Revisiting the Types: INTJ

[@t.j.barton463]

"The INTJ can feel rather lonely on their contemplations... peoples insights are too shallow never quite scraping the bottoms of the issues, especially on hot button topics... people always seem to stop short of the real underlying problem."

[@t.j.barton463]

How I feel watching the news... Thanks for the video. INTJ approved.

[@kawhileonard3745]

T.J. Barton yes 100% agree

[@lordblazer]

T.J. Barton that's pretty much what the news does. and when a discussion gets a bit interesting people think it's too deep.

[@youtubeepicuser4209]

So fuckin true

[@369pendulum]

T.J. Barton story of my life

[@bronstormborn3188]

As an INTJ dancer, I'm glad that this video describes the INTJ as having a drive to express themselves through literature and art. I'm so used to reading or hearing INTJ people described as being all scientists or like robots for whom art wouldn't be natural.

[@Gothelittle]

I've read on another site that, since the Te is the first extroverted function, it's the one that INTJ's most often naturally use to communicate. So people think that the Te is the primary function, because it's what they see. I only let my Ni out among people I trust (unless I'm doing something artistic), because I don't expect them to accept my conjectures without my being able to explain exactly how I got them... and I usually just plain don't know!

[@observer.b_e_l_l_i_s]

Its never made sense. Ive read articles describing the great inner appreciation we have for the arts, then get to the "career" section and see...scientist, doctor lol. When considering our leading functions how would that even make sense to have a "profound appreciation" yet never dive into as a career? Ive yet to pickup anything ive fancied and not apply it to my everyday life/career choice. It be likend to doing something for the sake of doing it with no core connection to what it is were after and thats definetly not an INTJ thing. What would perhaps be better stated is we dont care for commercial arts as a career where perhaps our passion is forced into mass production type of state were theres less focus on the individual artist, what we would like to express and more on what the corporation wants. Just a thought

[@eb44345]

There are a lot of people who mis-type as INTJ. It's very common for the ISFP to mis-type as INTJ for example, because they share the same functions, but in a different order. For the INTJ, expression in physical forms such as art would be very odd indeed, since Se is the inferior function. I know I take the approach, "Does it work?....Check....Who cares how it looks." How I feel about it (Fi) is very much secondary to "does this actually work?" (Te). I would make sure that you aren't ISFP. A good friend of mine who is ISFP mis-typed herself as INTJ.

[@Gothelittle]

On the other hand, you could merely be an older/fully-realized INTJ who is accessing all of your functional stack. I'm unquestionably a real INTJ, but I enjoy dancing. For me, it it's very much an Ni-Se expression - finding a way to bring my intuitive reaction to music into real life. Or there's line dancing/social dancing, which is awesome because it's logical and laid out so that you know what to do (Te), you have some wiggle room to express yourself in the movies (Se), and it doesn't require you to do small talk and such (introvert). It's like socializing without the minefield.

[@MichaelShinosky]

This is why I play golf!

[@yohanna607]

“INTJ is not [just] logical” finally someone gets it 😭

[@studentsteph]

@The Illusionist INTJs have Tertiary Fi so to some degree yes there is a preference for feelings

[@studentsteph]

@The Illusionist cool

[@natasdabsi1138]

@The Illusionist You don't represent all intjs

[@thewildcardperson]

@The Illusionist yep me to why do you think you were so angry growing up as was I

[@LyPhan00]

"Ironically reality often disappears beneath its own interpretation". Story of my life.

[@WackadoodleMalarkey]

Yeah and then wanting to add a quick humorous and relevant anecdote, but deleting several before deciding you'd spent far too much time on the matter and are being far too frivolous and should get back on schedule. To say nothing of potentially enticing that ever over-indulgent ego to come back out. These improvements aren't going to develop themselves young jedi!

[@joshuapowell3526]

That's rather subjective. But self aware.

[@claudiamanta1943]

I don’t know what to say about that. Though I think I get the point, I am, also, asking whether reality is something more than a collective inter- subjective network of meaning. I am not keen at all on accepting others’ directive definitions, limitations, and parameters, and that is not because they are subjective (so am I), but because they lead to outcomes that are bigger or smaller catastrophes and they are plainly ugly. If something does not work, why insist? I see others so smitten with their ineffectual paradigms going round and round and round in circles, applying the same methods and expecting different results. That’s the very definition of stupidity, is it not? When their respective endeavour fails, they give others and themselves the usual excuses- ‘it’s a question of timing’, ‘we need to refine the method but keep the paradigm’, ‘it’s others’ fault’, and (the pinnacle of all evil stupidity) ‘it’s been supposed to fail because failure is part of the journey’ (no, not even a nice try. You caused this because you are either purposefully evil or just criminally incompetent). All that nonsense exasperates me. If this weren’t affecting me, I would just walk away and let them ruin their lives as they please. But it does affect me emotionally and practically (how many times have I had to pick up the pieces?). There is no respite from this and the underlying layer of damaging nonsense is EVERYWHERE. The whole ‘reality’ is built on pillars of stupidity by myopic ‘leaders’ and ‘mobs’. There is no hope.

[@CrayonTheologian]

As an INTJ when people ask me, " How are you doing?" I usually reply I haven't taken inventory yet. Emotions are one of those things I know I feel, but it takes so long to sift through them that sometimes it's not worth it. They really don't dictate my reality, but they do make for excellent art and writing.

[@jakew8020]

With me I’m in touch with my fi, I may seem cold and emotionless to others but deep down I feel STRONG emotions, and this can kinda scare me so I try and push them back and try to avoid them.

[@sarahseloma]

I on the other hand have recently started feeling my emotions a lot. Partially due to depression and actually wanting to get past/over it (i view it as an obstacle to literally everything) so i've committed to feeling my way out. It has worked. I can feel myself coming back to myself again

[@CrayonTheologian]

@@sarahseloma goodness, 2018 me is very different from 2020 me! I had to work to give myself permission to feel things. There are still times I'm overwhelmed with how I'm feeling, but I've found a few people I can let in who handle my feelings with extreme care. It's healthy and good! 🧡

[@lynnh1682]

I usually just say im good. I dont say im fine because that to others is a red flag and a green flag for them to ask me more questions and all i want is them to shut up and go away.

[@OrderRealm]

I do care a lot about people even if i don't talk to them. I come out of my house about once a week and listen to people at the coffee shop or a restaurant or the gym. I listen to their concerns and problems they may express out loud as people eventually do. I will take what they say and devise ways to solve their problems. I love my people more than anything, just from a distance.

[@michelylopes6128]

Marcus Halberstram that’s why I love watching movies and shows, so I can read between the lines

[@pratyushbhattacharya3428]

Well said! The way I like to put it: "I care about people, but not about their opinions".

[@LyndsleyAnne]

🖤

[@Josh-bn3qp]

INTJ here. I don't say this very often but I'm impressed

[@chumptown259]

+Joshua Largent INTP here. I don't say this very often but "hapersamwhychkalashnscope"

[@SlimThrull]

Interesting. "hapersamwhychkalashnscope" makes two different anagrams which mean the same thing.

[@rusurveillancetaskforce]

Thank you for your effort to be nice, good sir mastermind.

[@casaliyahnelson2264]

+ChumpTown its loney but they will all understand one time soon

[@stevedavenport1202]

INTJs are hard to impress. Praise from them is significsnt as one has met and exceeded their very high standards.

[@samanthas6073]

Female INTJ here. This video is 100% spot on.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

Flower Skull21 - Hi. Me too - an old, Black one at 53. Hahaha. Imagine. At points I have felt like an alien and imposter in Detroit's Black America. I thought I was crazy for a long time. Love your account name.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

So, you know we are even more rare.

[@H41030v3rki110ny0u]

@@gaslitworldf.melissab2897 Last I read, INTJ's were 1.6% of the population, with women making up only .6 of that 1.6.. so yes, exceedingly rare.

[@MaryamRavoofA]

I am a Female INTJ too.

[@jaysomewhereinflyoverterri735]

Michael Pierce, if you are not an INTJ, your understanding of people of my personality type, within this school of thought, is uncannily accurate.

[@asmcriminaL]

INTJ's don't ask, "Why don't people think?" They ask, "Why the hell is everyone so dumb?"

[@Magnimius]

asmcriminaL I ask both what do you mean

[@Scoring57]

asmcriminaL You seem to have the "I'm an assh0le and it's so cool" take on intj's. I've asked why people don't think more than why are they so dumb? I've only come to the conclusion of people being dumb only when I see how much they seemingly don't think and how many of them there are. That's not what I start off with

[@asmcriminaL]

@@Scoring57 I have no take on INTJs. So, you come to the conclusion people who don't think are dumb. That's pretty much what I said. You're not thinking about what you're saying.- cough cough-

[@Scoring57]

@@asmcriminaL You seem to have a take since you were offering a correction for what intjs think. And yes I eventually came to that conclusion but like I said that wasn't my first thought. I first asked, why don't they "think". And even when I do hold that view (that someone is dumb) it's not in an absolute sense. I think there are many dumb people or people who come off as dumb, but at the same time a good amount of them could evolve out of it. So even today I still tend to think "why don't people think" rather than 'why are they dumb'

[@arturkvieira]

Typical Intj asshole

[@BabyfaceGaming101]

to paraphrase the mind of an INTJ: (Paraphrasing) Physics is the theoretical study of the condition of nature... Philosophy is the theoretical study of the condition of humans... If you want to understand how the world goes around, you have to combine the two, because humans exist in nature and nature exists in humans...then your mind may become perceivingly prophetic... It is pretty simple... I see the world (internal and external) as an endless spiderweb of gears which all lead to a predictable outcome...

[@peregrination3643]

I've been pondering something similar after I started learning the functions. I hate the dichotomy of T and F. I don't understand how one can be so sure of reality if they're so willing to forego one interpretation at the expense of another. You don't accurately solve an equation if you leave out factors. Both T and F have their roles in different contexts and in many respects remind me of yin and yang. So I delve into each one as needed and coordinate them. I've been asking myself, "Which function can be a coordinator?" Ni seems to fit.

[@Renetic97]

Peregrination But the four traits of the mbti (like T and F) describe your tendencies. if you are F doesn't mean that you exclude the T trait. The T trait is just more advanced in our cases (I'm an INTJ too). But we also have our emotional moments with strong feelings. In the video it is also said, that we want to express ourselves in literature and other kinds of art. So we should look at the four traits as absolute. They are just tendencies and its good to have multiple perspectices ^^

[@ald3baranh3ll_.]

That way of thinking doesn't apply to all minds of INTJ.

[@BabyfaceGaming101]

Ani Chen then they falsely test as INTJ...that is kind of the bases of what makes an individual an INTJ, their thought process and how their mind functions...the individual may not use that metaphor, but their subjective metaphor works with the same process...

[@Swoldridge]

Pseudo Mental Distortion or you and intjs that with that if way thinking only see things in a binary view and the other intjs that see things with much more essential properties. That's a a very simplified way of seeing things and has almost no practical use.

[@evenstar4076]

10:46 - 12:05 Finally! This is a *perfect* explanation of how I feel as an INTJ. I always hear so much emphasis on how INTJs are "logical"; I never completely identified with that. I do identify with being an "observer", this explanation of the thinking process of an INTJ was very accurate. Great Video!

[@midnight851]

Incredibly well-articulated. It's a rare occurrence to see videos focused on typology that *do not* adhere to stereotypes; feels like a breath of fresh air. You have a new subscriber.

[@MasterSanders]

Michael, as an INTJ, I have found this video to be the most accurate summation of the INTJ mind I have ever read or seen. I would say it even tops your previous INTJ video. Ni: I can relate to this. Si types tend to have great photographic memory. As an Ni-dom, I don't remember events or sensory information so much as I remember how those events made me feel or how they triggered some concept I have previously intuited. Te: I know exactly what you mean when it comes to relations with other people. Sometimes, I treat people nice because I know of what the consequences are if I don't. I know that this person could make my life difficult in the future if I am not at least polite to him, rather than yell at him like I want to. Fi: I feel like I have a well of affection for people that mean a lot to me. My frustration - like most INTJ's - is in expression. I also feel like I do have core conviction, even if I appear to be machiavellian. Se: Yes, many INTJ's - including myself - tend to be all or nothing. I tend to become easily addicted to food, music, or other sensory stimulations with little regard to nuance. That's why I abstain from alcohol because I could become so easily addicted. Thank you so much for doing this video. It has indeed met all my hopes and dreams.

[@MichaelPiercePhilosophy]

+MasterSanders YESS! Thank you so much for the feedback! I'm really glad it was useful to you!

[@emiliarendrag105]

+MasterSanders You stated exactly how I felt about the video perfectly. This comment section is filled with people that feel are so much like myself that it is actually making me genuinely happy. In fact, way back when, before I knew much of anything about MBTI, I thought I was ISFP. I had taken a non professional test some random person on a quiz-making website made, and my result had been ISFP. Later, when I took a real test that phrased the questions differently and delved deeper into internal thoughts and feelings, rather than just how you appear in social situations, my result was INTJ. When I read the simple description of INTJ, I was immensely confused. I had been sure that I was the artistic, kind, sensitive person that they described the ISFP as. But now I was being told by the personality charts and stereotyping memes that I was cold-hearted, narcissistic, and scientific. I was frustrated and kept finding lots of different tests online to see if maybe that one was just wrong. But contrary to what I'd hoped, it had been the _original_ test that I'd taken that'd been wrong. I was definitely an INTJ on all accounts, whether I liked it or not. After exploring deeper into MBTI, and reading and studying about the functions of each type, I began to feel comfortable as the supposed mastermind the tests had told me I was. In fact, only after reading about the incredible insights and independence of the INTJ did I begin to realize that it was so uncommon. I just thought everyone noticed patterns and anticipated things like how I did. I suppose I wasn't social enough with people to realize they weren't like that though. Oops, I ranted again. Sorry about that, and thanks if you actually bothered to read that. Xd

[@craftylilhandses]

I can totally relate to that.

[@tomtommorrow8930]

+MasterSanders. "That's why I abstain from alcohol because I could become so easily addicted". 32 year drinker. Drank mostly to suppress my true self. Got sober. Went into therapy. Took personality test and lo and behold, INTJ. --So thats why I felt like I never fit in. Alcohol for the INTJ is like cutting the hair off of Sampson.

[@PossiblyAzrael]

MasterSanders I wonder what it would be like to be around you; I can relate to you even down the the alcohol. My all or nothing mentality is what has helped me as well as harmed me the most. So to know that there’s someone typing the comment I would’ve typed is such a surreal feeling in my opinion.

[@nikoletacude8721]

I act like I love people but honestly I love my space and to be alone more than anything When talking with people I always subconsciously find red flag in them yeah I now that's bad

[@denway4321]

And then they will flagg you as socialy akward etc...I always try to adabt myself to others or not even say my real opinion or point of view , because somtimes it isn't worth it...

[@angel79nunn]

If anything I hate most people 😐

[@marvellpower]

Intj can feel really lonely at times. They have an integrity to answer to.

[@angel79nunn]

Wrong wee don't go by feelings 😌

[@jonmce1]

Why would you feel lonely, you are always alone inside your head.

[@yubia5216]

Do all Intj's have this kind of intense and lost look in their eyes?

[@JustAnotherSmith]

Yes, it is called the INTJ death stare. However, it is really just a look an INTJ has when they are thinking, processing incoming data, or interested in what you are saying. Well, it could also mean what you are saying to the INTJ is not passing our bullshit test and we have written you off as a non-source. If you are asking, one INTJ to another, then yes, we all have this look in our eyes; you are not alone. I am frequently told that I look like a sociopath by people who eventually become acquaintances. Jerk, asshole, judger, intimidating, mean...adjectives all INTJ'S have had attached to us.

[@brennanhilsher9276]

Yeah it is our way of “making eye contact” while also thinking about what you are saying and what we want to think on simultaneously

[@TheRealBiggusDickus]

Yes. We do.

[@Hana-F]

Yes but to me its just how I look when I'm thinking/concentrating.

[@Kalryuabides]

It’s not lost, it’s busy.

[@AnimexBoy7]

I didn't know much about the "Extroverted sensation" on INTJ It's quite right, I'm really all or nothing If you're playing around on the middle zone, I'm not gonna waste my time

[@fffan96]

Great avatar.

[@snowflakestarprincessakiko6013]

Yeah, it truly is Extroverted Feelings, because an INTJ won't tell you their true emotion/feelings, but you can tell they get extremely heated during Monopoly, etc. It is very easy to tell that INTJ is the most excitable/passionate of all personality types, with their ranting/raving, they can't help it, you can see/feel the passion in their voice.

[@snowflakestarprincessakiko6013]

What people don't understand is that being passionate and having emotions can be felt/seen in many ways... There is the tone/inflection of the voice, body language and unconscious clues, the vibes and energy in the air., etc..

[@Rp3nr]

Wow this was great, and as an INTJ myself, I can say that this has been the best / most accurate analyzation I've seen!

[@MichaelPiercePhilosophy]

+Rachel Stewart (RachelReads) Yes! Success! Thank you!

[@youtubeepicuser4209]

+Shunya you can't be mistook for arrogant. If you appear arrogant, you're arrogant. It's not some objective characteristic determined by the person in question

[@jm6406]

+Hello Hi The apparence

[@userjames2009]

INTJ here. This video is very accurate.

[@wsc50]

+MegaBro Your face is very accurate.

[@userjames2009]

On second thought, there is one thing about it rubs me wrong. I would contend that Karl Marx was not INTJ, but INFJ. CelebrityTypes correctly identified him as an Ni dominant, but must have failed to consider INFJ either due to an oversight or they just insultingly thought INFJs aren't smart enough to come up with Karl Marx's social theories. That is to say, I content that Marx, although perhaps appearing to be INTJ by simple letter dichotomies, actually used INFJ functions. Ni Fe Ti Se, but heavy on the Ti. His philosophy shows a Ti-Fe translating axis. 1. Fe. He advocated social ownership, and sought to convert great numbers of people to his sociopolitical views. He defined people by their relationships with others (Fe) rather than by unshaking individuality. This is the most vile concept imaginable to us INTJs! And directly contracts everything about the Fi-Te axis in this video. By comparison, INTJs (Fi-Te) prefer to direct their advice to the ambitious few and to define people by their individuality and willingness to become great regardless of peer pressures of the group, such as what Nietzsche and Ayn Rand advocated. 2. Ti. Marx generated a great number of astute observations and was able to construct from them an internally consistent logical theory (Ti) that he should not be taken as an action plan (not Te). Architecting modern social science! Marx, like many INFJs spent a great deal of time imagining and eventually trying to implement a willful ideology (Ni) of a social utopia (Fe) that he tried to convince other people to get on board with through convincing speech and charisma (Fe). One that could not be implemented as an action plan in a sustainable way (lack of enough Te). Something quite a few INFJs have done throughout history. Plato - The Republic and its social engineering. Hitler (bearing in mind he was psychologically damaged, of course) - National Socialism. Ghandi - Ghandian economics. Karl Marx - Communism has similar threads in its thoughts.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

Psychological Cybernetics. Not Types. - I came late to the INTJ party. :(

[@t5396]

@@userjames2009 Marx has been typed an INTJ by quite a few competent people. Nietzsche, however, is supposed to be an INFJ, and Isaac Newton is supposed to be an INTP. I'm disappointed with this video from the start.

[@Hari-kx2er]

@@t5396 Nietzsche and Newton were typed as INTJ by quite a number of people as well.

[@GuppyPal]

This is the best INTJ video on youtube. While I like the nickname "mastermind" and even "scientist," I always felt like they weren't really the MOST fitting terms for the INTJ. Even as someone who IS a scientist by profession, I feel more like a wizard or sorcerer than a "scientist." I feel like "alchemist" (as used in this video) is THE BEST term used to describe the INTJ because while we definitely are science-minded, there is also a strong mystical element to us and our minds as well.

[@Mr._Anderpson]

Impressive. You mentioned something midway through this video which struck me as both an accurately encapsulaitng part of my own world view along with striking at why I choose not to interact. Others will accuse us of overthinking an issue, yet from our point of view they have satisfied themselves with a habitual practice of applying only the barest amount of resaon to almost every circumstance. However, even as I write this I understand that like most INTJs I see this as a problem with everyone else in the world, not with myself. So yes, we may be a tad narcissistic. Like Magneto said in "X-Men: Days of Future Past": "The thing none of you will ever understand is that there are no sides. There are no heroes or villains. There's just what I want and how I'll get it."

[@xiutingshi4473]

"There's no good and evil, only power and those too weak to seize it."

[@acabres]

How the hell did you know that about me, I didn't even know it. (INTJ)

[@tessabrantley3877]

INTJ here. FINALLY, someone who actually gets and explains ME, how and why, to a "T". I wish that I had known of all of the dynamics about myself at a much younger age, rather trying to conform to being someone who I could never be, based upon societal expectations. Especially with NEEDING to have A LOT of time alone. If I have been around other people and don't have by myself, ALONE, my head literally feels like it is literally going to explode. I especially wish that I had known when I was a child, with the expectation of having to be like every other kid, especially other girls. There should be a school just for ni types. THANK YOU!

[@tessabrantley3877]

@Broken Lelouch Unrealistic, perhaps, but it sure would have been better than waiting on the other 29 to catch on and finish assignments, and than getting in trouble for "socializing", when actually trying to help others. Homeschooling, like I did my Ni children, would have been heavenly. But, that would have required from adults, who were oblivious of the alien they were raising. 😂😂😂

[@KylePreston]

INTJ here, some people's souls just need to be crushed - yours is not one of them : ) Excellent video!

[@doubled2645]

Very few souls - as few as possible need to be crushed. But get the flammenwerfer just in case we find them.

[@epistte]

I hate stupid people. I'd never hurt someone but I'm not above removing warning signs and letting the problem solve itself.

[@lindsaygonzales3598]

Interesting way to compliment someone?¿ 🧐 -enfp 🤪

[@mellowyellow532]

Makes a lot lot sense now that the one friend that I truly consider to be my soulmate above all my other friends, is an INFJ. It is truly rare to find these people that absolutely love discussing and analysing things deep beyond the surface. Even just statistically speaking as INTJ and INFJ make about 3% of the population. When I for the first time met another person that thinks so much like me, it truly feelt like finding my soulmate in this crowd of faceless people. My other friends who three of are ESFP (yes I made them all do the test) are also cool but I never ever even after years was and will be able to connect to them like to my INFJ friend. I always downplayed the true legitimacy of some online test result but the Myers Briggs Test is actually fairly accurate.

[@signalfire15]

My brother is an INFJ. And my best friend (female) is an INFJ. It’s absolutely like you described. I feel like they are my soulmates.

[@roselynjoseph-iw1sw]

My sister is INFJ and she is only person I spent time talking and spending time with💯🙏

[@thislife3738]

I always feel I'm not normal seeing the people around me. Sometimes I wonder what norm really is. In my view, the norm that people do doesn't feel right.

[@jellybutterpeanut1]

Maybe this can explain why INTJs seem to get alone very well with ISFPs imo surprisingly even more than with other intuitive types from what I've observed.

[@SarahMike147]

What about infps? We have incredible ideas

[@nanaandig]

I'm intj and my friend is isfp and I can say this is true

[@GuppyPal]

One of my best friends is an ISFP... I feel like we understand and appreciate each other while also complementing each other well. I think it's because we have the same function stack (Ni, Te, Fi, Se) just in different proportions.

[@missnellie33]

I’m INTJ and my son is ISFP - his personality is a mirror of my soul ❤️

[@Krutchtacular]

Great video, perhaps the best and most thorough INTJ video on KZbin. The idea of a lack of evidence for an INTJs ideas really resonates. An idea is judged based on the accuracy and usefulness of its predictions rather than its backing by facts. I think this is partly why INTJs are so disproportionately drawn towards MBTI. It's a very useful framework for personality typing, but isn't 100% accurate or even backed by science.

[@terrydillon1427]

YOU are making me fall IN LOVE with myself and I love how you twit INTJ for all of our foibles in such a flattering and hysterically hilarious manner.

[@Catsonia6815]

Listening to how INTJ's (I am one) process events, it makes so much sense. When I'm surprised, I jump a little, but never scream because my brain is already processing the who, what, noise, danger level, etc.; my other friends will jump or scream and look around to see how the experience is playing out while I process what the impact was on my current state.If that makes sense.

[@epistte]

I've always felt like a stranger in a strange land, looking for others who feel the same. I want to feel normal. I try not to be sarcastic but sometimes I can't keep it in. I love to learn from others but when someone says something illogical I tend to tune out. I wish that I could read fiction but I can't. How much is INTJ related to high functioning Aspergers?

[@epistte]

Yes. Illogical. Sorry for the typo.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

I've questioned this too, We don't have Asbergers. We are very much in control of our behavior. We are not afraid to interact. We can and do listen to others.We can learn behaviors easily, that a person with Asbergers cannot. I certainly have. I have learned to "display" empathy, where in the past, I didn't realize how important this display was.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

I finally appreciate this category. I thought we were Hitlers in the making, but we are certainly NOT.

[@AlgarielMaldonado]

As an INTJ, I love fiction, because a well written book exemplifies how well the author understands how the dynamics of life work. They grab the elements and reshape them into their own reality. The characters can be fake but their reactions in the stories are believable and coherent.

[@pbm8264]

I cannot read fiction either. I enjoyed the classics when I was younger, but now I feel like I am wasting time reading fiction. I read things that enhance my career and I love to read American history.

[@wilsoncito]

Wow, finally! -- One of the best INTJ descriptions I've ever found... and I've been researching this type for ages! Thank you!

[@ondrejuhlarik8782]

I am INTJ and I must confirm that this is one of the best and most insihgtful descriptions around. As for the difference between Ni and Si, it is actually pretty simple. When seeing an object, Si is interested in the object itself. It asks "what" and "how" and does it in detail. Ni isn't interested in the object itself. It is quite oblivious to its details. It immediately asks "why", "because of what" and "for what purpose".

[@shortycareface9678]

I can relate to this. I'm often regarded as being "antisocial" because I might end up leaving my peers and go off by myself, all of a sudden, or I might abandon a conversation / online chat all of a sudden, seemlingly for no reason at all. But then thing is, if I'm first in that "deep and phlegmatic" mood, then I'm not easily ripped from it. I want to discuss something "real" and meaningful - trivial pursuit usually drains me. It's rather difficult to explain in a specific manner.

[@TypeTipsLeonTsao]

You pronounced "Friedrich Nietzsche" suprisingly accurate, even in the original German. This is leaps and bounds from before, where even the English pronunciations are mispronounced :P I am really enjoying these "other takes" on the types. I liked to hear of the personal experience and struggle of Ni types, and seeing what they are looking for. I see and encourage it.

[@MichaelPiercePhilosophy]

+Type Tips Thanks, Leon!!

[@attilathehun9401]

+Michael Pierce what is your mbti?

[@MichaelPiercePhilosophy]

attila the hun I identify with INFJ

[@attilathehun9401]

Michael Pierce yeah i thought that you had Ti.

[@sierrafarnum9689]

This describes me so well I never thought my personality would be so explainable or relatable. It's a weird mixture of relief and a tiny bit of disappointment. Mostly a pique of interest.

[@JasonX00]

Coming from an INTJ who is hardly ever left speechless....I am speechless. A splendid delivery.

[@nelsonwarner1032]

Very interesting thoughts. Especially with the comparison to the ISFP. I had an ISFP friend who took me a long time to type. I felt we had similarities and I enjoyed his creativity and perspective, but it felt like even though he had good ideas he lacked a real engine to take those ideas into fruition, and sometimes became frustrated because this lack of drive was perceived by me (an INTJ) as lack of integrity to his ideas and ideals. Now watching this makes it make sense.

[@GuppyPal]

I'm an INTJ, and I feel more like a wizard or sorcerer than a "scientist," and I'm even a scientist! Glad someone finally gets it.

[@halifaxx55]

I am INTJ and live in one of the most disadvantaged metro areas in the US. Bakersfield, CA. I just returned from the Mall and this video is a fucking physic. People around me buying things they don't need, don't have money for, walking around doing nothing and are absurdly overweight and unintellectual. *sigh* why?

[@AStitchTooFar]

Just wanted to thank you for mentioning our (I'm an INTJ) emotional and expressive sides, they are so often overlooked or ignored in INTJ explanations. Thank you for your excellent work on this video.

[@NudeDragon12]

"In an unfurnished apartment working on much more interesting projects than eating," how does Micael Pierce know my life?

[@samhaaf]

I've watched this video several times over the years, and it's accuracy always manages to amaze me

[@SOL.INVICTVS.]

As an ENTJ, I can totally relate to a good part of this video. I often catch myself feeling as though people really don't think things through thoroughly enough and get to the root of the issue. As usual, great video, Michael! Can't until the ENTJ revision!

[@N0URii]

As an INTJ I always look up to your life and work habbit

[@Dararith]

Once I saw your "Revisiting the Types" series, I was hopeful that you'd make an INTJ video shortly after your INFP one, and glad that it came in so soon! I especially enjoyed the Si/Ni dichotomy starting at 4:04 as well as the summation shown of all the types in 23:49. As an INTJ myself, I couldn't agree more with the notion that INTJs don't intend to come across as arrogant. Often times, people mistake my bluntness and stubbornness (without regards to social values) as a superiority complex, when in fact I'm open to learning and understanding others' viewpoint, just in its rawest form. The stubbornness probably comes from the tertiary Fi. When I discover a value that I have within myself that I appreciate, I hold on to it and have a strong desire to operationalize on it, since that discovery doesn't happen often. It's as if a child discovered some new way to play a toy and wants to put it to use in order to discover or learn something cool or more meaningful. I can also attest to the "all or nothing" repressed Se... Many thanks for sharing your perspective with this video. I look forward to your other "Revisiting the Types" series.

[@enfieldjohn101]

All of my life, I have focused most on introverted intuition. For example, even as an eight year old, I was more interested in how the Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back movies were made, what they were really about and what the rumored next movie would be like. They weren't just action movies to me. I contemplated the messages, morals and themes in the movies. I especially loved Yoda in ESB. I knew even then that he was a puppet and was fascinated by how they made him seem so real and compelling in the film. When 20th Century Fox released making-of documentaries, I enjoyed them as much, maybe more than the films. I also loved his dialog and all the wisdom in it. I loved the intuitive nature of the force the way Yoda describes it.

[@bonkahermitakaintjudge9228]

Thanks. As an “INTJ” I can use all the heart l can get. Especially from those who don’t share my personality type. lol. Please forgive my non-use of emojis but up up until a month ago the last type of phone I was accustomed to was the push button. The word hermit in my title is what I was. The “INTJ “ acting up.

[@ConcaveEarth100]

INTJ here. Fantastic video as always. I find your new insight on the similarities between INTJs and ISFPs particularly interesting. My current girlfriend is an ISFP and it seems like we innately know each other's wants and needs. I've began to suspect that not only sharing the same 4 conscious functions (being of the same quadra), but also sharing the same functional feedback loops in reverse order (Ni/Fi vs. Fi/Ni and Te/Se vs. Se/Te) is what makes the "activity" type-interaction the most meaningful in terms of innate understanding. I believe this might be a deeper, unspoken connection than can be experienced with any other type-interaction, including the "mirror", "mirage", or even the "dual" type-interactions. What are your thoughts on this theory? Have you ever experienced a profound connection with an ISTP?

[@qwerty69600]

INTJ here. Another epic and revealing video. How annoying that we all think we're so special and unique, and this video gives such an irritatingly accurate picture without even knowing me. The Fi individuation part and feeling like you're following a less sincere expediant path at the expense of who you truly are hit home at this time in my life. The repression of the Se at the expense of the implications of the objective world are also painfully accurate. Very good. I've bought your book too, Michael. It's also excellent. Cheers.

[@BabyfaceGaming101]

a very accurate analysis, especially concerning our frustration due to the road blocks that people put up for us at an intellectual and social level, which makes it seem like everyone else has a deliberate ignorance to the root cause of issues...in combination to what people perceive as arrogance, this is why "dumbass" is my most widely used word... People seem to not get that it isn't an insult from my perspective, but the result of a judgment based on observation...

[@codingsingh4156]

As an INTJ architect I hsve to say being a guy and an introvert is a bad combination....I see a lot of girls saying that they are intj's but the reality is intj's represent only 2% of population and it's mostly males....

[@stacyegan5719]

Thank you Michael for your well thought-out series of videos on the types. I really enjoy the clarity with which you present the information, it has been the most enlightening presentation of the types I have seen. As an INTJ I have been so looking forward to this revisit video, and it does meet all my hopes and dreams! One thing that helped me a lot was how you distinguish between Ni and Si functions (example in the library). I was professionally tested as an INTJ in 1986 (in my early 20s) and have agreed with that assessment for the most part all this time, until I learned a month ago about cognitive functions. The concept of Ni, how it is typically presented, confused me and made we question whether I was actually an INTJ or perhaps an ISTJ instead. Or I wondered if perhaps being a "mature" INTJ, who has had time to develop tertiary and inferior functions, has lost touch with the period of my life when I was developing my dominant Ni function. As you went through the example of Ni vs. Si response in this video, I felt like the question was able to finally be resolved in my mind. My response would definitely more along the lines with the Ni response. After the initial shock, I would begin to wonder and speculate why that person felt the need to startle us so, and probably generalize even further about people who need to call attention to themselves in such a way. I no longer need to doubt that I am an INTJ. Thank you for beginning the video calling to the kind, courteous and genuinely nice nature of the INTJ. I've always felt that way about myself, and have received feedback of that nature.

[@rosokorai9755]

I loved the previous one too :) Your type descriptions are the best on the internet hands down. You need to look into how to make a career out of this, that is if you are not already on that path. Congrats on your journey and thank you for your valuable contribution to the community. Keep up the good work.

[@GeorgeDonnelly]

The images you selected more often than not distracted me from your words (esp the memes - I can't read them and focus on the audio at the same time) and only rarely complemented those words or reinforced them. They often came too fast, as well, which became a visual distraction. Some visual clues during your Si-Ni comparison would be a good idea to remind the viewer which one you are talking about in a given moment. You mispronounced "Ayn" in Ayn Rand. "Ayn" rhymes with "pine." not "pain." I think you're right about Fi and Se. LOL. (INTJ here.) In general, very interesting, thank you.

[@user-qv7rw7dq1d]

George Donnelly look away.

[@High_Rate136]

“Living in a unfurnished apartment” I thought he was spying on me for a second. Lived in this thing for over a month and just bought a bed

[@helgeidealgarbe7086]

Great job, Michael! I am often struggling with selling this content to people and I see how much better you are at phrasing the material in a generally acceptable way that people will accept and take in rather than immediately reject. This is clearly a skill that I'd like to have :) Helge (INTJ)

[@Sean2046]

I love that group project pic too xD I can soooo relate! Always hated group projects.

[@maryfitzgerald4812]

It resonated when he said people don't see the obvious. I get frustrated with journos who when interviewing can't ask the right question for the truth. Secondly I love when I find from whatever means, something that makes me go 'aha!' I wish people were more curious.

[@c2thecrow]

Thank you!! This was wonderfully insightful, and helpful!! INTJ woman here, and I hold your words with gratitude. I will hope to find someone who understand these characteristics within me.

[@ToStand2]

"bro, do you even science", lol that was fucking funny

[@TrickLightly]

The parts where you identified the differences between ENTP and INTP had me rolling. As an ENTP you described my friendship with my INTP best bro.

[@skidibidup]

I read comments before a long video. fellow Intjs are content in their comments. it's a must watch now.

[@seanraidley2643]

Livontad - You should capitalize the first word of a sentence. Don’t make us look bad. 😇💙

[@johnschultzbarnes3196]

I love your innovation on their repressed Se. The subjugation of Se to Ni is such a perfect characterization of St. Vincent's music.

[@MichaelPiercePhilosophy]

+John Barnes Sweet, thanks!

[@aperturedriven88]

INTJ here saying I appreciate your videos, insights, and understanding into the types. Has helped my ISFJ wife and I understand and appreciate each other significantly more so. Thank you ps - The visual aids that you utilize along with your speaking are on point and perfect for those of us who think a good deal in terms of images.

[@seanasmith88]

As an INTJ female, this is my favorite video so far. You are very good at describing that which often confuses me!

[@fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied]

I love this type. Love them. Brilliant people, deeply soulful, if they allow you to unpeel the onion….-INFJ

[@samwashere2010]

I am an INTJ artist. I have just recently finished a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in painting. I have been fortunate in actually having an xNTJ lecturer who thinks my process and work is great. However, there's always something that alludes me - something in the paintings that isn't quite right. It's the thing that the IxFP's in my class had no problem capturing thanks to that dominant Fi. The end of this video has clarified some things for me, erasing the constant doubt I have about being an artist and an INTJ. Thank you for giving a more comprehensive look in to the INTJ.

[@johnsmiff8328]

looking at this video introspectivey, when you define the characteristics of Ni and Ni users you also characterize the Meyers Briggs system. Whether or not this was intentional, it's a beautiful insight into the mind of a fellow INTJ (Carl Jung).

[@userjames2009]

+John Smiff Carl Jung is definitely I, N, T, & J, by simple dichotomies but his cognitive functions / judging function axis doesn't seem to be Te (effectiveness) & Fi (personal values). Instead his judging function axis seems to be very Ti (analysis) & some Fe (harmony) which is characteristic of an INFJ who has shifted his conscious mind more towards his Ti function and less towards the Fe function. Carl Jung himself was torn between typing himself as an Ni type or a Ti type. I myself believe he was an Ni-Ti type, a double introvert as known by Douglass Wilde's research, a which would actually be within the false limits of MBTI a very introverted IN"F"J who has diverted towards the NT function pair of conceptualism. When he wrote the black books in a deliberately self-induced psychotic state he showed all the signs of what INFJs know as an NiTi loop.

[@johnsmiff8328]

MegaBro The point was that I can relate to Carl Jung as an Ni dominant. Whether or not Jung used Te doesn't concern me, although an argument could be made for his use of objective rules. Anyway, my statement was based on Jung being an Ni dominant, which by your analysis, he is, and on the basis that the Meyer's Briggs system is based on the Ni vision of Carl Jung. If this all is accepted, I don't see any reason for anything but the "INTJ" part to not stand.

[@userjames2009]

Agreed.

[@johnphilipashton]

+John Smiff Jung is commonly typed as INFJ.

[@johnsmiff8328]

IAMAneuroscientist I already addressed this point in response to MegaBro. Obviously, there are going to be disagreements about people who we cannot interact with. Especially in a field as subjectively evaluated as Meyers Briggs. I won't dispute that Jung is INFJ, I don't have enough experience with his writings to construct a good contention regarding his type. The point, again, was the it is a system created by an Ni dominant and so when describing Ni you also inadvertently describe the system. This, in it's own way is a beautiful piece of paradoxical looping meta.

[@Phripheoniks]

Well damn! This really brought some valuable insight to a newly self-discovered INTJ. Thank you!

[@lukewhincop1300]

Great vid Michael. As an INTJ, this makes a whole lotta sense and is really accurate, and captures the essence of the cerebral nature of us. I've always felt very different to others and people tend to not understand my ideas, at least at first, and I have a strong drive to create visions that I desperately, and impatiently, want to see happen, so I felt I related to those concepts fit me oh so very well! As well, I believe that INTJs would certainly have their enthusiasms tickled if they were seen to resemble SFPs, with a real-world, ethereal edge, almost like they want to be portrayed as a rock star, in a similar way to how ISTJs would have enthusiasm tickled if they were seen as creative, "hippe-ish" and such and such, i.e. shadow NFPs. Thanks for the vid and yes, it does meet my hopes/dreams :p

[@ritaweygint4038]

Love seeing all these examples of notable INTJ’s! I don’t feel like such an “Alien” after the examples and explanation. Thanks!

[@MansSuperPower]

Thank you for shedding more light on this awesome, yet weird type. I get better at handling society and its shortsighted, all unnecessary whims. I've been learning. You were very concise, deep, and well assimilated with the subject. At first, I thought you were actually giving a real live lecture somewhere until the end. Thank you.

[@jaderichardi7040]

Excellent video! I appreciate your thoroughness, organization, and clarity. I think the links you made between the INTJ and ISFP preferences are fascinating. My husband Identifies with INTJ and I have observed that many of his closest companions prefer ISFP.

[@emokiller907]

As an INTJ I resonate with this 100%, thank you for going into such detail (we like that) 👍

[@claudiamanta1943]

This is good. No, actually; this is very good. Thank you for sharing. 😊 Living in society is one big group project work. In smaller and bigger group projects I’ve invariably despaired because nothing of value was achieved; I’ve run out of crayons and patience. I cannot speak for others, but I can think only of one word to sum- up my experience i.e. frustration. Constant, all- pervasive frustration. The ‘crowd control’ techniques do not work for me if they involve things that are at odds with my core beliefs. Could I get on better with people and achieve more by, say for example, schmoozing key players or otherwise manipulating them? Possibly. Is it worth it, though? No, definitely not. The purpose doesn’t justify the means (not in my books, anyway). It is a nightmare.

[@fadesola2002]

oh micheal you crafty intp- what you're describing here is a HEALTHY intj as evidenced by your explanation of the superiority complex which is surprising shallow still this is a nice rub to my fi and i thank you for that p.s intp tend to play the best compliments to our te because we get such a hardon for ti lol a brilliant piece of positive manipulation. bravo my friend

[@friscadelfia]

As an INTJ woman, I find it hard to develop romantic feelings as I always notice flaws in a person. I also can't stand stupidity and small talk. Sometimes I wish I could change but it's too hard.

[@KidEatingClown]

As an INTJ, I can say that this is spot on.

[@JulianCaesaro]

15:12 ahh this explains my disinterest in “American football” culture all throughout life. This is amazing 😁 I’m so happy to have heard this

[@stevedavenport1202]

It would most likely be an ESTP jack ass prankster who would leap out from behind the closet. This is not conjecture but my own personal experience.

[@GoogleUser-wy2vv]

Steve Davenport hee hee my son is an ESTp ...i know. He hides under my bed and jumps out. Good times...sigh. If he only understood my intj soul. I always readjust to peaceful comfort again as quickly as possible.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

I have been lovingly punked by acquaintances. It doesn't bother me. They were looking for my humanity, but I guess none could find it. I left a cult a few years ago. So now, I have to start over at 53, with this burdensome personality (and two mental disorders).

[@Scoring57]

@@gaslitworldf.melissab2897 You mean "pranked"? You can have good pranks and then there are just stupid pranks that actually cause harm.

[@davidmadison5582]

This suits me best but I'm generally outgoing in a small setting with people I know or want to know. In clubs when I used to go, I never really enjoyed myself and got quiet. I have to have alone time and I think about EVERYTHING! How I'm performing, how I can improve, not bc I care too much about what other people think but I want to satisfy myself with progress.

[@JSG-mw4qr]

I am new to this personality type Theory, someone suggested I take the test so I did and the result was intj. Most of what I've heard does seem to apply to me though not all.* I can tell you that I view existence as a puzzle, I think as human beings we have failed to even comprehend the basic nature of the puzzle. I feel that other than providing for basic needs solving this puzzle should be at the Forefront of everyone's Minds at all times.

[@dianehendrick8071]

As an INTJ I found this presentation very useful. However, as an INTJ woman I would have been glad to see more female representatives to illustrate the type. Are women INTJs so rare or merely overlooked?

[@fairytail6804]

This is good. Breaks the stereotypes too!

[@ghosto88]

Just took that real test and found out I'm am an INTJ and just listening to this video sums up my life and is very surreal to know this. I have been reading and watching videos for hours and somehow I'm still unfulfilled haha.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

jared ritton - From your pic, I assume you're young. You'll grow into it and figure out how to soften the blow living in emo world. I promise. Just pay attn to what people need and give a wee bit.

[@cjallison8362]

Michael, this is a much more accurate and positive description than in your other INTJ video. So accurate that I found myself watching it more than once...

[@SynneDennis]

This revisit is very much appreciated. You've gotten far more detailed with your elaborations and your presentation style, while still a bit punctuated at parts, is smoother. I would like to point out that classifying INTJs as rational obscures what you mean. I would argue that INTJs are not rational, particularly taking the philosophical perspective of logic/rationality which is invested in the noumenon - a common theme for introverted thinking and INTPs. I would suggest that extroverted thinking manifests itself as empiricism and is wholly inductive and invested in the phenomena, which precludes them from being rationalistic thinkers. I know I'm using extremes to clarify this but I think it's a point well noted and highlights some of the distinctions between Te/Ti and how they manifest in, what Keirsey would call the "Rationals." Awesome job though.

[@elizabethf8078]

A much more diplomatic and compassionate description.♡

[@carrerra2006]

Michael - this is extraordinary. Excellent job. Best video I've ever seen on INTJ (and I am one).

[@Pr0teus14420]

Great video. I think it describes my INTJ sister very well. There's one observation that I have about INTJ's in particular that probably also applied to Te-Fi types in general. That is their tendency to judge and evaluate concepts in terms of useful or useless rather than true or false. While I don't find this a problem, well at least I try not to, what I do find slightly worrisome is their associated tendency to assume that everyone is using the same approach. This leads to a sense of intellectual relativism that, at its worst, tends to assert that there is no underlying truth, and that everything is just a clashing of different agendas. I don't know that could just be my bias as an INTP talking.

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

Joshua Scrivner - Wish you could talk to my sister. who thinks I'm an evil entity. She lacks the intellectual depth and open-mindedness and I can't even talk to her anymore. I doubt she's ever heard of this personality theory. We're Detroit born AfrAms, which adds another wrinkle - being suspicious of things that are less than concrete, too highbrow and contrived, so not real (like fake news) kind of like the Far Right. We have that element in our community, which is in theory Liberal, but on close inspection - not at all.

[@potchakz]

I feel emotional for being understood this deeply.

[@MrJethroha]

I've never heard a description of an INTJ that so emphasizes ponderousness.

[@grantc.4860]

As an INTJ, I find this well-researched, unbiased and factual description really comforting. Thanks!

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

Grant C. - Me too. Gonna listen to it one more time, without reading comments.

[@Sean2046]

You should check out Thomas Sowell for some great INTJ quotes. Here's an example: “When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.”

[@zirreall]

Great commentary. As an INTJ I appreciate your observations and insights into the unicorns :)

[@NamiBurger]

thank you for this video. for a while on and off ive been confused with whether im INFJ or INTJ. i finally figured out im a 5w4 INFJ versus a legit INTJ. however i realized a friend of my ESTP friend is an INTJ and i can definitely see how these descriptions are portrayed just by being around her. shes very dry compared to me haha

[@marvellpower]

We try hard to control our frustration on unpredictable situation. Intj female here. Spot on video!

[@lbutten89]

THANK YOU for an other excellent, extremely well thought-out video! From an INTJ :)

[@octavreghina7367]

Thank you for your informative videos. Please revisit the INTP next :P. Im an INTP and i can relate a lot to predicting how things will develop in time . But i think that the difference is that i can see a lot of foreseeable futures, each with a chance to happen (one is clearly with a high chance to happen ). One of my best friends is an INTJ and our discussions are one of my favorite things in life.