'http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ruins.jpg Construction with low aesthetic appeal.  And more efficient reproduction...|||Only ESFXs annoy me.|||Then overcome your fear and take risks.  I also nearly killed myself last summer. I abandoned the activity permanently and immediately. I then started doing everything I am/was afraid of that isn't...|||You may want to try the INTJ or INFJ forums. They're more popular than this advice one and can offer more specific advice.|||Not for me.|||The whole be your true nerd and others will find you never worked for me. I have to take an active roll. I force myself to talk to people I don't know, keep an eye out for people who appear to be...|||How do you know he is INTJ?|||Ever since the 2.0 went online I haven't been able to see type or gender. Is this a change to the forum or can I adjust the settings?|||Authority ISTJs trust authority by default. INTJs distrust authority by default. This is not to say such trust/distrust is universal; it is that for ISTJs, trust is given to people in authority and...|||Perhaps feelers tend to see neutral as compromise--or the average/consensus opinion--while thinkers see neutral as objectivity.|||In other words: You would enjoy talking to INTJs when INTJs talk like INXPs.|||How can I tell if someone is one of you?  Specifically, what observable characteristics distinguish ISFJs from INFJs and other ISXXs.|||Personally, I have hardly any empathy as does my INTJ friend. My INFP friend has an unimaginable amount. The INFJ I know has a good amount as does the EXFX. I haven't gotten close enough to any...|||Confucianism isn't really a religion.|||All types are created equal, but some are more equal than others.|||As an INTJ, I don't often pay attention to satisfaction or joy or contentment. Solving problems makes me happy, so I think about solving problems instead of thinking about how to make myself...|||I knew one ISTP. It was in high school, he was one year younger and we worked together building scenery. The guy went out of his way to offend people and was the most universally hated student in the...|||No INTJ/INFJ threads?|||The ISTP and ISFJ I know aren't book smart, but are really good at things that actually matter.  The ISTJ I know has a much better memory than I do and makes fewer mistakes in abstract thought....|||post removed|||Yeah. Malfoy's tough. His I/E is iffy, but the SJ seems somewhat clear. I think he tries to hide his F.|||Just thinking...  ESTPSirius Black ESTPJames Potter ISTPMad-Eye Moody ESFPRon Weasley ESFPGinny Weasley ESFPArthur Weasley ISFPRubeus Hagrid ISFPNeville Longbottom|||.        .|||.        n|||I don't know if validation in that sense is necessary. Could you elaborate?|||Etiquette.|||Those qualities can all describe ISTJ, ISFJ, INFJ, INTP, ISFP, INFJ, and INFP.  INTJs don't tend to avoid conflict and are definitely not social clones. INTJs do not read people and know them...|||Correction:  There. I fixed your grammar for you.|||1. Sometimes. Usually no. 2. Sometimes. Usually no. 3. Happy, yes. Confidant, yes. Invigorated, maybe. Energized, no. 4. Nope, but Fs might. 5. Yes. 6. No. 7. Very little.  Don't like people?...|||testing  .|||Why is this a problem? I'm always right.  Except when I'm wrong, but then I change my position so I'm right.|||It's largely an SJ--especially STJ--thing: socially and establishment-directed functions. Very important; it keeps society running so that some of us can spend time thinking instead of accumulating...|||Could there be some way to delete posts? Why isn't there, anyway?|||Sounds just like my INTJ platonic friend. We've known each other for a very long time. INTJs love directness. If you say something and he likes you it's the perfect move. INTJs love directness. If...|||1. You must do everything that frightens you. Everything. I’m not talking about risking your life, but everything else. Think about fear, decide right now how you’re going to deal with fear, because...|||When you're right. When you know you're right. And when you listen to two people argue with each other, knowing both of them wrong, but don't tell them, since consensus is independent of truth. ...|||I learned to ride a motorcycle, had a great instructor, practiced as much as reasonably possible and am very lucky to still be alive. Got to parties, but DO NOT RIDE ONE OF THOSE DEATH TRAPS unless...|||Motorcycle.|||Picture below|||INTJ - male - long-time friend. Lives hundreds of miles away. INTP - male - friend - met relatively recently ISTJ, ISFP, INFJ, ESFJ, ESTP, etc. - acquaintances - associate with them for various ...|||Yes, no, rarely, no, no, no, and no, respectively.|||Yes. I am a positivist.|||Used books. Socks.|||I like good romantic comedies. Juno, Amelie, The Empire Strikes Back...|||I don't know about other INTJs, but despite a calm exterior my emotions are extremely strong, so I would not be surprised to see an INTJ sacrifice him/herself. (Although I can see why observers might...|||Clothing  There's generally two lines of clothing INTJs follow. One, mentioned on the INTJ fashion thread is largely utilitarian: black (or dark) t-shirt, jeans or cargo pants. For females minimal...|||Hyperbolic use of the adverb literally.  ESTJs in the wrong positions of power.|||Do you believe in destiny? Causal universe: yes. Destiny: no.  Do you enjoy flirting for its own sake? No.  Does analyzing complex things give you pleasure just for the sake of the act of...|||http://dresdencodak.com/comics/2006-05-17-anagoge_starring_tiny_carl_jung.jpg|||Pure utilitarianism: nature or engineering'