intj

One of my colleagues is really into Myers-Briggs personality types and suggested I check out my results.  I’ve had a few of my friends partake in the quiz that’s free online, https://www.16personalities.com/ .  I’d be curious to see what yours would be so if you’d kindly indulge in my inquisitiveness, I’d greatly appreciate it.

I took this quiz prior to the pandemic and post-pandemic and it remained the same while my friends have changed from being introverts to extroverts or vice-versa.

I’m a steadfast INTJ. I derive energy from solitary thought and introspection (Introversion), lean towards abstract concepts and future scenarios over immediate facts (Intuition), base my decisions on logical reasoning rather than emotional considerations (Thinking), and prefer planning and structure over spontaneous flexibility (Judging).

INTJ is the third rarest type in the population and the rarest type among women. INTJs make up:

• 2% of the general population
• 3% of men
• 1% of women

My dad was a mechanical engineer so when I came home from school, he created pages and pages of math problems for me to complete before he came home.  Since grade school, every week day I was tasked to finish my school homework along with the math equations from my dad, practice an hour to two hours of piano, thirty minutes to an hour of violin, and this left very little time for me to play outside with the other kids.  By the time I was finished with everything, it was already dark outside, it was time to wind down, and get ready for bed.  All I had were my books that I would read till I fell asleep…the original sleep aid…hah.  And then start all over the next day with my structured childhood.

Fast forward to adulthood, at work I account for all my minutes.  It’s as if I’m playing Tetris with my time every day.  When I’m on my lunch break from my full-time job, I’ll jump on a teams panel interview for my part-time job.  While I’m in the bathroom, I will respond to a text from my per diem job.  When I’m driving to and from work, I’ll organize my schedule for the day in my head.  Since things are constantly changing, I have to reprioritize things accordingly.

As methodical as I am, I do enjoy being spontaneous quite often. There are plenty of moments when I’ve completely lose control of the time.  I’m human after all or is this the Gemini in me? Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I’ll see if my friends are awake, ask them if they want to catch up, and go eat at a 24 hour joint an hour away.  I may get restless and start looking at flights, planning trips, or book events…whether it’s alone or with others.  I remember hanging out with my friends at at two in the morning, I suggested that we go to Vegas…and we did.  We didn’t pack anything, we just filled the car up with gas and snacks, and headed to Sin City for a weekend of full of debauchery.  I’ll blast my friends with a bunch of nonsense memes that I found hilarious whilst doom scrolling for hours and await for their responses in the morning.  I’m also looking at tickets to the Eras tour in Europa…wondering if it’s doable with my schedule. However, as of late, I’ve been studying till three or four in the morning.  As much as I love sleeping, I hate failing even more.