Myers-Briggs Type Indicator/INTJ
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[edit] Famous INTJs
[edit] Entertainment
- Dan Aykroyd, actor (Blues Brothers)
- Raymond Burr, actor (Perry Mason, Ironsides)
- Chevy Chase, actor (Cornelius Crane) (Fletch)
- Phil Donahue, television talk show host
- Greg Gumbel, television sportscaster
- Veronica Hamel, actress (Hill Street Blues)
- Peter Jennings, television newscaster
- Joan Lunden, television talk show host
- Pernell Roberts, actor (Bonanza)
- Maria Owens Shriver, television newscaster
[edit] Politicians and Leaders
- Augustus Caesar (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus), Emperor of Rome
- William F. Buckley, Jr., conservative political advocate
- Michael Dukakis, governor of Mass., 1988 U.S. Dem. pres. candidate
- Hannibal, Carthaginian military leader
- Charles Everett Koop, former U.S. surgeon general
- Susan B. Anthony, suffragist
- Charles Rangel, U. S. Representative, D-N.Y.
- Chester A. Arthur, US President
- Calvin Coolidge, US President
- Thomas Jefferson, US President
- James K. Polk, US President
- Woodrow Wilson, US President
- John F. Kennedy, US President
- Hillary Clinton, NY Senator
[edit] Athletes
- Arthur Ashe, tennis champion
- Orel Leonard Hershiser, IV, major league baseball pitcher
- Edwin Moses, U.S. olympian (hurdles)
- Martina Navratilova, tennis champion
- Ivan Lendl, tennis champion
[edit] Literature
- Jane Austen, author (Pride and Prejudice)
- C. S. Lewis, author (The Chronicles of Narnia)
- Josephine Tey (Elizabeth Mackintosh), mystery writer (Brat Farrar)
[edit] Fictional Characters
- Mr. Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)
- Gandalf the White (J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle Earth books)
- Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs)
- Professor Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes' nemesis)
- Ensign Ro (Star Trek--the Next Generation)
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Hamlet)
- George Smiley, John le Carre's master spy
- Clarice Starling (Silence of the Lambs)
- Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars)
- Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
- Severus Snape (Harry Potter)
- Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter)
- some versions of Doctor Who
- Daniel Plainview (There Will Be Blood)
[edit] Others
- William J. Bennett, 'drug czar'
[edit] INTJs at work
[edit] A Guide on how to deal with an INTJ
1. Be willing to back up your statements with facts - or at least some pretty sound reasoning.
2. Don't expect them to respect you or your viewpoints just because you say so. INTJ respect must be earned.
3. Be willing to concede when you are wrong. The average INTJ respects a fundamental truth over being "right". Withdraw your erroneous comment and admit your mistake and they will see you as a very reasonable person. Stick to erroneous comments and they will think you are an irrational idiot and treat everything you say as being questionable.
4. Try not to be repetitive. It annoys them.
5. Do not feed them a line of bull.
6. Expect debate. INTJs like to tear an idea apart to prove its worthiness. They will even argue a point they don't actually support for the sake of argument.
7. Do not mistake the strength of your conviction with the strength of your argument. INTJs do not need to believe in a position to argue it or argue it well. Therefore, it will take more than fervor to sway them.
8. Do not be surprised at sarcasm.
9. Remember that INTJs believe in workable solutions. They are extremely open-minded to possibilities, but they will quickly discard any idea that is unfeasible. INTJ open-mindedness means that they are willing to have a go at an idea by trying to pull it apart. This horrifies people who expect oohs and ahhs and reverence. The ultimate INTJ insult to an idea is to ignore it, because that means it's not even interesting enough to deconstruct.
10. This also means that they will not just accept any viewpoint that is presented to them. The bottom line is "Does it work?" - end of discussion.
11. Do not expect INTJs to actually care about how you view them. They already know that you think they are arrogant bastards with a morbid sense of humor.
