'I usually speak on the level of the person I am speaking to, unless I get passionate about what I am talking about, then the big words come out to make my point as clear as possible. It's great for...|||Oh how I love working in teams that are not really teams. Here are some ideas that come to mind.  If this is just a training exercise then don't sweat it, it will be over soon.  If it has a real...|||I don't think it a matter of conforming, as in, I used to be one way but now I have changed to fit with the group. I think it is that the human condition it amazingly similar for all of us. We all...|||I think the PerC INTJs are very emotional and... uh... horny. I was surprised at how many threads are about relationships and making connections.|||Your personality type does not explain everything about you, there are other factors as well. In my case dyslexia and dysgraphia have played a large role in my life and actually work counter to some...|||Graphic designer here. It's lonely being an INTJ in this field, thank goodness for PerC! :crazy:|||Nikita, welcome to PerC!  I work in a creative field, graphic design, and I am a strong INTJ. I also do not fit your typical creative type mold. For me the work I do is not about self-expression,...|||I took an IQ test sometime in elementary school I think, but I don't remember what the number was. Can the number change throughout your life?|||It is a little scary how well this works. Good post by the way.|||That is the point I tried to make with my post, INTJ's do not have sole claim to intelligence.  INTJs that claim that all INTJs are intelligent are stupid and automatically invalidate their own...|||The thing about being INTJ is not just that we have intelligence, (that is not unique to us), it is that we have a plan, and we know that that plan will work. Our logo should include the words Trust...|||I am a graphic designer, if that helps you are all. What I like about this field is solving the problem of communicating an idea using images primarily and not words. Every new job is a chance to...|||E 5 / Male  1. Do not attribute to evil that which can be more easily explained by ignorance / stupidity. 2. Learn from other people's mistakes. 3. No one is really paying that much attention to...|||I can prove I have emotions because they are pinned down on my examination table and have been completely dissected and cataloged. It's more like a marshmallow with footnotes and diagrams. :laughing:...|||Well, while I was on vacation at my parent's house I brought it up to my Mom, Dad and Sister and they were all interested in it to my surprise. So what is the best web site to point them to to take a...|||My take on this is that she may be testing to see how strong the friendship is, basically trying to find how for she can push you. Usually this means that she doesn't see herself as worth of the...|||To MLBH and Syock:   YouTube - LEONARD COHEN LIVE IN LONDON | Democracy | PBS|||This is why I feel like I haven't has a real conversation with anyone but my wife in 20 years. Sometimes I hate being INTJ.|||Congratulations on being the creator of a new Evil Plan (tm)!  Your objective is simple: criminal activities.  Your motive is a little bit more complex: revenge  Stage One  To begin your...|||I have two on each hand. Unless having two is something different than just one. My palms are almost exact mirror images of each other, which looks strange to me but I guess everyone's is that way.|||I go through phases where I remember my dreams more than other time. When I do remember, it in full vivid color with sweeping vistas and incredible special effects. They are not dreams I can...|||That's why there are so many INTJ on this forum. The people who get you are right here. Now we'll never be lonely again. :tongue:|||Thanks for the input everyone.   How did you bring up the subject and get them to agree? Was it difficult?|||I do the exact opposite, I will turn down the brightness on the TV and just listen to the sound. This is my method of last resort when I am super stressed but must get some sleep. For some reason...|||I am having a hard time typing my Dad, I want to say he is INTJ but I think this is just me projecting. He is a very closed, private man so it's hard to know what he is really thinking or feeling....|||Are we including hamburgers? If so I just had the most amazing one in a long time. 100% beef (medium rare), homemade pimento cheese, chipotle bbq sauce and fresh red onion. All of the flavors mixed...|||Well now I can at least change my mood to Disappointed. :crazy: Thanks.|||I'm mostly German and a lot of other stuff. A little English, Irish, and way way back some French.|||I am very happy for you. I know what you are talking about. It's not that INTJ's can't form deep bonds with others, it's just that is takes us longer and we are more selective. But when we've made up...|||If you are still taking suggestions I would like to propose Productive as a mood. I often wish I could choose it from the list and there is nothing there that really comes close to it that I see. ...|||I would like to propose adding a new mood icon to the list. I often have PerC open while I'm working and getting things done so I would like to see Productive as an icon.   Yes, I am an INTJ and...|||Welcome, I think you'll find a comfort zone here rather quickly, we're all nice folk... for the most part. :)|||Math is one of my weaknesses. I understand the logic of equations if I think about it,  but I do not see relations between numbers or have then running through my head. I have music in my head all...|||Most of my humor is word-play like puns and double meanings, or it's absurdist. Most of it is made up on the spot, I don't tend to remember jokes very well.|||My parents sheltered me from a lot of the turmoil that was my family life in elementary school. We moved 13 times in the first 13 years of my life. Looking back as an adult I see that we all went...|||Is that what those books say?! That p****s me off! That's not a man, that's a boy who doesn't want to grow up! An INTJ can not love someone they don't respect, I don't think anyone can. Not all guys...|||On the physical side - long hair, don't really care what color, just that it is long. Full, natural lips. Eyes, light blue or grey with that dark ring around the outside. And a face that's more on...|||You know when to step back and let your opponent do the hard work of proving you right.|||Did you go to a Montessori school?|||My experience in elementary school was particularly traumatic and I think it did a great deal in reinforcing my introverted tendencies to the extreme. But I also had one of my best teachers in...|||Hey! You must live near me! :laughing:|||American on the east coast, to the south a ways.|||I am so glad I have boys. I don't think I could stand a daughter growing up, dating and getting married. I don't think the guys who tried to date her would hold up under the pressure I'd put them...|||I think INTJs are similar, but are not all the same. There are other factors that shape our personality just as strongly. In my instance any drive toward perfectionism was thwarted by mild dyslexia...|||We take our welcoming job very seriously. You will be welcomed and you will like it. :D|||Here's to staying decent! Welcome to the forum.|||Welcome to the forum, most of us are working hard at having fun as well. I hope you find both here.|||If you'd like a book that had new words that you have to figure out what they mean as you read the book, read Anathem by Neal Stephenson. I felt so dumb when I started the book, but it got better as...|||To use your example of the dog, here's how my INTJ brain works.  A dog - a Corgi - I wonder what dogs were bred to make a Corgi and how long ago? - Why would you want those characteristics in a...|||I find most TV boring and insulting, only a very few attract my attention. So I was wondering, if you could write a TV show specifically for INTJs, what would be the premise and plot lines? What are...'