INTJ——Expert (Strategist) Personality A person with strong motivation and intention to achieve goals and creativity-stubborn and stubborn person. Have a grand vision and be able to quickly find meaningful models among many external events. Have good ability to plan and complete the tasks assigned to them. Skeptical, critical, independent and decisive, with high professional standards and performance requirements.
Overview: INTJ type people are perfectionists. They have a strong demand for personal freedom and ability, and an unshakable belief in their original ideas drives them to achieve their goals. INTJ-type people are rigorous, logical, and resourceful in their thinking. They can see the results of the implementation of new plans and the theoretical systems that turn into real materials in their lives. They are demanding of themselves and others, often pushing others and themselves almost equally hard. They are not very disturbed by indifference and criticism. As the most independent of all personality types, INTJ people prefer to do things in their own way. They are usually skeptical and very firm and resolute in the face of contrary opinions. Personality Traits: INTJ (Introversion/Intuition/Thinking/Judging) is one of the sixteen personality types in the Myers-Briggs Personality Taxonomy and is known as Mastermind in the Kirsey Temperament Type Test Mastermind is one of the four types of rational people. According to U.S. statistics, INTJ is one of the rarest types among the sixteen types, accounting for only 1% of the population. INTJs are perfectionists with a seemingly never-ending ability to improve anything that interests them. In contrast to idealists, INTJs pursue perfect results through pragmatic ideas and actions. INTJs are known as system builders, perhaps in part because they possess an unusual combination of illusion and certainty. No matter what system they work in, it is the same in their minds for INTJ people, just because they are people with INTJ personality. Perfectionism and disdain for authority can manifest in real life, so it is common for INTJs to be ruthless with themselves and others on a project. Anyone who slacks off, including bosses, will lose the respect of the INTJ - and usually the INTJ will make them aware of this. Often show another side of yourself. Because INTJ people don’t like to express themselves directly, they are often misunderstood. INTJ people are also people who can make important decisions without asking their superiors or colleagues. On the other hand, they can carefully and fairly separate individual contributions to a project. They have a natural talent for seizing opportunities, some of which others don’t even notice. INTJs typically pursue careers in science and engineering, but they may also pursue fields that require both intelligence and sharp words (e.g., lawyers, certain areas of academia). If they are willing to take the time to expand their abilities, INTJs can pursue a career in management (whether out of personal ambition or desire). Many INTJs find it advantageous to learn how to pretend to be conventional, as this can be done to some extent. To conceal their inner abnormal character. Characteristics: Have unique ideas, great vision and dreams. They are naturally good at theory and work flexibly with complex and comprehensive concepts. They are excellent strategic thinkers and can usually clearly see the advantages and disadvantages of any situation. They are good, visionary and insightful organizers of issues of interest. If it is their own opinions and plans, they will invest incredible concentration, attention, energy and enthusiasm. They achieve many things through determination and perseverance to meet or exceed their own high standards.
Because they are good at strategic planning, rational leaders often have a preview of the overall appearance of the organization and its long-term development situation. understanding, or foresight. They tend to be far-sighted and considerate, never missing any important link or step in their plans. Since they have been using coherent and understandable language to express themselves since early on, and have always adhered to this language expression habit, INTJ leaders are usually able to express their foresight to their subordinates clearly and clearly, and use this beautiful language to express themselves. The ideas infect them and make them devote themselves enthusiastically to their envisioned careers. INTJ-type people are rigorous, logical, and resourceful in their thinking. They can see the results of the implementation of new plans and the theoretical systems that turn into real materials in life. They are demanding of themselves and others, often pushing others and themselves almost equally hard. They are not very disturbed by indifference and criticism. As the most independent of all personality types, INTJ people prefer to do things in their own way. They are usually skeptical and very firm and resolute in the face of contrary opinions. Authority itself cannot force them; they will only follow the rules if they believe they are useful for their more important goals. Have innovative ideas and extraordinary motivation in realizing your ideas and achieving your goals. Can quickly discern the laws of external things and form long-term long-term plans. Once you decide to do something, you start planning it until it is completed. Suspicious and independent, he has very high requirements for the abilities and performance of himself and others. INTJ type people are perfectionists. They have a strong demand for personal freedom and ability, and an unshakable belief in their original ideas drives them to achieve their goals. They are excellent strategic thinkers and can usually clearly see the advantages and disadvantages of any situation. They are excellent, visionary and insightful organizers of issues of interest. If it is their own opinions and plans, they will devote incredible attention, energy and enthusiasm. “Conceptualist” people are confident, intelligent, and imaginative. Their principle is “be the best in everything”. “Conceptualists” are the most independent kind of people. They work with strong principles and high standards, and are very strict with themselves and others. They will not be disturbed by other people’s cold treatment and criticism and like to do things in their own way. “Conceptualist” people are naturally curious. Whether it is due to the needs of the work itself or long-term considerations, they like to constantly absorb knowledge. Therefore, they often see multiple different aspects of the same problem and are used to it. Think about the problem comprehensively and generally, and look at the problem in two parts. They are good at discovering the possibilities of things, understanding the complexity of things, and like to conduct logical analysis to conceive solutions to real or hypothetical problems. “Conceptualists” like work that can provide freedom, change and require high intelligence to complete, and do not like simple, repetitive work. They like to see their ideas implemented. “Conceptualists” are impatient with those they consider to be incompetent and prefer to work with highly competent superiors, subordinates, and colleagues. Many Conceptualists value power and are attracted to powerful people and positions of power. They are good at analyzing, summarizing and judging, and are good at grasping things as a whole. They like to get to the bottom of things and try to grasp the essence of things. They are sensitive to words and language, have strong abstract thinking ability, can understand complex theoretical concepts, and are good at conceptualizing things. Good at inferring principles or predicting trends, good at strategic thinking, and able to accept constructive criticism without taking it personally Advantages: Think about issues rationally, clearly and concisely, without being influenced by others, Criticize everything objectively and use highly rational thinking to make judgments, not based on emotions. Look at everything with a critical eye and be very strong and decisive if the situation calls for it. INTJ type people do not succumb to authority, and are very smart, judgmental, strict with themselves, almost perfect, and even ask others to do the same. They especially hate those who are overwhelmed, chaotic and inefficient. They have strong self-control, do things in their own way, and will not be disturbed by other people’s cold treatment and criticism. They are the most independent of all personalities. Excellent strategists and far-sighted planners attach great importance to knowledge and can quickly systematically integrate the acquired information to clearly see the advantages and disadvantages of the situation. Have a unique and creative perspective and like challenges from many aspects. INTJs invest incredible energy, concentration, and motivation in areas that interest them. Disadvantages: INTJ types often only focus on themselves and rarely understand others. They are self-righteous and impatient with others. They always take it for granted and impose their own views on others and set unrealistically high standards. Paying too much attention to foresight and foresight, it is easy to overlook and miss details and phenomena that are inconsistent with one’s own theoretical model; love to play intellectual games and say things that are meaningless and specious to others. The overly independent personality and work habits make INTJ types always “reject” the participation and help of others, making it difficult to discover flaws in their own plans. Sometimes you can be too stubborn and rigid, obsessed with some excellent but unimportant ideas, and demand perfection in everything.
When dealing with personal relationships, especially in love, they lack romance. When it comes to complex matters, INTJ people are usually very self-centered people. They are accustomed to showing indifference, which is easily misunderstood by others. Life: INTJ feels that it is not worthwhile to associate with “ordinary people”, as long as they maintain plain and necessary relationships. They know very well that “the common people” will not like them. I like to analyze and judge others, but I like to analyze and criticize myself even more. He thinks others are vulgar, but he is also extremely picky in his own evaluation. Not narcissism, just perfectionism. INTJ is rational and inhumane, and being in a crowd feels like outer space. They have no desire to communicate and do not pay attention to or stay away from information that is judged to be meaningless and worthless. Not disgust, but absolute denial. I don’t like to talk nonsense, and what I say is generally very precise. If you don’t like parties, you really don’t like them from the bottom of your heart. At parties without purpose and plan, it will be difficult for INTJ to obtain interesting information, and they will feel that time is wasted. They are more concerned about future possibilities and plans. For things in the past, INTJ will not care about things in the past except those that can be refined into “useful information”. I think the safest way is to always focus only on yourself. Because you are the only one who will not let yourself down. Most of the time he seems careless about things other than himself. INTJ can actually recognize their own emotions or the emotions of others, but they are just unwilling to manage their own emotions, let alone please others. Emotional intelligence will be very high for people who care about you. It’s not high because you don’t care. He is always too serious and always makes everyone happy to have a quiet conversation. Too focused on themselves and always thinking about their own things. He likes to laugh and often looks cynical. He has high ambitions but low ambitions. He only thinks about the future before he can do things now. Without a sense of humor, one cannot appreciate the joys in life. Hot and cold, not caring about others. Opinion: Generally speaking, INTJ is a person who likes to compete with himself. In the eyes of others, his life and work will be very tiring. They may not feel it themselves and are immersed in their own world. It’s hard for people around to understand why a drawing made after staying up late for many days can bring any kind of spiritual joy, especially when a bunch of people around you are E’s. INTJ’s I can usually be clearly seen in crowded situations, but in a group with few people, INTJ may be proactive and speak boldly, becoming a leader. In fact, INTJs have a strong desire for power, and perfectionism is actually the pursuit of power to the extreme. This kind of power is not just what is commonly known as official addiction, but the ultimate control of things. When INTJ is alone, he basically never stops thinking. And often he thinks about very logical and philosophical big things, such as which supermarket has half price, etc. He will never waste his brain cells. I found that when INTJs are doing an ordinary thing, they are often thinking about something else entirely, and they are abstract, such as life and death, success, or the mysteries of the universe. Therefore, INTJ’s T and thinking are impressive, and basically anyone who knows T can recognize them in a crowd. They like to analyze, speak in detail, and have emotional restraint to suppress themselves. Because of rationality, the mask is very thick. Basically, for people who know how to T, their own evaluation of themselves and others’ evaluation of them can be said to be worlds apart. The reason is that the thinking logic in T is different from that of the public. INTJs tend to have a high opinion of themselves, feeling that they are talented and outstanding, or that they have a special personality and are therefore pretentious. I use the word pretentious not to knock INTJs, but it is the truth. Because the world lacks objective evaluation of talent, these are all relative. I also think that people who can calm down and think and judge intuitively may be more poetry-reading or thoughtful. However, INTJ’s intelligence may not be recognized by the current mainstream society. INTJs may often challenge their bosses who are less talented than them, and sneer internally that such people can rise to the top; however, the overall social structure is not set up for the 1% of INTJs. If INTJ understands this, things will be much easier to handle. INTJ’s N is a very valuable thing. Not many people can listen to their inner voice. INTJ can take this to the extreme. N is a very important aspect of being a consultant. I used to think that being a consultant T was the most important thing. But later I met many outstanding consultants, and I found that N is the essential difference. The same question is almost instantaneous. A good INTJ can directly give an answer and then use T to round it out. This intuitive ability cannot be cultivated, it can even be said to be a gift. INTJ should make good use of N’s talents instead of simply dwelling on T. J is one of the reasons why INTJ makes people feel cold, with ruthless and cold-blooded conclusions and ways of doing things, because they make judgments in their hearts. Jesus said that no one can judge others without sin; but INTJs judge all the time. Regarding almost any matter, over time, INTJs can turn from ignorance to experts, and they are experts with very personal opinions. Generally, after they make a judgment, it is difficult to change it. Unless a lot of evidence is presented, INTJ’s J is very solid and determined. I highly appreciate INTJ’s N, T, and J, but I may make NTJ’s performance go in the wrong direction. Lack of communication often causes the I side’s shortcomings to become larger and larger, while NTJ’s consequent errors in thinking, intuition and judgment. E or I is the first contact with everything. Choose the open-ended E or the funnel-style I. This is a question.
INTJ’s career will be full of obvious technical tendencies. No matter what industry, INTJ should be the technical core of that type of work. . Even if there is no technical thing, he still has a set of theories to build it. This is INTJ’s natural strategic thinking, so INTJs will be more successful as industry researchers or consultants. In addition, being a doctor is also very good. For INTJ, money is only one aspect of evaluating their work. If a job does not have a sense of fulfillment, he will be depressed. In addition, INTJ is indeed more suitable for “object” work; if it is “people” work, it is best to be in a small environment for a certain period of time. Because INTJ seems to need to express itself through objective things to achieve work satisfaction, otherwise it will always feel that its talents are not appreciated. The last point is that INTJs control themselves too tightly and have too high requirements. Once they fail to meet the requirements, they will become psychologically unbalanced. If you feel that this person around you is not good or that person is not good, it is actually your own problem in the end. In fact, INTJs are talented, and as long as they don’t seek perfection so much, they can always make progress slowly. Being too demanding about perfection and being too anxious will not do your career any good at all. Leadership Skills: There are very few things that can stump INTJ (please note, this mainly refers to work. The ability to handle emotional matters depends on the development of each INTJ individual’s cognitive function. , imperfect cognitive function development will make it difficult to deal with emotional problems). Therefore, such people can usually be promoted quickly in the company, and their composure shows that they have outstanding leadership skills. Unlike other types of leaders, INTJs usually appear in the organization as calm bystanders, but if they find that the team lacks a leader or the current leader is insufficient, they will not hesitate to become the new leader. We are convinced that this type of person dominates the leadership of Japanese companies. Their composure gives them the ability to improve existing ideas in all aspects, from design to production to marketing. This ability became a key factor in Japan’s increasing status in the international market at the end of the 20th century. One INTJ-type Japanese businessman even improved and improved the MBTI. Japan is now the second largest country in the use of type observation, after the United States. Confident and Pragmatic: These four tendencies are the character traits by which most people seek confidence and power, especially those at the top of the corporate ladder. Rather than constantly interrupting us like an extrovert, an INTJ will convey his confidence by having everything well in hand. Compared with Sensing (S) people who focus on details and specific things, they will transform facts into a big-picture blueprint and give prospects for its development. Sometimes subjectivity is more palatable, but in actual business activities we pay more attention to objectivity, which means we are more pragmatic. The operation of our society favors J-type people, and the entire society is also a result-oriented model. By integrating the four traits, INTJ-type people not only look attractive on the surface, but they are also trustworthy and reliable leaders and decision-makers. Although it is difficult to use one word to describe a certain type of person, “independence and autonomy” can be the best summary of INTJ type people. Independence is what motivates them to move forward. If possible, INTJs want everyone to be independent. This sense of independence may conflict with their simultaneous need to control their surroundings. Therefore, as a colleague or subordinate of INTJ, you must understand that “independence” is the ultimate goal, but the acquisition of this independence must be recognized by the INTJ. This contradiction will cause some information complications. On the surface, INTJ’s verbal instructions give flexibility and freedom, such as: “You can get enough time to complete the work in the way you think is best.” Another meaning of this sentence is " Get it done as quickly as possible and get it done right”. This kind of information will make the INTJ type I feel, who often requires reliability and punctuality. If INTJ expresses his true meaning clearly, it should be “If you can complete the task quickly and well every time, then you will gain more flexibility and room for free play”, so that there will be no contradiction. . Take charge of the situation: As natural conceptual experts, INTJs are consummate thinkers with a keen interest in the future. They are motivated by rich imagination and have a strong sense of responsibility in their bones. Often, they take on responsibility for solving complex problems. and use their creative talents to take on leadership roles. Someone once said that successful people in society are usually those who are independent (I), foreseeable (N), realistic (T) and able to control the situation (J). This type of person can be entrusted with important tasks, and they will not always bother you with their own needs. INTJ managers are also eternal students. INTJs are constantly exploring and questioning “what could be,” and their intuition is well-equipped to accommodate new technologies, procedures, motivations, and methods in the system. They tend to continually improve things. Even if those things are working well, they will reform it. This tendency means that everything in the work will be improved. For every project, INTJs will continually evaluate, review, and even revise it. Even if there is an order to maintain the status quo, INTJs will not stop trying to make small improvements based on maintaining the status quo. Challenges faced: INTJ women face special challenges at work. The characteristics described above, such as independence, objectivity, strong control, etc. They are all contrary to traditional requirements for women. INTJ women’s tendency to challenge tradition and constantly improve and innovate can cause problems in male-dominated workplaces. This conflict will bring about dissatisfaction and rejection of both genders: men cannot understand and do not know how to deal with the independent style of INTJ women; while other women regard them as arrogant and indifferent to others. In reality, INTJ women are often impatient when interacting with women who have traditionally feminine characteristics. What makes more people unbearable is the indifference of INTJ women: she is always very cautious and extremely professional at work, and pays great attention to her words and deeds. Rarely talks about private life and keeps it strictly separate from work. Their cautious, professional work attitudes and seemingly closed and self-contained private lives make it difficult for them to win allies among their colleagues. Especially INTJ women, they are always alone and aloof. Fine management: Planners are far beyond others in fine management. Each step of the plan must be coordinated with the next step and may be subject to unforeseen difficulties. Their decisive nature, good at planning and reserved personality determines that they are more inclined to the role of planners. They make up no more than 1% of the population and are difficult to encounter. Although they are very capable leaders, they are not keen on entering management, preferring to hide in secluded areas unless the leader is too incompetent. But once they are in charge, they are pragmatists through and through, viewing reality as little more than a chess board on which to display and refine their strategic talents. In formulating plans, they are open-minded and willing to accept all valuable suggestions, and fruitful theories are quickly applied. For them, the order is not set in stone and can be improved. As long as it makes sense, it will be adopted, but the opposite is not true. Masterminds tend to be more confident than other Rationals and often display a very strong will. And it seems easy to make decisions, but in fact, they can hardly rest for a moment before arranging things and making decisions. They have some kind of motivation to complete their plans and always consider the long-term effects. It seems that the thought itself brings them strength. They are strongly stimulated by adversity, and they are eager to respond to a difficult problem that requires a creative solution. Wherever they do even the smallest job, they build data and human systems. They are often recommended for leadership positions because they pursue goals persistently, hard-working, and determinedly, not stingy with their own time and energy, while also bringing out the full potential of their colleagues and employees. They are accustomed to describing the positive nature and avoiding talking about the negative nature, preferring to promote the development of the organization without thinking about the mistakes of the past. They believe that both internal and external coherence are essential to a well-functioning organization.
A discerning eye for people: Planners are among all types of people, the ones who benefit the most from school. At work, they tend to inspire others and work as hard as they require of themselves, so they often appear demanding and unsatisfactory. Colleagues believe that planners can thoroughly see through them and find their flaws. Therefore, there is a psychological distance between them, which can easily make people feel incompetent. At the same time, as a leader, INTJ has the insight to accurately identify the abilities of each person on the team, and appoint them to the most suitable positions without any bias. They are often not understood by their colleagues and are considered too calm. Fortunately, if they feel that they are right, they will not be particularly troubled by criticism and misunderstandings from their colleagues. All in all, their loyalty is to the organization, not to the insiders. This feature allows them to continue working without difficulty when personnel changes. Coordination: For INTJs, increasing influence is about making concessions to less important points in order to win something more important. This will also reduce the likelihood that INTJs will become too stubborn. When they strive to adopt a more acceptable way of living and getting along with others, INTJ people will gain more balance and self-confidence, and successfully make more of their innovations accepted by society. INTJ pays attention to various possibilities (N) when dealing with things, and processes these possibilities, conceptualizes them, systematizes them, and finally transforms them into objective decisions (T). These decisions are easily implemented because their usual lifestyle is very organized and planned (J). Their introversion (I) makes their inner world the stage for ideas that far outnumber their actualized desires. The combination of these four tendencies makes INTJ people confident, calm, competent, keenly insightful and constantly self-affirming. Suitable occupations: Securities investment and financial analysts, intellectual property lawyers, investment bankers, economists, entrepreneurs, cardiologists, artists, economists, various inventors, medical experts, various scientists , international banking staff, financial planners, network engineers, database experts, research institute researchers, system analysts, computer programmers, research and development department managers, various technical consultants, technical experts, investment experts, legal consultants, psychiatrists , investment banking researcher, chief financial executive, design engineer, financial planner, M&A expert, architectural designer, editorial writer, media planner. If you want to have a deeper understanding of MBTI personality types, you must not miss PsycTest’s ! Here, you can test your MBTI type for free, and there are also various exciting articles waiting for you to explore. PsycTest’s MBTI section will help you better understand yourself and others, master more interpersonal communication skills, and better move toward success and happiness. Let’s discover more exciting content together! For INTJ architect-type personalities, we have also launched a paid reading version of the WeChat public account (psyctest) . The paid reading version is more detailed and has more advanced content than the free version, aiming to further meet your individual needs and expectations. While enjoying the free testing service, if you think PsycTest will be helpful to you, you can also choose to support us by paying for reading. This is our greatest support and encouragement, and it also allows you to obtain more exciting content and Ways to serve would be greatly appreciated!
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