Personality Type and Learning: INFP

By Donna Dunning
Insightful Enhancer (INFP)
“I’ve got a good feeling about this.”
Our personality type preferences link to how and what we prefer to learn.
In my booklet, Introduction to Type and Learning, I describe how each of your four preferences (E/I, S/N, T/F and J/P) link to your learning style. You can read a summary about how type preferences influence learning on my Connecting Personality Type to Your Learning post.
In the booklet I also discuss how your whole type, the combination of your preferences, links to your learning style. I do this using the eight dominant function groupings.
I use the name Enhancers for people who prefer INFP (and ISFP), since they both share a behind-the-scenes, supportive approach to living, working, and learning. In type language these types have a dominant function of Introverted Feeling (Fi). See the Enhancer page for more general information on this combination of preferences.
Enhancers tend to enjoy learning in a flexible, individualized environment. They seek friendly, supportive instructors and small group or one-to-one interactions.
Each of the eight approaches to learning is discussed in detail as you can see in these Introduction to Type and Learning sample pages shared by CPP Inc. (the publisher) on their website.
In this post, I have taken a short excerpt from the booklet to highlight how INFPs prefer to learn. The tips mainly describe how INFPs can use their Intuitive process to support their natural Enhancer approach. If you are learning something new and have INFP preferences, use the tips to maximize your learning. If you are teaching, leading, or coaching others, consider adapting your style to accommodate these learners.
Learning Tips for INFPs

• Look over what is to be learned to determine the scope of the topic and the amount of detail required
• Set broad, long-term learning goals
• Learn about ideas and concepts
• Create a framework before learning facts or details
• Link new concepts to other, already known, concepts
• Map out concepts to organize a topic
• Look for inferences, patterns, or trends in information
• Apply information learned to help people grow and develop
• Develop strategies such as mnemonics for memorizing details
• Create metaphors or analogies to aid memory

As well as personality type specific tips, there are essential learning strategies everyone can use to be a more effective learner. These are described in detail in my Introduction to Type and Learning booklet and are summarized in my post on the Top 10 Learning Strategies.
Being a life-long learner is a necessity in this complex, changing world. Understanding and adapting how you learn can be a powerful tool for your career and life success.
You can purchase Introduction to Type and Learning from CPP Inc. in print or PDF format.
I hope you enjoy the photographs for this Personality Type and Learning blog series. They were taken from helicopter and boat during a recent trip to the Discovery Islands off the west coast of Canada.

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