5 Differences between an INTP and INFP Personality Types

As an INTP I enhanced my English speaking skills with the help of imaginary interviews I conduct every 2 am.

Me being an INTP liking arts and music while despising maths and physics: 🧍🏻‍♀️

I have tested INTP and INFP at different times, and let me tell you, I believe it; I relate to literally every statement in this video. The INTP in me will start debates with people...and the INFP in me will hate myself for disrupting the peace... I'm a writer, often plotting out all the details and themes of the world I write...but when it comes time to actually write the story, I literally just sit down and start typing, without thinking too much about the structure of the story, quite literally making it up as I go along. I sometimes think the T and F in me are in constant war...lord knows how it'll end...

As an INFP, I could still relate to both the personalities how they're depicted in this video. INFPs can be analytical too and they aren't really those little sunshines like described here. Sometimes they may seem childish or naive, but they have a lot of thought going on inside and being childlike is a good way to hide from having to accept the world that is just too strict with everything. They are sensitive, really sensitive, but they aren't helpless, they're just holding back most of the time because they don't want to hurt the other person with what they know can and will hurt them emotionally. ...I'll make a cut here. Thanks for reading I just can't get over being depicted as sunny and lovely as this seems lol

INTP: “I’m sorry I’m not attacking you, just your outdated ideas...”

Being a INTP is weird to explain, you... feel an emotion for a person/event but then your brain defines it with a textbook definition and it suddenly means nothing to you, your feelings are melted by objectivity

As an INTP, I do have conversations with myselves. We argue all the time we have and change the topic as we see fit.

I’m INFP. I love art, but enjoy playing games like chess, and philosophy. I hate debates, I find them a waste of time, but sometimes I do find it fun to discuss things with my friends we don’t agree on. I’m a massive introvert, but once you are friends with me I’m like an explosion!

Telling an introvert to go to a party is like telling a saint to go to Hell.

How to spot INTP: They always question results of every MBTI which declare them as INTP.

as an intp the spending hours learning about random topics part is so true. i wanted to learn more about space so ive pretty much spent most of this summer on websites and watching documentaries. im thinking about combining my research and creating a poster or video out of it idk lol. i did this in the past with snowy owls and flowers, its a hobby of mine i guess lol

For those who aren't sure which one you are, learn about the cognitive functions. INTP: Introverted Thinking Extraverted Intuition Introverted Sensing Extraverted Feeling INFP: Introverted Feeling Extraverted Intuition Introverted Sensing Extraverted thinking. INFPs and INTPs are similar in ways because the positions of their Ne and Si are the same. So the differences are in the Ti/Fe for INTPs and Fi/Te for INFPs. The reason you can oscillate between being a thinker and a feeler is because we all have a "thinking" function and a "feeling" function. Everyone has emotions and values. But INFPs are more in tune with their own emotions/values and INTPs are more affected by others' emotions/values (albeit awkwardly). INFPs form their logic and reason based on popular data from outside themselves (and this is not their strong suit, but it's also not impossible). INTPs tend to form their own subjective logical framework based on all the information they've obtained up to this point throughout their entire lives, along with their own personal experience and what makes the most sense to them based on all of that. Our thinking and feeling functions are just the things that determine our decision making process. Do you make decisions based on what seems to be most logical/rational to you (Ti/INTP), or do you make decisions based on your personal values (Fi/INFP)? Also take into account that an INTP has extraverted feeling, so that will play a part in the decision making process, caring about how their decision might affect others (but this will be secondary to what is logical to them, and if they make their decision based solely on how it might make others feel but going completely against what they think is rational, it will not feel like a good decision and it will feel like a part of them is dying inside). INFPs can also care about how their decisions might affect others, but that is only if one of their personal values is to care about how they affect others, which of course can often be the case... this is why it is so confusing. INFPs are probably trickier than INTPs because anyone can have any personal values. Someone with introverted feeling as their top function could have logic and rationality as one of their core values. But INFPs are much more likely to not do things they simply do not want to do. As an INTP, I barely know what my likes and values are, but for the things I do like/value, I can give reasons for all of them. From my experience with INFPs, they tend to have very strong values, but when you ask why they have those values, it is often very vague, or when you ask why they like something, often it is just something along the lines of, "I don't know, I just do." This is generally speaking. Just remember that just because you hate math and science, it doesn't mean you're not an INTP, and just because you like poetry/music, etc, it doesn't mean you're not an INTP. And vice versa. The personality types are based on how our brains work, which will play a role in what we like/dislike, but not 100%. Think about how your brain works. There is no "right" answer, and no cognitive function is better than another, just different. And no two people are exactly alike. You are you, no matter what your type is.

as an intp i could always make a 3 page essay after watching a single show instead of focusing on my homework

At this point I’m not sure whether I’m an INTP at INFP.

I'm literally both. The test gives me an 50% thinking and 50% feeling, and i fully agree with that, so i am INF/TP. My identity crisis finally has been resolved, but it still leaves me in some kind of perplexity....

I'm an INFP who often scored as both types depending on the test. I have also had many people tell me they thought I was an INTP based on my overall vibe. The thing that helped me was understanding that F is not necessarily decision making based on emotions, but your own feelings. It's very much subjective & personal criteria, as opposed to T's objective criteria. Both T & F are rational functions, they just operate based on different criteria. Looking at it that way, it was easy for me to figure out that I use Fi & not Ti.

“So how’s life?” INTPs: *cue existential crisis*

me (an INFP): *loves reading philosophy and astronomy but also poetry and art*👁👄👁

Im an INFP visual artist and honestly I can relate A LOT with its personality traits!

As an INFP/INTP I found this very useful during my essay. Thank you!