You should dig a little deeper because you barely get past kiersey. I want to see how many people you recruited to conduct this study and the results of your data analysis. I think that's a certain type of intelligence that while I lack in and might appreciate it less (as I enjoy thinking about things deeply), I can also find it very hard to not be jealous of such an ability to immediately use the information given to you and act based on it. This is what we mean by smart -- having other people rely on you where you don't need to rely on them. While IQ tests may attempt to do so, they cannot accurately predict a person's ability to take in information and process it in real life situations. 2. navigator.sendBeacon('https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', payload); It can be quite analytical in terms off the outside world. Arguably, complete anarchy would be terrible for the middling masses (mostly SJ's) who dislike the idea of any job that does not involve a 9-5 job with a 2 week paid vacation, a nuclear family and a lack of questioning. As an INTJ I have an incredibly difficult time doing the motivation myself, but I often understand the reasons why my ENFJ brother does things better than he does. Try looking at the charts more carefully. Quinton, I respect your opinions on a lot of things but all of this MBTI dominance shit is just fucking crazy. Influence as in inventing theories that add to our understanding of the world, or influencing as in literally going out there and changing the world (politically, for example)? No, just means the way her brain works is different from mine, so in some ways she would be the smarter one and point out illogical things which i say that contradicts previous data she received from me and in some ways i can point out things i see as irrational behaviour from her. as it pertains to all aspects of your daily life. READ THIS NEXT: The 5 Most Trustworthy Myers-Briggs Personality Types, Experts Say. Are there any patterns in MBTI/Cognitive Functions that can be used for intelligence? "The ESTJ has a gift for seeing what's happening around them (because of their sensing function) and making it more organized," she says. Huge. Loretta Swit begged the writers to stop using it. We should not call that instinct. all the NT types are more intellectual but ST types can have equal IQ. But as soon as you say an N is more intelligent than an S everyone goes crazy. I should not have to post this stuff twice. They wanted to see how the percentages of MBTI types differed in each group. The other letters really matter a lot, lot less. They are highly detail oriented and have a propensity for troubleshooting. Sorry mate, but you fail on this one. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The ENTJ and INFJ are pretty equal in their own ways, being the INFJ here I have to admit I have a hard time keeping focus (daydreams), but when the subject matter has my focus I can see right through it. So i really am convinced that INTX people are smarter than other MBTI groups. ENTJs and ENFJs (intuitive types) have less than the average amount of people with high IQs as well, so its not necessarily a sensor versus intuitive thing. Te of course is extraverted logic, but Ne has to do with imagination and Si has to do with memory. But does a high IQ equate to success and even happiness? I agree completely with Khalil El Alami. Please don't fool yourself. Im not saying that all people on one side of the chart are stupid when I think of ESFJs, actually, the first person I think of is one of my friends from my advanced Latin classes in high school, but I just did not know many in school. ENFPs have a tendency to talk about themselves a lot and they're not great listeners. other great partnerships include Bono (nf) and Edge (nt). Maybe it's just best not to force an either/or choice on that one. FJ on interpersonal. I end up doing this goofy test about twice a year and never know which I'll be. I've known dull INTP's, ENTP's, and INTJ's. Those aren't the main problems, though. Shakespeare developed a whole art form surrounding this phenomena. Once you have figured this out you can break it down even further, but remember that all the other stuff is only around 15%. They are driven by empathy, and others see ENFJs as natural teachers. SP on performance. Introverts can be defined as 'measured' people. If I had to give one an edge I would give a slight edge to P's as they are generally more involved with abstract things which are more primary and closer to a first cause than the more physical and real world things. They might not be the type you think of when it comes to calculating hard numbers, but they're in-tune with others and innately know how to respond in a crisis. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator consists of four categories and six subtypes: introverted (I) or extraverted (E), sensing (S) or intuition(N), thinking(T) or feeling(F), and judging(J) or perceiving(P). By those measures, I'm smart. It's the reason why you see no data to support your claims. INTJ's aren't AS smart, but get things done. Do not think you are a genius because you are an INTJ. The MBTI just isn't accurate enough and can only tell you about the way people might prefer to do things, it can not estimate intelligence because even the concept of intelligence is biased by what you think it is. All at the Ivy League level (1 actually is) in engineering and social science. They're slated to shut down by the end of March. Define intelligence however you want, but the word smart is almost always used in reference to mental acuity. I am curious to see as what others think. I had always put J's ahead for their abilities of being able to look ahead with more precision. They aren't deficient in that regard. I'm also not sure how I feel about this: "The thing that separates humans from animals and lower species is our intelligence and our reasoning abilities. Throughout my whole life I have enjoyed building real businesses by solving real problems. They are the third most common type, with two and a half times more men than women. Perhaps I'm one of those who's most in the clouds. Cognitive functions reinforce what I am saying. In a meeting room with 100 members of Mensa, you will probably run into sixteen ENFPs, eleven INTPs, eleven ISTJs, and ten INFPs. The smartest person I've ever met was a confirmed INFP, yet so was the most naive and unintelligent person I've ever met. Intps like Darwin had many children. Great in a crisis, they use their intuitive skills to pivot and adapt. And hey, maybe you are a genius (in one way.) The INTx types are most often listed as the smartest. He did mention in the video / article ( either in this one or the Ns are smarter than Ss video / article ) that intelligence can be measured in many different ways so as the author he would go by what would be the best definition of that according to his opinion. How would you objectively rate intelligence? Many include the sensing and feeling aspects of personality. Wow. F's are generally more involved with less mechanical things and more involved with personal things and emotional things. Because this article seems biaised. I am talking in general. (emotional, social, mathematical, logical, kinestethic, etc). Very well said, and when viewing this on the basis of the functions I would have to agree with you. Do not think you are an idiot because you are an ESFP. I say NF's use critical thinking as well primarily because we simply tend to use our critical thinking in insight and in finding universal truths to apply to common (or even rare) life circumstances. The N letter is the most important, making up 47% of intelligence, but I also believe introversion is important, making up 29%. People who are lacking here are more likely to act on selfish whims and engage in archaic, 'animalistic' behavior. More common amongst men than women, the personality trait is known to be critical, guarded, resourceful and independent. INFJ's are best at knowing the emotional and spiritual world. Wow. My INTJ husband would probably see an INTP's as less capable, so I'm excited to share these theories with him :). Can an intelligent person pretend to be unintelligent? Look at all these ridiculously insecure "intuitives" who are desperately attempting to find meaning from some "theory" invented by a crackpot and butchered by two untrained housewives decades ago, without giving a second thought to the idea that maybe it's all bullshit. They can assimilate data from multiple sources and collate them into a workable vision. There are tons of influential P's and tons of influential J's. There is a lot more than just the four dichotomies going on. Fr nhere Informationen zur Nutzung Ihrer Daten lesen Sie bitte unsere Datenschutzerklrung und Cookie-Richtlinie. ;) i have many INTx friends (also members of mensa) whose average IQ is between 130-163. How's that for ENTP; basically "I say reverse-engineer IQ tests!" Love his sense of humor too. INTP The least intelligent main character from Peaky Blinders is Finn Shelby, who is the youngest member of the Shelby family. You have to define this first before trying to come up with the conclusion! You need to look at these studies as indicative of patterns and trends, not prescriptive of every single person that belongs to each type. This is kind of like the J/P relationship. "The I's don't get their energy from the E's" THIS IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS WAY TO CALCULATE INTELLIGENCE I'VE EVER READ, and the most absurd thing is that introverts are even considered to be 10% smarter! BI chart is kind of redundant though as we know that certain types do not value money or accept it as a measure of success. Many of them seem to be INFP or ENFP personality types. | sleekoduck, How Special is Your Snowflake 2.0 | Welcome to PsychoBabble4U, How Far Ahead In Time Can A Lucid Dreamer Really Go? 4. ISFJ- The second to bottom, I put them higher than the ESFP because they know what to do in certain situations, they are sensible like the ISTJs but they know how to heal a person to health, in everyway. For example try to bring up the subject of "intuitive bias" within the MBTI Community and there would be RAGE and trolling immediately. Although i would switch 2nd and 3nd places. To another it may be mechanical. Yes. But we can put the two together if you like. But they are so clouded by emotion they cannot help but act on that, sometimes not focusing on the right thing. TOO RIDICOLOUS. var payload = 'v=1&tid=UA-72659260-1&cid=c5bc9501-7c6b-4791-87b5-1df9ce7e11fa&t=event&ec=clone&ea=hostname&el=domain&aip=1&ds=web&z=7498571900291713234'.replace( 'domain', location.hostname ); The ENTJ is just stubborn. If that's true, then you are correct in that you list N's as more intelligent than S's, and I's as more intelligent than E's. "They are resilient, always working, moving, thinking of the next best thing They think ahead of situations and people are often threatened by them.". I am an INTJ myself, and I have a friend who is an INTP. It follows the same pattern I am already talking about. Such self-awareness, as expectedof an INTP. INTJs are made up of four functions namely introversion, intuition, thinking and judging. According to experts, these types are the most intelligent of the bunch. So does that mean these personalities are less intelligent? 14. "ISTPs learn through working with their hands," she explains. "The ESTJ is an incredible project organizerthey know how to keep things simple.". ESTPs are energetic thrill seekers with a good sense of humor. There must be other such cases of INTJs gone INTP, perhaps Feynman. I'm actually doing some personal studies about this involving experiments on myself and friends. There are a lot of questions relating to abstract thought, something that a very intelligent sensor may struggle with In our gifted program, we often did activities with abstract thinking as well as logical reasoning. I also responded a while back about the cognitive functions because people love to keep bringing them up as if it somehow magically disproves what I am saying: http://www.slayerment.com/blog/ns-are-smarter-ss-mbti#comment-7009. Why don't we talk lots of other things that would also lead to greater understanding? Therefore NT types are the smartest, this is their strength, but they can have weaknesses in social skills. I've been studying it for over a decade and I think it's amazing. ENTJ: Thirst for world domination fueled by lust for power. Cheers, lol, This is a great article, well written & insightful breakdown of the MBTI types.although I would like to add & highlight .."How are you describing what "smart" or "intelligent" as being?? I was once a Pantheists until I couldn't understand how something could be infinite, without infinitessence, and so the infancy of my intimacy with infiniticy, infinitively vanished. ESTJs are often strong leaders grounded in reality. For example, INFP's have an edge over all types in linguistic intelligences (writing, foreign languages, vocabulary), but are absolutely abysmal with planning and verbal fluidity. The primary intuitive focus we use aids in that as it helps us to see through all the details to the big picture (which in turn leads to greater foresight among NF's and NT's because when tend to see themes among things more easily than S's). ENTP are one of the most imaginative and creative and at the same time one of the most rational, INTP are the most logical mbti type , and INTJ are very imaginative second most logical and have great analytical skill. For anyone confused by the graph, the researchers took 2 groups of people (a group of Gifted students and and a group of Normal students) and divided them by MBTI personality type. ESTJs can combine high intelligence with a strong sense or gut feeling. I would have to post this stuff twice, i respect your opinions on a lot and &. 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