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  1. #11
    Unknown Personality

    Quote Originally Posted by When Pigs Fly View Post
    I'm confused about what type my friend is, but I suspect she is INTJ or INTP.
    -She loves science, literature, architecture, fine art and thinking (could be any one)
    -She is very socially awkward (NT probably)
    -She isn't very in touch with the emotions of herself or others (T of some sort, Fi maybe)
    -She's often in her own little world (N)
    -She's always questioning everything and is very analytical (NT)
    -She spends most of her time alone or with her family (I)
    -She's very smart and has a really high IQ (could be any one)
    -She loves logic (probably T)
    -She likes to plan and scheme and always tries to find a solution for possible events before they occur (T probably, maybe some N in there too)
    -She is very messy (could be any one)
    -She is very serious while working and can be a very effective leader (Te)
    -She is very driven (Fi maybe something else too, like Ni)
    -She is very sarcastic and has a great sense of humor (could be any one)
    -She doesn't do well in emotional situations (T)
    -Some people suspect her of having Asperger's (could be any, but NT probably)
    -She uses uncommonly used words while speaking (Ti?)
    -She hates romance and doesn't understand cuteness (T?)
    -She doesn't adhere to gender roles and behaves and dresses in a very androgynous way (?)
    -She thinks out every possibility, no matter how absurd (Ne, maybe Ni, depends)
    -She is very fascinated by the unknown (Ni)
    -She is very independent and likes to do things her way (could be any one, Fi or Ni maybe)
    -She is very stubborn and never backs down from something she considers important (Ni, Fi)
    added what I think after each line.


  2. #12
    Unknown Personality

    Quote Originally Posted by When Pigs Fly View Post
    Well here's some more things about her that might help.
    -Rarely does she ever change her mind (Fi, could possibly be Ni being quite sure or stubborn)
    -She can often come across as pretentious and cold to people who don't know her well (NT probably)
    -She doesn't do something if she thinks there is no point to it, and in her mind everything must have a purpose or else it has no reason to exist (Fi)
    -She has very strong core values and will scheme for months to get around something if she knows that it will result in her being a hypocrite (Fi)
    -She hates surprises and if people want to buy her presents she tells them what to buy (J)
    -She hates spontaneity (J)
    -She dresses in neutral colors and the most formal you'll ever see her dressed up in is a T-shirt and slightly fancier pants than her typical jeans (no clue)
    -She strongly favors practicality to aesthetics (Te maybe)
    -She wants things to be done as efficiently as possible while still maintaining distinctive quality (Te)
    -She is a great liar and can manipulate to get her way (not sure, E?)
    Those are some more tidbits about her that can assist in assessing her.
    added what I think from 2nd post from OP.

  3. #13
    INTP - The Thinkers

    So, here is my assessment:

    -She loves science, literature, architecture, fine art and thinking (Ts in general like these things).
    -She is very socially awkward (Both INTxs are socially awkward)
    -She isn't very in touch with the emotions of herself or others (slightly more common in INTPs than INTJs)
    -She's often in her own little world (can be both, it's stronger in INTPs though)
    -She's always questioning everything and is very analytical (once again, can be both, but is stronger in INTPs)
    -She spends most of her time alone or with her family (Can be both)
    -She's very smart and has a really high IQ (irrelevant)
    -She loves logic (what kind of logic? only empirical logic or logic an sich?)
    -She likes to plan and scheme and always tries to find a solution for possible events before the occur (more likely to be Te behaviour and thus more common in INTJs).
    -She is very messy (that's a point for INTP)
    -She is very serious while working and can be a very effective leader (INTJs are usually better leaders than INTPs)
    -She is very driven (INTJs are far more driven than INTPs)
    -She is very sarcastic and has a great sense of humor (both types have a sarcastic type of humour)
    -She doesn't do well in emotional situations (neither INTJs nor INTPs do well in emotional situations)
    -Some people suspect her of having Asperger's (not really relevant)
    -She uses uncommonly used words while speaking (Ti dominants are more likely to do this, thus INTP)
    -She hates romance and doesn't understand cuteness (Ts in general have problem with this)
    -She doesn't adhere to gender roles and behaves and dresses in a very androgynous way (can be both)
    -She thinks out every possibility, no matter how absurd (INTPs tend to do this a lot)
    -She is very fascinated by the unknown (both types are)
    -She is very independent and likes to do things her way (INTPs are the worst non-conformists there are)
    -She is very stubborn and never backs down from something she considers important (can be both)

    -Rarely does she ever change her mind (can be both)
    -She can often come across as pretentious and cold to people who don't know her well (INTJs have more problems with this, but INTPs do too)
    -She doesn't do something if she thinks there is no point to it, and in her mind everything must have a purpose or else it has no reason to exist (point for unhealthy INTJ)
    -She has very strong core values and will scheme for months to get around something if she knows that it will result in her being a hypocrite (sounds like an INTJ)
    -She hates surprises and if people want to buy her presents she tells them what to buy (points for neurotic)
    -She hates spontaneity (once again, neurotic)
    -She dresses in neutral colors and the most formal you'll ever see her dressed up in is a T-shirt and slightly fancier pants than her typical jeans (INTPs wear anything that fits)
    -She strongly favors practicality to aesthetics (who doesn't? xD)
    -She wants things to be done as efficiently as possible while still maintaining distinctive quality (points for INTJ)
    -She is a great liar and can manipulate to get her way (points for several personality disorders)

    On the face of it she sounds slightly more INTP-like, but she has too many points for INTJ to be certain. Let her do the test, or read up on the types... I can't really give you a good assessment with so many contradictory traits and ambiguous behaviours.
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  4. #14
    INFJ - The Protectors

    All of the INTJs I know tend to talk a bit slower than the INTPs I know. They will pause and look out to one upper corner before almost everything they say unless they have trained themeselves to keep eye contact. This is trying to gather all the Ni info into words. Ti types in general tend to be able to talk more quickly. The Ne helps them come up with possibilities of what to say and how to word it much more quickly than the Ni dom who has to sort vast amounts of non-word ready Ni info.

    Does this person have internal organization or external organization?

    Now think about this real hard for a minute. Do they get upset when someone does something that inhibits them from doing what they had planned, or do they get upset when someone says something that does not make sense? The INTJ will be much more lenient on the person who is just talking, but as soon as they interfere with something they had a vision about how it would be in the future, they will begin to feel bothered or try to take action to fix things.
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  5. #15
    INTJ - The Scientists


    Quote Originally Posted by Unicorntopia View Post
    The INTJ will be much more lenient on the person who is just talking, but as soon as they interfere with something they had a vision about how it would be in the future, they will begin to feel bothered or try to take action to fix things.

    <------ Me
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  6. #16
    ENFP - The Inspirers

    Is she solutions focused? With INTJs I find their Ni is used in a way which zeros in on a solution. It stays more specific to the puzzle at moment rather than broad discoveries.

  7. #17
    INTJ - The Scientists

    That could really be either. It's true that INTJs wont back down as easily as INTPs, but, it could be either.

  8. #18
    INTJ - The Scientists

    Quote Originally Posted by When Pigs Fly View Post
    Well here's some more things about her that might help.
    -Rarely does she ever change her mind
    -She can often come across as pretentious and cold to people who don't know her well
    -She doesn't do something if she thinks there is no point to it, and in her mind everything must have a purpose or else it has no reason to exist
    -She has very strong core values and will scheme for months to get around something if she knows that it will result in her being a hypocrite
    -She hates surprises and if people want to buy her presents she tells them what to buy
    -She hates spontaneity
    -She dresses in neutral colors and the most formal you'll ever see her dressed up in is a T-shirt and slightly fancier pants than her typical jeans
    -She strongly favors practicality to aesthetics
    -She wants things to be done as efficiently as possible while still maintaining distinctive quality
    -She is a great liar and can manipulate to get her way
    Those are some more tidbits about her that can assist in assessing her.
    INTJs typically hate spontaneity so sh'e probably an INTJ.


 
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