ISFJ, what makes you YOU? What makes ISFJs tick? What are the building blocks of the ISFJ personality type? In this video I'll explain the ISFJ personality type inside and out - from their cognitive functions Introverted Sensing, Extraverted Feeling, Introverted Thinking, Extraverted Intuition, to their strengths, weaknesses, and unique gift to the world.
ISFJ cognitive functions:
1. Introverted Sensing (Si)
2. Extraverted Feeling (Fe)
3. Introverted Thinking (Ti)
4. Extraverted Intuition (Ne)
5. Extraverted Sensing (Se)
6. Introverted Feeling (Fi)
7. Extraverted Thinking (Te)
8. Introverted Intuition (Ni)
0:00 How does Myers Briggs relate to cognitive functions?
1:57 Overused Strength Si for ISFJ
7:16 Underused Strength Fe for ISFJ
15:59 Overused Weakness Ti for ISFJ
26:16 Underused Weakness Ne for ISFJ
32:44 Unique gift to the world for ISFJ Story
Cognitive Functions Playlist: ⬇️
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9MWMRLDsJrWrXyV6-HRzA-P
Myers Briggs 101 Playlist: ⬇️
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9MvzTZWl2xEzUcAjWfiu0ep
⬇️ Personality Playlists: ⬇️
INFJ: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9N5q_XbAXfmpahwXP5_XbLi
INTJ: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9OcTIFLyY2Osxc8SbQOtptw
ENFJ: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9P2xqU6nKcyZgomSRVqshCe
ENTJ: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9NeSeL2dm3uYDwaQnloSijp
INTP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9Ob98m2hva2VTVwrGJEagau
INFP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9N8Ey9XFze12cn1RDqq0WuF
ENFP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9MA0ShxJfAdZCjC5nVWMLQ_
ENTP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9Ppj5PgD1WIn1wB6rDMGnAZ
ISTP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9MGsAQCceg3TneCVW7bd1Zp
ESTP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9NA3jL5jAbSMti0NqDdARC3
ESFP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9M9C2RmNKj_YlCB9miI5ku0
ISFP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9Mefs31BWfV5b_3B2198LIQ
ESTJ: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9OjIHTrNyUtZOh9tqark6O-
ESFJ: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9NGuoD_wOloQQEd5ru2UB-d
ISTJ: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9M-dnopWYt72wY84sdqhrs-
ISFJ: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo0hph_vdC9Mw28oJr1rhNeVRJivKXGH_
Quotes are taken from the books:
Psychological Types by Carl Jung
Conscious Orientation by J.H. Van Der Hoop
Gifts Differing by Isabel Briggs Myers with Peter B. Myers
FAQ:
Have you heard of the 8-function model?
Yes, I was introduced to the 8-function model in approx. 2015/16, and I have been working on Ti in my personal life which is not in my top 4. My "Inside Out" series touches on it, and I plan to dive deeper in a future series.
Have you heard of socionics, enneagram, tritype, vultology, 4 sides of the mind, interaction styles, OPS, or CPT?
Yes to all. I have a couple collabs and videos on my channel about enneagram and socionics. The other systems I've heard of and studied on a surface-level, and own/have read books on many of the above topics. For one reason or another, none of these topics have interested me enough to discuss regularly on the channel.
Stereotyping:
Any time I say a behavioral example of how a type shows up like "I tend to notice a lot of ISTJs with fitbits" this is to ground the theoretical concept for viewers who have repeatedly asked me to give behavioral examples and to make content less abstract and confusing. However, any time I stray from motives and transfer to behavior, it will lose universal application. Any time I give an example like this, it is not an absolute, it is not a rule, that behavior is not exclusive to that type, that behavior is not the exclusive manifestation of a type's motives, not everyone or even most of the type might do that thing; but it is simply a one-time example of how the motivations that ISTJs share could manifest - not how they must manifest.
In addition, different motivations aside from Si-Te motivations could also prompt someone to get a fitbit, so this behavior alone cannot be used to type someone. In my day to day life, I do not see people with a fitbit and therefore declare them an ISTJ. Any example I give did not come from inductive reasoning which gets applied universally like "I saw 3 ISTJs who wear fitbits therefore all ISTJs have fitbits." In addition these examples can be backed up deductively with Carl Jung's and Van Der Hoop's writing like "Si is finely attuned to sense organs"; "Te likes outcomes and metrics" "therefore an example could be, but is not limited to, ISTJs wearing fitbits, especially when used to measure sense organs."
I have been working on Ti and thus curbing misunderstandings on this front, but in case I say something contrary to this belief, it was due to sloppy Te langauge (or it was a non-serious joke) and not because I believe differently.