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name I can no longer recall was shocked when I gestured at him and referred to him as “what’s-hisname.”<br />
He exclaimed, “You’ve known me for years and you still don’t know my name?”<br />
So do INTs simply have bad memories? Is that why they can't remember names or personal<br />
information? Actually, they have great memories—for certain things. It was observed of an INTJ<br />
mathematician named Bowditch, who we'll meet him later, that, "he read through the whole of<br />
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, in four folio volumes, without omitting an article; and, as his memory,<br />
except as to persons and names, was wonderfully retentive, he in the manner acquired a fund of the<br />
most varied information." 7 [Emphasis mine.] An INTJ may know the speed of light or memorize pi<br />
to twelve digits, yet keep on forgetting the name of a person they see every day. They are designed<br />
to store and process information about ideas rather than information about people.<br />
Social Media<br />
Have you ever wondered if there's a relationship between type and Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn<br />
usage? A 2011 survey of 1,784 Americans found some interesting links between type and social<br />
media usage/attitudes (read here). 8 Generally speaking, EFs tend to use social media more than ITs.<br />
Despite this, 68% of INTJs reported that they had a Facebook account (the second most of all<br />
Rationals). They were actually ranked 7th out of 16 in terms of likelihood of having a Facebook<br />
account.<br />
Some would argue that social networking is a good way to meet new people. But only 14% of INTJ<br />
and INTPs believed this—the lowest of all types. In fact, 50% of INTJs said that it was not a good<br />
way to meet people. It would seem that INTJs are not the social networking type. Why is this?<br />
Could it be that INTJs see social media as a waste of time? Actually, half of them didn't. And,<br />
about 45% thought it was useful for professional use. So they don't necessarily perceive it as time<br />
lost. (It should be noted, however, that INTJs were the type second least likely to use Facebook for<br />
work-related purposes, with 72% not using it for this purpose at all. INTJs also were the type least<br />
likely to see Facebook as a useful tool for work.)<br />
~60% of INTJs thought that social networking was a good way to connect with people who shared a<br />
mutual interest. (~30% were neutral about the idea, and ~10% disagreed.) It seems that INTJs are<br />
therefore most likely to use social networks to pursue their interests and hobbies; for example, there<br />
are INTJ groups devoted to psychological type.<br />
Finally, there are those who use social networking as a way to get their news. INTJs do use social<br />
networks for this purpose, but they are the type most ambivalent about its utility in this regard.<br />
About 40% of INTJs (the most of all types) were neutral on the question of whether social<br />
networking is a good way to stay connected with what is going on in the world. A slightly larger<br />
amount (45%, the least of all types) did think that it was a good way to stay connected. INTJs, it<br />
would seem, are probably the type least likely to get their news from social media.<br />
If you'd like to meet other INTJs, you can of course check Facebook; there is also a forum devoted<br />
to INTJs here.<br />
Argumentation<br />
A study compared type and argumentativeness. Not surprisingly, the Rationals occupied the top<br />
four slots. The ENTJs were most argumentative, but the INTJs were second most argumentative<br />
7 Bowditch, 1939<br />
8 Schaubhut, Weber & Thompson, 2012