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Grouped by temperament, the core need each type is driven by.

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IdealistsNF

INFJThe Sage ENFJThe Mentor INFPThe Dreamer ENFPThe Advocate

IntellectualsNT

INTJThe Strategist ENTJThe Commander INTPThe Theorist ENTPThe Visionary

ArtisansSP

ESFPThe Performer ISFPThe Artist ESTPThe Maverick ISTPThe Artificer

GuardiansSJ

ESFJThe Caregiver ISFJThe Defender ESTJThe Overseer ISTJThe Archivist

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INFJ vs INFP INFJ vs INTJ INTJ vs INTP INFP vs INTP INFJ vs ENFJ INFJ vs ISFJ INFP vs ENFP INTP vs ENTP
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Compatibility

Explore type pairings

Three kinds of pairs, each with its own way of fitting together.

Compatibility overview

Golden pairsMirror-image minds

INFJ + ENFPINFP + ENFJINTJ + ENTPINTP + ENTJISFJ + ESFPISFP + ESFJISTJ + ESTPISTP + ESTJ

Silver pairsSame ideas, opposite sides

INFJ + INFPENFJ + ENFPINTJ + INTPENTJ + ENTPISFJ + ISFPESFJ + ESFPISTJ + ISTPESTJ + ESTP

Pedagogue pairsTeacher and student

INFJ + ENTPINTP + ENFJINTJ + ENFPINFP + ENTJISFJ + ESTPISTP + ESFJISTJ + ESFPISFP + ESTJ
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Functions

The eight cognitive functions

The building blocks beneath the four letters. OnType gives each perceiving function an element and each judging function a keyword.

Functions explained

Perceiving: how you take in information

NiIntroverted IntuitionFire, follows their inner passions NeExtraverted IntuitionWater, spots possibilities everywhere SiIntroverted SensingEarth, learns from past experience SeExtraverted SensingWind, lives fully in the moment

Judging: how you make conclusions

FiIntroverted FeelingSympathy, stays true to personal values FeExtraverted FeelingEmpathy, reads and harmonises the room TiIntroverted ThinkingDeduction, needs it to make sense inside TeExtraverted ThinkingResearch, researches facts to get results
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The framework

✦Jung: Cognitive FunctionsHow the mind perceives and decides ◈Beebe: Cognitive AttitudesThe role each function plays ◌Keirsey: TemperamentsCore needs and values ↗Berens: Interaction StylesHow each type engages others ◉C.S. Joseph: Four Sides of the MindEgo, subconscious, unconscious, superego
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