i'm an INTJ to a tee. i do come across as not friendly, but it isn't intentional or snobbery - just me being me - heehee!
zalary on June 4, 2002 03:30 PM

I'm totally like that...I've taken the personality test before, and I came up as the Mastermind, which is really weird.
Liz on June 4, 2002 07:09 PM

Mastermind. Yeah, that's me (riiiight). This is a cool thang, however!
Solonor on June 4, 2002 09:34 PM

Wow, pretty neat. I'm definitely an introvert and can come off as not friendly. Cool test!
Geri on June 5, 2002 07:43 AM

I'm not sure if it's me to a tee, but I can definitely see how some of this would apply to me. I even retook the test to make sure the answers fit me. :-)
Kymberlie R. McGuire on June 5, 2002 08:31 AM

I'm an INTJ in real life, so this makes sense - very cool!
Donna on June 5, 2002 09:01 AM

I'm sort of shy and this causes people to think of me as unfriendly or stuck up...Once you get to know me though, i'm obnoxiously outgoing and funny. I'm also always trying to come up with new, cool ideas for my blog layout...that's why it's constantly changing!
jen on June 6, 2002 07:07 AM

I never thought of myself as a mastermind. Dang.
Marilyn on June 6, 2002 07:44 PM

I've tested more strongly INTJ every time I take these tests, so this didn't come as much of a surprise, but it was a nice confirmation of something I already knew.
Matthew on June 6, 2002 09:48 PM

ENK! Wrong. I took this test before -- first, the original test from a Psych book my friend had during a party... the next, online. Both mentioned I'm an ENFJ. And I agree. An Extroverted Intuitive Feeling Judgemental person I am. :-)
Lea on June 6, 2002 10:25 PM

Some people would say that the most interesting thing about my weblog is the code I wrote to make myself one... typical INTJ.
Rob Carlson on June 7, 2002 06:04 AM

I take this test once every five years, with consistent results. And yet I'm a writer, who considers herself more creative than rigorous.
Nathalie on June 7, 2002 11:48 AM

Great Test...now leave me alone so I can be alone! Joking. ;)
Bink on June 9, 2002 11:39 AM

this is the second time i've turned out to be an INTJ. but, really i am thoughtful and friendly! well...at least i try to be.
juli on June 11, 2002 12:38 PM

My significant other always said I appeared standoffish to other people. Hmph. I just think I'm a touch shy. Perhaps this is why.
Shannon on June 15, 2002 05:08 PM

Woy! ... this is me totally! I am very tenacious whe it comes to seeing projects through. I'm a systems enginer, dealing with solutions! :) Spot on!
Jon on June 24, 2002 03:29 AM

At least I know I'm not crazy and don't have to try so hard to fit in! I like being an INTJ....
ann on July 27, 2002 12:08 PM

Not only am I INTJ, I am an Aquarius. Nope, not openly affectionate, but I really *am* friendly. Really. : )
kayjay on July 27, 2002 04:54 PM

Same result as the Kiersey, with which I totally don't agree. I'm friendly, silly and creative! Really, I am! Hmph.
Carbeth on July 28, 2002 04:24 PM

I always used to test as an INTJ, but lately have tested lots of different ways, most often INTP. I'm not sure I believe this stuff...
Prentiss Riddle on August 2, 2002 02:39 PM

I'm a INTJ is everyone here a INTJ?? Heh; us INTJ's gotta stick together; maybe take over the world.
redwolf on August 7, 2002 12:47 AM

Im a very strong INTJ but I am also a very unconventional INTJ. Some aspects of the descriptions do not apply to me. I think it's because I have an older sister who is an ENFP and another who is INFJ. I think some of their Idealist characteristics have had a great influence on me.
Peter on August 7, 2002 07:13 PM

Wow. Nobody has ever called me a Mastermind before. Thanks!
That Girl Behind The Door on August 7, 2002 10:17 PM

I used to think I was weird till I discovered I was INTJ. Now I know it.
Savonarola on August 8, 2002 09:57 AM

Very close. I've taken a similar one and got the same results.
Alexis on August 10, 2002 11:29 AM

We rule the world! The rest of it just doesn't realize it yet.
darksyde on August 10, 2002 02:09 PM

Hardly surprising I'm an INTJ, since I've consistently tested that way on other tests administered years apart. Nice to know I'm still consistent :)
Jenny on August 14, 2002 11:15 AM

Absolutely INTJ! since the first time I took the test in fifth grade. It's hard for me to find people who can understand this personality of mine, and I'm always spread too thin among my interests, but, hey, "Mastermind"...you can't beat that label! hehe. :D
KasiaLou on August 17, 2002 08:49 AM

All I can say is that the being an INTJ and needing to find some systemic pattern existing within the personality and resulting behavior of people, the keirsey Temperament sorter kicks much anus and never leaves me feeling dissapointed.
henry on August 24, 2002 02:00 PM

Whoops! is this Keirsey or Myers-Briggs?
henry on August 24, 2002 02:03 PM

Am a classic fit of INTJ. And I like it! Woohoo. :)
Jasmin on August 25, 2002 02:59 AM

Completely. I run an INTJ email list, too.
JoAnne on August 26, 2002 10:04 PM

I tested INTJ five years ago and I test INTJ today... since INTJ describes me almost exactly the test must work. INTJ is less than 1% of the population; that makes us all unique freaks!
JDH on August 26, 2002 11:34 PM

Could never understand how I have this weird personality and be a female at the same time. Now I know, I can stop struggling to fit in all the time!! Way to go!!
leeia on August 28, 2002 06:45 AM

I'm an avid reader, a student of philosophy and a writer by nature. Every time I take one of these tests the result is INTJ. It fits my personality like a glove. Discovering the Myers-Briggs sorter and reading Kiersey's books has helped me understand myself better.
Roxanne on August 28, 2002 01:26 PM

I am...
Bill Andrews on August 31, 2002 11:25 AM

This is fantastically true!Fits me like a shoe. And once I feel comfortable around people I am exceedingly outgoing and funny. I made one girl pass out from laughing once. so... anyway...
Lincoln on September 2, 2002 10:09 PM

Every time I take one of these tests I'mINTJ
John on September 8, 2002 06:18 AM

Every time I take one of these tests I'mINTJ
John on September 8, 2002 06:18 AM

Knowing more about oneself is like gaining totally new knowledge, it's like understanding what you know and realizing what you are aware of. I'm a web developer, graphics designer, (and musician and writer in my own ways). I decided to revise my site entirely to keep my writings and personal ideas about anything. I just relaunched my site today: 9/11. I hope you check it out. When I found out I am an INTJ, well, what can I say? It's nice to have one community like this where members' minds connect!
Larrimar on September 11, 2002 09:00 AM

Interesting. it fit's almost perfectly.
MKM on September 12, 2002 04:10 AM

cool! I'm a Mastermind. Hey, I already knew that. LOL!
DivineJoy on September 12, 2002 12:43 PM

I feel comfortable talking to my imaginary friends. I'm schizophrenic and don't appear friendly. I have looks that could kill. I like reading freud and like an office away from everybody else. I'm a webmaster and I excel in the sciences. I'm not too friendly at first and pick up lots of information about a person just by studying their handwriting, the inflections they use when they talk, and though patterns.
Desiree on September 16, 2002 03:21 PM

i suppose this fits. hmm.
Abigail on September 30, 2002 03:16 PM

Wouldn't really call myself an introvert, 'coz I can be quite an exhibitionist sometimes!
The Queen of Arabia on October 4, 2002 05:51 PM

I'm am so much happier now that I can understand myself from an outside view. So many people think I am so wierd and mean!
T Burton on October 6, 2002 11:19 AM

BWAHAHHAAH, of course. I'd have to be a mastermind to takeover the world!!!!!!!! Now all I needzzz iz a secret underground lair, and a buncha henchmen!!!
Maximus3!!! on October 6, 2002 05:04 PM

WOW...I used to be an INFJ...but some really tough times has made its impression on me! This really does sound like the me I've become!!
calistasky on October 6, 2002 08:10 PM

I im a complete INTJ. Most people think i am unfriendly and hard to ttret, but the people that know me have come to understand me. I am the Mastermind behind all.
Pinacate on October 7, 2002 08:49 PM

I've had many people say I'm INTJ... but I guess if it's on the Internet, it *must* be true!
Travis Seitler on October 8, 2002 06:24 AM

From ENTP to INTJ. I have to admit, I really don't have any social inclinations.
Ederlyn Lacson on October 8, 2002 11:59 AM

Great test. Describes me to a tee!!!!!!
Hannibal on October 12, 2002 07:20 PM

I've always gotten INTJ over the years of re-taking the test. heh ;)
Nina on October 14, 2002 06:30 PM

I agree that I'm an INTJ but Mastermind? I prefer the title in the older editions of Keirsey's book "Scientist"
doctorrickb on October 15, 2002 11:29 AM

INTJ describes perfectly, eventhough im a little shyer than than the normal INTJ
Hannos on October 17, 2002 12:31 PM

Intuitive, Thinking, Judging - well that about sums me up! But introverted? That only applies to me 50% of the time. Very cool to see this test "alive" again.
LadyD. on October 18, 2002 02:29 PM

I'm torn between T and F - tested as INFJ for years, but I think I'm compensating for my very F husband. I blog F-ly in some ways - I take criticism too personally and badly to launch it at others, even if it's just their ideas I have a problem with.
Davey's mommy on October 19, 2002 09:48 PM

Reading the notes are almost like reading things posted by myself. (intj fits me well)
Ivy on October 21, 2002 01:35 PM

I've taken tests for this about 7 times and keep getting INTJ, plus my friends agree with me the results are freakily true. I love being an INTJ! Masterminds..hehehe...
Eternal Supernova on October 26, 2002 04:01 PM

Whoo-hoo!
Chris on November 2, 2002 02:34 PM

My junior high girlfriend and I both tested INTJ long, long ago. We're stll best friends, still in love, still both INTJ. Make a few good friends and keep them forever!
Prospero on November 8, 2002 11:31 PM

Being a female INTJ, it has always been very frustrating for me to see and accept how I fit into the social realm. I have been depressed and confused almost my entire life because I have always had a hard time with any kind of relationships. Men are usually intimidated and turned off by my seriousness and directness and women just don't like me period! The only women friends I have are an ENTJ and ISTJ. I know I'm an INTJ, but shoot, I NEED love too!!! :)
Jennifer on November 9, 2002 06:06 PM

hmm.. maybe is due to my horoscope (pisces) that i am a INTJ.. the character traits of a INTJ is the similar to a pisces
Gary on November 10, 2002 12:38 AM

yeah i don't really show my affection and i love to learn things
biks on November 11, 2002 06:39 PM

I don't understand how I got pigeonholed like this. I love everybody, I really do.
Kyle on November 14, 2002 12:12 AM

i think therefore i am .....fits alot of me though the test here is pretty general, 4 block questions..seems oversimplified
james on November 18, 2002 09:54 AM

I've taken these tests several times and always gotten either INTJ or INFJ. I think I'm pretty evenly split between the two.
Charlie on November 18, 2002 02:28 PM

I used to be more of an intp but now I'm more of an intj with still some intp characteristics. but it's definately cool to be 1% of the population!
me on November 18, 2002 03:29 PM

Definitely accurate as to who I am.
PJay on November 27, 2002 01:29 PM

I'm borderline I/E, but all-the-way NTJ.
j.s.f. on November 28, 2002 06:45 PM

I love working alone, I hate working in groups and having to satisfy mediocre agendas.
Tara on December 6, 2002 02:42 AM

I was originally tested to be an INTJ about 10 years ago. Nothing has changed. I showed my husband a list of the characteristics and he said that the author seemed to be writing exactly about me.
Chewie on December 9, 2002 04:41 AM

The "I" part is the only one I quibble with - I can be introverted or extroverted, depending on the situation. The rest (NTJ) is pretty good.
tenrec on December 9, 2002 12:17 PM

This profile fits me well, but I am always trying to decide between INTJ and INTP.
Julie on December 17, 2002 02:01 PM

Its an interesting fact that INTJ's have the longest colum of comments. Think about it and reflect. Come to your own conclusion on why.
sum guy on December 20, 2002 06:28 PM

My employer had these tests administered recently and I knew I was a 'Mastermind'. I was surprised that what at first glance appeared to be a very generalized version still turned up an accurate answer.
Truth on December 27, 2002 01:03 PM

I sound like Spock. But that's the truth. Introverted, intuitive, judging, thinking... sometimes I piss people off.
Lorena on December 29, 2002 10:50 AM

Yup, that's me. I'm pretty sure that's how I tested when I took the M-B full tests a while ago.
Lisa, Gal of Unix on December 30, 2002 08:06 PM

like someone else in this section mentioned, i too am said to have 'vulcan' mannerisms. nothing wrong with logic, i say....also, this oversimplified version of the M-B test seems to have worked quite well, as i have tested INTJ 4/4 times with the standard M-B test and bastardized versions thereof.
tuesday on December 31, 2002 02:16 PM

INTJ...hopefully this means I'll sooner or later get somewhere in life!!
giorgia on January 2, 2003 10:53 AM

'strue. everyone thinks i hate them when i first meet them, as i'm very cold and calculating. my friends generally think of me as "the guy that knows what he's talking about."
Loren on January 4, 2003 10:17 AM

Wow. This fits me perfectly. I studied Jung in one of my honours seminars, but I never really bothered to take any of the personality tests because they were, "a distraction" to the theoretical connection of evolution and pyschology. :-) I'm glad I did take it, though.
lashlar on January 7, 2003 02:42 PM

This is me to a tee. Methodical and calculating and wants it done..chop, chop!! And if you can't get it done you're an idiot, but I like you anyway. Yep, that's me.
Frank on January 14, 2003 09:44 PM

INTJ is me completely! At work I get bored easily....I need to be doing creative things and using my skills. If I am not, or if people challenge what I am doing, I get super competetive. I don't listen to authority for authority's sake. I need to respect the boss. I go above and beyond my job description, and I have my immediate supervisors feel threatened, even though I wasn't meaning to do that. I disrupt "The old way of doing things" and I come up with ideas that seem wacky to my peers. I end up sumitting these wacky ideas to the higher-ups in the company even though it probaly makes me seem "out there". I can't hold back, It's almost like I can't stop myself, because I think my ideas are so cool. Why can't everyone see what I see?
Nikki on January 18, 2003 04:14 AM

Well, I have no idea if this fits me or not, but I guess we'll find out, won't we now?!
Ren on January 21, 2003 02:13 PM

I'm an INTJ, and I can't argue with that!
Curious on January 25, 2003 06:54 PM

This fits more so than the last test I took. This time a professional administered it and I was pleased with the results.
MusingsJ on January 31, 2003 10:27 AM

Yes, I am brilliant! I am a mastermind! My mission is what it is every night, TO TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD! HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!
LOGOS on February 1, 2003 08:58 PM

Hmm, calm and collected except when in love... sounds like me.
Ed on February 2, 2003 09:23 PM

I am a INTJ. Reading my test results was like reading a biography of my personality. Its a very accurate test, and very fun to take.
Carrie on February 8, 2003 01:56 PM

It is totally accurate. It meshes with the test I was given by a Psychologist.
Musingsj on February 10, 2003 06:50 AM

Its great being an INTJ... except when it comes to relationships. I suck at relationships! Ever job I've ever had I've been able to do the work more efficiently than past employees. At one job I did all the work that it took three other workers to perform in the past. I am fairly introverted... I am willing to talk but prefer to keep to myself if its just going to be small-talk or rambling about un-important things. Ask me anything, if I know the answer I'll tell you. If not I'll tell you where to go to find the answer.
pyoor on February 16, 2003 09:04 PM

Close enough.
Don on February 17, 2003 09:27 AM

The definition of an INTJ fits me more than I'd like to admit :~)
KateyScarlett on February 22, 2003 10:15 AM

it's been a year since i took this test. i retook it and had gone from an isfj to an intj. i think the latter is certainly more fitting for me these days and at this point in my life. bravo!
ericalynn on March 3, 2003 01:23 PM

I just took the test again after 6 months, and i'm still a Mastermind. LOL!
DivineJoy on March 17, 2003 11:42 AM

I'm an INTJ. I took the real Myers/Briggs test about a year ago and i was an ISTJ. -shrugs-
Jen on March 28, 2003 03:03 PM

Well...I know I come off as both blunt and unfriendly at times. But I don't care, darn it all...
shelly on March 31, 2003 11:05 AM

Absolutely, 100% me, just like the Keirsey test. Check out my web site with weblog and more personality info!
Aaron W. Benson on April 8, 2003 02:53 PM

Actually, I cheated. I knew my type due to other tests. I thought this one was not varied enough, since few people fall into one catagory or another. But the information supplied about my personality far surpassed any other web location I could find-so I am now much more certain that INTJ is in fact me. And I'm damn proud of it!
Mark on April 9, 2003 08:20 AM

WoW! I wish I could say being 1% of the population makes me feel good but I wish there were more of us. Being a small portion of population makes it difficult to fit in. I have no friends because no one "gets" me. I wish there were a place for all of us INTJ's to talk online. All sorts of groups have conventions why can't we? I would be willing to be friendly and open to someone "special" like myself.
Jodie on April 10, 2003 01:39 PM

I'm an ENFP male. Supposedly, an INTJ is perfect for me. I'm 25 and live in Ohio. Come find me. eliasclay at yahoooooooooooo.
eliasclay on April 11, 2003 12:21 AM

OMG...this is me! I am definately introverted exteriorly and extroverted exteriorly......and i do have creative bursts of genius!! lol
Kelly on April 12, 2003 07:56 PM

I always test as an INTJ on these things, I mostly enjoy it, but it's sometimes difficult for me to feel really understood by others.
Marina on April 15, 2003 04:40 PM

I must say INTJ sounds very much like me (not just in blogging but real life)... I feel the uncontrollable urge to lern more! Come and visit me!
MAM on April 15, 2003 08:07 PM

INTJ? The answers/options were too black & white.. no grey area whatsoever.
Noc on April 16, 2003 05:19 AM

Like the sorting hat in Harry Potter, the test gives proper directions. Anyone follow their type and have successful results?
gregt2 on April 16, 2003 11:19 AM

Am an INTJ, it is clear to me. Am a writer. I speak spanish. Am always reading, and of course, people think am weird. Am very talentous... to get misunderstood by people. But my sense of humor saves me always..
andrés on April 18, 2003 10:13 PM

Yeah, give a boss an "INTJ" and they'll beg for a mile...
donna on April 25, 2003 07:49 AM

I am definitely an INTJ. It's exactly how I and others would describe my personality. It's kinda a weird personality isn't it... Oh well :) we're unique!
stephanie on May 2, 2003 03:24 PM

Me? INTJ? that's rather unbelievable. anyways, hello to fellow INTJ-ers!
janet on May 3, 2003 11:29 AM

I've taken similar tests about 8 or 10 times.INTJ every time!
steve on May 4, 2003 03:03 PM

hi guys mee too from ur gruop hahaha ! i am intj mail me ..
sachin on May 8, 2003 10:52 AM

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sachin on May 8, 2003 10:55 AM

What can I say? I am certainly an INTJ.
Brian Shaver on May 11, 2003 03:21 PM

I am very definitely an INTJ it fits me exactly
Sarah on May 14, 2003 05:27 PM

I am definitely intuitive, logical, thorough and assertive. And sometimes this comes off as ruthless or intimidating to people who don't know me well. So yeah I'm an INTJ
Anit Agarwal on May 15, 2003 11:31 AM

It was somewhat accurate.
Joe on May 15, 2003 04:01 PM

It's nice to know I'm a Mastermind. Now I know why very few can understand me. We comprise only 1% of the total population.
Fatima Monteverde on May 22, 2003 11:26 PM

Very interesting. The more I read between the lines of the intj description, I feel more at ease. I like my personality, it is fun to be living in an introverted world(as well as frustrating.) I guess that is the price I pay for being a mastermind. (ha ha).
Maria on May 24, 2003 06:34 PM

Yup - definitely more of an INTJ than an INTP (though I have some qualities of the latter). Took test in college and at work. For both, I had an "INT." First time though, it was INTP and now INTJ.
Greg on May 26, 2003 07:01 AM

i never really felt like i fit in and thought i was a freak until i took the first keirsey test that informed me that i was an intj. i'm not a freak. i now realize why few understand me (we're only 1% of the pop). as i grow older the desire to right the wrongs and save the world has worn off and i'm desiring to hermit more and more. so with that, i'm off... trudge, trudge, trudge
granola_girl on May 26, 2003 10:58 PM

I have no doubt I am a INTJ. So miss-understood, so bold, and always so happy. I have always understood myself, didn't feel the need to make others know me! Typical INTJ!
Lisa on June 1, 2003 08:35 AM

I really fit in the description of INTJ! Now I know who I am, why I have difficulty to have friends, etc. Reading this gives me an idea of which career fits well with me ! In fact, I have been thinking about my future 3 years ago, and still I have any idea of what I really want to do. Learning that people with this people find satisfaction in sciences gives me confidence to go in that area!
Anna on June 1, 2003 08:44 PM

Yeah, still an INTJ..Just checking to make sure i'm still on point :-)
redwolf on June 2, 2003 11:29 PM

Still an INTJ--seems to get stronger as I get older
TW on June 3, 2003 12:21 PM

Yep, I was an INTJ the last time I took this test too. Funny how that works.
Kevin Drum on June 4, 2003 10:20 PM

I learned about these 16 types in a grad research class where the test was given to us to find out what kind of researcher we were. Discovering I was an INTJ shed light on the many parodoxes of my life. Though introvert (drained by too much people contact) I come off as an extravert and people come to expect the extraverted action oriented personality. My strongest ability: my intuition. I view the world as interconnected systems with the parts inseparable from the whole; People with power, fame or authority don't phase me one bit....I don't understand fanclubs and ... the most impressive description of a trait was understanding that my preferred position in life was being second (with lots of freedom) behind a strong, credible leader who managed centre stage while I could be in the sidelines doing what I do best: analysing and improving whatever.... enough for now.
ArtAide on June 10, 2003 12:50 AM

It's a relief to know there are other female INTJs out there struggling to fit in. I think I understand why I just can't seem to get along with other women and why men are always telling me to lighten up!
Linda on June 15, 2003 08:03 PM

This test is bogus. 4 questions to figure out your personality??? Rounding it down that far, you might as well spend 30min per question to make sure you don't screw the test results over. If you all want to know what your real personality is then take a test with more than a few ?'s.
Adam Wood on June 17, 2003 09:13 AM

INTJ or ENTJ baby! It's all true, except for the bad things.
Jeremy Greenwood on June 24, 2003 06:43 PM

oh yeah.... this fits me in so many ways...! i've been called aloof, and critical. i have sooo many things i want to learn about that i don't think i'll ever learn all of it... pretty much the whole description is very much me.
november on June 25, 2003 03:45 AM

this is very good, I'm INTJ and I feel good about it hehehe... :)
Ranyta on June 26, 2003 08:10 AM

The word "system" isn't a word.. its a world. I have yet to form an intimate relationship with the opposite sex (never kissed; SPD-like sometimes). I feel like I'm a doppelganger. The people that are my close friends think I am smarter than I really am, and those who don't know me think of me as ~distantly dull. Perfectionism vs. Excellence is always a hard thing. Making a career choice, etc. is so excruciating and inexact.
Vandrian on July 1, 2003 12:04 AM

so..many..people..must..hide (^_^ " ) anyway,cool to be INTJ!
fuyu on July 1, 2003 08:15 AM

hehehee...i'm an INTJ!?!!!
Lusy on July 13, 2003 09:50 AM

after 20 years and 10 tests I am still and *NTJ and mostly happy about it. I used to test as a strong E but as I get older it's going to I.
Dave on July 16, 2003 02:09 PM

I take the Meyers-Briggs over ten years ago, as a Johns Hopkins fellow, and curiously my type has moved, shifted from ESTP to INTJ! I can follow the change in mode, activity, feedback/reflection, conclusion, action and say evolution is possible. I would enjoy talking to others whose profiles have shifted? What lead us to the changes? What have them meant in your life? Are there conflicts? More peace? I feel I have grown, and become more mature. Maybe this links to Erik Erikson's life stages, too. I am open to chat, enjoy input.
walterrhett on July 19, 2003 01:56 PM

I'm an INTJ and I want to know what non-INTJ idiot created a website where you have to scroll down the screen to read what other people have written in a narrow column.
Rob on July 21, 2003 09:18 AM

Right on! I think I've always tested INTJ and I suppose it is comforting to know that I'm not really alone in that 1% of the population :) I liked the short test format (took me 1/10 the time of the last two online tests I tried), although I think it would be a little hard to use for those who don't alreayd know more about the MBTI. P.S. Please make the note window larger, it is only about 1.5x3 cm on my display and it's pretty hard to keep track of what I wrote 1 line ago. Oh, anyone know if having a great 'poker face' is a common trait of INTJs?
Woody on July 26, 2003 09:18 AM

Possible. I don't see it this way. Perceptions can be confusing and outright wrong though, especially of yourself.
denizenGT on July 27, 2003 05:44 AM

i'm a true introvert, but some tests say i'm a INFJ. Who knows???
Dee on July 29, 2003 09:07 AM

Not a bad place to be for someone working in a science library.
David on July 29, 2003 02:40 PM

Sounds like it's me. I thin far too much.
Rekutyn on July 30, 2003 12:55 AM

Definately me...
Jonathan Wise on August 1, 2003 12:34 PM

I've long known that my personality was not in the majority. After taking the MBTI a few years ago I knew why. INTJ explains it all and fits like a glove.
James Landrith on August 1, 2003 02:26 PM

I first took the Myers-Briggs test my senior year in high school and found out I was an INTP. I took it online a week or so ago and now I'm an INTJ. Both categorizations fit me to a T for the times mentioned. I'm a writer and a true perfectionist - to the things I feel are improvement-worthy. People always misunderstand me for "snubbing" them (as I was told by my EFTJ mother) when really, I'd rather just observe than part-take. Glad to know I'm not the only one!!! :-)
Leanne on August 19, 2003 02:05 PM

Interesting. The two other times I took the Myers-Briggs test (once professionally administered) I've always come out very clearly as an ENTP.
Michelle on August 20, 2003 02:56 AM

Yep. This is me.
alice on September 1, 2003 07:40 PM

even though the result i got on this (bloginality) test was completely inaccurate, the Jung test has had more luck placing me in this category. i still think these types of tests are crap because if people was so easy to categorize then society would be a lot different than it is now. havent you read Brave New World? its all there
Vidar on September 4, 2003 09:58 AM

I'm a 17 year old who just discovered she's an INTJ. Now at least I have some evidence that it's not my fault that I'm a cold bitch.
Goldiependle on September 8, 2003 02:04 AM

'most always have been, 'most always will be.
gdelaney on September 14, 2003 12:37 PM

I am open-minded, educated, funny, geeky, and sincere but to some I am just a boring, emotionless, reserved, loner.
John Wyles on September 15, 2003 01:23 PM

This is me, and it's not. In Myers-Briggs I test out as INTJ, but I work to overcome the limitations of the personality type. I'm not nearly as sarcastic anymore.
Zesmerelda on September 16, 2003 08:34 AM

i'm an INTJ, you're an INTJ, she's an INTJ, skyte, my dog is an INTJ. whatever. one/two/million application[s] of any waterdown online test is bogus. but wait! as an INTJ, you knew that!
rew on September 18, 2003 12:30 AM

seems there ARE alot of INTJ's here... you're all to busy mental-masturbating to understand the word 'humility'. 30mins on google an anyone can get the INTJ-gold star.
INTJ-psycho on September 18, 2003 12:43 AM

i took the test and they said I have an INTJ personality. *shrugs* I don't really know! =)
Daniel on September 21, 2003 02:48 PM

wow!! that's me... :P
hera on September 22, 2003 04:04 AM

Fits me to a T! (no pun intended!)
John T on September 24, 2003 09:50 AM

i was intj on myers briggs too.... cant really argue i guess...
sara on September 26, 2003 09:08 AM

I am completely INTJ, which is rare in women. I've had several women INTJ friends tho. It's like looking in a mirror.
Jane on September 27, 2003 12:05 PM

INTJ all the way. Except for the science part.
Rose on October 1, 2003 08:04 AM

Boris rules !
Boris on October 1, 2003 11:53 AM

i first took the meyrs-briggs test in college, and it has been consistent ever since. i am completely like this.
Candy on October 14, 2003 08:46 AM

im a nerd-girl, what can i say... umm yeah its pretty accurate, who knew @_@
ivy on October 26, 2003 08:36 PM

Uneasy at parties, iconoclastic, like to find connections between apparently disconnected phenomena, reluctant to express my deepest feelings, disregard authoritarian teachings.
Malcolm on November 4, 2003 06:05 PM

Uneasy at parties, iconoclastic, like to find connections between apparently disconnected phenomena, reluctant to express my deepest feelings, disregard authoritarian teachings.
Malcolm on November 4, 2003 06:05 PM

Uneasy at parties, iconoclastic, like to find connections between apparently disconnected phenomena, reluctant to express my deepest feelings, disregard authoritarian teachings. m_kirke@yahoo.co.uk
Malcolm on November 4, 2003 06:06 PM

Correct an INTJ - But also Wrong. My dominent is Introverted iNtuition, followed by auxillary with is Extraverted Thinking. Find your local Assoc for Psychological Type (APT)chapter for good Type Discussions in your area.
Lynette on November 9, 2003 01:42 AM

INTJ really fits me, but I have to say that i think i'm more aware of the T in me because everyone in my family is an F, and it makes me more concious of peoples feelings, but not in tune with them
Rachel on November 10, 2003 08:29 PM

Definetly me.
Heather on November 14, 2003 04:07 PM

yup - everyone thinks i'm cold and unfriendly until they actually get to know me - hope the mastermind part is true too
Heather on November 19, 2003 08:21 PM

Definetly fits me I
Mary on December 1, 2003 12:58 PM

I have a really nifty badge for those of you who are INTJ... It is over here: http://www.johnwyles.com/images/badges/bloginality-INTJ.png
John on December 5, 2003 12:11 AM

INTJ ... explains everything.
Tammey on December 8, 2003 10:02 AM

When I took the test a few years ago in college, I was suprised at the result. Me? A mastermind? But I let my close friends and my parents read my results, and their response was, "Oh, yeah. This is you." Must dash--off to take over the world.
Joan on December 8, 2003 01:41 PM

thanks
dvd on December 10, 2003 12:08 AM

Amazingly accurate! I do often tend to sit back and take everything in before acting/speaking. I'm not snobbish!
evlwnch on December 10, 2003 05:34 PM

Thank you, I just wanted to give a greeting and tell you I like your website very much.
HGH on December 17, 2003 01:22 AM

Hey INTJs. How do you all deal with intrapersonal relationships? For as many hours as I love my type, there are twice as many during which I wonder if life would be better had I been born a bit different. I'm sure God has a perfect plan for me just the way I am, however life can be quite hard with few or (in my case) absolutely no friends. I consider myself attractive (I'm a former gymnast and muscular), and cordial (yet by no means do I let either of those opinions be known) and yet I STILL have noone that ever calls me to ask me to do something, or just to talk.
M on December 17, 2003 07:32 PM

I am a loner who makes his living as a salesman. Go figure! My very intellligence isolates me to some extent, although I have been fortunate to surround myself with other intelligent beings. We are a depressingly rare breed. Be glad that you are different, and revel in your singularity.
jim on December 19, 2003 09:26 PM

A LONG, RATHER DISORGANIZED, AND HOPEFULLY INTERESTING ESSAY… AND SOME QUESTIONS TOO. Yes... Interesting how many INTJs are geniuses. When I took my IQ test as a child the “gifted and talented” lady re-scored it because she didn’t think it possible (I made some kind of elaborate picture out of a few shapes that apparently boosted my score). I’m only mentioning it on here because I’m among fellow pundits and hopefully you won’t think of me as a braggart for saying so. BTW, that lady threw a temper tantrum and threw a clay model that a friend had given to me thus smashing it to pieces. So I embarrassed the heck out of her by quitting her little club and not hiding why (an exclusive club isn’t so special if its members don’t care to remain in its membership), and she later tried to manipulate me by catching me alone and being all sweet. In your face sucka!!! I digress… I am proud of the intelligence I've been blessed with, and am happy that I'm able to discern and imagine things that many of my peers are incapable of discerning or imagining, however, that, in itself, puts an automatic wall up. At school, for example, though I don't advertise my grades, people started to notice after a while that I was the kid asking a lot of questions, I was the kid answering a lot of questions... and after asking around as they usually do, I was the kid getting 99s and 100s. All of a sudden I'm "the smart kid" and its like **BAM BAM BAM BAM** I can feel the metal cage shooting through the flooring and I've got my label; "the kid that is over my head". I have befriended two of the strangest characters... who really I barely relate to except for our seemingly similar dispositions. One is a very shy introvert who loves his art and shows people regardless of whether they care of not. He has a deep wild imagination like me, but seems incapable of relating to people on a normal level, and while he is on a similar creative level, I'm not sure he relates to me when I talk theory (he seems to listen and sometimes sums up what he's heard with "you're crazy man"). The other is a rich kid who seems to be a complete druggie, and I think he likes me because I treat him like a human rather than "the druggie". I'm kind of on a tangent, but while I know all humans have feelings, and I should most definitely not "shrug off" these relationships, I strongly desire some type of normalcy in my friendships. I have a few questions for you all: (1) Did it get better in college? I mean... it seems like at least then a lot of the deadbeats will be gone (as well as the unfortunate poor). It seems as though to relate to someone on an intellectual level, they will automatically be weird haha... Seems like the smarter you get, the weirder you are. There is also the total environment change… I’ve heard people act different in college, and that becoming close friends with people isn’t nearly so difficult because of the close-contact relationships forced upon college-goers. I just hope I will make friends that will partially pull me out of my shell, for otherwise I will probably “hermitize” myself into my private room (this campus has a nice dorm layout) and entertain myself with the knowledge gained from the internet, and the lacking, yet existant interaction it provides (2) Tell me your experience with dating/courtship/whatever. While I could easily get a date with a number of girls I know, I have absolutely no desire to date any girl except for the choice few that I've liked over my lifespan (I've only been attracted to 3-5 girls over my life, most of those probably being foolish crushes because they showed a shred of kindness to me) I currently like a girl I've known for about 6 months. She is a total sweetheart; always positive and uplifting (I believe she's an INFP), and is also a Christian like I am. She's beautiful, ingenious, and hardworking (she's been on her schools top honor roll "the principle's list" every year) While it might seem like I'm gushing, I'm really only stating what I believe to be true. She is a former high-level gymnast like me. We do a weekly 1on1 Bible Study together, and both greatly enjoy our time together. Here’s the weird thing… Throughout the week she never calls, she rarely EVER gets online, and when I write her the occasional email (like once every few months) she never responds, yet usually mentions it to me when we meet face-to-face, and says she’s sorry for not responding. She’s very busy with her academics, so the lack of contact is understandable during the school year, however that is maintained throughout the holidays (which can also be discounted due to the fact that she might be with family or doing activities, or working her job at the gymnastics gym). I think the whole lack of contact via the internet can be easily countered with the idea that she probably doesn’t like impersonal contact. The whole Bible study thing can be for me or against for, after all, I am the ONLY person she is spending time with over that 1-2 ½ hours and she loves it, and at the same time she could simply think of me as a cordial friend and peer, who has the most authoritative voice on theology, and who is kind enough to spend more than an hour every week conveying it to her in easy-to-understand speech (of course its more than that for me… I do have a desire to study the Bible, so why not do it with the very girl I adore?) Anyway, I think you can see my dilemma. For every “good sign” there is another contrary possibility that seems just as likely to be true. I’ve analyzed it much deeper, but I think I relayed my thoughts as well as I can without writing a novel and for the sake of length I’ll stop here. Ladies! Let me know what you think about all of this hullabaloo. Meh, its late and I’m tired. Sorry if I filled too much of the page. ***Announcer Voice*** "And so... M simultaniously wins the "longest post" award and the "man, when will this kid shut up" award thus defying the laws of nature and physics in a paradigm shift of doom." Thanks for your thoughts, and I might even pay you a penny via PayPal. **wink**
M on December 20, 2003 11:15 PM

INTJ through and through. I didn't have to lurk through six independent websites and umpteen hours of "research" (just this one would have done it) but now I'm satisified. Must have been the INTJ in me. (tee, hee)
Dawn on December 30, 2003 08:36 PM

What is up with that HGH crap?... 3 people with HGH in their name. One post has no reason for existance, the next is in broken english and also contributes and asks for nothing, the 3rd is.... an advertisement?!?!
M on January 1, 2004 10:57 PM

Hmm... I have taken various personality tests and all have myself pegged as an NT. Although being argumentative, introspective and bullheaded could be anyone . I would like to point out a FAQ in regards to this personality type and the people who think they're associated with Spock's vulcan mannerisms and how misleading it may very well be.
Ascending on January 2, 2004 07:34 AM

It's the Meyers-Briggs, and I knew what the answer would be--yet was compelled to finish it anyway!
zia on January 2, 2004 10:41 PM

It's amazing how much the description fit me.
jacs on January 6, 2004 11:55 PM

I am able to make decisions very quickly. They are not always GOOD decisions, but I have no problem making them.
A-M on January 7, 2004 08:45 PM

I am really happy to all the things around me!
Park, Won-Ki on January 12, 2004 07:26 AM

The TypeLogic INTJ profile fits me to a T - so I am told. Argh, if I were an E I'd be able to network better!!!!
Marco on January 13, 2004 03:12 AM

I always score INTJ & 5w4 on the enneagram.
veda on January 24, 2004 03:33 PM

here's one caught between an ENTJ and INTJ... was an ENTJ. currently tending towards being an INTJ =x
wei on January 28, 2004 01:56 AM

Amazing. I'm a mastermind. Who would've thought?
Tati on January 29, 2004 09:38 PM

Seaond test, second evidence that I AM an intj indeed!
laurel on February 3, 2004 12:35 AM

i guess i am a genius who isn't working at my fullest potential?
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denny on February 8, 2004 04:39 AM

Last time I took the full-blown MB, I was scored an INFP... almost an INTP... now I am an INTJ. Yup, more cynical, less friendly. Grr!
mary on February 8, 2004 10:26 AM

Thanks!
Teneriffa Ferienhäuser on February 10, 2004 01:06 PM

thanks
card on February 14, 2004 09:43 PM

Well it's good to know I'm an ASS! I guess there's no hiding it now. At least I'm a sensative ass.
Will on February 16, 2004 01:25 PM

it totally makes sense
blackwdw on February 16, 2004 03:31 PM

Now I know why people don't like me.. I'm an arrogant bastard.
Jen Jen on February 20, 2004 12:03 AM

Fascinating. This is the fifth time I've tested INTJ. The personality description is always like reading a description of myself. I never thought of myself as terribly arrogant though. (However, I do know a select few people who would disagree here.) :-) I've always been a scientist, but a mastermind? I'm not sure about it, but I'll take it as a compliment.
FireSong on February 23, 2004 09:54 PM

Its weird how i can be a mastermind
tasha on February 24, 2004 06:10 PM

It fits!
deej on February 27, 2004 05:58 PM

Five years ago when I took the same test as a college student in therapy. While in my private life I still hang on the cross that bears the placard "INTJ", I have developed alternate Briggs-Meyers test personae for interacting with people at work, at parties, and through hobbies. Does that make me a multiple peronality? No. I say the Briggs test is worse than the Rorshach blot, lacking the latter's flexible and creative interpretability. Briggs test simply classifies me into any of numerous pigeon-holes, depending on the social situation. I'm so much more than an INTJ that I bawled out the therapist who wasted our time and my money on the "official" more detailed, costly and time-consuming version of the Briggs test. Was it Kierkegaard or Dick Van Patten who said, "If you label me, you negate me"? That test made me feel as though I had passed a "duh" exam of my self-knowledge, making my unique personality into a horoscope for diagnostic purposes. The happy ending? My therapist extended my treatment schedule for free, and used my case in his doctoral thesis. That's all the good this test ever did me.
James Dohring on February 27, 2004 08:07 PM

INTJ fits me in every way, I've read some the "potraits" of the INTJ type and, I find that it is totaly like me. Of coarse there are things that I haven't read yet, but I've only just started studying my Meyers briggs personality results. Since I'm this type I tend to make little sence of things to other people but I try sometimes if people wanna take the time to listen and try to understand. But i know what's going on and i don't care what people may think.
Bonnie on February 27, 2004 08:54 PM

I first heard about the Myers-Briggs personality tests three years ago, and I think of it as a nice general classification system. Every time I take it, I come out as an INTJ. However, I don't necessarily feel bound by the 'laws' of my INTJ class. The most obvious difference in my life is that I have a very extroverted job. I am in outside sales and daily interact with dozens of people. I enjoy it a lot. But I still maintain many traditional INTJ traits. I don't care much about the opinion of others, and generally feel pretty good about myself regardless of whether or not my last sales trip was 'successful'. I am sincerely grateful that the percentage of INTJs is low. Think of it guys...not many of our cherished 'systems' would function if the people working in them did the same amount of questioning and critiqueing that we do.
JT on February 28, 2004 10:01 PM

INTJ... Introverted, iNtuitive, Thinking, Judging. HAHA.. NOT REALLY...
KATZ on March 4, 2004 09:51 AM

I am the most arrogant, selfish, brilliant bastard in the entire state. If you do not agree, it is merely because you are a jackass.
Zero Vector on March 13, 2004 11:08 PM

my simple describsion is poerty,music,internet and you.
bunmi agboola on March 16, 2004 02:01 PM

The description is so accurate, that I feel exposed. On the other hand, it was a relief to know that I am not crazy and not the only one in the world. I dont really have friends and being a female INTJ makes things worse with interpersonal relationships. Being religious(orthodox christian) and a scientist is too much for the world to handle. And, yes, I am arrogant.
maria on March 17, 2004 08:09 AM

to zero vector, you are wrong, because I am the most arogant selfish brilliant bastard in the world, and you are the jackass!
Kingshitz on March 17, 2004 02:48 PM

Reading all the things on the INTJ, it's inescapable: it's me. Sometimes unintentionally unfriendly, sometimes intentionally so, and almost completely clueless as to the difference. We're supposed to be difficult in relationships, and I'm working on 2 simultaneously. I say we should all band together and make 1, massive political and military assault on the world to finally impose order. It would be for the best, and you know it.
Virus-X on March 18, 2004 09:45 AM

INTJ type seems to describe me perfectly, I read this page mainly because it's nice to see other people in the world don't get other people either:p Relationships I have had before are always distant, and I find dealing with people highly difficult. I can be nice and get along with everyone fine, but it's just not how I like spending my time, and I never seem to find anyone that is my "type". So, after that rant, my question is how do other female INTJs feel men view them? It seems to me guys want to get in my pants but other than that they seem afraid to come anywhere near me like i'm going to zap them or something.
becky on March 23, 2004 01:52 PM

To Becky: Men are somehow afraid of us. They know we are not going to admire them or need their help. Can that make them feel useless? I dont know. My adress is alexos_gr987@hotmail.com Whoever wants to have a little conversation (and not small talk...) is welcome
maria on March 24, 2004 04:41 AM

I have a definite Extrovert/Feeler quality and have no trouble expressing my emotions at all, being the HUGE romantic I am, yet I never use emotion as my final arbitor in decision-making... very "rugged individualist" type
Antony on March 25, 2004 04:46 PM

To Maria: Not all of us are afraid. My INTJ girlfriend and I have an AMAZING relationship (going on two years now), and it was her "mastermind" mentality, drive, determination, sharp wit and creativity that made me HAVE to pursue her (and the fact that she is stunningly beautiful is a major plus... not the same attraction without the brains though).
Antony on March 25, 2004 04:56 PM

The INTJ description describes me almost perfectly. If I really want something a certain way, I'll bust my butt to make it exactly the way I want it and theres nothing you can do to stop me. Oh, and if you want the world's largest collection of pointless facts and thoughts, then find a way to tap into my brainwaves and dig in!
Tom on March 30, 2004 07:08 PM

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cctv on April 6, 2004 06:44 AM

Interviewing after 6 years in software management- hearing that I come off as unfriendly and uptight. OK, that's me.
bridgetclaire on April 8, 2004 02:25 PM

Sometimes I score as INFJ and sometimes I get INTJ result. I believe that I am right between T and F. It's fun to be INTJ and INFJ at the same time. :))) BUSH CHENEY ' 04
zsolt on April 8, 2004 05:36 PM

Most definitely an INTJ. Too intelligent and driven for most people to handle. M, I feel your pain. College does get better because of the amt of opportunities available. Although relationships never get easier, from my experience. To Becky and Maria: yes guys are definitely afraid of us. I think they are not used to encountering girls such as us, and as a result they don't know how to respond. But all I can say is that they are missing out!
hm on April 10, 2004 09:08 PM

Three years ago I was tested an INFP, now I score INTJ. What am I? Who am I?!
Dien on April 12, 2004 12:31 PM

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anon on April 12, 2004 10:53 PM

I am an INTJ like never before. It's definitely cool being part of only 1% of the population. ...Ahhhh....Mastermind....It was cool to find out that most people think of God as being an INTJ, too.
Macchiavelli on April 14, 2004 03:54 PM

I'm a female INTJ who's been married to an INFP for 16+ years - most of them good ones. I think its safe to say there's no self-help book written for any of us...like we'd buy one anyway.
Kieriahn on April 15, 2004 05:16 PM

To Kingshitz: I love you, you arrogant bastard! Only you would have the nerve to say such a thing. Perhaps someday our paths will intersect. Well met.
Zero Vector on April 15, 2004 07:13 PM

I thought I was just shy and a little odd until I read the description and It had me down to a tee. That was in 8th grade and I've gotten the same results ever since. Proud to be a mastermind...So when do we start conquering the world?
Robert on April 16, 2004 07:37 AM

I've known that I'm an INTJ for a few years now, but it does not stop me from learning more about myself or others and their types. I find it interesting to see how other people think and act after I figure out their type by observation.
Chuck on April 16, 2004 08:53 AM

I don't think this test is accurate at all. Maybe if you take the test somewhere else and come back here, it's better. I am an INTJ and I've tested this way more than twice. This test said i was an ISTP.
ruby on April 18, 2004 11:16 PM

I'm an INTJ, it says here. Eh. It kinda fits. Not too much. This test needs more questions to back up answers.
Lybi on April 25, 2004 11:24 AM

Like Robert, I've known I was an INTJ since I was about 13 years old. But being shy and confident kind of freaks people out so I did sales in college to learn how to express the confidence I felt inside. Next thing I knew I was testing as an ENTJ, but always borderline "I". It's a relief to know I can just be what I am without all the pressure to be friendly. My husband is a wonderful ESTJ. Now if I could just figure out what it is I am supposed to be masterminding....
Melody on April 27, 2004 07:03 PM

After testing as an ENTJ when entering college, but borderline Introvert, I evolved into an INTJ while in college (must have been all those hours along with the books). Anyway, the INTJ profile fits me very well, but I am also very money-oriented (strictly for the freedom and security it provides). Is anyone else here driven to accumulate wealth? What high-paying careers are best suited for INTJ’s?
Matthew on May 2, 2004 10:48 PM

thanks
dvd on May 10, 2004 01:02 AM

INTJ! Gee and I thought I was supposed to be friendly, yay! Guess that's my true nature somehow and it's not my intentions though. Hope I can be more friendly!
jeremy on May 12, 2004 08:10 AM

This short test gave the same results as another elaborate one I took months back !!! Creepy !!!
Ria on May 12, 2004 03:37 PM

I love solitude, fantasy, myth, speculation, theory, ideas, ideologies, beauty, and order.
Steven Malcolm Anderson on May 12, 2004 07:52 PM

it fits me in every way!
Jen on May 19, 2004 07:12 AM

Typical INTJ. Work with rejuvenation theory. I think that INTJs should support each other, Than form 1% in general population we will move not to 20% in management as at present but to 90%. Make things happen.
ak on May 19, 2004 11:57 AM

Here is about the project http://www.geocities.com/aging_rejuvenation
ak on May 19, 2004 12:04 PM

Sometimes I think it sucks. No one understands what its like. Sometimes its like being totally alone. But other times, I am deeply grateful.
White Fang on May 19, 2004 03:52 PM

"Its an interesting fact that INTJ's have the longest colum of comments. Think about it and reflect. Come to your own conclusion on why." Someone wrote that on this page. I have only read half the comments, but I wonder if anyone else found that, that was by far the funniest comment on this page. I suppose I don't have to explain the humor to bunch of other intjs. Muahahaha
sgglaze on May 21, 2004 03:03 PM

I am an INTJ. I was shocked when I read the description because it describes me very precisely. They said that INTJ should have a mate who is a ENFP. My significant other is also an INTJ (even more extreme than me). I hope it works out for us.
Belle on May 23, 2004 05:53 PM

Pretty Much Totally it- Anal Retentive to a Tee, Forever searching for knowlege and understanding, as knowlege is the only real power to effect change and growth.
Aleks on May 26, 2004 12:06 PM

it says hir im an intj, but another test in another dyt tells im a ENfp, a social philosopher, kinda confused, really..........:-)
john on May 27, 2004 12:57 PM

I am a strategic thinker, like to conceptualize, and only a few really get to know me.
jc on June 1, 2004 08:58 PM

It says I am an INTJ. And its true.
R.Balaji on June 9, 2004 04:14 AM

M, I have gone somewhat through the same thing you have. I guess what your wanting is situational. I have made some very nice friends who are highly intelligent but perfectly healthy - mentally and socially. As far as the girl goes, I think she only views you currently as a friend. If you are confident, ask her out and see what she says. Don't fear rejection, otherwise your chances for a date with a girl you want goes down. You have to want to take chances. Don't get hung up on a girl who is not going to feel the same as you do about her. The ones who are interested in you, and you in them, are the ones that you should spend your time on. Also, I would say that viewing oneself as intelligent has the potential to make them arrogant. Make sure you don't fall into that trap. NOt only is arrogance unattractive, but it also limits oneself. When one begins to do that, they are less inquisitive and learn to believe in themselves above all else, instead of consistently learning.
caterina on June 12, 2004 09:36 PM

I'll be honest sometimes I just hate being an INTJ...Is that wrong?
Kasey on June 14, 2004 10:35 AM

I am an INTJ who often experiences a phenomenon called sleep paralysis....Does anyone else here have this disorder...just curious to know if it is consistent w/this personality type
Hello on June 14, 2004 09:20 PM

So.... mastermind eh? Could be true. I never care to become a leader and prefer to work behind the scene, and I absolutely am not a team player. I hate team sports - much prefer solitary sports where I can develop and improve my own skills as opposed to having to constantly deal with other people. If I had to play team sports, I would be more happy if I performed well and the team lost, than if I performed badly and the team won. 1% of the population! No wonder... I always thought nobody else in the world that thinks like me. I guess it's good thing there are a few of us... this world is only big enough for 60 million INTJ's... BTW. does anyone here think that there is 'something' about those free-wheeling party freaks ESFP's? Each time I run into one I have this urge to hang out with them even if (correction: ESPECIALLY if) they act like total clowns.
carl_godiva2000 on June 17, 2004 12:35 PM

I'm always an INTJ, over many years and many tests. I think there's a lot of us in the blogosphere.
Mel on June 19, 2004 12:52 PM

Knowing I'm an INTJ hasn't helped me at all.
jyplex on June 20, 2004 06:11 PM

I know that at least I'm definitely an NTJ. I rely entirely on Intuition and Thinking, and like a Judger, I'm a control freak and love organization. But I'm usually 50/50 on Introversion and Extraversion. When I'm out and about, I have no problem speaking up and making friends like an Extravert. But a lot of times I feel more like an Introvert and just want to be alone. So, a lot of tests I take say I'm an ENTJ and a lot say I'm an INTJ too.
David on June 26, 2004 04:16 PM

No doubt INTJ here.. Every test i have ever taken comes out the same, does describe lots of my quirks. People do think I am stuck up or snobby at first, but warm up t me over time, or maybe its I warm up to them... Only people who have been around me a long time really understand me. because I am still quite young (22), I am not that great of a communicator. Sometimes my feelings towards a situation are so complex, its not even worth me trying to explain them because it would take so long, my points would be lost in the process. That leaves me in a state most of the time that most people think I am a little wierd, I think.
slaiche on June 30, 2004 07:45 PM

It's who I choose to be, not as a product of my environment, but rather a product of spiritual tendency, and inspiration. Pretty cool test though
Jacob on July 3, 2004 04:06 PM

Yup, definitely INTJ. I was in a tour group with a psychologist and she had me pegged pretty quickly. I'm currently reading " Why Should Extroverts Make All the Money?: Networking Made Easy for the Introvert" and they're dead-on about INTJs expecting everyone to read their minds. lol
Alex on July 5, 2004 03:43 PM

i have taken this test a 100 times and i always score either intj (80%) or intp(20%). i like both types and i am happy with myself. i am not sure whether others are happy or not but i find the sf centered life boring and meaningless.
lilit on July 6, 2004 11:09 PM

another test.. another INTJ result..lol
Jun on July 13, 2004 12:23 AM

Me a T h i n k i n g M a c h i n e and as tested by few I am an iNTj.
Thinking Machine on July 13, 2004 02:05 AM

i fully agree. Im INTJ too.
scott on July 13, 2004 05:55 PM

i am an extreme INTJ myself, 90% in all three I,N &T, about 55% on the J side. Almost all my friends who took the test came out to be INFPs, ENFP , INTJs or ENTJs. In theory, INTJs are supposedly more drawn to other NTs and NFs, as those two categories tend to have abstract thinking in common (the N side kicking in hehe). I find myself particularly attracted by the INFP personality type and also the ENFP. I was wondering how many of u ppl agree share this attraction? Also i wonder how INFPs or ENFPs really perceive us. Why do i have the feeling they are as much put off by us as they are fascinated? :(
haris on July 27, 2004 07:58 AM

Do any other INTJ females here tend to look at women into traditional gender roles as somewhat weak? I tend to get defensive whenever I hear "women in the home" and men being the provider and protector. My usual response is I don't need a man I need some pepper spray and a job.
Becky on July 28, 2004 12:23 PM

short test...
Nick on August 1, 2004 07:41 PM

'Hello' - you mentioned 'sleep paralysis' where you questioned whether it might be common among other INTJs - myself borderline as an INTJ/INTP. To answer your question (after researching it a bit) I defifnitely have sleep paralysis. Crazy. I didn't even know what to call it until now. I think it might come from having a strong sense of intuition and judgment. Not sure, but very interesting. Observation I made about the INTJ posts which may or may not be worth thinking about (kind of like the thought: "look how many comments the INTJs have!" hehe) But.. notice how, for the most part, the grammar and spelling of the posts aren't that bad. Just thought of this when I read a post by John where he said on this site he was analyzed to be an INTJ, but on another test as an ENFP (noting his spelling was pretty terrible), and I thought.. "Eh.. yeah you're probably an ENFP." Yes, terrible to say, and I don't mean to offend.. but just a thought.
Lin on August 4, 2004 04:30 AM

yup.
linus moke on August 5, 2004 11:00 AM

Every test I take calls me iNTj and I do agree with most of the details about this personality type. I can be the life of a party when I want to but I usually love to sit in a corner and let the show go on.
April on August 13, 2004 07:50 AM

Female INTJ's are HOT!!! dunno why, but i like them a lot. :)
INFJ guy on August 13, 2004 06:16 PM

Wow...people always say I'm a big planner and now I know its soooo true. This would explain why my career choice fits me...I'm studying nursing.
Eliza on August 14, 2004 08:26 AM

Yeah I'm an INTJ for sure ... I did a lot of these MBTI-tests with the same INTJ-result and I really fit in the INTJ-profile. I often feel overwhelmed by thoughts and information. I also constantly analyze everything, putting it all in the giant framework in my head. However I prefer to make use of what I know instead of just understanding it. In my case this "making use" refers to programming, writing, drawing and a spiritual quest. I quote: "The INTJ is the only NT who has an enormous willpower" and that's more then true ... if I set my mind to something, I become a machine only living for that one (or more) thing(s), I love that crazy energy ^^. I live more inside my own head then in the "real" world and I'm often happier there because I sometimes feel like no one understands me or my ideas. I'm only 18 years old and I'm really glad I already know what my personality is, it really helps me to understand myself and why others react so differently, it made me happier. :)
Sébastien Jacobs on August 17, 2004 02:42 PM

I am quite definitely an INTJ. people think i am arrogant and rude but thats just cause they have lost my respect. i have respect for people until they make me lose it. I used to think that i was weird, now i know i am weird and am proud of it. INTJ peoples rock!!!
ansell on August 21, 2004 06:17 PM

INTJ...yes...I think I really am...Only one of the Ways of climbing up the Mountain...I Never Think Jealously...
Nelson Ferreira Alves on August 25, 2004 03:17 PM

I've been lost for a long time. I rarely understand others and I know that they view me as the outsider. I've taken this test many times with the same conculsion and now I'm really trying to find myself. I've turned to drugs and other self destructive behaviors to cover up years of what I would consider failures in my career choices and love attempts. I feel that my mind is perfect, but that I live in a broken world. I've got to get it right in order to make this experience (life) a worthy one. I just wanted to express another side to this "type."
John on August 27, 2004 12:06 PM

I've always wondered if Bill Gates "NT networking systems" are named specifically after this Jung organising concept.
GEEKS.US on August 27, 2004 06:09 PM

I've never really appreciated psychology as a science, but WOW does this ever describe me.
Ken on September 2, 2004 03:48 PM

Some people´s replies are idiotic. you are what you are. INTJ or not. Judging by some of the replies here, I find it hard to believe that some of them are INTJ´s.
Sebastian W. on September 12, 2004 05:14 AM

Either I'm a scientist because I'm an INTJ, or being a scientist has made me into one. The results from this test are consistent with every other one I've done, proving that selling my soul to product marketing would be folly.
Sparrow on September 12, 2004 02:19 PM

INTJ fits me in every way. I find it funny though that I didn't think people would see me as aloof and unfriendly at first. People probably do though and I've just been in my own world and just plain do NOT stop to care about what other people think of me. Relationships suck!
FREAKMASTER on September 13, 2004 08:20 PM

Yup, I am an INTJ alright!! I am very happy with my personlaity EXCEPT in the love relationship aspect. Feelers are drawn to me, yet I am soooooo terrible at being empathetic and sensitive. I just found out that there are only 1% of INTJ. PLEASE HELP!!! How do I know what personality type will fit my personality??? I AM SO CONFUSED IN THIS FIELD.
Alexis on September 23, 2004 10:22 PM

Heh, I remember being younger and always having trouble in school, not in the form of grades or concept understanding, but more-so in the form of being misunderstood (not a *sob story but just saying it how it is--if you INTJs know what I mean ; p). I recall at an early age being accepted as gifted and given the chance to advance through school, taking math, sciences, and English etc years before others. I was literally always in a class on my own, with guidance from the special school tutor of course : ), but that wasn't the disabling point. The true disadvantage was being so logical as a child and curios to understand the depth of what made every interaction and piece of information tick that I would often avoid other children as not understanding why they would want to play 'stupid' games such as monkey bar battles, or tag football, or the girls with dolls and boys. In addition, when my world shifted to the academic landscape my curiosity had me asking 'whys' and 'hows' so often as they annoyed my teachers. Every new teacher I had would say "It's ok to ask questions, ask all you want" yet soon enough I could sense with every question I asked, or topic I corrected : ), their patience slowly fading unto the brink of insanity. Eventually I would end up in the same spot everytime, the principles office. For always the same reasons: I wasn't getting along with other children or my teachers thought I was being smart-aleck, etc., etc. To be completely honest, I was even sent to psychologists for my behavior while some thought I was bipolar, or ADD since I was rather unemotional most of the time until they would push for my emotions and them when I did outcry, they would outcry in response "Look! Bipolar!"...Lol...This may be just me, but I honestly believe that there really are less that 5% (1% from some sources) of people like us in the world and because of the tribulations that we all endure during our earlier childhoods, I believe that each school or district should have some sort of support for people like us. Although not necessarily a disability, it can be and quite a dangerous one at that during earlier years. I can push past my pride as being intellectual and independent and accept the possibility that since we are a minority, and most minorities have special support, that we should have such at earlier ages. This type of cause and effect happened until high school where I finally decided to perfect my art of the hermit and was considered by most to be a 'gothic'......Lol...Yet far from the truth. Being an INTJ I did take interest in things less apparent to others, didn’t bother to go with fashions, and show(ed) little emotion. So all-in-all quite understanding from where others were perceiving such an idea : ). Still though, the labels did become worse as the adults labeled me as such and although I did perform in school my attitude once again had me labeled as a 'disruptive' student for sitting quietly in class...?..Lol...Now, though, that quite time produced many more authoritative instances, it also yielded me a tremendous amount of time to think things through in life. Now still at an early age I started college as a junior, and can finally take advantage of all of the persecution my INTJness preluded others to falsely see. Ha! Although I may be an INTJ I have been able to progress through most stages in life with a seemingly keen ability to understand the importance of all activities around me. Not to say that I, or anyone to that effect, can ever know everything about a subject, or that I never experienced and practiced the art of the hermit (I still do sometimes) but more precisely that the average mill person who may briefly skim the ideas in life will leave or give up without truly finding that deeper understanding or meaning. I am referring to the ideas such as group interactions, impact of all forms of knowledge, and the one we all 'love’ the most--emotions. Yet, although I may recognize the importance and interaction that each one holds, I do not necessarily outwardly express as such. Being an INTJ I may consider myself to have a deeper understanding than most, but am unable to put the complex ideas into words or actions appropriately or in a timely manner for human interaction. As stated before the prior post "Sometimes my feelings towards a situation are so complex, it’s not even worth me trying to explain them because it would take so long, my points would be lost in the process." I will be honest, though, in saying that with every situation I more entirely understand, the more I feel driven from the INTJ type. Because I am now able to share feelings more openly, interact with greater ease, and provide emotional support more appropriately--I sometimes feel as thought my INTJness is slipping away. But there lies the beautiful exception, that it doesn't matter or affect my INTJness to be more understanding because the INTJness that makes everyone of us up is in the ability of how we 'think,' not as much in as how we 'act.' To be an INTJ that can truly step outside of the known boundaries that can limit our full growth, our ability to apply our mental prowess, and the simple truths of the universe must be taken out and above all our known limitations to express its essence in ways which no non-INTJ being ever can...IMO...Lol : ) I am an INTJ, and I am proud.
Logan on October 13, 2004 01:33 AM

Once an INTJ, always an INTJ. I think we're the best kind. Seriously.
Sara on October 15, 2004 11:19 AM

Interesting...made me look at myself from a different point of view. I saw some things that I hadn't recognized before now. Fun test. But then I love tests like this.
Ammie on October 19, 2004 02:58 PM

I totally get you slaiche...I'm an INTJ and just got to know about it. In many ways it help shed some 'positive' light on how I viewed myself. Hey, I'm INTJ and loving it...hehe
eka on October 21, 2004 06:44 AM

I'm definitely an INTJ. Learning my personality type has changed my whole perspective. I always thought I was some kind of anomaly. It's nice to know there are others out there like me. I suppose it's a good thiing we are rare or we would probably take over the world. (just kidding)
libbie on October 24, 2004 12:15 AM

What I don't understand about many of these responses is the way people (mostly women) seem to think that they can't be fun, creative, or a pleasant person if they're an INTJ. That's nonsense -- all it probably means is that you're not a flighty nutjob. Denying who you are only causes trouble in the long run.
Tim on October 24, 2004 07:47 PM

I am not a lovie dovie kind of person. Thought it was just me. How wonderful to find out that you are not alone and there are people out there like you. People think I am a (E) because I talk but I make myself sometimes while privately having a panic attack. (I try to overcome who I am.)Is there a intj chat room?
Joyce on October 26, 2004 08:49 AM

it's all fitting together perfectly....mooohoo hooo haaahaaahaaah (maniacal laughter)
redwinerum on November 4, 2004 11:06 AM

To 'Hello', I looked up sleep paralysis on Google and it says that it may also be partially caused by disrupted sleeping schedules, I have those too, but no paralysis. I wonder if any other INTJ/P's ever felt like they had ADHD as a child...
Zeroangel on November 9, 2004 10:02 PM

to Carl_Godiva: Yes! I have problems making friends with girls but I did make friends with an ESFP. She doesn't seem to worry about anything, I agree their freewheeling style is attractive as far as wanting to hang around them. I'm always shocked to see how little she seems to care about anything but fun but everything always seems to work out for her!
Becky on November 18, 2004 05:51 PM

intj - it fits. if computer surveys can be this accurate, does that mean termiators of the future have our number? i guess we can have fun masterminding the resistance.
scott on November 28, 2004 12:09 AM

It fits to a T wow!
Stormiee on December 13, 2004 07:00 PM

Yep that's me alright. Never really liked to small talk or care much to flirt. Never understood why people bothered to do either. Still don't. But I've learned to small talk decently to people after i was accused of being arrogant and snobby. That really sucks cuz I'm really not. I'm still not much of a flirter though. I really don't like conforming to society all that much but i do what i have to to get by. The last thing i want is to be put in a mental institution.
KC on January 2, 2005 12:20 AM

i have taken this a few times, seizing the description of an intj didnt really come as a shock to me- the description fits, it just bugs me that supposably the rarest of all types has the hugest posting section of all, if you ask me, half you guys are fags looking for extra attention and embarrassing the hell out of me by claiming to be of the same personality type; anywho good test, i guess, (btw, for introverts you guys talk alot)
kev on January 6, 2005 06:42 AM

It describes me quite a lot. "Mastermind", that's too flattering but I take it.
Tomio on January 6, 2005 03:19 PM

I used to think that I was alone. Wow, that's great to find out others.
ricercar on January 8, 2005 05:40 PM

"INTJ" I somehow expected this rating. I often get noticed for being quiet and watchful as opposed to loud and oblivious.
Tony on January 21, 2005 03:15 PM

The test came out good, this is who I am.
Iuhos Tunde Noemi on January 22, 2005 01:42 PM

I'm an INTJ and a woman and have found it difficult most of my life to have good friendships with other women. I definitley don't know or care about small talk and that doesn't seem to work for me in a social gathering. I don't like having the stigma of hangning out with men because other women feel threatened by that and it just compounds the problem. Even the women in my family don't care for me too much. I have had to learn how to support myself emotionally, because my ENTP husband isn't much on noticing or caring about my emotional needs. Any advice would be appreciated.
k on January 24, 2005 09:46 AM

I rule.
Steve Jerman on January 26, 2005 10:10 AM

As a writer my family and fans have a tendency to think of me as an eccentric genius, which is a little scary...
DawnGale on January 27, 2005 12:48 PM

Total explains me to a T. Most people don't get me and they don't understand how I can be brutally truthful or how I can go months without talking to people, but its just how I am. Everything is systematic for me, I have a system for everything and I am constantly working to make those systems more efficient, that drives my friends nuts! But Whatever! I'm fine with being me.
Laura on January 28, 2005 06:07 PM

like a glove. after hearing others i think i need to hook up w/ another intj
jdkvision on February 6, 2005 11:18 AM

Mastermind? not sure about that description, but I *am* introvert, I often come across as cold, ... :-) But I think I'm pretty friendly in my writing. :D
annmi on February 11, 2005 01:10 AM

Wow, it fits meh to a T!
Lil on February 16, 2005 09:01 PM

We are better than everone else. We should rule and I will be king!
J on February 18, 2005 11:45 AM

I have done 30 or more of these tests over the last 11 years and ALWAYS get INTJ
Jon on February 19, 2005 04:20 AM

Cosistantly test INTJ. Wouldn't have it any other way. The best world to live in is the one in my head.
Sheppard on February 19, 2005 08:20 AM

Tested INTJ in this one again, overall I get 75% INTJ, 25% INFJ. Anybody else here who is similar? Would love to hear from you.n :)
TheSphinx on February 27, 2005 08:35 PM

Now, I'm an INTJ? Hmmm must be all the absorbtion dealing with humans.
AainaalyaA on March 2, 2005 12:54 PM

Everyone's an INTJ! My profile turned out to be an INTP. I read through it all and it matched me, so I guess this test worked. Strange.
Reagan on March 11, 2005 11:13 AM

Being a true INTJ, I didn't bother with the quiz. Concur with Rob, Jul 21, 2003. Manifestations would be an online mapserver at http://asbdc.ualr.edu/maps/. I know little of GIS but I strung together a Yahoo styles map server using GIS files. Another manifestation would be the online news and training events on the same site. They come from a behind the scenes MIS system. Happily married and living with a teen INTJ daughter.
Timothy on March 12, 2005 12:21 PM

I don't date and I have no friends outside of work. INTJ anyone.
dg on March 19, 2005 05:24 PM

I enjoy playing chess a great deal,and as an INTJ I see the world as a giant chessboard looking for patterns in everything. How true that is.
Ben on March 20, 2005 03:17 PM

I guess if every single test I take says I'm an INTJ, I guess I really am. Cheers!
Chandra on March 24, 2005 03:28 PM

I usually type out at INTJ, but sometimes INTP. Guess it's the "time of the month"... hah! I relate to almost every comment everyone says here. I too felt I didn't "fit in", and it's difficult finding your "soul mate" when you make up such a small percentage of the population. But, I am INTJ, and hear me ROAR (in a logical, analytical, precise way, that is....).
Laurie on March 27, 2005 05:15 PM

I've taken several tests and they all come out the same. I aks too many questions, I always look like I have no emotions. I never have an expression on my face. I'm considered a book worm by most. I'm definetly a "Master Mind". I love tactics and battles and the like. Definitely an INTJ.
Gaijin on March 29, 2005 01:52 PM

Such a relief to read that so many of you also have a hard time with other people. Being 1% of the population explains a lot.
Jazzki on April 4, 2005 02:35 AM

this is totaly me.. wow i never knew that there was such a thing that would tell me who i am and how i would react to things..
Shy on April 4, 2005 07:18 PM

turns out that I am the shit who would have thought
Matt on April 5, 2005 04:04 PM

thats me alrighty hahaha this class sucks hahaha candy shop omg i love sarah carmo and denis chavel (cant spell her name) hahaha
Sahara on April 7, 2005 05:01 PM

perfect, i can say these people know what they are saying. Pretty cool, i can say
ricky on April 15, 2005 02:19 PM

Yeah, my result is accurate. Most people I meet at first get the notion that I'm unfriendly, sometimes scary, but somewhat a genius.
gray on April 17, 2005 12:06 AM

This isme - the parenting bit wanting to make them independent, and the aloof bit, just have to find that 1% that understands me!
Jim on April 23, 2005 02:48 PM

Now I know why we're kind of different from most people.. In very unique ways..
Esther on May 2, 2005 03:15 AM

Yup, that's me!
Miss O'Hara on May 4, 2005 01:12 PM

im an INTJ to the J...lol... im so different beyond my friends and family....being a rare type is GREAT...and I am so MOODY...but its just me HAHAHA
David Brown on May 20, 2005 07:01 AM

i've always wondered why it is that i'm an INTJ yet i'm one of the best writers in my entire school...shouldn't i technically be the worst?
eyeronic on May 24, 2005 07:25 PM

This is pretty much me, except that I don't always value my opinion over others. Most of the time I value the opinions of a select group of people over my own. But the rest fits me pretty well.
Jason on May 27, 2005 01:41 PM

Wow... Am I surprised, I'd think not. Yes this is what I expected I would be!
Braggs on May 28, 2005 09:53 PM

this is SO me, but i think i apply this side of myself to specific settings. i may be a little split among other types, too, but i think i'm predominantly just as difficult to understand verbally and emotionally as these interpretations say. i'm going to show this to my parents so they can understand why i get so withdrawn and argumentative at times, while i'm so humorous and "fluid" at others. OMGOSH YAY GO INTJS, YO!
lana on May 29, 2005 09:49 AM

I've tested INTJ three times out of five different tests over a two-year period with very similar but differing results for the other two times. My question is-- what defines an INTJ the most? All I see are people relating with the introveted side of INTJ, which does make a significant contrast when compared to extroverts, but it does not really distinguish the INTJ from others like INTP. The question then is what is the most characteristic of the INTJ personality scheme?
RampageAI on May 30, 2005 05:06 PM

Ive stayed up all night to take 11 tests, each one denotes that Im classified INTJ Scary thought. Im a former model (F) and force myself to be nice and friendly to people I meet. But I always feel drained after too much people contact and am thrilled when I get home. I dont feel elated to be put in this stratum. I may be unusual in my thirst for learning and my disconnect with other peoples' lives, but I still want to be happy. And it is now obvious that my long term bf is also INTJ. Not good. Guess Ill go find a cute little ENFJ to run roughshod over. I havent met him and I feel sorry fo rhim already. One thing I know is that the career categories should be expanded. Im a Jewelry Designer now and don't see that listed anywhere.
Selkie on June 1, 2005 02:29 AM

I've taken the battery of personality tests before and I almost always tested INFP, which I felt never really described my personality, the one that I knew was inside. Well, in the past year I have had some major changes take place in my life (got divorced, started own business and began taking charge of my life). Then a strange and wonderful thing happened; I took the tests again and I came up an INTJ. It was as if some one inside my own head finally got it. I think backward in my life and it all makes perfect sense. I've always had the mind of a scientist, I've always been the one pursuing knowledge so I can integrate it into my own world view. i too have been looked at as being aloof or stuck up but I am definitely not. I just don't have time to spare dealing with the mundane, watching or doing things I feel have no intrinsic value. This includes friendships and/or love relationships that don't stimulate some part of my intellect. One strange aside is that I usually find myself becoming involved with the artistic types. Could it be that they are as far from the norm as myself? I too am driven by the quest for more knowledge. Knowledge in a multitude of subjects but my favorites are psychology, political science, history and economics. Lately I've been drawn into the infinite possibilities of quantum mechanics and what effect these theories can have on psychology, teaching and a whole host of other topics. If you want a crash course watch What th Bleep Do We Know? I highly recommend it.
ted on June 4, 2005 12:50 AM

INTJ fits me to a "T." I'm always theorizing about everything and finding ways to make the world a better place. My wife doesn't understand how I can read so much philosophy and seem to care so much about the world, yet when someone asks me to do a favor I analyze it and often tell them that they can figure out a way to do it themselves! I have to admit I don't quite understand this aspect of myself. I like the idea of a caring world where people help each other but I don't actually ever ask for help myself and usually don't give any either. For a long time thought of myself as selfish and didn't see anything wrong with that - but still tried to "do unto others as I would have them do unto me." Now, I'm starting to see that maybe I need to do more small things to act on my grand theories of how the world should work. Am am also very analytical and pretty much a loner. The funny thing is that most people really like me but I don't really want to make time for them so after a while most of them give up. The ones that don't end up being my friends, girlfriends, or my wife! Generally, I like who I am but some of the negative aspects of the INTJ thing definitely apply to me and I'm working on changing that. As far as relationships, things seem to go well until the other person starts to realize just how analytical, egotistical, and standoffish I really am. The wieird thing about that is that I seem to be attracted to very "nice" girls who are totally opposite to my cold analytical self. I think I want to become more like them in some way - haven't gotten there yet. I defintely have always felt "different" than other people but I must admit that I like that and don't really want to "fit in" if it means doing things that don't make sense or that don't interest me. I kind of like it also that I'm somewhat mysterious - there's a lot more to me than what most people would guess. I like that aspect of my personality.
David on June 5, 2005 02:37 PM

I am seriously bothered by the fact that this comment thread goes over 3 years (let's archive anything more than 3 months old!), and it's sorted from old to new. Get with the program, Bloginality!
Gregory on June 9, 2005 02:18 PM

Yep, this is pretty much me I guess, though I'm not as 'introverted' as my INTJ profile suggests. Interesting!
Chris on June 14, 2005 01:57 PM

How common is the INTJ personality? Interestingly, www.socionics.com notes that the "Type distribution statistics" show that it is one of the highest personality letterings that is submitted to search engines. However, there are several things to consider: Not all people who search for INTJ may have tested for that personality type and also I wonder if an INTJ would be more likely to research their personality type and/or more likely to use the Internet for that matter. What do you think?
RampageAI on June 16, 2005 10:34 AM

Erm, I have to say that I'm not an INTJ, but I'm really close to it. I'm an INTP, with only a slightly expressed perceiving side. One of my main strengths derived from being an INT is the ability to throw away emotion and do what I have to do to get what I want. It's also a weakness, though, since I suck at relationships and can't understand women for the life of me.
Jeff on June 18, 2005 09:57 AM

Like a true INTJ, I always test positive for it. Consistency is key with us! Go figure. My INTJ quirkiness is probably quite clear in my blog. From reviewing it, I am starting to notice that the most odd things amuse me. Hmmm.
Miss Jackie on June 21, 2005 04:25 PM

i would write it as INTj - the first three letters are clearly me, but i find i'm more flexible on the j/p aspect. eventually, i HAD to pick j because i always have a plan - even if i am more comfortable and, in fact excel, at performing on the fly. ultimately, i need structure - even if it's just so i can chuck it out and go with the flow...lol... incidentally, my twin brother is and ENTp...
sbeviltwin on June 26, 2005 11:57 AM

"Mastermind" is commonly used to describe the leader of a group (usually the ruthless leader of a criminal group) who plans the group's actions. This is not the meaning that would apply to INTJ consciousness.Rather,INTJs tend to a comprehensive "theory of everything" in which mind is the master.
John Hickey on June 30, 2005 06:59 AM

i now know better about myself.. oh i'm a INTJ, cool i love to play the game mastermind, so i really am, haha
irene on July 3, 2005 06:18 AM

I am an INTJ. What I want to know is why almost everyone who has posted is an INTJ. Purportedly INTJ's are one of the least common personality types. Perhaps it is the case, as already noted by a previous poster also named Al, that INTJ's are more likely to delve into finding out about their personality type?
Al C on July 3, 2005 03:02 PM

I think that this personality type fits very well. I especially agree with the statement that it is difficult to translate internal thoughs to others. I do not think that the part about not caring about others' fellings fits me. I think that the first link shows the personality type in the most correct way. But no matter how accurate a typing is, there are always parts that won't fit and they can change over time.
candcchampone on July 14, 2005 04:43 PM

Of course INTJ will be the highest in serch engines. This is because INJs want to know about themselve. And this is because INJs are interested in everything. Other types are too stupid or too meek to know the truth or to use the knowledge. They do not want to know anything . They want to have fun.