There are plenty of signs and traits that you might be an INTJ out there, but some of
them can be confusing because they overlap with other personality types and may or may
not always apply.
This video is packed with anecdotes. I’m not here to discuss whether you do or do not
do these behaviors because everyone does them to a certain extent or at some point in their
lives. Recurring patterns in your life are what we're searching for here. So, are you
doing these things or not doing these things over the course of your life? If you're doing
the things I'm talking about in this video, you might not be an INTJ.
In today’s video, I’m talking about the top 5 signs you are not an INTJ and how to
tell the difference. Let’s get into it.
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Starting us off and The number 5 reason you might not be an INTJ is that you consume more
for pleasure than for purpose. Okay, based on Internet assumptions of INTJs - because
they’re introverts, I'm going to say something that might surprise you.
INTJs don't like reading solely for the sake of reading. Before you start blowing up the
comments section on this one - let me explain. They are obsessed with studying certain topics
that are related to a larger vision or goal that they’re attempting to realize. Yes,
they read, and listen to audiobooks and podcasts. They eat food and buy goods, but all of this
consumption is based on a certain purpose that is related to something else. To achieve
an objective.
Either that or they’re hoarding that information for triangulation purposes since they know
they’ll need it in the future. Let's dissect something for a moment real quick.
If an INFJ says, I love reading, for example - they are using their introverted thinking
and extroverted feeling functions. It's about the inside world of emotion, which they like.
Reading is one of their favorite pastimes since it allows them to immerse themselves
in this sensory experience and feeds their introverted intuition.
Let's hear the INTJ version of the statement I love to read. They use it in the terms of
"I love to read when I know the answer I'm looking for is in the content." It’s goal-oriented.
It’s reading for a purpose not just for pleasure. Even though INTJs do get pleasure
by gaining knowledge and obtaining goals. Again, INTJs can do anything they want - including
consuming for pleasure if they put their minds to it.
However, Reading, completing puzzles, and all those traditional introverted hobbies,
if you consume for pleasure rather than purpose - If you're doing it more for your personal
fun than for a specific goal, you're probably not an INTJ.
Number 4 on today’s list of signs you are not an INTJ is you despise planning.
These aren't INTJ attributes at all if you prefer to live on your own terms and go with
the flow. So, what is it about schedules that INTJs find so appealing? Do they have a thing
for little notebooks or planners? Maybe, but probably not. The focus of an INTJ is to maximize
efficiency. Even if they don't plan on actual calendars, they follow habit systems because
that’s how they function best. An INTJs sequence of the day, week, and month are all
quite structured at a high level. They plan the course of the system to accomplish their
goals of that notion in the simplest and most efficient method feasible using planning within
an idea or concept.
This is why, when someone says, "Oh, you should do something this way," an INTJ would probably
say "Actually if I do it this way, it'll probably be quicker, faster, and more efficient for
us." INTJs prefer to go against the grain. That's what they’re always looking for:
the simplest route to get to the final goal. I've heard other INTJs say things like, “I
am the world's most lazy non-lazy person.” and I felt that on a whole level. INTJs, on
the whole, want to interact with the sensory world as little as possible.
Anything they can do to work less and be more efficient while still achieving the exact
vision they want at the end of the day is well worth their time to mentally organize.
INTJs are looking for the quickest and most fruitful option.
The 3rd reason you might not be an INTJ is your lack of ability to be spontaneous and
have fun. INTJs have processes that work, so why deviate
from them unless there's a compelling reason to do so? They are also weighing every option
based on its ramifications and interactions with literally every other action by default.
This isn't something they’ve chosen to do. Their mental wiring simply won't allow them
to miss every possible ripple effect of every action taken or not taken. This only adds
to the significance of the weighing process. They’re just not that much fun when left
to their devices to make a decision or take an action.
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benefit from this video too. The number 2 reason on today’s list of signs
you are not an INTj is It's difficult for you to complete tasks.
There is hardly ever a period in an INTJs life when they are bored or unsure of what
their next steps should be in any area. Sure, we've all been down in the dumps at times
in our lives, and we've all been trying to pull things together for ourselves, of course.
INTJs, on the other hand, are constantly pinging to the future, to the thing they need to be
doing, striving towards, and seeing where they want to go. That is why they spend so
much time in their heads rather than on the planet Earth, where everyone else is.
Also, their focus isn't drawn away from a fresh, potentially better concept that they
might wish to pursue.
Their entire brain attention is sequencing down a pattern of how to get themselves there
when their vision is fixated on a future goal that it wants to achieve. It could take days,
weeks, months, or even years to get there. INTJs enjoy watching their vision come to
fruition and their master plan come together. Putting all of the pieces together based on
what they observe is essentially the same as breathing INTJs. They can simply refer
to it as a peculiar method of creating INTJ art.
Topping our list today and the number 1 reason you might not be an INTj is that you enjoy
trying new things. Everyone is gonna get big mad at this point
because that is the truth. INTJs want everything to fit inside their small Introverted and
Judgment box of sameness. This box houses connected concepts and their subsequent actions,
which are founded on logic and reason. Doing something unnecessarily new just for the sake
of the physical or mental experience of simply doing it - now means INTJs simply have to
try to fit it into their interconnected box of introverted intuition understanding. So
they'll have to find a way to cram it in there, which shouldn't be an issue for most people
- because not everyone is an INTJ.
Typically, they don't want to spend their time and effort if there is no logical purpose
to doing something.
INTJs are also masters of perspective on this subject. They may be metaphorically turning
the same thing a hundred different ways in their minds and each time see something fresh
because of a different perspective. However, they’re still staring at the same problem.
So, while they’re having a blast flipping around that tiny item in their introverted
judging box and gazing at it a hundred various ways, the rest of the world is getting bored
and wants to move on to the next new actual thing.
That's because a lot of people are more interested in the sensory or outer world. INTSJs can't
get bored since they can look at the same things in so many different ways and discover
new connections and patterns depending on how they move them. On a deep level, it's
quite rewarding.
INTJs are problem solvers who are constantly seeking new methods to improve systems and
procedures. They have an incredible ability to spot places for improvement, whether at
work, at home, or in themselves. INTJs are frequently intelligent, and they
value logical reasoning and problem-solving. They approach life by delving into the theory
behind what they see, and they are usually focused internally on their own in-depth analysis
of the world around them. INTJs are drawn to logical procedures and struggle to cope
with the unpredictability of others' emotions. They are usually independent and selective
in their relationships, preferring to associate with those that intellectually challenge them.
Whether you are an INTJ or not, embrace who you are.
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