*INTJ*
PERSONALITY TYPE
( aka “THE ARCHITECT”)
They say it’s a bit
lonely at the top of the 'metaphorical human dump-heap', and being one of the
rarest and most advantageously proficient of the personality types, INTJs know
this fact like the back of their hand. INTJs form only two percent of the
population at large, and women bestowed this rare personality type are particularly
exceptional, forming just 0.8% of the human population. Hence, it is often a challenge
for them to find like-minded individuals who are capable of keeping up with
their relentless intellectualism and chess-like strategies. People with the
INTJ personality type are imaginative yet decisive, ambitious yet intensely private,
and [true to form] astoundingly curious; as regards the latter, they also make
every effort not to frivolously fritter away their precious supply of energy.
Nothing Can Stop
the Right
Attitude From Achieving
Its Goal
With a natural thirst for knowledge that reveals
itself early in life, INTJs are often given the title of “bookworm” as
children. While this may be intended as an insult by their peers, they more
than likely identify with it and are even proud of it, greatly relishing their
broad and deep body of knowledge. Not only that, INTJs thoroughly enjoy sharing
what they know, confident in their mastery of their chosen subjects. On the
other hand, owing to their Intuitive (N) and Judging (J) traits, they prefer to
design and execute a brilliant plan within their field rather than share
opinions on what they consider to be “uninteresting distractions'.
“You are not entitled to your opinion. You are
entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.”
Harlan Ellison
I don't deserve any credit for turning the
other cheek as my tongue is always in it.
Flannery O'Connor
A paradox to most observers, INTJs are able to live
by glaring contradictions that nonetheless make perfect sense to them – at
least from a purely rational perspective. For example, INTJs are simultaneously
the most starry-eyed idealists and the bitterest of cynics, something that seems
mutually incongruent. But this is because INTJ types tend to believe that with the
proper effort, intelligence and consideration, nothing is impossible, while at
the same time believing that people are simply too lazy, short-sighted or
self-serving to actually achieve those incredible results. Nonetheless, that skeptical
view of reality they possess is unlikely to deter a motivated INTJ from
achieving a result they believe to be relevant and/or important.
In Matters Of
Principle, [They] Stand Like a Rock
INTJs radiate self-confidence and an aura of mystery, and
their insightful observations, unique ideas and formidable logic enable them to
execute 'changes' simply through sheer willpower and force of personality. At
times it will seem that INTJs are hell-bent on deconstructing and rebuilding
every idea and organization they come into contact with, all the while employing
a sense of perfectionism and even an aspect of morality toward this effort.
Anyone who doesn’t have the aptitude to keep up with INTJs’ keen mental abilities,
or worse yet, doesn’t see the point of them, is likely to both immediately and
permanently lose their respect.
This
world is but a canvas to our imagination.
Henry David Thoreau
RECOGNIZING AN INTJ
INTJs are typically reserved and serious, and seem to spend a
lot of time thinking. They are curious about the world around them and often
want to know the principle behind what they see. They thoroughly examine the
information they receive, and if asked a question, will typically consider it
at length before presenting a careful, complex answer. INTJs think critically
and clearly, and often have an idea about how to do something more efficiently.
They can be blunt in their presentation, and often communicate in terms of the
larger strategy, leaving out the messy details.
Although INTJs aren’t usually warm or particularly gregarious,
they tend to have a self-assured manner with people and this is based on their
own security in their innate intelligence. They relate their ideas with self-assurance,
and once they have arrived at a conclusion they wholly expect others to see the
astuteness and wisdom of their perceptions. Typically, they are perfectionists
and appreciate an environment of intellectual challenge. They enjoy discussing
interesting ideas, and may get themselves into trouble because of their
take-no-prisoners attitude: if someone’s beliefs don’t make logical sense, the
Mastermind of the INTJ usually has no qualms about pointing that out.
Famous INTJs include Hillary Clinton, Al
Gore, Bill Gates, Dwight Eisenhower, Alan Greenspan, Ulysses S. Grant, Stephen
Hawking, John Maynard Keynes, Ayn Rand, Isaac Asimov, Lewis Carroll, Cormac
McCarthy, and Sir Isaac Newton.
POPULAR HOBBIES
Popular
hobbies for the INTJ include reading, travel, cultural events, taking classes,
appreciating art, computers and video games, and independent sports such as
swimming, backpacking, hiking or running marathons.
HOW THE EXPERTS WEIGH IN...
"INTJs are the most independent of all the sixteen types
and take more or less conscious pride in that independence."
- Isabel Briggs Myers, Gifts
Differing
"Difficulties are highly stimulating to INTJs, who love
responding to a problem that requires a creative solution."
- David Keirsey, Please
Understand Me II
"Their capacity for intellectual and conceptual clarity
gives INTJs both vision and the will to see it through to completion—leadership
qualities that are prized in our society."
- Otto
Kroeger, Type Talk at Work
Interesting facts about
the INTJ:
·
One of two types with highest college GPA
·
Among types with highest income
·
Personal values include Achievement
·
Overrepresented among MBA students and female small business
owners
·
Commonly found in scientific or technical fields
·
Least likely of all the types to believe in a higher spiritual power
AND I'M SURE THAT SOME PARTS REMAIN UNKNOWN!!!!!!!!!
L.P.-G. 12/2015
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