I am a scientist

[intjonathan]

Thanks loladancer.

As with all types, the INTJ can achieve personal growth by developing all functions that are not fully developed, through actions such as:

* articulating the INTJ's vision, and allowing others to contribute to its development
* expressing appreciation for work done, even when it falls short of the INTJ's personal standards
* investigating the facts, and documenting them, before interpreting what they mean
* taking time to consider the impact of the INTJ's approach and ideas on people's feelings
* looking for and acknowledging positive contributions and areas of agreement, rather than just seeing flaws and areas of disagreement

Under extreme stress, fatigue or illness, the INTJ's shadow may appear - a negative form of ESFP. Example characteristics are:

* doing things to excess - e.g.: eating, drinking or exercising
* acting very impulsively, perhaps starting off more projects than the INTJ could hope to accomplish
* expressing emotions in an intensive and uncontrolled way
* being very sensitive to criticism
* asking for lots of information that is irrelevant

I have come to know this shadow very well at times over the last year. It is an infuriating trap of this type that the most interesting environment for it is typically a very stressful one.

Comments

[ex-tara-fir.livejournal.com]

You know...I actually would have pegged you more as an ISTJ.

[niralisse.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I took this test back in college, and I think I've learned a lot of compensatory behavior since then. I may test differently now. In any case I feel that I tend not to be as sociable, now-focused, and organized as ISTJs are typically described to be.

Interestingly, my sister is apparently an ISTJ.

It seems to me like MBTIs really test our baser preferences instead of the ones we may actually use. Every type has its weaknesses that we have to shore up in order to be more complete as people.

[loladancer.livejournal.com]

It kind of blew my mind how well the description of an ISTJ fits me. The only thing that frustrates me about it (besides the stuff I need to work on) is that the results always generalize about career paths and tell me I should be a security guard or a math teacher. Sure I'm happy organizing things, and I'll probably end up doing administration stuff related to dance at some point, but there's no way I'm letting my life suck me in to some of the stuff they listed ;p

[niralisse.livejournal.com]

For hilarious comparison, here are my Strong results: