WHAT IS AN INTJ?What they are, how they do.

“Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible.”- Dr. Carl Gustav Jung (retrieved from: thesixteentypes)

• Visionary and excels at creating systems• Enjoys creative and intellectual challenges• Good at technical analysis and logical problem

solving• Work well alone• Determined in the face of opposition• Can understand complex and difficult subjects• Work best with others of equal ability

(Columbia Testing Instruments 2007)

INTJ PERSONALITY

DEFINED

One of the rarest personality types in allTotal Frequency: 1.5%

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT INTJ

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4% 7%

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ESTJ - Overseer ESFJ - SupporterISTJ - Examiner ISFJ - DefenderENTJ - Chief ENTP OriginatorINTJ - Strategist INTP - EngineerESTP - Persuader ESFP - EntertainerISTP - Craftsman ISFP - ArtistENFJ - Mentor ENFP - AdvocateINFJ - Confidant INFP - Dreamer

Frequency in males: 2.5%

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Rarest personality type in females

10%

17%

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10%

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14%

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ESTJ - OverseerESFJ - SupporterISTJ - ExaminerISFJ - DefenderENTJ - ChiefENTP OriginatorINTJ - StrategistINTP - EngineerESTP - PersuaderESFP - EntertainerISTP - CraftsmanISFP - ArtistENFJ - MentorENFP - AdvocateINFJ - ConfidantINFP - Dreamer

Frequency in females: 0.5%

Part of the NT Temperament Group.

One of Four Intellectual Temperaments.Thought of as the strategist in the group.

• Introspective, analytical and determined• Natural leadership ability• Reserved and stay in the background• Strategic, Knowledgeable and Adaptable

Dominant thinking function: Ni • Intuition used introvertedly• Search for connections meaning and possibility• Self directed• Spend a lot of time in their own minds

Auxilary thinking function: Te

• Thinking used extrovertedly• Analyze data from the world around us• Communicates best with logic, reason and

analysis.

Tertiary thinking function: F• Feeling without an extroverted or introverted

designation• Often not aware of emotions or ignores them• Can be developed to add depth and balance to

decisions

Inferior thinking function: Se • Sensing extrovertedly• Difficulty noticing details around him or her• Not tuned into surroundings• Can neglect practicalities of ideas

• Recharges their energy by being alone.

• Works better by themselves

• Look before they leap• Spend more time “in their

head”• Circle of close and few

friends• Can like ideas better than

the real thing

• Recharges their energy by being around other people.

• Works better in groups• Leap before they look• Often think better talking

out loud• Has many friends• Gets into projects easily

and real life

Introversion Extraverted

INTROVERTED

• Trust their subconscious and “sixth sense”

• Process data very deeply• Good at spotting patterns• Tend to focus on the

future• Like acquiring new skills

and working with strategy

• May seem impractical

• Pay attention to things from direct experience

• Focus on the immediate future rather than trying to change the world

• Pursue things in a definite order

• May be perceived as frivolous and short sighted by Intuitors

Intuition Sensing

INTUITION

• Decisions based on logic• Dislike fuzziness as they

think black and white• Focused on tangible

things• Task Oriented and seek to

create noticeable value• Can seem cold and

unfeeling

• Decisions based on social considerations and in consideration of others

• Value harmony and peaceful interaction with others

• Social and people oriented

• Can be seen as unreliable and emotional by Thinkers

Thinking Feeling

THINKING

• Create plans and organize their world to achieve goals

• Take charge of their environment

• Make choices early• Self-disciplined and decisive• Seeks closure in decisions• Expect things to be done as

they ask• Can be viewed as

opinionated by Perceivers

• View structure as limiting• Prefer to keep their

choices available• Curious and prefer to

expand their knowledge• Tolerant of other people’s

differences• Adaptable to situations• Can be viewed as aimless

by Judgers

Judging Perceiving

JUDGING

WHERE THEY CAN GO IN LIFE

INTJ’s Most Successful Career

Choices

Computer and Technology Fields• Computer Programmer• Computer SpecialistBusiness Professions• Corporate Strategist• Business Administrator

Legal Professions• Attorneys• Judges

CAREERS

Medical Fields• Doctor• Dentist

Business Leadership• Organization Founder• Entrepreneur

Technical Pursuits• Engineers• Scientists

Lance ArmstrongProfessional Cyclist

World Cycling Champion (1993)

US National Cycling Champion (1993)

Clásica de San Sebastián (1995)

La Flèche Wallonne (1996)

FAMOUS PEOPLE

Susan B AnthonyWomen’s Rights Leader

Co-Founder of Women’s Temperance Movement

Co-Founder The Revolution

FAMOUS POLITICAL FIGURES

First LadyMichelleObama

New YorkMayorRudy

Giuliani

Former U.S.Secretary of

StateColin Powell

Former U.S. Secretary of

State Hillary Clinton

Former Governor of

MassachusettsMichael DukakisFormer U.S.

Representative Charles Rangel

Former Governor of California

ArnoldSchwarzenegger

U.S. PRESIDENTS

21st PresidentChester Alan

Arthur

30th PresidentCalvin

Coolidge

3rd PresidentThomasJefferson

35th PresidentJohn F

Kennedy

11th PresidentJames Knox

Polk

28th PresidentWoodrow

Wilson

“Do you know I apparently have the rarest personality type for a female?”

“I wouldn’t be surprised, you act so differently…”

Shadow Stephens 4/23/2013

PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE

• Strong preference to Introversion over Extraversion• Distinctive preference of Intuition over Sensing• Slight preference of Thinking over Feeling• Distinctive preference of Judging over Perceiving

Humanmetrics 2013

MY INTROVERTED AND

INTUITION SIDES

Introverted

• Intense need to work alone• Thinks aloud to someone

who understands me.• Always looks before I leap• A tight circle of few friends• Likes ideas better than the

“real thing”• Spends 80% of my time “in

my head”

• Trusts my gut feelings• Focusses on my future

plans, 5 years, 10 years, 20 years…

• Love to learn new things• Working to make the world

a better place• Sometimes have hard to

implement ideas• Thrives on challenges

Intuition

MY THINKING AND JUDGING

SIDES

Thinking

• Uses logic to make decisions

• Need to know where I’m going with concrete plans

• Uses my logic to make plans that benefit others

• Doesn’t do well with unknown factors

• Creates goal oriented plans

• Must have an organized world

• Takes charge of my environment

• Always makes choices early

• Tolerant of other people’s differences

• Can adapt to change if I can control it after it changes

Judging

Unlike most INTJ’s I am very affectionate.

• I constantly touch my fiancé and my closest friend.

• Touching them allows me to connect with them.

I know where I’m going to be in 20 years. Do you?

If I ran the world it would be a better place!Better yet, I know I could make it so.

INTERACTING WITH AN INTJ

Make and honest and genuine attempt to understand and more importantly, accept who they are.

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Show them you care by listening, questioning

when questionable, and if already accepted by the INTJ, take care of

them when they neglect to take care of

themselves.

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Columbia Testing Instruments. 2007 “Columbia Personality Type Inventory”

Heiss, Marina Margaret. October 17, 2009 “Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging” Retrieved from: http://typelogic.com/intj.html

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