INTJs appear as Extroverts when in situations they are comfortable with (around friends, etc...). I'm wondering how many 'social groups' are you guys in? I am currently in about 5-7 different 'groups'. (Expecially those 'social groups' that you appear to be an extrovert at ( Read more... )

Does anyone else tend to not act like an INTJ in public or in social gatherings with your family members and/or friends ( Read more... )

I'm a far-to-the-left Thinker (70%+), and I find that with extended periods of social interaction, I reach a boiling point. Too many feelings and not enough me-time means I'm like an overheated computer awaiting one my fans to break. In these sort of situations it's easy enough to make an excuse and be off, but I know that time is coming because my ( Read more... )

 Many of the posts in this community focus on the socially rebellious nature of the INTJ- how we don't really care what others think and how we are frustrated by inane social ritual and that others just "don't get introverts" and other related gripes.

Of course, we INTJs also have another side, a very sensitive and powerfully emotional side. We're ( Read more... )

Recently, a number of posts to this community have dealt with the introversion part of INTJ: many of us seem to be archetypical Is, and between making friends, networking with strangers, and just existing in the social realm, some guidance is appreciated ( Read more... )

It seems that INTJs of basically every stripe occasionally get their Hermit on and vanish into their cave/shell/castle and lock the door behind them ( Read more... )

I have a particular disdain for social functions such as church gatherings these days, mostly because I know I'm going to have to repeat the same story and answer the same questions 12+ times in the same night. I almost wish it was possible to wear a sandwich board that reads stuff like "Applied to Suffolk University, got in, doing fine in school, ( Read more... )

A.K.A.-- They have us out numbered and surrounded

This is just going to be a discussion starter so if anyone has competing theories about how an SJ/ST environment works or how an INTJ can survive it please post them.

I didn't find many links but this one seems to address the topic at hand:

Toward a Diversity of Psychological Type in Organization ( Read more... )