- What's the most awkward way to start this video?
Oh, I'm already doing it?
Perfect, get to see my big old eyeball in high def.
So today's question is which of the 16 personalities
is the most awkward?
To figure this out, we need to get clear
on what awkwardness is.
For the sake of this video,
my super scientific definition of awkwardness is
a pattern of behaviors or traits
that other humans would find
cringe-inducing or vibe killing.
Examples include having a heartfelt farewell
with someone only to find out
that they're heading in the same direction as you.
Telling your friend who always looks exhausted,
"Hey, you always look exhausted."
Or maybe it's overly defined a concept
that most people understand intuitively.
Definitions aside, none of the 16 personalities
is a 100% exempt from awkwardness.
So let's examine the types and answer the question,
which is the most awkward?
Can you read?
Well, if so, you know that this says
stay cool and attractive.
It's on a t-shirt.
You can buy this at infj.me/store
if you'd like to support the channel.
Who knows, maybe one day you'll be walking down the street
and someone will be like, "Hey, I watch that guy too."
(laughs)
That's never gonna happen (laughs)
I mean, I walk down the street
and no one has ever said,
"Hey, I know you."
So don't fret introverts.
No one will ever know what this means.
But you can get it at infj.me/store.
Okay, now that the most awkward merch commercial is over,
ESTJs, ENTJs, as bad as that looks,
it took me a long time to draw.
So these are those awkward people
who will kill the vibe by doing a bunch of things
for you that you didn't ask for.
And then filing a lawsuit against you
for failing to reciprocate.
That's because these types are pulling over time
when it comes to getting stuff done,
even if that means neglecting
their own feelings and needs.
They are pragmatic troubleshoots
and the trouble they wanna shoot is typically yours,
but like in a good way,
like they're trying to be useful to others.
Of course, even when they're helping you,
they might not be so nice about it.
For them, tact is just something
they use to fasten items to a cork board.
(laughs)
Get it?
That's terrible.
Let's say you're looking for a job
and it's been tough.
You're not getting any interviews.
And you just want to talk about your frustrated
feelings with a friend,
but then that friend is like,
"Show me your resume.
This resume is terrible.
We gotta rewrite it completely.
I'm gonna sit here and make you apply to 50 new jobs."
You just might know an awkward EST or ENTJ.
They're trying to help you,
but they don't mind if it makes you unhappy in the moment.
ESFJ and ENFJ.
So these types are the awkward kind of people
that ruin the vibe by trying to hold your hand
and sing kumbaya during the SATs.
That's because these types prioritize
maintaining the group vibe,
even if that means neglecting
their personal truth or logic.
I wanna go to college.
Therefore, I must ace this test,
but Timmy is crying.
These polynomials are gonna have to wait.
What an awkward way to get your test results invalidated.
But that's what happens when solving problems
for yourself takes a backseat
to bringing everyone into emotional harmony.
The problem is there are times
when it is better to focus on
solving your own problems
instead of bogged down in other's emotions.
Do you know those people who just won't stop
gassing you up even when you're asking
for constructive feedback that could make
or break what you're working on?
So maybe you want a friend to criticize
your resume or CV, but they just keep saying,
"Oh, everyone's gonna love you.
You're gonna get a job in no time.
This great, don't worry about it."
That's totally an ESFJ or ENFJ, just being awkward.
How many of you are gonna get annoyed
that I awkwardly just used a different color
and filled in the letters that were different?
Now for the ESFPs and ESTPs.
So in a physical sense,
these are probably the least awkward types.
When they walk into a room
they just have grounded presence.
But they will not escape unscathed
from this video for their awkward
in a whole different way.
I don't know why I'm doing this.
These types are the kind of awkward people
who wreck the vibe by persuading you
to do a couple skydiving session
and then forgetting the parachute as they jump.
(laughs)
So awkward.
Maybe I should have thought of that.
That's because ESFPs and ESTPs
wanna live life to the fullest.
They wanna experience something real.
They're not trying to get bogged down
in theoretical synthesizations,
a word I just made up.
Since these types have a hunger
to carpe the diem as much as possible,
they struggle to slow down
and see the bigger picture
or even just to think to themselves,
"Hey, there is a future.
Maybe I should plan for it.
But nah, consequences be danged."
They're likely to leap without looking,
sometimes literally.
So if you know someone who's always getting themselves
into trouble and then saying,
"Darn it (laughs)
Gosh, darn it, man.
If only I could have seen that coming."
When they definitely could have seen it coming
and everyone else saw it coming,
and maybe this exact thing has happened to them
like 10 times before,
then you're now the lucky companion
of an awkward ESFP or ESTP.
Next up we have the ISFJs and the ISTJs.
Let me get outta the way.
These types are likely to straight up
murder the vibe by saying,
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
When it really is broke.
I imagine like this is what happened
to whoever was in charge of Blockbuster.
And if you don't know what Blockbuster is, exactly.
The point is this happens
because these types like to follow
what's tried and true,
even when a little dose of novelty,
a little imagination,
just trying something different might be what they need.
It's almost like these types see innovation
as a little demonic circus clown
zooming around on a unicycle and screaming,
"Anything could happen."
(laughs)
Yeah, they don't like the idea
that anything could happen.
So to cut down on that fear,
they spend their time meticulously organizing
and structuring the activities of their lives.
Like you know that teacher who just insists
on using a hand cranked pencil sharpener
and an overhead projector
that's been obsolete for like 20 years.
And then they get weirdly upset
if you suggest that maybe
they should think about upgrading.
Absolutely an ISFJ or ISTJ.
The ENFPs and ENTPs are the kind of awkward people
who will create some cringe
by just going too far.
You know that friend who just says bizarre stuff.
And you're like, "Dude, reigning in."
Yeah, that's these types.
These types are always seeking out novelty.
They're always excited for a chance to look
at things from a fresh perspective,
always finding something new
in the ink blot test.
That is life.
The drawback is that they want to keep
pushing the boundaries.
They wanna find the line.
And the only way they can do that
is by crossing the line.
And they are extroverts,
so they put everyone around them
in the awkward situation of being like,
"Hey, man, you went too far."
And this need to constantly throw out
a bunch of random possibilities
and as many connections as they possibly can,
makes these types pretty funny.
I mean, that's essentially what humor is.
It's the unexpected, intuitive connections between things,
but then they can't turn it off.
So even when they're not trying to be funny,
they're being dead serious,
they'll say something
that's just absurd and off the wall.
So if you've got a friend who was cracking jokes
at a funeral, but then insists
that he wasn't actually joking,
but was just thinking out loud,
you found yourself an ENTP or ENFP.
ISTPs and INTPs are the kind of awkward people
who will wreck the whole vibe
by arguing against the existence of Santa Claus
during a children's Christmas pageant.
The fiends.
That's because these types emphasize
their own logic to the detriment
of everyone else's emotions.
Those poor children.
Their top priority is the capital T, Truth,
or at least what is true by their own standards.
These types can't stand letting something go by
if they think it's nonsense,
which is why they're always
prepared to do a verbal uppercut
right in his Santa's face.
Punches beat it off.
(laughs)
I'm on the good list actually.
Of course, the official stance
of the Frank James channel
is that Santa Claus is real.
I mean, who else is eating those milk and cookies?
My dog?
'Cause that wouldn't be good.
Have you ever had a conversation
with someone where every time you said something,
they'd find a way to say no,
even if they ultimately ended up agreeing with you?
Awkward, right?
Well, that might have been an INTP or ISTP.
Oh man, ISFPs and INFPs.
They're the kind of awkward people
who will cause some cringe
by playing a beautiful violin concerto
as the Titanic is sinking.
It's like, "Bruh, come on.
We could have found a lifeboat in the time
it took you to get through that first tune."
These types really strive to follow
what they find personally meaningful and valuable,
even if other people say it is illogical
and useless and stupid and dumb.
And while pursuing what's valuable is admirable,
these types may forget to get their hands dirty
solving problems with the rest of us regular peeps.
You know that meme from "Avengers: Endgame"
where Joe Biden, I mean old man,
Captain America says, "No, I don't think I will."
That is the man truck of these types.
Do you have a friend who's super nice
but who ignores all of your calls
as soon as you need help with something
that they don't find meaningful?
And awkward congratulations to you
because you just found yourself an INFP or ISFP.
News flash, no one finds
packing the moving truck meaningful.
Okay, maybe the ISTJs do, I don't know.
At long last we come to the INFJs and INTJs.
These types are the awkward people
that will induce cringe by insisting,
"I'm not having a heart attack.
I'm having a hero's journey."
When they are in fact having a heart attack.
It's so awkward when you don't update
that worldview, son.
Now this is because these types
have a tendency to lean on a single concept
rather than confront the messiness of reality.
(laughs)
In other words, INTJs and INFJs
act like they know everything,
and that's pretty awkward.
They want take a single concept
or worldview and get as much mileage
out of it as possible.
'Cause to them, every experience is essentially
the same thing, conceptually.
And if everything is really just one thing,
then you already know everything.
These types feel like they have a cheat code
for life's chaotic ups and downs.
So, for an example, the hero's journey,
as I mentioned earlier,
it's like in the movies,
you got Luke Skywalker, Frodo, Harry Potter,
they all go through kind of the same story in a sense.
So an INFJ or INTJ might take this idea
and overwork that concept to H-E-double toothpicks.
And they will tell you with a straight face,
"Oh yeah, actually everything in life
is the hero's journey.
Like looking for a job, getting in shape,
paying my credit card bills.
It's all the same, bro."
So if you ask a friend for romantic advice
and they overlook the actual nitty gritty details
of your love life and somehow try to convince you
that it's just like Frodo bringing the ring to Mordor,
best of luck to you with your awkward INFJ or INTJ.
Speaking of awkward, I dressed up as Batman
and took the 16 personalities test in character.
Watch that video here.
And until next time, stay cool and attractive.
- Dressed in martial arts, gadgets,
cars, and that's it.
You are prone to worrying
that things will take a turn for the worst.
You can't be worried if you have a fail-proof plan.
Didn't realize Batman had such a problem speaking, did you?