Judging

We're learning about the Meyers Briggs formulations with your class teacher, INTJ Pascal. We're now on Judging which is where the J comes in. I prefer the discriptor that is in the literature as "expressive". This means that I make internal considerations in my iNtuitive Thinking process and then I express them outward (as opposed to being receptive outside-to-in). This way of thinking is slightly more clear than the word "judging" (although the P for perceiving is fine).

The J also stands for how quickly (or delayed) decisions can be reached. This is how the NT "head in the clouds" person can come back to earth. As a partial-preference J (I rank about 55+% J), I am quick to make decisions, even if they are wrong, and I'm able to stand by them despite what others may feel or think. This doesn't mean that I lock in on my decisions because I'm also flexible to change them. I just don't like the idea of going very long down one path or another without some form of agreement on what the overall plan is.

In fact, I'll often say that, "We can't go anywhere if we don't have some idea where we're going." If I'm pushed very hard, I'll often dig my heels in if there's no concept or plan to organise by. Once a plan (any plan) is created or identified, I'll be more than happy to go along. I just need to make some early decisions and early plans before I'm willing to get started.

This is how all of the other traits are sort of moderated in my experience. I am fanciful, introspective, intuitive, and consider all possibilities, even impossible possibilities. I think of ideas and concepts, information and abstractions. But I am very decisive and pragmatic up front about how I'll take action. To me, this is the greatest part of being NTJ. I love being an NTJ because I make all kinds of flighty rushes of logic and concepts but then when I decide to sit down and do something, I know I have a map or set of guidelines that will get the job done.

A lot of the flighty types will say, "Oh what about people's feelings?" Eff them. "You can't go off into the unknown, you need to find out more information first!" Eff that. I've got a rough idea of where to go. "What about if something changes or what if you're wrong?" First, I'm rarely wrong. Second, I'll change my mind when something better comes along. I'm off now.

As an NTJ, I can leave others in the dust while they are still collecting data, deciding on what feeling is better, or trying to understand how things are now. I'm already heading toward the sunset on my horse yelling "Yippee Kiy Yay!" Do I make mistakes? Yes, many. Do I learn from and remember them? Yes, absolutely. All my successes and failures are recorded down in the iNtuitive stew for later consumption. Everything goes down there in the pit and bubbles on a low flame. Do I make some bad choices? Yes, but I think about them an analyse them to learn what went wrong. I'm not above admitting I'm wrong and wondering how to improve. I am always seeking better performance in myself, my surroundings, and other people.

I am generally optimistic if the N stew is good. If the N stew is bad, I'm generally pessimistic. The stew is usually correct and flavourful. The stew knows what is good and what is bad and it reacts accordingly. The Thinking words and thoughts give comfort with objectivity and fixed compass points. The Judge in me decides quickly and is expressive so that I don't have to ask others for input or guidance. The judge is fair and balanced, however, and can also determine quickly if the stew or the thoughts are wrong somehow. It can detect problems and demand changes or feedback. The judge determines if something is feasible or not.

Thus, I can say without a doubt that the life of this NTJ is quite good. It takes a while for the engine to be finely tuned but it has developed over the course of 21 years of maturation. It has been running smoothly and very well (even improving with age) after 20 more. We will deal with the I next, but dear and loyal readers already know much of that.