So I took a quiz that determined which of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicators I am.
I'm an INTJ.
Introverted (as opposed to Extroverted)
iNtuitive (as opposed to Sensing)
Thinking (as opposed to Feeling)
Judging (as opposed to Perceiving)
What are the personality traits of an INTJ?
INTJs are given to ignoring conventional sources of authority: rank, title, swagger or sanctitude won't sway them much. Rational arguments (or a big-enough wad of dollar bills) will, though.
INTJs don't care very much what others think of them. Or put differently, their world system is mostly independent of whether others understand and support it. This is in a way completely rational: it's their system and they have to live with it.
INTJs are perfectionists. They want to make things as good as humanly possible… and then some.
In their pursuit of perfection INTJs are unsparing of themselves and of other people. They almost never give praise (and why should they? They simply expect that everyone gives their best, much as they do, so there's no need for praise) and they don't expect praise for their work in turn. In fact, they are more often than not embarrassed by praise lavished on them.
Small talk, social interaction, getting warm with strangers — that kind of thing is not their forte. They can be very good verbally, but they crave substance and not idle talk.
Guide on How to Handle an INTJ
My favorites and the most applicable to me.
- INTJs do have a strong sense of humour, often dry and quick, but also a bit warped. It can easily take a morbid streak.
- Expect blunt, honest, sometimes even hurtful answers: if you don't want to hear the truth, you wouldn't ask, would you?
- Their way of showing that something you say (an idea, a suggestion) has potential or merit is by trying to pull it apart (which shocks those poor souls who instead expected awe or admiration). The ultimate INTJ insult to an idea or suggestion is to ignore it altogether, because that means it's not even interesting enough to deconstruct.
- Do not expect INTJs to care very much about how you view them. They already know that many people see them as arrogant bastards with a weird sense of humour and they long since got used to it.
All very true. Introspection is important.
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