So You Think You're INTJ?

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You probably are. I found this one interesting because there just isn't really that much out there about all of us introverted folk. It's a very misunderstood concept, but this was a pretty nice breakdown. (I apologize in advance for Huffington Post - I linked there from Forbes. <--- My defense!)

23 Signs You're Secretly An Introvert

Think you can spot an introvert in a crowd? Think again. Although the stereotypical introvert may be the one at the party who's hanging out alone by the food table fiddling with an iPhone, the "social butterfly" can just as easily have an introverted personality.

"Spotting the introvert can be harder than finding Waldo," Sophia Dembling, author of "The Introvert's Way: Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World," tells The Huffington Post. "A lot of introverts can pass as extroverts."

People are frequently unaware that they’re introverts -– especially if they’re not shy -- because they may not realize that being an introvert is about more than just cultivating time alone. Instead, it can be more instructive to pay attention to whether they're losing or gaining energy from being around others, even if the company of friends gives them pleasure.
 
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Introvert and extrovert are just labels people apply to themselves. You can easily be both.

I know lots of introverts who turned into extroverts who love meeting people because they forced themselves to change. Same with me. I used to be really shy but nowdays I enjoy meeting people and socializing is a way to let off steam and relax. But I still love my alone time. I guess I'm an introvert who can switch on the extrovert side of me if needed or wanted.
 
Island said:
Introvert and extrovert are just labels people apply to themselves. You can easily be both.

I know lots of introverts who turned into extroverts who love meeting people because they forced themselves to change. Same with me. I used to be really shy but nowdays I enjoy meeting people and socializing is a way to let off steam and relax. But I still love my alone time. I guess I'm an introvert who can switch on the extrovert side of me if needed or wanted.
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I think you missed the point of the article. Being an introvert has nothing to do with being shy.
 
Without question I'm an introvert, and many of those points resonated with me. I do honestly love people, but only the good ones, and even those tire me out after a while. I need my own space.

For example, I could never work in a shared office space. When I'm in thinking mode, and thinking about what to say to someone or how to approach an issue, I pace, up and down, up and down throughout the room. I don't know why, but it's natural for me. That probably wouldn't go over well in a shared working space. :)
 
I consider myself to be a part time introvert. I need to be that person for a while to do something productive with my life. Ill be out for weeks trying to do something while i forget about all the people in my life. But apart from the "introvert time" that i need, i party, i get an urge to meet new people all the time and i talk about anything and everything that comes into my mind with the people i meet, of course. I am just bad at keeping in touch with people.

Being an introvert is not a bad thing, it actually helps you with the important stuff. You only need to start worrying when the balance (introvert-extrovert) breaks in favor of the introvert part of your life.
 
Nice article R. I don't think of myself as introverted or extroverted but there is little doubt I am an introvert.

Some of the stuff in there was insightful.
 
Too much fucking details. Introvert/extrovert is bullshit for me, everyone is unique and has it's own style and personality and IMO you can't label someone introvert/extrovert. At least not on that signs.

Someone likes to party, to have fun with people but at the same time when he gets a chance he likes to relax in a quiet place. What does that mean? Nothing strange, no introvert/extrovert bullshit.
 
For those who don't know what INTJ stands for, "INTJ" is derived from the Myers Briggs system (which has its roots in Jung). It's a fascinating system and I've spent nearly a year studying the entirety of it. When you learn the system, you begin to look at people differently. You're able to speed read people and understand what kind of person they are, how their mind thinks, and what hobbies or type of work they're more inclined to enjoy.

According to Jung, every person has 4 unique personality traits, with each of these 4 personality traits being split up into a dichotomy.

You're either:
Introverted or Extroverted (focused on the inner world vs focused on the outer world)
Sensing or Intuitive (focused on the physical world vs focused on abstract ideas and theories)
Feeling or Thinking (using feelings as a basis for making decisions vs using logic as a basis for making decisions)
Perceiving or Judging (this one's tough to distinguish, but perceivers tend to be more open and take in info whereas judgers decide immediately whether something is worth doing at all or never. also, perceivers tend to just observe and sit back whereas judgers are brave and aren't afraid to take action)

The majority of people on this forum are INTJs, and these traits are very effective at being an internet marketer.

Being intuitive is almost a prerequisite to being an entrepreneur. Sensors aren't able to make the same entrepreneurial connections that intuitives can make. Even Jung mentioned in a book written over 100 years ago that intuitive types are commonly found among stock brokers, entrepreneurs, and businessmen. This might sound really obvious, but I found it very surprising that Jung made an observation like this 100 years ago..! And it seems that today, most people are oblivious to this type of information because they don't teach it in schools.

I'm an ENFP. My feelings make me a softie, so nearly all the products I launch today, I try to deliver real value to the customer. I'd have trouble sleeping at night slinging farticles/rebills even if I made millions from them. I can't sleep with that on my conscience. However, thinkers may not share the same values I have. So, they're able to do it, and kudos to you guys, do what makes you happy =)

Perceiving makes me the worst procrastinating machine, so I use mini deadlines on my iPhone to remind me and to force me to get work done. And it works. I do things last minute, so if I have little tasks that I have to complete everyday, I can still do them at the last minute AND complete those tasks!

Intuition allows me to make the entrepreneurial/business idea connections. If I were a sensor, then for me to make those connections would be impossible.

As an extrovert, I try to spend time with friends because too much time alone makes me go crazy. It's difficult for me to reflect on things by myself. Introverts have a huge advantage when it comes to internet marketing because they don't need to rely on others nearly as much as extroverts for their energy.

So there you have it. Contrast your experiences with how I've described mine, and you could learn more about yourself and understand where your strengths are and how you should distribute your time and efforts. This could pay off greatly in regards to your business, your relationships, and how you spend your time.
 
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The article kinda dances around the main MBTI definition which I think sums it up pretty well: Extroverts derive their energy from other people; introverts derive their energy from themselves.

It's an interesting article. Being hardcore into MBTI myself there is a lot more I would add to this to expand upon it and further clarify. For example, the article groups introverted intuitives (INxx) with introverted sensors (ISxx) which are two completely different types of people.

There are much greater differences between intuitives and sensors (N vs S) than there are between introverts and extroverts (I vs E). A lot of the article attributes certain characteristics to introverts when really they are characteristics of Ns (ie: big picture thinking, intense, old soul, etc). And a lot of the other characteristics pertain to Ss and not Ns.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that it's an interesting article with value, however, the article would be much more enlightening and accurate if it differentiated not between I and E but between N and S.
 
gbmack said:
For those who don't know what INTJ stands for, "INTJ" is derived from the Myers Briggs system (which has its roots in Jung). It's a fascinating system and I've spent nearly a year studying the entirety of it. When you learn the system, you begin to look at people differently. You're able to speed read people and understand what kind of person they are, how their mind thinks, and what hobbies or type of work they're more inclined to enjoy.

According to Jung, every person has 4 unique personality traits, with each of these 4 personality traits being split up into a dichotomy.

You're either:
Introverted or Extroverted (focused on the inner world vs focused on the outer world)
Sensing or Intuitive (focused on the physical world vs focused on abstract ideas and theories)
Feeling or Thinking (using feelings as a basis for making decisions vs using logic as a basis for making decisions)
Perceiving or Judging (this one's tough to distinguish, but perceivers tend to be more open and take in info whereas judgers decide immediately whether something is worth doing at all or never. also, perceivers tend to just observe and sit back whereas judgers are brave and aren't afraid to take action)

The majority of people on this forum are INTJs, and these traits are very effective at being an internet marketer.

Being intuitive is almost a prerequisite to being an entrepreneur.
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I read that much today ... rest will read tomorrow ...

But I like it ...
 
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