarily a “magic” power or a psychic ability, using their intuition can feel that way because it works subconsciously. The INFJ’s dominant function is Introverted Intuition (Ni). That’s because most people aren’t on the INFJ’s wavelength, explain Antonia Dodge and Joel Mark Witt of Personality Hacker. Private and mysterious, INFJs will reveal those layers slowly - if ever at all! Let’s dive into some of the “secrets” of the rarest personality type in the world. The INFJ personality contains many layers and is indeed a trove of secrets. Their reactions and behavior sometimes confuse even their own sharp intuition. They read others well and easily “see behind the mask” that people unconsciously wear ironically, however, INFJs may struggle to understand themselves.

Both introverted and people-oriented, emotional and rational, thoughtful yet at times spontaneous, INFJs can feel like walking contradictions. “INFJ” is an initialism that stands for Introversion (I), Intuition (N), Feeling (F), and Judgment (J), which describes the INFJ’s core characteristics. The INFJ is thought to be the rarest Myers-Briggs personality type, making up only 1-3 percent of the population.

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