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will carry books with them everywhere—to the table, to recess, on the bus. They will even read in
class, annoying the teacher (especially if the INTJ is reading the in the textbook and has gotten
several chapters ahead). Many INTJs read books that are beyond their age level; some even learn to
read without being taught. Their continual reading helps them build up a large vocabulary. They
often employ surprisingly complex sentence structures for their age.
Play
Some of the most enjoyable INTJ play takes place completely within the INTJ’s own imagination.
Keirsey (1998) has noted that Sensor children will tend to play with toys in the way they are meant
to be played with, i.e. a toy fish will be played as a fish swimming its way through the deep. For
Intuitives, on the other hand, the toy fish may actually be a submarine in the shape of a fish.
What this means is that any object can transformed in the INTJ’s mind into a plaything to tell
stories about. A dart may become a rocket. A toy lizard may become an alien monster. All the rest
of the scenery can be completely imagined. Lost in their own world, a young INTJ may be just as
unaware of things going on outside as any adult INTJ focusing on a problem. INTJs are also good
at playing inside their heads. An INTJ can play in perfect silence, imagining their toys' sounds and
voices in their heads. Not that all INTJs do this, but it is more common among INs than with other
types. INTJs have rich imaginations and can even create imaginary friends to play with.
Thanks to their logical/strategic abilities, young INTJs are particularly good at simple strategy
games like tic-tac-toe. They will experimenting and memorize the various moves in a precursor to
chess. INTJ children will invent new ways of playing board games with completely new rules and
abilities. They may even combine games together and play across multiple boards or create entirely
new board/card games from scratch. Favorite INTJ board games include Monopoly, chess,
checkers, Risk, Othello, Scrabble, Boggle and Life—basically strategy and word games that rely on
thought more than luck. They also enjoy thinking card games and puzzles. Some of the more
extravagant card-and-dice roleplaying games like Magic: the Gathering also hold attraction for
INTJs.
Legos are an all-time favorite with this type. They also love building materials such as Tinker Toys,
K'Nex, Meccano, Erector sets, blocks, Lincoln Logs, etc. Marble mazes, toy train sets, and car
tracks are also enjoyed for their construction potential. INTJs like to create highly elaborate set
ups; they are able to resist the temptation to knock over dominoes longer than other kids. INTJs are
known for getting bored of toys once they have "figured them out." They crave intellectual
stimulation and may desire toys that are above their age level.
They didn't have Legos back in the 1600s, so a young Isaac Newton was forced to improvise. He
bought himself a book, The Mysteries of Nature and Art, which contained plans for small crafts and
devices. This book was put to good use; it was noted of him that, he had a “strong propensity to
mechanicks which was his first & favourite amusement. Mrs Vincent said he spent most of his time
when out of the school in making knick knacks & models in wood of several kinds, for which
purpose he had got little saws hatchets hammers & a whole shop full compleat sett of tools which
he handled with great dexterity; he would often make little tables & cupboards lanthorns [lanterns]
of crumpled paper & Kites, he was very exact in setting the proportions of the latter & finding out
the proper places where the strings were to be fastened.” His models included a mouse powered
windmill, a lantern, a mousetrap, chimes, a human-powered go-kart, a sundial and numerous other
mechanisms. 225
225 Westfall, 1980