8 Ways The Infj Acts Naive To Get What They Want explores key ideas related to psychology, presented clearly and practically.
With a complex mind and knack for deep, meaningful
conversations, INFJs often feel the need to
dumb-down their preferred way of interacting
when it comes to their day-to-day method of
They play dumb and use their naive facade
to not only make others feel more comfortable
around them, but more importantly, to get
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By not only picking up the slightest of people’s
nervous-bodily gestures, but also gathering
the slightest changes in one’s story, INFJs
love to tune-into their suspicions of people.
Thanks to their intuitive senses, INFJs are
able to follow their gut feelings by following
through with their own form of investigations,
without the slightest suspicions of the other
Their stealthy process of examination can
play out for days, weeks or even years by
testing their suspicions slowly but surely
They not only gain the truth of who someone
is but also how credible, genuine and trustworthy
they are as an individual, and they do this
by simply seeming naive to the information
They will ask questions they already know
the answers to, observe that individual reiterating
an experience they were a witness to, and
may even ask them to repeat a story that they’ve
heard about that individual to hear it from
By playing dumb in these scenarios they’re
able to connect the pieces to gain a fool-proof
perspective that is based on multiple aspects.
Number 2: To seem less serious and more approachable
One of the main reasons INFJs are notorious
for despising small talk is simply due to
the fact that they can’t fully be themselves
when there is no depth and emotion present.
In reality, if the INFJ approached every conversation
and interaction with the depth and intensity
they prefer, most people wouldn’t be able
This is because the knowledge thirsty INFJ
loves to get to the bottom of why people are
the way they are, including the difficulties
This is where they get their name of being
This is what drives the INFJ and a lot of
However, because of this natural intensity,
they can easily scare people off..and luckily
they’ve come to realize this about themselves
And so, they must mitigate this preferred
way of interacting in order to maintain the
kind and approachable aura they hope to emit.
Once the INFJ has tested the waters of their
conversational opponent, then they may unleash
their true selves, and this is where the INFJ
Number 3: To escape the unofficial role of
Ask any INFJ who works in a team setting and
somehow adopted the role of being the ‘go-to’
Whether they’re being compensated for this
unofficial role or not, their driven and perfectionstic
nature makes them the one that other’s automatically
When there’s an INFJ in the group, others
naturally feel a little more at ease, and
consequently for the INFJ, these other group
members feel safe to let them take the reins.
in certain circumstances - including when
they’re reaching burnout and are avoiding
asking others to take some of the responsibilities
off of them - they can end up resorting to
the weapon of a naive facade in order to give
This can be seriously difficult for the INFJ
considering they naturally like to prove themselves
and their work abilities for the appeasement
But when their much-needed times of solitude
and recharge time is being jeopardized, they
need to make the necessary moves to recalibrate.
And unfortunately, since they try to avoid
confrontation and conflict at all costs, they
turn to a less-invasive approach of just seeming
Number 4: To avoid making others feel embarrassed
function, this observant personality type
picks up on the subtlest of details, gestures,
body language and..to other’s misfortune,
all the embarrassing moments people hope nobody
Sure, with their ability to pick up on the
nuances of their everyday life and the people
in it, they’re able to gain a deeper understanding
of their surroundings and how to better mold
their energy to cater to their immediate environment.
However, this keen ability also comes with
In fact, the worst part of it all is that
their extraverted sensing function combined
with their extraverted feeling function makes
feeling second hand embarrassment all the
In times that they witness someone making
a faultless, but embarrassing human error,
if they can, they’ll do whatever it takes
to play it off as if they were simply minding
While they don’t necessarily play dumb in
do make the move to avoid something they don’t
want..and that’s to make others feel embarrassed
Number 5: To avoid making others feel inferior
Similar to secondhand embarrassment, INFJs
or in the same sense, making themselves feel
With the understanding that every human comes
with their own strengths, if the INFJ can
sense a positive moral ground they rarely
judge others and their perceived shortcomings.
Despite their highly critical and often perfectionistic
nature, INFJs love to boast others’ accomplishments
and at the same time, play-down their own.
the INFJ feel more uncomfortable than being
put in the spotlight, it would be having to
boast about themselves and their achievements.
And so, to avoid making it seem as if they’re
fishing for compliments, bragging, or being
less humble than they really are, INFJs often
By simplifying their gifts, belittling the
roles they have at work, and even leaving
out their proudest memories, this unassuming
personality type acts purposefully naive in
these moments, with no underlying drive to
Number 6: To connect on a more relatable level
One of the very reasons INFJs avoid boasting
and prodding for validation is because they
like to approach every social interaction
This is one of the social chameleon INFJ’s
tactics to seamlessly fit into the energy
The main ingredient to their subconscious
strategy is to come in as neutral as possible
by taking the back seat in the conversation
However, these unique opinions and viewpoints
can be considered quite complex, and maybe
even a little far fetched for the average
them back and remain as seemingly naive as
In reality, the INFJ is usually miles ahead
Sometimes they’ll resort to avoiding contributing
to a conversation all together, but since
this brain-picking type craves to know the
depths of the human mind, they take the necessary
steps and combine it with their unwavering
patience in order to extract the information
While the INFJ does try their very best to
seem as relatable as possible, they simultaneously
try to avoid sharing too much about themselves.
Despite their best efforts at matching other’s
experiences with their own while at the same
time using metaphorical comparisons, INFJs
will simplify their own experiences in order
Like we mentioned before, despite their deep
curiosity for unraveling the complexity of
other people’s minds, they’re also extremely
So, by making their best efforts to remain
as mysterious as possible while at the same
time ironically not understanding why people
don’t understand them, INFJs allow others
to take over the conversation while they sit
By playing dumb even to the things they may
already know about the person, they're able
to gauge their perspective while seeing the
Plus, through their silent and observant presence,
they usually set the tone for others to lay
it all out, which wouldn’t happen if they
were monopolizing the conversation or giving
So, do you think you purposefully dumb-down
your intelligence in certain circumstances
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