#intj thoughts

一方、同じ種族でありながら、気高い狼の群れで完璧な秩序を守り、怪しげな罠を見事に回避する孤高の犬がいた。犬はまだ安全な城塞（じょうさい）の門を叩かずにいるが、いつか本当の主導者と出会う日を静かに待っているのだった。

She finishes work, but probably leaves last among her co-workers. She might pass by a cafe for a quick takeout drink. Because it was a habit... rather than a comfort beverage. Coffee would've sufficed, but... she had endometriosis. So matcha worked for now. Always with a polite smile and a thank you, or a small nod. (God forbid an INTJ smiles among mainstream media) She instantly gets home. No reroutes or detours. Setting her stuff in place as she arrives. Or not at all when the day was a bit much. She does what's most familiar. Most efficient. Most practiced. Well, at least personally. Habit after habit. Even the same dinner for the nth time seemed like a ritual. She'd try to do things early. Finish personal tasks ahead of time. And she did. Quite successfully so... A challenge, still, to overcome and understand... Is the fact that, yet again, it's 2 AM. Her biggest conundrum... Sleep schedule.

Despite being an INTJ girly... I've healed my relationship with colors. I wore black almost my whole life. But not anymore. I love dressing up when going out, to work, or meeting up with people. I just love dressing up. Especially dresses and skirts (I have a love and hate relationship with pants *side eyes* because of my endometriosis). As I grew up, I started embracing color more. And it is quite evident in my outfits. Like, can you imagine an INTJ wearing bright orange??? Exactly, but I did. Yeah... Commonly, INTJs tend to be practical, and they do have preferred colors, especially dark ones. (Not gonna lie it's a versatile choice) But I think people tend to forget that INTJs have such strong autonomy, AND ALSO strong inner emotions that they rarely show to others, where they may OR MAY NOT portray in their appearance, outfits, color choices, etc. instead. Plus, real INTJs don't care about how people perceive them.

It's your INTJ older sister again. I graduated in Chemical Engineering a few years ago and now a Researcher in Nanotech and Material Science. Very INTJ if you ask me. I don't think there's ever a time when I didn't know what to do with my life. Maybe in high school, sure. But over time, I grew to learn what I want in life. INTJs have set up choices A, B, and C upon graduation. Or at least that's what I experienced. INTJS can't allow for themselves not to know what to do after a big milestone. So even the option of "taking a break" is a planned choice. INTJs naturally overachieve. They're talented, skilled, or have a unique gift that's only attributed to them that put people in awe. They didn't want to do it. If possible, they could've chosen not to overextend themselves. That's on INTJ though; they are aware of the poison they picked. And yet they will still go above and beyond. But that's the thing INTJ. You cannot afford to overachieve behind the scenes in your workplace. It sounds noble, but what you're doing is leading yourself to the inevitable burnout. Worse, putting your health at risk. I KNOW YOU'RE ON YOUR 5TH CUP OF COFFEE EVERY DAY. And if you don't overachieve, you like to butt into people's business because you think offering them advice or showing them how it's done would be "efficient". They don't care. Focus on your own job, finish it, and clock out ON TIME. STOP DOING OVERTIME FOR FREE! You're not overachieving, you're OVERWORKING. You cannot build a legacy when your system is barely holding itself together.

I kid you not... I always remind my sisters to adjust things in our house, that it's easier for our grandma. Because 1. logically, she's getting older as time passes and barely has the strength to do certain things, and 2. I hate seeing people struggling, and I hate seeing people make things more difficult for others. Even if it's a water pitcher, I'd go make sure that pitcher handle is facing my grandmother's way.