'When I was younger, I used to regularly contribute articles to a science fiction newsletter, as well as short stories. I guess that, in my heyday, I would be contributing several pages to each issue....
I regularly help out at my church's Drop-In for the Homeless and vulnerable and at my local Winter Night Shelter when it is running. Sure, there are a few 'pretenders' out there, but as you get to...
Ugh ... (shudders)
I've been in a customer service position in an office for most of my working life, and haven't had too much of a problem with it. 85% of the job relates to emails, so there's enough of a distance...
I don't mind deadlines, particularly if they are self-imposed. They are the best kind, as they give the person you are working for an idea of the complexity of the task. Yeah, I can do that, it'll...
Hot drinks: Coffee Cold drinks: Fruit juice, squash
Is it just social awkwardness? I think that certain types of people simply don't get me. With the right group of people I'm just fine and can be very open. Drop me into a busy party full of loud,...
I am often surprised by some people's reaction to something that I say. Usually, because I am rarely controversial (except in very extreme circumstances). Typically, then I end up reviewing what...
I have thought long and hard about this, and am biased towards Abnegation, with Amity and Erudite to a lesser extent. However, isn't the whole idea that we should be working towards being all five?
I'm in my fifties and have held ten separate paid jobs over the last thirty-odd years. I've pretty much lost count of the different voluntary positions that I have held, but I estimate that I've held...
I get hot under the collar when I hear something that clearly isn't the truth, but often have to moderate my feelings until I've looked into it. Sometimes the problem is not that the person is...
Travelling trouble-shooter; spending a day or two, or perhaps even a week in various offices sorting out their problems, thenmoving on to the next. Evenings would be spent in a camper, with all the...
I'm best first thing in the morning. Productivity slips down from there. Have to really work hard to get anything done in the afternoon! :)
Boy, have you hit the nail on the head! Why am I the one that works through my lunch hour to get the job done? Why is it that I go the extra mile to ensure that voluntary commitment goes ahead?...
A lot of the time it is identifying commonalities between our separate 'outlooks on life'. We tend to do our own separate things and then compare notes later... He is a teenager and therefore is...
For me, it is definitely 'tiredness-related'. I am far more emotional (irritated, angry, upset) if I have been working hard all day and stuff happens in the evening.... or if I have been up all...
Every day is a new day. A new chance to start over. To make a difference in the world. To tell someone you love them, to be a friend. So make today a good one. Don't put it off until tomorrow... ...
What do you do for a living? I am currently employed in the insurance department of a major charity. What were your reasons to choose this work, and what do you like about it? I wanted something...
I can identify with this. I can sit down and plan in intricate detail how to suddenly up and disappear, vanish in a puff of smoke, become totally invisible. Mind you, you'd have to leave behind so...
Unfortunately, my mother-in-law fishes for sympathy on a regular basis. She's clearly an extrovert, so I end up sitting there as she pours out her life in intricate detail to me, while I try to...
What is your theory for how earth was created. (the planet, not the people or things on the planet) Do you want to know how the Earth was created, or should the question be who created it? How, we...
I have often been accused of overthinking things - dwelling too much on past mistakes, taking too much to heart, etc. It now appears that people are reading too much into the things I say when...
I've set myself some bold and brash goals for 2014: To get to grips with a particular health issue and persevere with this until it is resolved To pursue a more local job - but this must...
Other descriptions that are used of INFJs are that we are Counselors. Wikipedia (that great fount of knowledge) describes Counselors as follows: Counselors are introspective, cooperative,...
I agree. I usually take it as read that people won't remember who I am. Sometimes, I am surprised, but it's not often. Rarely, they'll even say thanks for some small act of kindness given in the...
I struggle with my moods. Whether that means I have depression has been a debating point for a while now. I've heard all the arguments...
Yes, the world does make me crazy. And this encourages me to go out and do something about it. At least one thing each day to make the world a better place. Make someone smile. Help somebody in...
I haven't been drunk for over twenty years - but I still remember the effects. I would get extremely depressed, which would lead me to others telling me to have another just to 'drown my sorrows'. ...
How about a job as an auditor? Lots of attention to detail; contact with people (but not too close); opportunity to think through some different situations and to come up with a solution in each of...
This is clearly a defining trait as can be seen by the response. In addition, I would also agree with those who see an interesting post and then draft a response - but never actually get around to...
What do you hope to gain from the experience? Since discovering Myers-Briggs and working out that I am an INFJ, I suppose that I wanted to explore the concept further - in order to better understand...
sar·casm (särkzm) n. 1. A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound. 2. A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or...
Never. I hate sarcasm. Much prefer to say something witty and deep.
I have studied both profiles and can see similarities in each to my own personality in each, but INFJ fits me far better.
Here's a selection from my regular playlist: Andy Williams The Beautiful South The Carpenters Clannad Evanescence Jake Thackray
I can relate to this. Too busy concentrating on one task to completion, you forget everything else. And then it hits you suddenly.
I can't say that I have this particular talent. I do have two very useful resources, though - I have Facebook, which usually tells me when my friend's birthdays are coming up - and I have my wife,...
Travel the world Be mortgage free - should happen this year Learn to play the guitar Write a novel
Somewhere in the countryside (away from the noise and distractions of modern life) in a detached house in its own grounds. Walls and gates around the outside to ensure I'm not disturbed unless I know...
Absolutely. With great power comes great responsibility. :)
Seeking fresh challenges. New people to help. New problems to overcome.
Absolutely. I spend a good deal of time seeking meaning in my relationships with people, working out the spiritual element in my life. Without it, without meaning in all I do and experience, what's...
To coin a phrase, yes there is life, but not life as we know it...
... and sometimes I find that I have picked up an emotion when coming into the room. I draw a connection and everyone in the room denies it. Two weeks later I discover they weren't exactly...
Yes, I can understand how you could think that... let me try and explain. My religion (for want of a better word) is more than just adherence to a moral code, to a set of rules. It's a relationship -...
I am a Christian; it's a fundamental part of who I am and how I relate to the world. And as an INFJ, I use my intuition to its best when in service for my Lord and Saviour. How do I stay a...
How many of you use Facebook? And if so, how does it make you feel? I use Facebook on a daily basis, to keep in touch with the people I care about, and hopefully care about me. I don't as a rule...
What an odd thread! Unfortunately, yes, count me in, too. Drives my wife crazy.... Would love to know why...
Absolute favourite genre has to be science fiction. Brought up on the stuff. Also particularly identify with fantasy, comedy, action, superhero, detective. Historical sometimes, although perhaps...
How easily do you trust people? Was there any event (assuming you are weary of people) that made you cautious? I have to get to know people very well before I can really trust them. There was a time...'
