Ti-(Ne)Fe users might give everyone a chance, but don't forget that it is with the objective of KNOWING them: it is always within the perspective of analysis and building the internal "theory" about people.

I find that INTPs can be very chilled, but they have razor sharp minds: if you break their accepted "social rules" (i.e boasting around, putting them down, criticising their (non-)actions, implying they are dumb, etc.), they can blacklist you (in their heads, never externally) without you ever knowing the whys and hows. This is simply because they don't know how to handle their feelings of disappointment/annoyance and distance is the only "non-committal" answer in such situations.

On the other hand, INTJs will tell you that you suck and tell you why you suck and advise you not to disturb them. They are more straightforward because when Fi is pricked, it can not be "downplayed".

Obviously, as both types mature, they will learn to be more assertive (INTPs) and less abrasive (INTJs). I find that INFJs are a great help in facilitating that transition for them. :)

Ps: Another thing I have noticed is that INTPs tend to assume INTJs "know" things about them (in a Ti sort of way). So when an INTJ asks them a (personal) question they tend to say "you already know the answer anyway". This is only partly true. INTPs should not forget that INTJs don't like to make assumptions and prefer clean-cut communication/facts/information when the matter at hand is important to them. Otherwise, there is the risk of building castle in the air = waste of time for xNTJs.﻿

The thing with Ti is that it looks at things/people/environments/world as objectively as possible. For a Ti-dom user, everything is originally pure data, no meaning, no value, no symbolism attached to anything. Ne is the one that follows up with exploring possibilities in meaning/values/symbolism for things based on Past experience (Si) or Social constructs (Fe).

So, let's say an INTP is new to her workplace. She will often want to meddle around the staff room to take the temperature of the environment. It doesn't matter what she has experienced/witnessed/observed in similar kind of workplaces before at that point, she is focused on getting data about people/routines/schedules/relationships/etc. of that SPECIFIC workplace.

This means anyone who comes and talks to her, she will take them at face value and just store the data (ex: X says that Y is the coolest, W complains about the room being messy, Z is often walking briskly, etc...). Ti is just gorging on data, and Ne is finding possible rationales behind that data (ex: X might be a fan/partner/friend/close relative/subordinate to Y, W is very ordered/has tidied the room many times before, Z has high energy/lots of duties/a habit of running short on time, etc...). Every time there is a new piece of data about that person or any new person, the INTP will "update" her Ti-database and use Ne-exploration to refine/define in her mind who that person MIGHT be.

There is hardly any external judgement at play, until there is REAL interaction with the person. If the Fe interaction goes well, then the Si-Fe value attached to the person goes into positive mode. If there are clashes, then the Si-Fe value is likely to be negatively affected. THIS is troublesome/uncomfortable for the INTP, so she will call for Ne to review the whole mental picture of the person and find a loophole in Ti that might explain why the person did what he/she did. This in turn put Si-Fe back in equilibrium as the negatives are pushed to the corner and temporarily forgotten.

But the more the interactions, the more likely the Si-Fe can go into negatives/positives. This will ultimately determine after a LONG time whether someone is worth the INTP's time/effort/understanding or not. If not, the person gets ejected from the INTP's mental space (i.e proverbial "Ghosting"). If yes, the process of understanding continues (= reason why INTPs take many years to make romantically-driven decisions).

I hope it explains a bit more how that apparent ''objectivity" in INTP's behaviour is in fact/reality 'Suspension of extroverted judgement' for the benefits of analysis/understanding. :)﻿

Thanks for the feedback. I am definitely no expert in these personality types theories. As you inferred (said?), my approach to MBTI types descriptions is much similar to thoughts experiments based on my observations/readings/reflections. So, yes, not 100% scientific/data-packed. ;)

I have to say, your answer is equally inspiring, especially your speculations about my type (lol!). I am an INTx. I systematically test as INTJ on MBTI tests but I do not recognise myself in Inferior Se. I have a strong affinity for/appreciation of Ti and the INTP vs INTJ tests show me as INTP. Anyway, I dont think anyone could tell any one else what their types is. It takes a lot of informal introspection rather than formalised evaluation! :p

As for INTJs in the same situation described above, I would say that contrary to INTPs who use idiosyncratic ways (Ti) to take the temperature of their (Fe) environment, INTJs have a less-formalised/rational methodology (Ni) when gathering information in their (Se) environment. They don't actively collect data to hypothesise on what "could" be happening like INTPs do. Rather, they allow the flow of stored patterns to guide their understanding of what "is" happening.

For example, an INTJ woman new to her workplace would initially be focused on getting on with her job and completing the tasks she has been assigned to do by her superiors. She won't spend much time in the staff room at all, she is not very interested in the people/individuals she works with. Instead, she will be diving into the track records of the company: what strategies people have taken before, how well they reached their previous targets, how the resources have changed over time, what opportunities are currently available and what can be done to grab these opportunities. She will then put all that information into perspective with the task she has to complete, then decide on how to bridge the gap in-between the two in the best/smoothest way.

She will definitely come across as an ISTJ at the beginning, because she hasn't got enough information about the company to envision in which direction to develop it. Initially, she relies a lot more on current methods. But that won't last for long, because as soon as she gets the full (Ni) picture in her mind, she will start the process of transitioning from established (Si) ways to effective (Te) ways. But remember, all the while, she hasn't really taken the company's temperature (Fe) into account; so she is guaranteed to offend/clash with quite a lot of the staff she works with.

At which point she has two options:

1. Ignore people and get some striking results that will quieten those who disagree/contest/block her way

or

2. Give up on her vision and fall back to the established Si-ways.

I would argue that most of the INTJs who go for the first option have deeply seated inner convictions/drive (strong Ni-Te-Fi). while those who pick option 2 are those whose visions are still fairly blurry (weak Ni-Fi).

So, in the end, I think INTPs and INTJs focus on totally different spheres/agendas: INTPs want to understand/explore as a way to connect with "people", INTJs want to achieve/direct as a way to connect with "'people".