Definition of the INTJ personality type

1. INTJ Definition of Personality Equals “Insight + Logic”<br />The definition of personality for the INTJ includes the qualities of insightfulness, intuition, and being possibility and long range planning-oriented. <br />You may have come here from the MBTI “words to describe personality” page and you know or suspicion that your personality type is Introverted with Intuition, Thinking and Judging, because you have taken the Myers-Briggs personality assessment test. Or you may be here because someone you care about is this type. That being the case you can discover many qualities, traits or characteristics describing this personality type on this page. <br />BASICS <br />I’m going to present INTJ qualities in a list format because I have found reading a paragraph when you are digging for some important, quick information, can be difficult, well it can be irritating! So let us take a look at a list of personality traits for INTJs. This type: <br />Is a natural idealist, visionary, long-range planner <br />Is normally quite symbolic about most things <br />Is NOT afraid to think about any thing <br />Is FUTURE oriented, struggles with in-the-moment detailed reality <br />Is very general, conceptual with great “idea” sense <br />Is typically tough-minded <br />Is usually seeing multiple views of EVERYTHING <br />Is typically decisive when implementing a plan <br />Find natural relationships between various ideas the theories <br />Is normally easily distracted <br />Needs to make sense of things <br />Now do you see yourself/someone else in the above basic list of personality traits?? <br />What we really begin to see with personality type is emerging patterns of behaving and using our brains. The INTJ way is natural, instinctive, beautiful, created to be this way. Let us continue. <br />Mottos Are Fun <br />For the INTJ these mottos or things to put on their battle flag might be: “See The Trend”, “It Must Make Sense”, “Competence + Independence=Perfection”, to name a few. <br />Let us make another list of personality traits, INTJs: <br />Are reasoning and making decisions with natural/instinctive logic and analysis <br />Are frequently impatient with error, especially their own <br />Will have difficulty (sometimes great difficulty) factoring in other people’s “feelings” in a decision making situation <br />Usually enjoy solving complex problems <br />Will be more naturally “object” oriented not “people” oriented when getting things done <br />Can become too involved with theory, splitting hairs and get trapped in inaction <br />Normally, skeptical in a positive way <br />Now, my friend, the INTJ not only behaves in the above manner…THEY NATURALLY EXPECT EVERYONE ELSE TO DO THE SAME!! <br />So, what happens when they see that many others do not behave that way?? (Only 3-4% of America’s population is this type) Answer: Different levels of stress, confusion, irritation, etc.; typically nothing this type can’t handle. So, this is a NATURAL reaction on the part of this type, they are not doing anything wrong. <br />More Stuff The INTJ: <br />In relationships, are usually quiet and reserved <br />In relationships, are very calm, cool, and collected <br />In relationships, may appear to be somewhat distant personally <br />In relationships, can neglect to express appreciation for the way others feel <br />In relationships, can be exquisitely understanding of others feelings, at times this ability seems almost “psychic” <br />In relationships, are very private people, and don’t “open up” with many <br />Strongly need to feel independent <br />Under Stress The INTJ: <br />May become even less Introverted and more Extraverted, and verbally “attack” <br />May become bogged down with planning and not act <br />May become over-involved with physical experiences <br />May become compulsive at making the outside work fit their inside view of things, with emotion getting in the way <br />May become angry, loud, and verbal focusing on non-relevant details <br />If this type is you, wonderful, perhaps you now have a better understanding of yourself, and perhaps you can use that increased understanding in many positive ways. <br />If you see someone else as this type but not you, please pay attention to the differences between your personality and the INTJ. Try to see that your type and this type's way are natural and just fine! Look for the positive differences, the strengths this type brings to your type. Celebrate that because it cannot be changed and can add wonderful diversity and truth to your life!! <br />