ISFJ

Good-natured Realist

Good-natured Realists are warm-hearted, helpful personalities. They do their work conscientiously and have a pronounced organising talent. They often feel they are committed to traditional values. The family in particular is extremely important to Good-natured Realists. Their greatest pleasure is making themselves useful and taking care of other people. But they do not like pushing themselves to the fore; they prefer to fulfil their tasks out of the limelight. Good-natured Realists are real workaholics; they are very reliable and nothing is too much for them when it is a question of completing a project. Thoroughness, conscientiousness and sense of duty are their strongest points. They prefer established and familiar situations to new and unknown situations.

In dealing with others, Good-natured Realists are considerate and obliging; they are always happy to put aside their own requirements in the interest of their family and friends. Their ...

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Here are some statistics for ISFJs:

• Most important feature of an ideal job: stable and secure future.
• In national sample, among 3 types with lowest income.
• In national sample "Leisure Activities," overrepresented in "Watching TV 3 or more hours per day"
• Underrepresented in "Playing with computer/video games," "Watching sporting events," "Appreciating art," and "Playing sports."
• Academic subjects preferred: practical skills.
• Rated by psychologists as 1 of 2 types least likely to have trouble in school.
• Second most frequent type among education majors.
• In national sample, highest of all types in liking work environment characteristic "Employee loyalty & job security";
• One of the 3 highest in national sample liking work environment characteristics "Clear structures" and "No expectation for working extra hours"
• Lowest

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As an ISFJ, your primary mode of living is focused internally, where you takes things in via your five senses in a literal, concrete fashion. Your secondary mode is external, where you deal with things according to how you feel about them, or how they fit into your personal value system.


ISFJs live in a world that is concrete and kind. They are truly warm and kind-hearted, and want to believe the best of people. They value harmony and cooperation, and are likely to be very sensitive to other people's feelings. People value the ISFJ for their consideration and awareness, and their ability to bring out the best in others by their firm desire to believe the best.


ISFJs have a rich inner world that is not usually obvious to observers. They constantly take in information about people and situations that is personally important to them, and store it away. This tremendous store of information is usually startlingly accurate, because the ISFJ has an exceptional memory about things that are important to their value systems. It would not be uncommon for the ISFJ to remember a particular facial expression or conversation in precise detail years after the event ...