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suppose they have to stay up on the cliff for a whole day because the wolves won’t go away? I’ll<br />
draw an apple tree so that they’ll have something to eat, and a little mountain stream so that they’ll<br />
have something to drink. There, it’s a perfect home.”<br />
The horses will be depicted enjoying various aspects of the INTJ’s creation. Note how the INTJ is<br />
problem solving and world-building as they draw. All children do this, but INTJs take it to the next<br />
level. Whether the subject is a garden with fairies, a moonbase with astronauts, or a house with cats<br />
and dogs, it’s the essentially same thing—a system with features considerately designed for the<br />
benefit of the inhabitants. INTJs will also add hazards and problems to overcome.<br />
“Look mommy, this foal couldn't reach the apples on the tree. So they pushed rocks in a pile to<br />
make stairs for it.”<br />
INTJs will draw Rube Goldberg machines, groups of animals working together in harmoniously<br />
complex manners to accomplish a common goal, and cartoons that express their budding sense of<br />
humor, i.e. puns. In art too, an INTJ must ever escalate their performance; today’s giraffe must be<br />
better than yesterday’s giraffe.<br />
Can you guess that M.C. Escher was an INT?<br />
Physical Activities<br />
Many INTJs find physical activities boring; i.e they may choose to take a book to recess. When<br />
they do play sports, they often prefer individual activities like track, swimming, horseback riding,<br />
skiing, fencing etc. rather than team sports. The main physical activity that young INTJs seem to be<br />
interested in is exploration, whether on foot or bicycle.<br />
Hiding<br />
One of the favorite INTJ pastimes is to find a hideyhole like a cupboard, basket or tree, then stay<br />
there for hours (perhaps reading, perhaps thinking). Because INTJs have a portable entertainment<br />
system installed within their heads, they can sit alone, staring off into space for hours, and be highly<br />
amused.<br />
Thoughts and Fears<br />
Given their advanced knowledge and liking for abstract thought, INTJ children may talk and think<br />
about things that children aren’t supposed to think about at a young age, i.e. death, God, the<br />
afterlife, reproduction, or infinity; some even have childhood existential crises or doubts about their<br />
faith. These issues are very real and important—even frightening—to them and deserve real<br />
attention rather than cliche responses or reassurances that don't address the actual question.<br />
Many INTJs, having learned about science and the human body, lie awake in their beds worrying<br />
about the sun going supernova, the earth getting hit by an asteroid, a natural disaster striking, or<br />
contracting AIDS.<br />
Cautiousness<br />
But what about real life fears—i.e. are INTJ children likely to physical risks like jumping off of<br />
high places, experimenting with drugs, and going on gut-wrenching rollercoaster rides? There is a<br />
bit of split of opinion here in the type community. Some say that INTJ children are fearless and will
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