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- By
understanding the blindspots associated with your personality type, you can
avoid the common career pitfalls encountered by people like yourself
- You
can also identify your unique strengths, motivations,
and any skills or qualities you may need to develop
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Finally, knowing your personality type helps you avoid the 'square peg in a
round hole' trap, by matching your individual preferences to the right work
and career choices.
 If
you find your Learning Style Profile below an accurate reflection of your
personality, you'll find the INTJ
(shown left) invaluable as a tool for managing your work life.
Unlike
conventional self-help books, the Guide is written specifically for your
personality type, and comes complete with
specific to your needs, for only $29.99.
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Learning
Style Profile for INTJ
(The
Strategist)
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| INTJs
learn best by studying, reflecting and conceptualising.
To them, learning is
a means to self-improvement and they actively seek to increase their
understanding and knowledge.
They learn
particularly well on their own or in small groups and prefer to learn in an
orderly and self-paced manner, and thus benefit from structured, well
thought-out training programs, self-teaching courses, or high quality coaching.
Being set (and achieving) regular targets ensures that they maintain interest
and gives them the feedback they need to show them that they are making steady
progress. Loose unstructured teaching without clear outcomes or with a high
degree of active participation or ‘play’ does not appeal.
They enjoy learning
theories and models, and need intellectual stimulation in order to maintain
their interest. They ask many questions and tend not to accept a teacher or a
system’s authority at face value. Memorization of facts, sequential exercises
and hands-on training are less useful to them than discussion, reflection,
analysis and brainstorming.
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As
learners, INTJs:
- ask
searching questions
- are good at
analyzing, systematizing, conceptualising and theorizing
- are quick to grasp
possibilities
- are stimulated by
ideas and impatient to implement them
- enjoy challenges,
problem-solving and achieving goals
- prefer to work
towards a clear goal or end-product
- have a strong need
for evidence or proof when learning new facts
- are motivated by
their drive towards competence, authority and expertise.
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INTJs
learn best when:
- there is a focused
and structured learning environment
- given the
opportunity to explore or question assumptions, presuppositions and
methodologies
- listening and
observing, e.g. watching how other people do things, listening to a lecture or
presentation, taking notes
- presented with
logical, coherent arguments
- being set
challenges and allowed to achieve them in their own way
- allowed to think
before acting, to assimilate before commenting, allowed time to prepare or do
background reading
- their teacher is
respected for his/her intellectual or leadership abilities
- given time to
prepare thoroughly in advance
- when initiative,
leadership and thoroughness are rewarded
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INTJs
learn least well and may be demotivated when:
- bonding with a team
or group, or identifying with an institution, organisation or company is valued
over independent thinking
- having to take
centre stage or being put 'under the spotlight'
- forced to make
judgments before they are ready
- creativity,
interpersonal relationships or personal growth is rewarded above dedication,
excellence and thoroughness
- being taught by
'rote' (i.e. repetition), or when given specific instructions or rigid
guidelines
- presented with too
many distractions or alternatives
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| With an awareness of your preferred learning style, you can adapt the way you learn, so that instead of undermining your confidence or frustrating you, it plays to your strengths and facilitates an enjoyable
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