Are INTJs Poor Communicators?
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Kevin’s hot topics on Quora are history, free market economics, philosophy, and Myers Briggs typology, and many others. The following is one of his recent answers to the question in the title.
It depends entirely on what you mean by “communicators.” I am an INTJ and I am radio talk show host, columnist, and professional speaker. I communicate for a living.
Most INTJs I know can speak extemporaneously and it sounds like a prepared speech, but they often do such without a single talking point, let alone actual prepared remarks. The INTJs unique ability to create order out of chaos — in the mind — often makes them extraordinary communicators.
Do they enjoy it? Not always and in some cases, not at all, they just often are very good at it. I do it, love it at the time because I see the response, and I want to go further at the moment. After the event, however, I am typically exhausted and only want to recover. It is analogous to an athlete, he or she can be excellent at one’s sport, but must recover after they are done.
Now if, by communicate, you mean informing others of important plans, or how you feel, or the emotions a loved one is going through, INTJs are not naturally good at this. “Feelings” are always a weakness to INTJs and as a result, they will often ignore their own and others to avoid clumsily discussing something so difficult for them to understand. Feelings are the Achilles heal of the INTJ.
So if it is about leveraging one’s mind for communicating, INTJs are usually very proficient. If it is about… (read more and while there, FOLLOW Kevin on Quora)
