Dominant Fi: Neil Gaiman is well known for encouraging people to always be true tho themselves, but he rarely mentions being true to others (“Do the things that only you can do,” etc.). Neil Gaiman’s principles and ethical views are internally based, and not based off of anything he has learned from his external world (“I think hell is something you carry with you, not somewhere you go.”). In his 2012 commencement speech, he admitted that as a new writer, he lied about Continue reading
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Introverted Feeling (Fi): Nick’s consciousness about his values flow into every part of his life. He left is home to come to New York because of value clashes with his father. Nick is the only person who is not morally “burned” by the end of the novel, and the reason for this is that he considers his ethical standing in everything that he does. His morals stem from within, not from his external environment. When he decides whether or not to help Gatsby connect with Daisy, he asks himself whether it is right, rather than asking someone else Continue reading
Introverted Sensing (Si): Alek lives in the past and future simultaneously. He is always comparing his present situations to past experiences and as a result, he has no problem learning from his mistakes. He finds it difficult to move past traumatic events in his past (his parent’s murder), but is also constantly thinking of the goals he has for the future. He has a very specific vision of what he wants to do with his life, and he views this as a “destiny” that he is obligated to fulfill. When it comes to accepting fact, Alek needs the details to be explained in depth, for without evidence, he is reluctant to accept anything as truth. He likes life to be predictable and gets discouraged when things don’t go as planned, or when surprises (such as finding out that Deryn is a girl) enter his life. He is very cautious in his approach to life and consequently, is hesitant to try new things. Continue reading
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Extraverted Sensing (Se): As a young man, Prince Hal lives for new experiences. Despite his royalty, he spends his youth drinking, pranking, womanizing and engaging in other instantly gratifying activities. He loves to laugh and poke fun of the foolish, get reactions out of people and lives such a rambunctious life that his father grows sick with worry about him. Hal is a performer and loves to be the center of attention. He mockingly imitates his father in order to entertain his friends and does so with exuberance and quality. Hal Continue reading
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Dominant Ni: Hamlet places high value on the big picture. When he sees Claudius praying, his first thought is to kill him, but he quickly decides not to because he believes that killing a praying man will erase the sins that Claudius has committed against him. Instead, he opts to wait until Claudius is once again deep in his sins before killing him because he believes this will ensure Claudius’s damnation. Likewise, Hamlet decides not to kill himself because he doesn’t yet have all of the variables laid out plainly (he doesn’t know what will happen to him after death), so he can’t settle on a decision. Hamlet doesn’t easily settle on one plan, but comes up with never-ending possibilities for what he might do. In general, he is quite indecisive, as he changes his mind frequently and often never settling on definitive answers to his questions. He is quick to recognize Continue reading
Introverted Intuition (Ni): Caius Marcius has a strong sense of how events will unfold, such that he feels little fear in fraternizing with his enemies (because he is aware that he will die either way). He also has a very specific vision of what he wants to do with his time, in addition to detailed goals for governmental “improvement” (taking away the people’s votes). When these plans are interrupted by the Roman government, he reacts with anger and defiance. (“I had rather be their servant in my way than sway with them in theirs.”). He has a natural talent for Continue reading
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“Don’t say anything. Don’t say anything!” These are the words running through my mind whenever I watch a movie with a friend.
One of the dilemmas that comes with being an intellectual INTJ is that I have to analyze everything —and not in the silent TiNe way that an INTP would, but in the NiTe way. Introverted Intuition (Ni) is rigged to isolate problems, and as Ni-dominants, INTJs inevitably find something wrong with everything Continue reading
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