Ask an INTJ

[ceecee]

Why do INTJs love talking about Ni and Fi, but rarely Te?

Te organizes everything into a nice, neat report without questioning the idea, like Ti. There's not much to talk about and it's boring.

[Engineer]

Why do INTJs love talking about Ni and Fi, but rarely Te?

As Nico and ceecee observed, it's more of a tool than an actual "thing" for us.
It'd be akin to, when someone described writing, explaining how the computer works, or how paper is made. It's part of the process, sure, but it's not the key to the process.

[Coriolis]

why you guys gotta be so cute insufferable cute?

Trust me - we aren't. Really.

[MacGuffin]

Te organizes everything into a nice, neat report without questioning the idea, like Ti. There's not much to talk about and it's boring.

Fe works much the same way, but it gets talked about constantly.

How do you think Te is viewed by non-INTJs?

[Uytuun]

How do you think Te is viewed by non-INTJs?

In INTJs?

I think we can really forget about it, which is dangerous, because it does structure the personality. It's a lot easier to notice Te in other INTJs. IME they will usually also adhere to the idea it's only a tool when you point out underlying Te. Sure, they will take pride in being efficient and (usually) organised, but they'll also emphasise that what they are *really* about is intuition and depth of feeling.

[entropie]

Dear INTJs,

why do you generally tend to compare a notion about you with a negative, like 'I am not as bent like banana'.

Why dont you say instead: 'I am straight'

[mujigay]

Dear INTJs,

why do you generally tend to compare a notion about you with a negative, like 'I am not as bent like banana'.

Why dont you say instead: 'I am straight'

Because the phrase "bent like a banana" is much more amusing.

[entropie]

glad you're having fun

[ceecee]

Dear INTJs,

why do you generally tend to compare a notion about you with a negative, like 'I am not as bent like banana'.

Why dont you say instead: 'I am straight'

That would be too easy to say.

[entropie]

Thought the prime directive of cowbody mentality was too take the easy way