ISTP Feeling, and Judging vs. They are excellent at making decisions and they are always looking for ways to improve efficiency. ESTJ Why don't we talk Chakras? And be proud with your type! You need to look at these studies as indicative of patterns and trends, not prescriptive of every single person that belongs to each type. However I do get a sense of types who are more up in the clouds and more that are down to Earth ( aka Real Life / five senses / logic ). Ignorance is bliss I suppose! Someone has been keeping track and produced some graphs. Reasonably common, comprising 8% of the general population, with 10% of women and 6% of men exhibiting this personality trait combination. So if we were to list them from smartest to dumbest I would break it down as follows: According to this breakdown an intuitive, introverted feeler (INF) is usually going to be smarter than an intuitive, extroverted thinker (ENT). 14. And found in health care, teaching, and child care. You do realize that sources are not required when you post the actual calculations, right? INTJs have a Te function, otherwise known as extroverted thinking. This accords us a greater degree of control and conspicuity. INTP In addition you're using MBTI when the MBTI does no actual research on the Jungain personality types unlike these people http://cognitivetype.com . Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Who knew that a test comprised mostly of theoretical questions would cause an intuitive bias hmmm, Visual shape analysis and logic steps are not theoretical. Do I not have the potential to reach the same intellectual promise as an INTJ even though we have the same information judgement processes? This article is conception of the idea, you then have the planning of how to implement the idea, the actual implementation of the idea, and the reading of the data. And that is also why IQ tests are just one piece of intelligence. Intps like Einstein and Richard Dawkins have great ideas, but never invented praticle tools. They have the same intelligence and thinking ability, but where they go with it, what they do, are different. However, unlike their feeling counterparts, the ENFJs, these types are lacking when it comes to their emotional intelligence. I think intelligence is, as you've stated, a lot more complex than a simple dichotomy, but there are obvious traits that society in general determine as smart. Actually, its in there and thats the whole point of the blog. I am an INTP with iq 152 in mensa and i believe Intp/intj are the smartest and moat intelligent. I am of the opinion that N's are smarter than S's. You may of received biased information, making your judgements based on unhealthy or unintelligent people who happen to be Ni; or you could have biased information based on your own close-mindedness and inability to fully grasp the concept an Ni was trying to talk to you about. Here's a bit of where I stray: Why then, is every single type under-represented in the top 2%? So if you or I, are able to come to disagreements concerning our opinions -- and much more -- the boundaries that we have selected -- based on our own themes and experiences -- to 'guide' us through this subjectivity, than we both likely have little understanding into the infinitive dynamic of social-psychology. The N's pretty much run the world while the S's manage the world and work for the N's. INFJs have a strong moral center and a true sense of purpose. And finally, ENTP's, who arent as logical or as intelligent, but definitely have better people skills and are better for making and connecting disparate ideas. The amount of influence? Does that chart mean that INTPs are twice as smart as ENTJs, or that ESFJs have really low IQs? This chart was clearly made up by some random INTP guy. That is why early on I defined smart as something like influence as opposed to sheer technical ability. Famous intjs like Newton and Tesla died as virgins; and they both invented practicle tools( i.e. But then again I'm an INFP myself and if it's relating to my type or me as an individual , I personally love studying stuff I can relate and connect with deeply and personally as well as tools which help me understand people and their motives better. People who are smart are people who have influence. e.g. Thinkers think logically while feelers feel emotionally. Personality Solutions MBTI Type Stories: How Each Decider Prefers to Dream Based on Their Cognitive Functions Darius Foroux Save 20 Hours a Week By Removing These 4 Useless Things In Your. I find it very hard to take this article seriously without any facts to back your ideas up. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Huge. And traditional intelligence does not necessarily correlate to success or even happiness. Business is life itself. All at the Ivy League level (1 actually is) in engineering and social science. Personality types are simple outlines that help us understand each other, but they dont define us as individuals. People who are lacking here are more likely to act on selfish whims and engage in archaic, 'animalistic' behavior. Therefore the extraversion of ENTPs and ENTJs is an advantage, because they are less academic and apply themselves in the real world. But I guess I'll give it to you because it's evidently all you have in life. Why don't we talk left brain vs right brain? [case in point: I'm 17 years old], Very well said, you're hired. This is a tricky one because they both have pros and cons. We ABSOLUTELY LOVE complex logic puzzles, and critical thinking is no challenge to us. (Sorry if I made mistakes, I'm a non native English speaker). When others take 20 minutes to figure something new, you take 5 minutes to do so, and its new to you too. and rank them based on your understanding or interpretation of "intelligence," then see which types have which functions as dominant. ENFPs have a tendency to talk about themselves a lot and they're not great listeners. Lack of source, logically inconsistent (why if it's a measure of 2% of smartest population, no type goes over 2%), methodology is dubious (how were types identified?, so far there is no empirically proven way to measure them; also, the whole data almost follows a close pattern IN>EN>IS>ES: real world data are rarely this clean). But INTPs and ENTPs extrovert their feeling (Although as this is deep, they aren't well equipped to deal with emotion, though they don't knowingly hurt feelings much. 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. It should be noted that there were only 8 types in Jung system (ETJ, EFJ, ITP, ESP, ENP, ISJ, INJ, IFP). That doesn't make them an automatic genius, and as I will say below, neither the method to judge intelligence or the method to judge personality is entirely accurate.). Thought Catalog mentioned in an article on how why intuitives dominate the MBTI Community and why sensors feel alienated. When it comes to imagining something new P's are great at that. Dying as virgins for science is true dedication to nerdship. The ability to see what other normal humans dont, the ability to think what other people dont, and yet it works way better than other ideas. Do not think you are a genius because you are an INTJ. Based on my own personal research regarding MBTI and intelligence, I'd say the most intelligent type is the INTJ. I end up doing this goofy test about twice a year and never know which I'll be. It's just inherently problematic. 15. And you may not be smart at all. And it would also be bad for creatives, because they would not be able to come up with certain ideas because there would not be the existing framework of society to uphold them to a certain degree (sure you can be creative in a desert, but wouldn't it be easier in a city with a whole system in place?). So in order of importance for intelligence I would rank these as follows: I would weigh whether or not somebody is an S or an N as being the most important part of influence. . >carry out what intps think He could run circles around others without breaking a sweat. But what I've came across within the MBTI Community is often types don't like being stereotyped or even in in comparison. Unfortunately, I can't accurately list which types are the most emotionally intelligent, but if I had to guess, I'd say either ESFP or ENFP. 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. Also, of course there are going to be exceptions. NTs tend to use their critical thinking for deductive and inductive reasoning. For argument's sake, I'll go with it. They're also among one of the rarest Myers-Briggs types, making up just 2.5 percent of the U.S. population, according to data from Ball State University. The INTx types are most often listed as the smartest. But I suspect his IQ is high despite his M-B profile. Therefore there is no correlation between personality type and intelligence. At a more intellectually devolved and immature state, Es definitely would do better with moving on from thoughts to survive with better efficiency, and F types would definitely be better at emotional motivation. Which is why we need to broaden our definition of intelligence as more than just a technical measurement. I think they can seem smarter than alot of the types above. These strong and weak functions make these types rather academic, there isn't much application of their intelligence in the real world. INFJ's are best at knowing the emotional and spiritual world. And to yet another it may be impersonal. -This has to have science to be right Also they mostly only care about themselves, meaning they are unlikely to store any information which doesnt relate to them. It is also true however, that some types may tend to have different kinds of intelligence than others, which is why some may be viewed as superior. Intelligence alone won't get you nearly as far as you think. In addition, NF's tend to have a greater imagination than NT's which often comes from a creation of "something from nothing" which in itself is an evolution in the thinking process. So to conclude, the software that comes with your computer doesn't determine the processing power of the computer. The use of similes and metaphors alone requires creative critical thinking because of the connection between two seemingly unrelated things or ideas. So is she less intelligent because of that? This content includes information from experts in their field and is fact-checked to ensure accuracy. http://advan.physiology.org/content/262/6/S1.full.pdf. I am of the opinion that INTJs and INTPs are roughly equal when it comes to intelligence. These individuals are self-disciplined, energized by time alone (Introverted), focus on ideas rather than details, and prefer planning to spontaneity. So this begs the question, would it be better to have an accurate representation of something that is a little bit lacking (INF) or a less accurate representation of something that is a little bit more true (ENT)? ESTPs are energetic thrill seekers with a good sense of humor. Bias? Of course these types vary in IQ - there are also pretty dumb ENTPs and ENTJs. It makes them very determined and focused on whatever they want to do in life. And I mean no disrespect -- I actually agree with much that you have said, however now I'm trying to find out why this agreement, could be based entirely on individual and/ or group bias, and I'm just trying to royally rip apart my argument for such assumption And it's working. I've been studying it for over a decade and I think it's amazing. It could very well be that emotion is above reason in which case F would be above T. I see them both as much needed but I give the edge to the T when it comes to intelligence. There are geniuses in every personality type and idiots in every personality type as well. Although the article is interesting I believe that you need to validate your theory by going in the street and test people. Because, although an INTP may be much smarter than the other types, they generally lack social skills, as do the other NT types, as a general rule. An ESFJ is the second most common Myers-Briggs personality combination, comprising 12% of the general population, 17% of women, and 8% of men. I'm in an academic limbo, where I've finished the courses for my degree, but haven't actually requested to graduate, and I've been in said limbo for well over a year for reasons even I don't understand. Whereas INTPs are better with logic of the kind A+B=C. And how about J's and P's? But why? It would be ludicrous to say if there was a race between a very fast person and a very slow person that a) they were the same in skill and b) that the slower person was better, and yet when MBTI and intelligence is discussed, this simple concept is often met with shameful vitriol. I'll do something similar. They really tell the same exact story. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. 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