My Presonality Profile

INTJ: The Mastermind

INTJ’s are critical, independent visionaries.
The INTJ is constantly analyzing, constantly looking to come to conclusions and truth on subjects.  It is rare that they will stop in their drive to do so, and they often have the vision and strong strategic abilities to carry out unique and ingenious conceptions.  Indeed, most possibilities, contingencies, and sides to a situation are likely to be thought of and considered by an INTJ.

 Maybe this world is another planet's Hell."

INTJ’s are extremely hard on themselves, taking their life and its successes and failures seriously.  Unlike most other types, the INTJ isn’t afraid to look at their past mistakes honestly.  In fact, they often brood over their mistakes, sometimes thinking back on situations from years past.  However, the INTJ often thinks about possibilities years into the future as well.

"We have to be able to criticize what we love, to say what we have to say, 'cause if you’re not trying to make something better, then as far as I can tell, you are just in the way."


The strong intuition, the philosophical and strategic brilliance, and foresight of  professional basketball coach Phil Jackson.


Ideas and intuitions for INTJ’s are so visionary and complex that they are beyond proper articulation.  This often causes great frustration in INTJ’s.  They feel that they could often have a major impact on the world but can’t seem to get it out there.  It should be noted that with time and cultivation, proper articulation can be grasped.  But of course, it is rarely up to the INTJ’s standards.  However, when channeled and expressed through accurately properly outlets, the range of the INTJ’s influence can be groundbreaking.

The imagination combined with strong intellectual curiosity of C.S. Lewis, Aldous Huxley, and George Lucas.

Although very controversial, Friedrich Nietzsche is a strong example of an extreme INTJ.  Nietzsche was extremely independent, had brilliant insights, and saw the world in a unique way, much different from the norm.  Detached and lost in thought, this complex character often came up with ingenious, deep-colored generalizations and conclusions.

“I don’t really know what he’s thinking.  All I know is that he can see through me and I don’t like it.”


Skeptical in nature, INTJ’s want to get to the bottom of things.  The best way for an INTJ to do this?  By arguing.  Using concepts focused on an array of possibilities and contingencies, INTJ’s will spring their theories and test them out against the arguments of others.  They then rely on deductive logic to come to their final conclusion.  They even have these arguments with themselves in their own head.


"People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to ours. The inference is false; a gift confers no rights."


INTJ’s almost instantly think of things others haven’t thought of.  Unlike the INTP, the INTJ is not happy simply analyzing and thinking of ideas for their own sake.  INTJ’s want to see their ideas put to use.  The INTJ may even deem an idea worthless until it is proven to have some kind of value.  Yet INTJ’s have the drive and determination to see it happen.


INTJ’s are often misunderstood.  Their complex, aloof nature causes them to sometimes be unaware of how they come across to others.  Their pragmatic, insidious nature can cause them to seem uneasy or inconsiderate.  INTJ’s want to get down to business and may rub some the wrong way because of this.  The INTJ wants to see results.

“If anyone figures out the meaning of life it will probably be an INTJ.”


INTJ’s thirst for progress.  If they don’t see it happening at the moment, they need to at least see a possibility of it or he will be discouraged.  Often uneasy with small talk and goofing around, the INTJ hates what they see as wasted time.  The INTJ wants to get things done and completed successfully, and doesn't want to BS during the process.  Yet, pragmatic to the core, and always focused on the end result, the INTJ will put up with things they disagree with if it means coming to the best possible outcome.


Often with a sarcastic tone and unexpressive face, the INTJ will play mind games with those around them - sometimes even inciting comments and actions just to see how others react in order to shed more light on that person and how they think. INTJ’s need to remind themselves that those who don’t share their strengths may have useful abilities that the INTJ doesn’t have.


"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear as it is, infinite."


In fiction INTJ’s are typically intelligent and funny (dry and sarcastically so) (Stewie, Daria, Becker, Bill Murray in Groundhog Day, David Spade’s character in Tommy Boy, Lawyer from Sex and the City).  Fictionally, INTJ’s often pull off complex plans and strategies (Hannibal Lecter, and "The Bride" in Kill Bill).


Despite being a small percentage of the population, INTJ’s have made a big impact and are often fascinating people.  In fact, once you can see the similarities between some fictional and famous INTJ’s - from Family Guy Stewie to Dennis Miller, Grendel to Nietzsche, Phil Jackson to Yoda.  The fact that these people can be characterized by different traits yet all fall under the INTJ category is a testament to the complexity of the INTJ.

“Life’s the same, it’s inside you.”


INTJ’s are of the Rational Temperament.  Rationals are Technical, Competent, Ingenious, Skeptical, Innovative, and Non-Conformist.  The personality types that share the Rational Temperament are ENTJ, INTJ, ENTP, and INTP.

INFJ’s and INTJ’s have the dominant function of Introverted Intuition (Ni).  Introverted Intuition involves attempts to conceive the future, possible contingences, and the significance of things.

Each of the character type profiles on this site includes a listing of famous people and fictional characters that share that type. By taking the Myers-Briggs test, reading the material on this site, or even by scanning the lists of famous and fictional characters profiled here, you can find your famous type and see which famous and fictional characters share your type.

More on the INTJ

• Loves thinking up new plans, possibilities, paradigms and worlds
• Naturally and quickly asks themselves what is possible, then tests it in their mind to see if it can be pulled off
• Often find themselves disgusted with the foolishness of the majority
• May be so involved with finding truth that they hurt others’ feelings in the process, often without realizing it
• Have the lowest tolerance for ignorance of all the types
• Constantly looking to switch perceptions and view situations from different angles
• Theoretical, idea person
• Extremely rare type, making up about 1% of the population
• Often have an off-the-wall, ironic, and witty sense of humor (this type is very good at plays on words).
• Likes to take in information that sheds light on how people or the world works
• The most independent of all the types; often prefers to be left alone to do things and will often do them better that way
• Has the ability to quickly dig deep into the breadth of others’ personalities and who they are
• Can be very aloof, disengaged, and lost in thought
• May have theories that seem far-fetched to others
• Natural non-conformist
• Often much more open-minded than people give them credit for
• Very introspective
• Searches for objective truth
• Comes to more philosophical conclusions than most
• Naturally tends to generalize
• Feels that anything can be improved
• Are oddly often perfectionists about somethings while borderline careless about others

Strengths

• Constantly looking for improvement in self and others
• Naturally challenges the status quo
• Very analytical
• Unlikely to be a victim of the pitfalls of bureaucratic or societal influence
• Best of all types at playing devil’s advocate
• Can be a great listener 
• Unique, piercing vision
• Able to intuit when things are going wrong or when something won’t work
• Great with strategy and contingency plans
• Knows self very well
• Able to quickly spot inconsistencies in statements and plans alikea
• Has a good imagination, though it’s often not apparent
• Pragmatic
• Has extreme determination when they put their mind to something
• Innovative

Weaknesses

• May expect others to have the same drive that they do, and be harsh on them when they don’t follow through or fail to do a good job
• Can be very uneasy until a solution is solved, a job finished, or an answer thoroughly answered
• Has to train self to put up with necessary day-to-day details
• Can be overly harsh on themselves
• Gets frustrated when progress isn’t being made
• May try to intellectualize a moment instead of enjoying it for its own sake
• Often difficult for people to understand
• Gets frustrated when others aren’t being logical
• Very low tolerance for “needless” small talk (which they deem as an irrelevant waste of time)
• May come across as pushy or uncomfortable
• Doesn’t trust others     I half way agree with this
• Values own opinion and views above others and may defensively protect these in an unproductive manner
• May come across as being condescending
• Ignores or discounts others too quickly

Famous iNTJ's

• C.S. Lewis                                                            
• Friedrich Nietzsche
• Thomas Jefferson
• Sally Jesse Rafael
• Rupert Murdoch
• Kurt Vonnegut
• Rudolph Giuliani
• George Lucas
• Dennis Miller
• Aldous Huxley
• Dwight Eisenhower
• Stephen Hawking
• Alan Greenspan
• Phil Jackson
• Michael Savage
• Herb Brooks (Coach 1980 USA Hockey Team)
• David Brooks
• Charles Krauthammer

Fictional iNTJ’s

• Lisa Simpson
• “The Bride” (Uma Thurman’s character in Kill Bill)
• Hannibal Lecter
• Stewie from The Family Guy
• Daria from the MTV show Daria
• Grendel from Beowulf
• Becker
• Lawyer from Sex and the City
• Phil Connors (Bill Murray’s character from Groundhog Day)
• Yoda
• David Spade’s character in Tommy Boy
• Obe Won Konobe from Star Wars

  C.S. Lewis

   Thomas Jefferson

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Stewie Griffin

    Richard Hayden 

  Obi Wan Kenobi




careers

INTJ

§         analyst

§         anthropologist

§         business executive, administrator, manager

§         computer programmer, systems analyst

§         computer animation, computer specialist, software designer

§         doctor/dentist

§         economist

§         editor

§         engineer

§         inventor

§         judge

§         lawyer

§         mathematician

§         military officer

§         new business developer

§         organization director

§         philosopher

§         political scientist

§         professor

§         project developer

§         psychiatrist

§         psychologist

§         research

§         scientist

§         sociologist

§         strategic planning

§         strategist

§         supervisor

§         technologist

§         urban planner

The one that seem most likely for me to do in my life are the ones that are in the green.