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winterkoninkje) wrote2005-07-06 04:30 am
INTJ, who'da thunk?
...anyone who knows me I'm sure :) So I woke up this morning and had an idea about an interest I should add to my LiveJournal list. After adding it I noticed, somewhat amazed—though I shouldn't be—, that there were others who shared the interest. Thus began an extended spidering through the web. One thread of that travel led me to take a Myers-Brigs test, the results of which were INTJ: Introspective iNtuitive Thinking Judging (strengths of preference 33%, 88%, 12%, and 44% respectively).
Which is pretty consistent with what I usually get on such things. The amusing thing is some of the articles linked to from that site describing the type. In particular D. Keirsey labels it the "Mastermind Rational". Some more amusing excerpts are:
[...Masterminds] tend to be much more self-confident than [other Rationals], having, for obscure reasons, developed a very strong will. [...] Natural leaders, Masterminds are not at all eager to take command of projects or groups, preferring to stay in the background until others demonstrate their inability to lead. [...] Theories which cannot be made to work are quickly discarded by the Masterminds. On the other hand, Masterminds can be quite ruthless in implementing effective ideas, seldom counting personal cost in terms of time and energy.
There's also the description by Marina Margaret Heiss, which is quite amusing on the whole if only because it's so accurate.
To outsiders, INTJs may appear to project an aura of "definiteness", of self-confidence. This self-confidence, [is] sometimes mistaken for simple arrogance by the less decisive, [...] 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 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.
[...] 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. [...] 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; [...] 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. :-) [...]
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I guess I might as well toss out that P, because my personal obsession with this, and inability to detect, follow, or respect social rituals has led to an obsession wiht people making sense...I thought everyone expected that...:)
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Heh. It strikes me as interesting (though not peculiar) that they'd have such an interpretation on the list. If nothing else, coming out even in everything would seem to imply extreme indecision or an unstable inability to choose consistently. Either that or they're gaming the test.
I thought everyone expected that...:)
I get the impression that, for a certain value of "expect", they do. Though I certainly know people who seem to just shrug and accept strange people rather than trying to figure them out at all. Ironically, Dhyana--who came out as EFSJ--was consistently vexed that she never could figure me out (and hates it when I display "too much" understanding of her).