Keanu Reeves is a sensitive man with scattered monologues.
Based on his interviews, he has an ideology of his own, and he cultivates a whole universe
in his musical research and his intimacy in spite of the Hollywood context . He gets lost
in his ideas, and even forgets the question, hesitates, stumbles, and sometimes gives useless details.
He treats others exactly as he wants to be treated because he is aware of how impactful
his words are.
He is also very accepting of others and seems to be willing to understand the perceptions
of different people and love them for who they are.
Although his actions may be simple, like telling someone that they are breathtaking, it does
have meaning to it.
With all that he’s been through in his life, he probably understood that things don't have
to be so complicated – something small and simple can still make someone's day.
This is why he is willing to take pictures with anybody who asks him, because he understands
how much it means to them, indicating a dominant and developed Fi that extends his understanding
to those around him, and also giving him an understanding of others based on a wide range
of possibilities.
His personality type is INFP, but it can be easily confused for ISFP.
The problem comes to his auxiliary functions.
We do believe he has Si, not Se.
He likes to feel and sense material things.
Keanu is very specific about the literal things and the information he likes to organize.
He prefers to label the things and feelings he already knows, like how he loves to ride
motorcycles because he likes to feel the wind and the touch of metal, feel the physical
thing that is in front of him and is known to him, and from that generating and gathering
abstract thoughts and ideas about other disconnected things.
The way he talks about his favorite motorcycles, his cherished experiences, and the unique
sensations each one provides (whether this is kinesthetic or olfactory) seems more Si than Se.
Also, the half-joking
sounds like an Si comfort zone more than Se adaptability.
The same thing goes for his love of vinyls.
He loves to touch and feel them before playing the music.
That is ‘pleasure’ for him.
What he feels is so abstract and only known to him, that he can't express it in words,
so he usually uses big gestures like pointing to something, or expanding his arms to try
and present to us how he feels at that moment.
We see Ne from his interactions.
He is scattered in his speeches and seems to have a lot of things to say, which leads
him to not really answer the original question.
In this podcast, there are several instances when we can see him thinking of "what-ifs",
being inconsistent with his thoughts, jumping between stories without finishing them, and
trying to explain something.
All in all, he’s quite scatterbrained!
His Ne-Si is obvious.
He’s constantly connecting and talking about past memories that are somewhat unrelated
but somehow connected.
He remembers every person’s name.
And he is very detail-oriented.
INFPs with healthy Si are consistent, reliable, and can stick to things.
We can see this aspect in Keanu.
Si is more grounded in their own physical body than Se.
This could mean exercising, or focusing on inner health.
Many INFPs are inclined to take an interest in their health and physical well-being.
Yes, there are Sensing types that are often mistyped as Intuitives when they are creative
and interesting people - especially when it comes to musicians and artists; however, there
seems to be a bias that if much of what you do is physical and actualized that you have
to be a Sensing type or a high Se user.
Interest does not mean function.
There are plenty of ‘S’ types that have ‘intuitive’ interests, but it doesn't
mean they are intuitive because they have intuitive interests.
Some sensors may develop their intuition, while others don't.
There are also plenty of Intuitives who enjoy physical activity, have aesthetic pleasure,
and find meaning in actualizing their interests instead of just living in their heads.
INFPs are especially stereotyped in this regard.
People apparently expect them to be potatoes for some reason.
Any type can be into motorcycles and guns, just as any type can be into music or gaming.
Se isn't the only function that can be athletically inclined; tertiary Si can take this role as
well.
Si is consistency and practice, being grounded and stable in your body, finding out what
works for your body, being healthy and mindful of how to optimize your body.
Si users pay attention to their internal needs and how to take care of their physical needs
and mindfulness towards their inner state.
He sometimes acts and speaks in a childlike way, like excitedly talking about jumping
off the building 19 times and trying to form sentences and making sense of it as he goes.
It’s kind of specific to his personality type.
In interviews, Keanu has a calm and quiet demeanour though he’s pretty good at using
humor to change people’s mood and make them feel more comfortable.
He likes to help people out in various ways and is also generous, donating millions to
charities without even attaching his name to them.
Keanu has a unique and calming aura which can make the room of any event he is at feel
more relaxed.
In this clip he is asked a philosophical question: His answer is so simple yet it seemed to leave
everybody impressed.
Feeling types are more likely to make choices based on their emotions rather than logical
thinking.
They also take into consideration the feelings, values, and needs of other people.
Just by reading about his past experiences and his unstable life growing up, we understand
that there is a lot of pain and emotion from the past still residing with him these days.
Altruism is most likely what has earned him the reputation of being the “nicest guy
in Hollywood”.
He treats people respectfully, and he is willing to take a pay cut if it means adding better
actors to the cast of a movie.