I Am An Intj

Yes! Intj

By: EpoxyMonoxide

Written on November 8th, 2011

So I took the official test, and it was just as I had thought. INTJ. What I find of the architype true of myself... almost all of it. It's not enough to collect knowledge, it's fun to apply it. I like to make plans, contingency plans, plans A, B, C, flexible plans meant to be broken. I respect authority only in I deem them competent. If not, I don't respect rank, title, etc. I'm not a very emotional person, and I like to keep my head in the drivers seat, not my heart.

The only thing I found a bit wonky is that it seems generally said that INTJ's are scientist or engineer types. I couldn't be further from this, I'm an artist and am *terrible* at math or anything related. Just because I like to apply a scientific outlook to my life, doesn't mean I literally want to be a scientist.

I just read a good book that breaks it down even further, but in a more general way. Has anyone ever read Please Understand Me? In that book I was typed into the NT group, and would guess many INTJs would fit here as well.

MBTI is a fun test, and you can really learn a lot about yourself and other people!

By: EpoxyMonoxide

Age: 26-30 , Female

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10 responses

Indie42

I'm an INTJ as well. And though I am very rational, I'm very creative. I write music and play a few instruments. I've also read Please Understand Me, and I found it very helpful in understanding myself. Knowledge is power.

May 6
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flavorshot

You're a graphical engineer. ;) I'm INTP myself. Same as you except collecting data IS enough... just gotta keep doing it nonstop.

Apr 28
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- ccath17c
  You do know that INTPs and INTJs have zero cognitive functions in common?
  
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SherlockD

“Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.”

~Carl Sagan

You don't have to be a scientist to apply it to everyday life.

Aug 4, 2012
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id271

For me it`s also exciting reading, despite it tells you what you are. More important is informing you about other types and how spread they are. I.e. I thought I`m nice, but I now consider what if I am too sarcastic or uninterested?

Jul 25, 2012
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growwhereyouglow

INTJ's are smart in an an applied way that is quite rare. This is funny to me, but about 10 years ago I was an INTJ (with a split on the I/E part). Currently I'm an ENFP. I think it's fun to take the test at different stages of your life...just to see. I couldn't agree with you more about the anomaly of INTJ's being mostly scientists as I have always been an artist. Although the authority figure part you mentioned...if we don't deem them as such...SO TRUE! Although, I still feel that way. A title or a rank means nothing to me if I don't deem it so.

May 11, 2012
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La08

I remember that test. It is fun, but useless. It tells you what you already know. But it is fun, and more scientifically plausible than horoscopes.

I was an xntj. I was 50/50 split on the intro extrovert questions.

Make your friends take the test.

Dec 23, 2011
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La08

I remember that test. It is fun, but useless. It tells you what you already know. But it is fun, and more scientifically plausible than horoscopes.

I was an xntj. I was 50/50 split on the intro extrovert questions.

Make your friends take the test.

Dec 23, 2011
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La08

I remember that test. It is fun, but useless. It tells you what you already know. But it is fun, and more scientifically plausible than horoscopes.

I was an xntj. I was 50/50 split on the intro extrovert questions.

Make your friends take the test.

Dec 23, 2011
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La08

I remember that test. It is fun, but useless. It tells you what you already know. But it is fun, and more scientifically plausible than horoscopes.

I was an xntj. I was 50/50 split on the intro extrovert questions.

Make your friends take the test.

Dec 23, 2011
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