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   Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging    
   by Marina Margaret Heiss   
   Profile: INTJ   
   Revision: 3.1   
   Date of Revision: 17 Oct 2009   
      
      
   To outsiders, INTJs may appear to project an aura of "definiteness", of   
   self-confidence. This self-confidence, sometimes mistaken for simple arrogance   
   by the less decisive, is actually of a very specific rather than a general   
   nature; its source lies in    
   the specialized knowledge systems that most INTJs start building at an early   
   age. When it comes to their own areas of expertise -- and INTJs can have   
   several -- they will be able to tell you almost immediately whether or not   
   they can help you, and if so,    
   how. INTJs know what they know, and perhaps still more importantly, they know   
   what they don't know.   
   INTJs are perfectionists, with a seemingly endless capacity for improving upon   
   anything that takes their interest. What prevents them from becoming   
   chronically bogged down in this pursuit of perfection is the pragmatism so   
   characteristic of the type:    
   INTJs apply (often ruthlessly) the criterion "Does it work?" to everything   
   from their own research efforts to the prevailing social norms. This in turn   
   produces an unusual independence of mind, freeing the INTJ from the   
   constraints of authority,    
   convention, or sentiment for its own sake.   
   INTJs are known as the "Systems Builders" of the types, perhaps in part   
   because they possess the unusual trait combination of imagination and   
   reliability. Whatever system an INTJ happens to be working on is for them the   
   equivalent of a moral cause to an    
   INFJ; both perfectionism and disregard for authority may come into play, as   
   INTJs can be unsparing of both themselves and the others on the project.   
   Anyone considered to be "slacking," including superiors, will lose their   
   respect -- and will generally be    
   made aware of this; INTJs have also been known to take it upon themselves to   
   implement critical decisions without consulting their supervisors or   
   co-workers. On the other hand, they do tend to be scrupulous and even-handed   
   about recognizing the    
   individual contributions that have gone into a project, and have a gift for   
   seizing opportunities which others might not even notice.   
   In the broadest terms, what INTJs "do" tends to be what they "know". Typical   
   INTJ career choices are in the sciences and engineering, but they can be found   
   wherever a combination of intellect and incisiveness are required (e.g., law,   
   some areas of    
   academia). INTJs can rise to management positions when they are willing to   
   invest time in marketing their abilities as well as enhancing them, and   
   (whether for the sake of ambition or the desire for privacy) many also find it   
   useful to learn to simulate    
   some degree of surface conformism in order to mask their inherent   
   unconventionality.   
   Personal relationships, particularly romantic ones, can be the INTJ's Achilles   
   heel. While they are capable of caring deeply for others (usually a select   
   few), and are willing to spend a great deal of time and effort on a   
   relationship, the knowledge and    
   self-confidence that make them so successful in other areas can suddenly   
   abandon or mislead them in interpersonal situations.   
   This happens in part because many INTJs do not readily grasp the social   
   rituals; for instance, they tend to have little patience and less   
   understanding of such things as small talk and flirtation (which most types   
   consider half the fun of a relationship).   
    To complicate matters, INTJs are usually extremely private people, and can   
   often be naturally impassive as well, which makes them easy to misread and   
   misunderstand. Perhaps the most fundamental problem, however, is that INTJs   
   really want people to make    
   sense. :-) This sometimes results in a peculiar naivete', paralleling that of   
   many Fs -- only instead of expecting inexhaustible affection and empathy from   
   a romantic relationship, the INTJ will expect inexhaustible reasonability and   
   directness.   
   Probably the strongest INTJ assets in the interpersonal area are their   
   intuitive abilities and their willingness to "work at" a relationship.   
   Although as Ts they do not always have the kind of natural empathy that many   
   Fs do, the Intuitive function can    
   often act as a good substitute by synthesizing the probable meanings behind   
   such things as tone of voice, turn of phrase, and facial expression. This   
   ability can then be honed and directed by consistent, repeated efforts to   
   understand and support those    
   they care about, and those relationships which ultimately do become   
   established with an INTJ tend to be characterized by their robustness,   
   stability, and good communications.   
      
      
   Functional Analysis   
   by Joe Butt   
   Introverted iNtuition   
   INTJs are idea people. Anything is possible; everything is negotiable.   
   Whatever the outer circumstances, INTJs are ever perceiving inner   
   pattern-forms and using real-world materials to operationalize them. Others   
   may see what is and wonder why; INTJs see    
   what might be and say "Why not?!" Paradoxes, antinomies, and other   
   contradictory phenomena aptly express these intuitors' amusement at those whom   
   they feel may be taking a particular view of reality too seriously. INTJs   
   enjoy developing unique solutions    
   to complex problems.   
   Extraverted Thinking   
   Thinking in this auxiliary role is a workhorse. Closure is the payoff for   
   efforts expended. Evaluation begs diagnosis; product drives process. As they   
   come to light, Thinking tends, protects, affirms and directs iNtuition's   
   offspring, fully equipping    
   them for fulfilling and useful lives. A faithful pedagogue, Thinking argues   
   not so much on its own behalf, but in defense of its charges. And through this   
   process these impressionable ideas take on the likeness of their master.   
   Introverted Feeling   
   Feeling has a modest inner room, two doors down from the Most Imminent   
   iNtuition. It doesn't get out much, but lends its influence on behalf of   
   causes which are Good and Worthy and Humane. We may catch a glimpse of it in   
   the unspoken attitude of good    
   will, or the gracious smile or nod. Some question the existence of Feeling in   
   this type, yet its unseen balance to Thinking is a cardinal dimension in the   
   full measure of the INTJ's soul.   
   Extraverted Sensing   
      
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