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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.”
He exclaimed, “You’ve known me for years and you still don’t know my name?”
So do INTs simply have bad memories? Is that why they can't remember names or personal
information? Actually, they have great memories—for certain things. It was observed of an INTJ
mathematician named Bowditch, who we'll meet him later, that, "he read through the whole of
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, in four folio volumes, without omitting an article; and, as his memory,
except as to persons and names, was wonderfully retentive, he in the manner acquired a fund of the
most varied information." 7 [Emphasis mine.] An INTJ may know the speed of light or memorize pi
to twelve digits, yet keep on forgetting the name of a person they see every day. They are designed
to store and process information about ideas rather than information about people.
Social Media
Have you ever wondered if there's a relationship between type and Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn
usage? A 2011 survey of 1,784 Americans found some interesting links between type and social
media usage/attitudes (read here). 8 Generally speaking, EFs tend to use social media more than ITs.
Despite this, 68% of INTJs reported that they had a Facebook account (the second most of all
Rationals). They were actually ranked 7th out of 16 in terms of likelihood of having a Facebook
account.
Some would argue that social networking is a good way to meet new people. But only 14% of INTJ
and INTPs believed this—the lowest of all types. In fact, 50% of INTJs said that it was not a good
way to meet people. It would seem that INTJs are not the social networking type. Why is this?
Could it be that INTJs see social media as a waste of time? Actually, half of them didn't. And,
about 45% thought it was useful for professional use. So they don't necessarily perceive it as time
lost. (It should be noted, however, that INTJs were the type second least likely to use Facebook for
work-related purposes, with 72% not using it for this purpose at all. INTJs also were the type least
likely to see Facebook as a useful tool for work.)
~60% of INTJs thought that social networking was a good way to connect with people who shared a
mutual interest. (~30% were neutral about the idea, and ~10% disagreed.) It seems that INTJs are
therefore most likely to use social networks to pursue their interests and hobbies; for example, there
are INTJ groups devoted to psychological type.
Finally, there are those who use social networking as a way to get their news. INTJs do use social
networks for this purpose, but they are the type most ambivalent about its utility in this regard.
About 40% of INTJs (the most of all types) were neutral on the question of whether social
networking is a good way to stay connected with what is going on in the world. A slightly larger
amount (45%, the least of all types) did think that it was a good way to stay connected. INTJs, it
would seem, are probably the type least likely to get their news from social media.
If you'd like to meet other INTJs, you can of course check Facebook; there is also a forum devoted
to INTJs here.
Argumentation
A study compared type and argumentativeness. Not surprisingly, the Rationals occupied the top
four slots. The ENTJs were most argumentative, but the INTJs were second most argumentative
7 Bowditch, 1939
8 Schaubhut, Weber & Thompson, 2012