Credit: quotes & bullets borrowed from celebritytypes.com and expounded upon in an understandable format
If you haven’t already, read my Mistyping post for further input on what mistakes to avoid when typing people.
Ask an INTJ Anything
How the MBTI types Survive an Apocalypse
Read this. I swear you will laugh. If you want a more serious response, I can always do that too, but this is hilarious.
Stephen King books
Anon asked: How are you on Stephen King books?
No.
…
Just no.
But thanks for asking.
Mind Palace Tips
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Can you develop all 8 MBTI Functions?
“Can you develop all eight functions? If so, how would one go about doing that?”
That would be an excellent idea if you want to go nowhere in life.
I would not recommend trying to develop all eight functions, and here’s why.
You have four functions that you utilize on a regular basis, but occasionally, when you’re extremely stressed out, you can lapse into using all opposite functions (aka, your shadow functions). Continue reading
Asexuality in BBC’s Sherlock
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How MBTI can Help with Character Development
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How do I know so many literary figures?
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Dom Cobb: ISFP
Guest Post by Debaparna Das, INTP
Inception
Dominant Introverted Feeling (Fi): Cobb represses much of his feeling function so that he can focus more on his professional life using his sensing and thinking functions. He struggles constantly with his feelings of regret, guilt, and grief for Mal, and feels uncomfortable talking about it to others, brushing off Arthur and opening up to Ariadne only when she correctly intuits a good part of his motivations on her own. He resorts to Continue reading
MBTI and Relationship Compatability
Key Lime Pi asked: Are there certain combinations of types which make for better friendships or romantic relationships? Could a person develop him/herself in new ways by befriending someone of a drastically different type?
No and yes. This is my personal take on this question.
I believe that if two people of any type are mature and well-rounded, they can and will get along well in relationship regardless of how different they are. When it comes to immature people, there will always be problems in a relationship no matter how similar the two people’s types are.
(Because of this belief, I won’t be answering type-specific-ideal-relationship questions. For example: how compatible are ISFPs and ENFJs in a relationship? I’ll leave that to the tumblr idiots).
As to your second question, everyone you associate with has an effect on you. The more mature you are, the less affected you are by negative influences of people around you. If you’re less mature, you’re going to be more affected. Need an example?
Last year I lived with a semi-mature ENTP, mature INFJ, and an immature ESFJ and witnessed the following.
The semi-mature ENTP made quick friends the immature ESFJ and quickly deteriorated in maturity. The ENTP started going to the ESFJ with moral questions, and because the ESFJ didn’t care about morals, would tell the ENTP to do whatever the ESFJ was doing. They both became remarkably like the other. The ENTP became more wild, dated merely for the sexual pleasure, stopped caring about grades (previously a straight A student) etc.
The ESFJ, by association with me (INTJ), started to pick up my dark sense of humour even though at the start, he was quite disturbed by it.
Meanwhile, they left no affect on me. I simply watched as they influenced each other, occasionally pointing it out to them as amusing situations presented themselves.
Because both I and the INFJ were relatively more mature, we had selective influences on each other, but were not affected by the ENTP or ESFJ. The INFJ reminded me to be kind, and I reminded the INFJ not to take feelings so seriously.
How to Get Along with your INTJ Sibling
Ada asked: So here’s the thing: i am an ENTP and i have a sister who is, (as far as i can tell), a textbook INTJ. To say that we don’t get along is a big understatement- do you have any tips for getting along with an INTJ sibling?
First, I’ll suggest taking a look at the Understanding Your INTJ Friend page. I’ve probably updated it since you initially asked this question.
As an ENTP, you have all opposite functions to an INTJ, which will naturally make it difficult for you to understand them. However, I have an INTP family member with whom I actually have a fantastic relationship, so it is possible for opposite types to get along.
The best advice I can give you comes from a principle Continue reading
How to tell the Difference: INTP vs ISTP
Anon asked: Can you do an ISTP/INTP contrast?
Dominant Ti
Ti dominants like to analyze things. Most of the questions that they ask will be why questions, or questions of how things work. As a result, they will often be good at figuring out how to fix machinery and equipment. Continue reading
INTJ’s Manual for Coping with Idiots
Juliette said: As an Intj, you might have experienced the people I call “blabbers.” They talk on an on about just random things. There are then the butthurts. I talk to them about reducing population in a humane but ingenious way: “BUT THEY’RE HUMANS YOU CANT KILL HUMANS”
And finally, there’s my family. They’re nice but… my mother is overprotective and thinks i’m insensitive and that i’m weird to think logically. My father gets angry over irrational things. My relative is ok but they often find a way to “mess up” and therefore create tension in our family. But the worse is that they make drama out of everything. They fight over evertthing. My mother constantly stays in the past.
So, the actual question, is how to just “deal with it”? Seeing as most people are like this the situation is quasi-constant and it drives me mental! Of course staying in my room for as long as I want isn’t an option because then i’m deemed anti social. Any advice from past experience or maybe just pure reasoning would help because this is honestly on the verge of being unbearable. Thanks.
My dear you can talk.
I’m assuming you’re asking me because you want a blunt, honest answer. Well, in that case, you’re in the right place.
#1 Realise that being an INTJ does not make you better or smarter than anyone else
Trust me, there’s an ENFP out there somewhere who’s smarter than you (his name is Michio Kaku if you need to hunt him down), so don’t you ever go thinking that being an INTJ makes you smarter or better than anyone else. Continue reading
How to Tell the Difference: INTJ vs ISFP
alifara asked: What is the difference between XNTJ and XSFP ? are ISFPs capable of being cold, highly-critical, and impulsive ?
Yes, ISFPs can certainly be cold and highly critical –just like any type can behave coldly and critically. A good fictional example of this type of ISFP would be Kat Stratford from 10 Things I Hate About You. Continue reading
Why You Hate Your MBTI Type
Terry asked: “I’m an ENTJ and I seem to hate all the other ENTJs that I meet. Is there a decent reason why I would hate my type?”
There are a number of reasons why you could hate your type.
#1 You subconsciously hate in others that which you hate in yourself.
I know two ENTJs who cannot stand to be in the same room with one another. Though different, they are very alike.
They both always have an agenda, always have to be doing something, and like to talk. They’re both ruthlessly rude towards other people, but don’t necessarily like it when other people are equally blunt. Thus…they hate talking to each other. Continue reading
The Book Addict's Guide to MBTI: 