My impression for a long time has been INFJ, strong T.
I really don't see you as an extravert. I get the impression that you consider everything quite carefully before it gets shown to the outside world.
You and Dansker were my IRC pals from way back when (during my insomnia stint -- whew!)
Plus, you and I share a syn link...
INFJ ?
You just "feel" like an INFJ to me, though I don't think you're a typical anything.
Agreed.
if i had to guess i'd say INTiJ. same type as evan.
you dont strike me as someone with a natural preference for Te over Ti, at least.
Your impression is correct.
I feel uncomfortable using Te unless it's necessary.
Ti/Ni - Fe - Te
Ni>Ti>Fe. Still an F in MBTI (which is just a code for functions), but with a preference for Thinking over Feeling.
It's hard to argue with a functions junkie. Especially one as strongly inclined as yourself, Evan...
INFJ ?
Judgement dominant.
You heard me -- I'm calling you a P.
It appears you're curious of others perspectives more often than an Ni type would be.
I like NTP.
From what I've seen:
More often, you're curious to see as much surrounding a concept as possible and figure which is best.
That is, opposed to sticking to one perspective and counting on it to hold up, while building onto the original idea what results from implementing it.
That's N_P opposed to N_J.
I've had extensive conversations with the guy, and I've never seen Night commit even a similar crime.
I envy your depth of comprehension on Type and its practical relationship to externalities.
You and I have had many, many conversations -- enough to fill a book, I'd reckon. This, alongside your obvious mastery of Type theory make it difficult to overlook/appropriately summarize the importance of your analysis...
xNTP?
Ok I'll play. The line I quoted from your very cheerful sounding OP is not INTJ. Embrace the Fe, you are an INFJ, who is pretty balanced with a well developed tertiary Ti and some bonus Ne.
(I've also read quite a few of your posts here and at the bad place because I'm a stalker.)
Thanks, pippi!
Truth be told, my core rationale for smiling and holding the door open for folks in this thread was that I wanted to display appropriate reciprocation.
It means a lot that people are willing to dedicate otherwise-valuable personal time to summarize my collection of quirks.
Fe? Maybe. Fi? Maybe.
INxJ ?
The only reason that anyone has presented so far in favor of INFJ is that you're nice, which is apparently somehow strongly indicative of F (while T is reserved for the rest of the nasty bastards). Since I think that's a pretty poor reason to come to that conclusion, I'm going to say some sort of NTP. I've never really thought of you as all that opinionated, and you seem exceptionally able to quickly view topics/issues from multiple theoretical vantage points, without expressing strong preference for one or the other. I think Js might be more apt to pick one based on whatever set of criteria floats their individual boat.
You and toonia seem to share perspective on the topic of perceived social etiquette. Who we "are" is more a composition of revised earlier manifestations of an "ideal" self that works to balance what makes us internally comfortable with what we feel we must do to culturally succeed (relative to our present goals).
I have a hard time applying finality to any theoretical framework. Culling new (empirically-driven) data is much more important to me than rubberstamping intellectual judgment (cessation of open-minded observation) as a means to artificially progress (as this thread likely demonstrates…!)
xNTP?
I think INTJ.
When you doubt it though...
INTJ ?
What do you read for fun?
I just finished my Michio Kaku compendium. From here, I think I'll probably return to my nostalgic roots with Guth's
Inflationary Universe -- haven't read that in a long time. I like science-related topics that analyze natural phenomena. Philosophy is a close second, with political/economic theory not far behind...
What do you chose to think about most of the time when on your own time?
I deconstruct concepts and people. I try to reduce (not in reductionist terms) theory into individual parts as to better comprehend the unified harmony of the reassembled components. Like a car engine. Or the human eye. Or, why I dislike a certain friend more/less than another. The importance is more about information gathering, than applying an artificial intellectual enclosure. I try to remain open to possibility.
When you say you are warm with people, is it because you'd like fix/mentor them in ways that you think are best or would you like to understand/empathy them and help them find what they really want?
I don't have the answers to fix all the problems in my life. I can't imagine ever having the vanity to summarily diagnose/prognosticate how people should respond to difficult events in their lives.
I genuinely care for people. I personally dislike suffering, so I work to reduce it in others. I don't know if this suggests legitimate compassion or a general distaste for negative emotion (experienced vicariously as a result of passive analysis in others...).
Compassion is a dual-sided coin. In life, I smile and spray perfume as a means to convince myself that I am socially responsible. Whether this is an accurate portrayal of my ostensible "core" identity is probably impossible to honestly fathom. As Wildcat mentioned, who we are is more an illustration of social and academic factors than a concise litmus test of our spiritual ichor.
Dammit, Night, if you want to be an INTJ, you can be an INTJ.
I don't know why you'd ever think that, though, unless you've had too many latent megalomaniacal desires that have just recently begun surfacing. But then again, I've heard INFJs get those, too, sometimes.
Haha...thanks, Hap.
INTJ ?
INTJ with an ENTP shadow. High Ni & Ne with highly developed tertiary function (Fi).
Good man, BT. I think you and I would get along smashingly in person. You remind me fondly of my best friend from years ago. Highly successful guy. All the talent and ambition one could ever hope to have in life.
Plus, a helluva tennis player. Could laser a serve into your groin with startling accuracy.
The fact that Night is warm, polite, etc. does not determine if he is a F or a T. "Why" he is motivated to communicate in a certain manner does determine that. Because of the cultural confusion added on top of F and T, it is difficult to determine which Night is, but he does seem strongly iNtuitive. He is one of the few posters who actually engages in abstract, big picture, intangible topics which is fundamental to iNtuition. I would venture to say INXJ because he does seem N dominant, which could be Ne if he is extroverted which is harder to measure online.
Thank you, toonia.
Ever since our early interactions on INTPc, I've always felt a strong connection to the way you deconstruct/clarify your thinking. (Interesting -- I authored this before seeing your next post...
...Just reaffirms further my proximity/comfort with your general intellectual approach, toonia)
INxJ ?
I am watching this thread wfom the start and I agree with Jack Flack you are civilized INTJ.
E/I - that is something I leave to you (because of obvious reasons), but since you are here you are probably I.
S/N - clearly an N
F/T- I think that people are stereotyping here just because you are not hard core rationalist and can show sensitivity does not mean that you can't be INTJ.
Many of you post show that you are probably on a T side of spectrum.
J/P- to tell you the truth I am am not sure about this but I would say medium to slight J
So in the end you are INTJ for me.
What do you get in tests when it comes to types and percentages?
Thank you, Antisocial One. For quite some time now, I've always identified you as the quintessential INTJ. Consequently, your analysis is meaningful.
INTJ ?
You are shaped and molded by the environment.
Type is what is left.
The original copies of ourselves are lost?
The original never existed.
We choose?
We do not choose between the alternatives in the CP test.
We are chosen.
Why do we subject ourselves?
What ourselves?
Reflection does not subject.
It is only in the mirror.
Profoundly perceptive as always, Wildcat...
We are not the sum of our behaviors. Our behaviors are the sum of our environment. What we select is more an indication of our core values. A question of necessity -- not ours: theirs. Or, at least how we understand theirs. Vision and truth have never met.
Clothes do not make the man, after all.