I should have said self reflection with a desire to escape from reality like she mentioned. The ISTJs I know seem to be so incredibly down-to-earth...but perhaps I can see glimpses of a kind of a dreaminess in certain areas. Hmmm....
Hm, I think perhaps I worded that wrong. I never really want to escape from reality in the sense that I would be considered "dreamy" or "idealistic" (if you ever referred to me as that in front of any of my family or friends, they'd probably laugh and say that you're thinking of the wrong person
).
But what I meant was that sometimes it's nice to just take a "break" for a couple seconds, sit on a bench in the park on a nice fall day, close my eyes, feel the sun or breeze on me, and just think about things. Then get up, open my favorite planner, and hopefully have some clarity that will help me make the right decisions about my future plans. Lists, research, questions, etc. can only go so far...sometimes I need to check myself and get a little perspective by sitting by myself for a small amount of time and thinking things through. I love facts, but sometimes I have so many of them going through my mind that it's nice to have a moment without all my responsibilities and duties or deadlines (that I love so much...honestly, I do
). But even with things you love it's nice to take a break so as to not get overwhelmed.
People always compliment me on being so calm, being "the rock" in a crisis, and having everything so organized and controlled. But internally, I'm not always as 100% sure about everything as I can seem. Sometimes I need a little introverted time and self-reflection too!
I need to visually go through scenarios in my mind and see what works best for me/everyone/the situation and what might be the repercussions of that course of action.
At least, I think that's what I meant.
Very interesting. I didn't know ISTJ's had these kind of self reflections. I will have to observe them more closely to see if I can catch any glimpses of it. That would be interesting, indeed.
We do.
ISTJs can be very self reflective. I just think that we are really good with doing it whilst also doing other things (i.e we're NOT - sitting around all day unproductively thinking about the "meaning of life" but INSTEAD - going about our daily routine, tasks, etc. and completing those efficiently, while at the same time making internal observations about ourselves or those around us). Or some ISTJs might prioritize it (i.e. completing all the tasks on our list and doing what needs to be done, then after that spending a moment self-reflecting).
) and they looked at me like I was crazy. 
That sounds nice. In my family there were always emotions flying off everywhere every.single.second. of the day it seemed. 
