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- By
understanding the blindspots associated with your personality type, you can
avoid the common career pitfalls encountered by people like yourself
- You
can also identify your unique strengths, motivations,
and any skills or qualities you may need to develop
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Finally, knowing your personality type helps you avoid the 'square peg in a
round hole' trap, by matching your individual preferences to the right work
and career choices.
 If
you find your Learning Style Profile below an accurate reflection of your
personality, you'll find the INFJ
(shown left) invaluable as a tool for managing your work life.
Unlike
conventional self-help books, the Guide is written specifically for your
personality type, and comes complete with
specific to your needs, for only $29.99.
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Learning
Style Profile for INFJ
(The
Campaigner)
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| To INFJs,
learning is a way of expanding their horizons and a path towards growth and
development, and this acts as a powerful motivation.
They prefer to learn
in a friendly, co-operative atmosphere in which exploration and discovery are
encouraged. They enjoy playing with ideas, experimenting with possibilities and
thinking around their subject, but need to have a clear purpose for doing so.
INFJs become
absorbed in a subject deeply and read as much about it as they can. They are
good at conceptualising and abstract reasoning, though they may be less
interested in facts and figures. They learn equally well on their own or with
others, though they seek encouragement and approval from both their peers and
their teachers.
For them to become
fully involved, their imagination needs to be stimulated, as a result of which
they benefit from reading, multi-media learning, inspiring lectures, workshops
and group discussions. Exercises, routine, detailed tasks and targets tend to
demotivate them.
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As
learners, INFJs:
- enjoy abstract
thinking and conceptualising
- are motivated to
learn in order to further their own and other people’s development
- benefit from
allowing their creativity and inspiration free reign
- may need to be
encouraged to share their insights
- may need to develop
discrimination, criticism and objectivity
- dislike facts and
figures
- prefer an
unstructured or playful learning environment
- enjoy working in
small groups or one-to-one
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INFJs
learn best when:
- allowed to absorb
ideas at their own pace and to digest them thoroughly before acting on them or
making decisions
- when emotionally
engaged by a subject, or can relate it to their personal interests and values
- encouraged to read,
research and reflect on a subject
- listening and
observing, e.g. watching how other people do things, listening to a lecture or
presentation, taking notes
- given time to
prepare thoroughly in advance
- set clear targets
- given personal
attention by their tutor or teacher, and an atmosphere of trust has been created
in which they can say what they feel
- there are plenty of
opportunities for co-operative interaction, dialogue and group discussion
- ideas are presented
imaginatively or in an inspiring manner, for example using role-play,
dramatisation or multi-sensory presentations
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INFJs
learn least well and may be demotivated when:
- being taught by
'rote' (i.e. repetition), or when given specific instructions or rigid
guidelines
- having to collate
large amounts of data
- having to take
centre stage or being put 'under the spotlight'
- the focus is on
analysis, detail, or facts and figures
- forced to make
judgments before they are ready
- the emphasis is on
competition and rivalry
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| With an awareness of your preferred learning style, you can adapt the way you learn, so that instead of undermining your confidence or frustrating you, it plays to your strengths and facilitates an enjoyable
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