LII

Alternative labels: Logical intuitive introvert,        , INTj, The Analyst

   

LIIs are predominantly oriented towards impersonal logical structure. They are most attentive to the structural organization, rules, laws and categories describing the world around them. While it is true that knowledge about structure and logic is particularly crucial in domains such as mathematics, physics, programming, and other things, it is purely stereotype to assume that these domains attract the attention of LIIs (although of course there are many LIIs that succeed in them). Indeed an even better, more historically "responsible" stereotype to describe LIIs ("Robespierre") is in law and legal philosophy, abstract structures applied to the social world.

The most important characteristic of LIIs' emphasis on introverted logic is not therefore "nerdiness" but rather impersonality in orientation. However, this impersonality is not generally a surface characteristic. Internally, LIIs are stable, somewhat unemotional and acutely aware of the *principles* governing their interactions and interests. But on the surface, LIIs usually portray a warm, jovial, accepting quality -- although on occasion their natural stoicism may come through instead. The impersonality of LIIs is quite unlike the bluntness of ILIs; whereas ILIs are motivated by clarity of communication and are not very sensitive to the immediate emotional responses of others, LIIs are often quite sensitive to the immediate reactions of others and appear soft, taciturn, and unassuming.

Unlike most other Ti-valuing introverted types, LIIs' organization and impersonality primarily exists in the mental realm. That is to say, LIIs are "mentally" organized, and focused on the abstract or potential structure of the world around them (what "could be"), rather than the actual structure.

LIIs' mental acuity doesn't necessarily translate into physical organization, or organization in other areas of their lives. However it often does; LIIs can often come across as "stable": organized, well-settled, and attentive people in their activities, their career prospects, and their working lives. This characteristic stability comes at the expense of drive and direction.

   

Like EIIs, LIIs see the world around them for its potential rather than its actual realization. Unlike in EIIs, this potential is most directed towards the arena of impersonal systems and structures, rather than the arena of people and their character. The disconnect between potential and practice is expressed most clearly in LIIs' characteristic tendency to build systems and understanding, rather than using these systems for some application.

LIIs' orientation to potential makes them very open-minded people. This openness can also sometimes be manifest as anxiety, lack of self-confidence, and lack of commitment in life. However, as LIIs are oriented towards structure there can sometimes be an awkward tension in this type between confidence and noncommitment, between dogma and openness. While the fundamentally open-minded, curious, imaginative and sometimes doubtful side is probably more characteristic overall, it tends to be sprinkled with doses of clarity and convinction, which can be domain-specific or which sometimes seem awkwardly out of character.

Like ILEs, LIIs have a tendency to be hypothesis builders when searching through new interests, attempting to draw parallels between existing knowledge and concepts. As with other Ti ego types, the attempt to draw parallels between existing known concepts, can result in the logical chunking of these concepts into more simplified, palatable forms for the purpose of comparison.

   

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LIIs can lack an attention to the people in their lives and, most of all, have a tendency to forget to enjoy themselves.

   

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