What are the best INTJ hobbies and interests?

[Cloud9]

I'm looking for some hobby ideas (40+ yr old married male INTJ).

What hobbies and interests do you have?

[XFire35]

Linguistics and conlanging. It's quite fun, very interesting and you learn a great deal about languages, which can make learning other languages a lot easier.

[Causa Mortis]

Jogging, reading, writing, video games, and more recently, a short story that would make Quentin Tarantino blush.

[themuzicman]

World of Warcraft dude!

[mrStevens]

Reading, video games, online chess.

[Night Runner]

Personal finance, investing and day-trading. :toff:

[lurk]

I'm not an intj, but I enjoy Woodworking

[Kisai]

Electronics, gaming, and sloughing through textbooks. I also enjoy cooking, but my kitchen is presently too small. And I'd have a chem lab but a really tiny apartment with a dog running around is not conducive.

[qGrav]

22 yr old male here.

Hobbies would include, the never-ending search for self-improvement. Sitting and pondering equations and universe. Reading leisure and academic normally to do with physics. Listening to music(WIDE range). Playing Video Games of all kinds. Watching G4tv. Working out. Eating healthily. Analyzing everything and everyone until I think I'm insane. Sleep.

[paperclip]

i've been getting into online scrabble ... fun fun fun

[True Rune]

Embrace your Se.. take up weapons!

[rara avis]

A hobby I wish to cultivate: clockworks- repair and construction.
I've had a build-your-own-wooden-clock kit sitting in my dining room for about a year, though, and haven't started on it. I can't decide what kind of stain to use on the wood. But I like the idea of it.

Actual hobbies: reading, foruming, doodling.

[Seriously]

Reading, posting, some games on Facebook and Krav Maga.

Is procrastination a hobby? Cause I do that a lot as well.

[LILLJE]

Cars!!

[Dagferi]

Horses, Civil War reenacting, and World of warcraft

[Mullanaphy]

Honestly Legos are becoming a current hobby with my older brother (28 and 25 respectively). We're building a city, that's currently in martial law, with two different armies fighting as well as local rebels.

Besides that, more common stuff: drawing, chess, programming, buy domain names, and Brazilian jiu jitsu.

[Theaetetus]

The best hobby for an INTJ, in my opinion, is no single hobby. I have been through no less than 20, and am capable of using skills I've learned in all of these. I can build my own furniture, fix my own car, fix anything in my home, tailor my own clothing, survive in the desert, hike 20 miles with a full pack, and devour books. In summation: everything, as everything expands your knowledge and capabilities.

[Wolfe]

forging blades, building ancient siege weapons (miniatures, but I would like to build a large trebuchet:)) basically building anything that interests me, reading, sculpting, drawing (artistic and technical), electronics, magic/mentalism, cooking, poker, playing computer games, physical fitness training (parkour, weights, and swimming or running). There are so many other interests and hobbies that keep me busy constantly.

I know what they say about a jack of all trades being a master of none, but I really enjoy learning new skills. I basically make a hobby of picking up hobbies and activities that interest me and that's the best hobby of all.

[leo guillermo]

swimming. great solitary exercise. add on running and biking and you got yourself a triathlete.

[bubbles]

Reading, writing, photography, learning new things, etc.

[NoStoneUnturned]

Studying chess or sudoku..

Damn, I think I'm an INTP...

[Cloud9]

Good list, though nothing on it resonates.

I was a martial arts practitioner for many years (on and off over the years) though last practiced 2yrs ago.

My reading tends to be directed towards attaining certifications (textbook reading) or learning something - always directed towards a temporary objective, not entertainment.

I play video games with my kids, so I'd rather not do more of the same as a hobby.

I'd love to hear more ideas though, keep them coming!

[Malkavia]

What about photography?

Or maybe trying to play an instrument? The piano is gorgeous (and hard) instrument to learn.

[EarthBound]

The best hobby for an INTJ, in my opinion, is no single hobby. I have been through no less than 20, and am capable of using skills I've learned in all of these. I can build my own furniture, fix my own car, fix anything in my home, tailor my own clothing, survive in the desert, hike 20 miles with a full pack, and devour books. In summation: everything, as everything expands your knowledge and capabilities.

Words to the wise. INTJ's should keep themselves intellectually stimulated if they expect to actually maintain a hobby, so it should literally be whatever interests you at the moment. I've had hundreds of hobbies in my lifetime, but the one thing they've always had in common was that they improved my skill set, knowledge, fitness, and/or made me money somehow. Money making endeavors have been some of the most fruitful I've ever attempted. Side businesses can also fund more hobbies as well.

[Booko]

I've had many hobbies, and they all have one theme: ultimately they are useful.

Reading, writing (non-fiction), gardening, sciences, interior design, cooking, textile arts, languages, "alternative" health issues, to name a few.

Currently I own a landscape consulting business that sprang from my interest in gardening. This fall I plan to turn to tutoring in the sciences again.

[MikeC]

Have you tried cryptic crosswords (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)? These ones are especially challenging
(to most). Takes me 30-60 minutes to solve these.

Apart from that, I play classical and modern fingerstyle jazz on the acoustic guitar. I don't listen to the music genre per se, but conquering the pieces do keep me fairly occupied.

[Thinker]

I enjoy fly fishing mainly for trout.

I hike by myself into isolated river valleys in the mountains for a few days fly fishing.
I find it cathartic.
I am often by myself, I can do some thinking whilst I walk and I am surrounded by (virtually) unspoilt nature.
I tie my own flies, and build my own fly rods...so there is a "craft" element.

I also throw the fish back...it is only for the sport.
I always have a camera with me.

Whenever I travel I always take my fly rod although this is also becoming more difficult with problems of transferring bio-hazardous weeds across borders.
I have seen some truly beautiful parts of the world through fly fishing.

Fly fishing is very active, in that you move along the stream casting ahead, and scanning the water for movement.

It is great exercise and keeps me flexible (from lots of climbing and stretching).
I recently took a friend fishing to a steep gorge, which includes a 10km walk into the gorge to start with. He is 20 years my junior.
He was exhausted by the end of the day, as I was, but he was clearly having lots of trouble climbing by the end of the day.

There is also a huge amount of literature to read on fly fishing.
I have also recently started to teach fly fishing to a few friends.
In short, I enjoy fly fishing because it has many dimensions and keeps me fit and active.

[JCrow]

How bout Hobbies for between 10pm and 2am? Those are the hours I'm most bored. I am a musician, so pretty much all day during the day all I do is practice. But its too loud to play at night....so I go crazy with boredom, like right now.

All this talk of reading and puzzles sounds pretty dull, and I was never a video game person.

[Zombicide]

Playing chess against father if not an AI, artificial since any socialization makes me ill and the artificial intelligence is probably more of a real intelligence than any other person I could ever play with. There's a good chance you have a version pre-installed on your computer.

I find solving anagram generations is something to do.

There's a game on the internet called Mulitask on Not-Doppler.

Thinking of ways to harm people or planning a means to properly exterminate most people as the vermin they are, thus ridding this otherwise precious world of the human plague.

As a kid, I use to write or draw a lot, drawings largely consisting of what I wrote about and vice versa. Lost interest during an extreme period of emaciation and harassment but one day I intend to take it up again.

Find stuff to shoot at in the woods, don't shoot animals, that would be wrong ... unless it's people.

Build bombs and detonate them out in the wilderness, you can find instructions online and make it out of strangely readily available materials. Be careful with that one.

You shouldn't hurt them but if you're really really at a loss, you can kill animals, pets and whatnot, I said kill, not torture them, though I use to light them on fire and such when I had the psychosis.

[Locke03]

Video games, skiing, reading, 3D modeling, marine aquariums (which I sadly have nether the time or money to have right now), martial arts, wandering into the woods alone, target shooting

[Still Standing]

I'm with Theaetetus, EarthBound and Booko on this: whatever interests me at the moment and/or helps me develop skills I can use. I've had a variety of them in my life: scrabble, Tetris, calculus, sudoku, playing music and/or singing with other people, languages, writing, cooking, exploring new territory and new cultures, creating and developing a business (just starting).

[rara avis]

The best hobby for an INTJ, in my opinion, is no single hobby. I have been through no less than 20, and am capable of using skills I've learned in all of these. I can build my own furniture, fix my own car, fix anything in my home, tailor my own clothing [...]

Yes, develop creation and customization skills. Building things the way you want them, making them over to suit. I love this stuff. Though I'm too much of a procrastinator to get around to much of it, the thought is right up my alley. And there are so many directions you can go in; think of any time you've wished for something you couldn't quite find in a store... and learn to make it.

[Doppelbock]

I too am a 40+ year old married INTJ. Sometimes I want escapeism -- video games like DOOM3, Quake4, and Left4Dead are my favorite then. Other times, intellectual pursuits. I blog (a critical thinking blog, used to have a humor blog too), I read (both fiction and nonfiction -- the latter, whatever subject I'm currently geeking out on, such as the Hopewell indian culture, ancient history of Wales, you name it), etc. Whatever you are interested in, find a way to make a hobby out of it.

[MrDoom]

Chess (serious play, as in learning some opening theory, etc.), wargames, role-playing games, mnemonics (Major, Peg, Link systems), conlanging, conworlding, calculus, economics (microeconomics is my particularity), computer programming, lucid dreaming, philosophy.

[HEWJ11]

22 yr old male here.

Hobbies would include, the never-ending search for self-improvement. Sitting and pondering equations and universe. Reading leisure and academic normally to do with physics. Listening to music(WIDE range). Playing Video Games of all kinds. Watching G4tv. Working out. Eating healthily. Analyzing everything and everyone until I think I'm insane. Sleep.

Yea this really sums it up for me to

[jndiii]

You would be surprised at the number of INTJs I've encountered in salsa dancing. It fits in the "self-improvement/working-out" category. What I've noticed, especially for the male INTJs, is a tendency to focus on the self improvement aspect. (I exclude female INTJs because the role as a follower is very different. I've run into a few female INTJs and ISTJs in dancing, but self-improvement w/r to dance is not their focus. And of course, my sample size is limited, so any conclusions made must be taken with a huge grain of salt.)

With the exception of going into competition level dancing, salsa dancing ends up being pretty advanced even at a social level. The salsa team I'm on has three INTJs (of which I am one), and all three have Ph.D.s and are middle-aged. The ladies of the team on the other hand, because the competition is a bit more fierce, tend to be younger and more focused on dancing as a means of self-expression.

Another oddity I've noticed, outside of the team I'm on, is that while there aren't a lot of female INTJs, several of the ladies have, or are pursuing, advanced degrees. My practice partner, who has been dancing far longer than I, has a Ph.D. in computer science (types as INFP, but I detect a strong Te in her). Another who has been dancing for even longer than that, is pursuing a medical degree. Yet another, with whom I've had some of the most excellent dances I've ever had, is pursuing a PhD in Psychology. My most advanced salsa instructors, who have placed in international competitions, are software engineers in their day jobs.

[Alext]

Well I can only say about things I do...

I find Computer music is really engrossing, learning how to program synths, how to mix, master and really get into complex sequencing - I find it really stimulating and also very rewarding. Remember to take breaks though! Also recording is good fun, instruments or just sounds, then processing them in all kinds of ways and using them in your mix.

Also I'm into Art, not just drawing but colour theory, lighting, composition. You can really get quite deep into it, studying the old Masters is hours of fun - they were so much more than just Painters. I love reading about all the technical sides of their compositional, shapes and ratios. Coming up with your own new ideas is also great, especially when they work!

3D computer modelling and animation is also very cool - I only know one program (Maya) but it's so intuitive, best GUI I've used in any program ever - very easy to pick up. Again if you want a slightly more technical creative outlet I can't recommend it enough!

Other than that.. constant quest for knowledge is always good - usually on Google.

And of course, gym, swimming, walking, running are all awesome - not just for exercise, I find them great "thinking" time - gym is great as I can observe peoples bones and muscles for my artwork :)

[ReasoningMind]

Everything is a chore unless:
-you are interested in it, and
-it presents a challenge.

You might look at books about hobbies and see what you are interested in. Also I recommend "Flow" by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, which contains a lot of examples and pointers.

Except ones that are mentioned, I tried:
-soap carving
-sewing
-bookbinding
-aikido
-collecting stamps
-bead jewelry
-juggling

I strongly agree with 3D modeling and animation: it's both artistic and technical, can be done in solitude and silently, doesn't require much money or time but you can if you want, and presents hordes of challenges behind every corner. Same mostly goes for 2D if that's a bit intimidating for a start (can be). Perhaps flash and actionscript, then you can make your own games to play with your kids.

[sephiroth]

online games, and chess. Once in a while i research some fun conspiracy topics, or watch documentaries :)

[Darren]

My reading tends to be directed towards attaining certifications (textbook reading) or learning something - always directed towards a temporary objective, not entertainment.


My reading has always been this way too. I'm a sponge for information and it just seems I can't get enough. Entertainment reading, such as fiction, bores the hell out of me.

[KHBaker]

I have two major ones (from a time/expense perspective). The first is blogging. It doesn't cost much, but it EATS hours. I've been doing it for about six and a half years now.

The second is shooting. That one eats MONEY. Guns aren't cheap, and feeding them costs even more, so I also reload. That's not cheap either, and it's time consuming. You don't really save any money by reloading, you just get to shoot a lot more for the same amount. Still, it's a LOT of fun, especially competition, and you meet some damned fine people.

My third hobby by time/expense is reading. It used to be #1, and if you include all the time I spend online reading it really still is. I have been known to go through five novels a week - I don't do that anymore. I find I read a lot more nonfiction than I used to, and that goes a lot slower (I'm reading for information, not entertainment so I tend to read less at a sitting and think about it a lot more.)

[Mader]

I crawl all over the internet for information. I start with a website that sells, oh, garden tools, then I go to the links page, follow the links, and then follow those links and I never know where I will end up, but I will learn lots of interesting stuff along the way.

Hiking, canoeing and camping, but must now travel with a partner so it has been a while.

I like needlepoint projects that are small - it better be completed in 4 weeks or less. Knitting or crochet is fun, too, but only for about 2 weeks.

My very favorite is reading old books to learn about life from the people of the time. Right now I am working on a history book of the US that was originally published in 1892. I have another household/cooking book that was first published in 1832, a farmers' book from the 1840's. Much of this is available on the internet for free. History is much deeper, richer, and more interesting than anything you ever learned in school.

[Sawa Hinuyo]

.... Watching High School Musical with the younger sis....

[Hydro]

salsa dancing, photography, and best of all: mountaineering and rock climbing
go risk your life and you'll never get bored...

[Brian618]

I'm in a swing band. Occupies me with the practice, meeting up, and traveling.

[Megalomania]

Hiking is always something I wanted to take up. I can't seem to find anyone else who would be interested in it though.

[gabbya]

Photography and hiking. Both allow us to expand our use of Se, while allowing some "alone" time for contemplation as well (more so with hiking). Photography also allows creativity bursts. JOY. Otherwise, I'm pretty darn boring.

[heartland]

Reading, cycling, music, (unsuccessful) speculating on the financial markets. Learning how to talk to & understand women.

Hope to take up surfing during the summer.

[Ian Morrison]

Hoo, boy. A LOT of different things! Art, music, science fiction, fantasy, video games, programming, developing video games, piano, and martial arts.

Just for starters.

No, I don't find time for all of them.

[Liason]

Linguistics, Reading, Writing (poetry and fiction), Singing, Artistic Design, Reviewing books and movies, composing music.

[Jug]

Lawn bowls is fun to get into. Its relaxing, challenging and clears your head.

Ive taken up guitar recently. I enjoy seeing myself progress each week, and playing some of my favorite tunes.

Reading is fun too, anything and everything.

I also watch a lot of movies / anime / TV shows that interest me. Its nice to experience another world sometimes.

[Zodd]

Anyone collect fossils?

[azelismia]

I crawl all over the internet for information. I start with a website that sells, oh, garden tools, then I go to the links page, follow the links, and then follow those links and I never know where I will end up, but I will learn lots of interesting stuff along the way.

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yup, I do this too. never thought to call it a hobby. guess it is.

[Seducer]

1/6th scale radio controlled world war 2 armored vehicles made by ArmorTek. They cost a few thousand dollars each, are made almost 100% of metal, and weight about 300 pounds each. They have sound effects too.

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[Seducer]

I recently quit playing video games. I'm going to do these hobbies at some time in the future:

* radio control helicopters
* radio control cars
* radio control airplanes
* wood carving
* lego mindstorms
* robotics
* wood working / furniture making
* leather crafting
* model trains
* seascape painting

[Zodd]

I do;
videogames, movies, tvseries, music, following martial arts, anime (basically everything behind a monitor and speakers)

I did and want to pick up again;
Reading, guitar, making music, martial arts, badminton, strengthtraining, conditioning.

Would like to;
collect fossils, chess, cook, hunt, fish, guns, poker, survivaling, manga, learning everything there is to learn, follow more sports, walk/bike, learning social skills and pick-up arts (though probably only fun once mastered).

Don't like:
Cars (I don't have that feeling I guess).

[Koshkot]

Things I enjoy: reading, learning languages, building things, drawing, photography, weight lifting, etc...

[plotthickens]

Gardening. Because it's easy, rewarding, and you can put as much or as little into it as you wish -- dilettante or soil scientist, master planner of carefully trimmed hedged Maze Herb gardens or stick it and forget it sloppy permaculturist, long-viewed 50 year maturity orchardist or 2-week greens on the windowsill.

Easy. Hard. Planned. Happenstance. Whatever -- still cheap and tasty. W00T!

[visitor]

Killing people.

[snipah3]

I enjoy wine making, learning about computers (repair, programming, web design, operating systems), racket ball, cooking (smoking, grilling, indoor cooking, food science). I enjoy playing music.. drums/guitar. I have been reading about blacksmithing, and am planning to set up a workshop. I recently took up deer hunting (so I could learn about butchering) and I enjoy the time alone in the woods. I also have plenty of projects I hope to take up in the future.

[Vega]

Reading (especially theoretical physics), stargazing, weightlifting, and photography.

But most importantly, drawing up plans to take over the world. Muhahahaha!!!

[icepick method]

Animation was mentioned, but how about stop-motion animation! This is what i'm planning on doing as a hobby for the rest of my days.

First you need to learn to be a machinist to make the armatures, sculpting for faces, props, casting for making duplicates, sewing and clothes design (in miniature), photography and cinematography, set design, painting, lighting, model building, editing, foley, music, etc.

Once you get all that done you can start animating!
one
frame
at
a
time.

[INTJewel]

Archery
Gardening
Painting or sketching
Writing
Cooking
Building stuff
Extreme web surfing
Dog training

[jfc]

At various times in my life I've been into:
Model trains
Model cars
Music - collecting CDs and MP3s
Computer programming
Travel
Researching things I enjoy on the Internet
Internet message boards
Building, setting up, and modifying computers
Video games
Music - Learning to play guitar and keyboard
Porn
Trying to pick up women (thinking of it as a hobby made it less stressful and more relaxing)

[Miryr]

Reading, posting, some games on Facebook and Krav Maga.

Is procrastination a hobby? Cause I do that a lot as well.

Planning on killing anybody?

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I read, watch movies/series, martial arts, play video games, write articles (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) or just about anything really, surf the web (I highly recommend using the Stumble upon application), then there's cataloguing old magazines I have into a database. If you have the inclination, and the money you could also travel and see the world...

[reb]

i wonder if Cloud ever answered his own question?

my hobby is wondering...

[Alanas]

Politics (hence I am studying it)
Watching dystopian and science-fiction movies
Watching Wrestling
Masturbating
History

That's about it.

[Gilbert]

Making things--art, music, models, furniture, robots, gadgetry, etc.

[icepick method]

Planning on killing anybody?

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I read, watch movies/series, martial arts, play video games, write articles (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) or just about anything really, surf the web (I highly recommend using the Stumble upon application), then there's cataloguing old magazines I have into a database. If you have the inclination, and the money you could also travel and see the world...

I don't just catalog my old magazines, i scan them as well. Specifically old industrial/noise music zines from the 80's-90's. Scan/crop/flip/adjust/convert to pdf. then i post them online for others to read:
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[JonD]

I like this thread, as I'm trying to find another hobby to pick up, to fill the void left by studying. (I recently graduated)

Right now, my hobbies are:
Running
Video Gamse (MW2, mostly)
Playing guitar

I'm thinking of learning German, or taking up a hobby that involves building something, or making some money on the side.

[Miryr]

I don't just catalog my old magazines, i scan them as well. Specifically old industrial/noise music zines from the 80's-90's. Scan/crop/flip/adjust/convert to pdf. then i post them online for others to read:
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I'm in the process of scanning the articles I'm interested, afterwards I'll build a database to search the articles with keywords.

[shaunmikex]

Pretty much everything. Writing, Reading, Music

In my free time I sing, program, dance, edit music, and of course the forays in science. I socialize everyday, unless one of those priorities is interrupted (daily by phone). Then I think about doing more... I can become interested in pretty much anything interesting, even the emotional woes of my ENFJ friend.

However, if put me in a room with a bunch of people with a dull conversation, and I literally will zone. Then I'll become interested in the way their interacting with eachother.. heh

[JonD]

I just thought of another one: home automation. (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)

[PharmaChris]

Ahhh....hobbies a subject near and dear to my heart. I think aquiring new hobbies is actually a hobby of mine. I tend to get bored and give a hobby up after I become proficient at it. What ever level feels proficient to me is totally arbitrary. I also revisit hobbies often after taking a break.

Music is taking over my life! (Playing in a band, attending shows, working on learning recording/producing, playing guitar and drums.)

Snowboarding

Magic: The Gathering (quite fun once you can get past the nerd aspect and appreciate the intellectual competition.)

Exercise mostly biking and running currently

The quest for self understanding!

Miniture war games and modeling (Ex-Illis plug)

Electronics in general (finding efficient ways to use my time so I can have more time for hobbies!) hmmm am I actually in a round about way wasting more time then I'm saving? Oh well...Its fun.

So many more have came and went but those are some relatively current ones. I want to start studying either psycology or physics and possibly learn a laguage. Making commitments to do any of those is proving to be hard for me now that I'm done with college.

[Zelda]

Have you tried cryptic crosswords (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.)? These ones are especially challenging
(to most). Takes me 30-60 minutes to solve these.

My dad was an INTJ and he loved these and cryptic math puzzles in general. He was also self-taught in computer programming during the early-mid 80s. I believe I was the first in my class to have a computer at home. Gotta love being raised by an NT parent.

[contemplative1]

I got a subscription to the Economist. It is international in flavor and covers a broad spectrum of interests (though it is often political and or economic). I am not a great "hobby" person. I run (well I think my speed is technically jogging, but that term seems to have gone the way of the cassette tapes). I don't really enjoy running (although it gives me good processing time - though my mind never seems to give me a rest from that - it does give me "approved alone time" within the context of family and work constraints). I mainly run because I like to eat and don't like to be grossly corpulent.

My wife and I have been living in Harare, Zimbabwe for 3 out of the past 4 years and I have found working on various projects either at work or around the house (not so much doing the work, but seeing how to get it done then supervising its completion) has been a source of unintended satisfaction.

[heyyyynoowww]

I like riding and maintaining my motorcycle, cycling (outdoors in spring and summer, home trainer in winter), darts, cooking, wood working, interior design, tennis, browsing in Google Reader. Also always looking for a new hobby

[BasketCase]

Reading, reading, reading.

More reading.


Read some more.


Any topic will do, just contribute to whatever may suit your interest. Philosophy? Climate change? Evolution? There are so many books and so little time.

Go out and learn something, nothing could be more exciting.

[rgc1234]

Writing or blogging. I'm very scattered when it comes to hobbies... I start WAY more things than I finish. But writing has stuck with me... and who knows, it might have to do with my personality. Here's my best BS as to why that might be.
And here's why you should write too:
I- you're too shy to actually interact with real people. But, through writing, you can get your ideas across without ever leaving the house.
N- You're full of ideas. Get them on paper and you'll have written something way more interesting than any of your "S" friends could have.
TJ- Your writing will be immaculate. And there won't be noticeable holes in your logic... if there are holes, no one else will be able to pick them up because you know how to argue your way out of a paper bag :p

I don't think it's all business, though. You don't have to limit yourself to thesis-driven papers or heated opinion pieces... You might try writing humor, who knows.
I know that a lot of these personality types have sense of humor in their description, but so far, I've had no personal experience that leads me to believe that sense of humor and personality type are fixed together. I know some people with notoriously humorous personality types who are not actually funny. On the other hand, I know others who have very introverted and logical personalities who are hilarious. I'm not convinced yet.
I very much enjoy keeping a humor blog even though that might not be typical for INTJ.
Do try writing though. You might surprise yourself.

[SirSrsly]

Writing in a journal, Scrabble, Chess, Video Games

[Ral3l3it]

Games and reading for me.

[Andy91]

Was into weight training / bodybuilding for years on and off. Web development but I made into my job.

I quite fancy getting into radio controlled air craft and maybe even learning to pilot real sail planes/gliders but i cant afford that right now.

[epicurious]

I like cooking and getting together with a bunch of people for dinner once a month or two as part of a cooking club. Its a way for me to try something new, learn about another culture, eat some tasty food, and socialize too (to the extent I'm capable). I really enjoy that!

For a couple years I researched hi fi audio equipment until I finally figured our a way to put together a quality system that worked for me. Its no longer a hobby but its was a fun process; I do love my audio system though.

[Dug]

I started collecting classic arcade games and pinballs a few years back. It started because I played them so much when I was a kid, but found I really enjoy working on them. Not having a background in component level repair it has been a bit of a learning curve but I've enjoyed it a lot.

[icepick method]

I started collecting classic arcade games and pinballs a few years back. It started because I played them so much when I was a kid, but found I really enjoy working on them. Not having a background in component level repair it has been a bit of a learning curve but I've enjoyed it a lot.

That's awesome Dug, i'd love to get into something like that. I love pinball and anything with small complex mechanisms. Especially liked the newer ones like The Simpsons and Sopranos tables. Too bad i can't find anywhere with pinball machines anymore. There was Simpsons machine in the local mall but in such disrepair that it couldn't even properly be played. Such a shame.

[Chickenhead]

aikido, bonsai (which one can sell later - gives you lots of practice, is quiet until you snap a branch and can be done at all hours with good light), go (japanese name for chinese board game that has major cultural references in asian strategy). there are lots of sites where can play over net like chess, has problems to solve and has rankings like martial arts if interested in that part, yoga and meditation, taiji quan, reading...

[SarcasticVlad]

You should try joggling chainsaws. I'd be amused.

[Formulatwo]

Piano, Chess, Gym...

iphone games: Words with friends (Scrabble), Unblock me, and again Chess.

[ausername]

Now that I have some more free time I'm looking to find a few hobbies - I think I'll really enjoy sewing so that I can make my own clothes. Also, salsa dancing sounds like it could be fun and a good workout at the same time. I also like computer games but try limit myself to just a few a year as they can be so addicting.

[The Habitat Dr]

Reading, gardening, politics (theory), listening to music, photography, a host of card games, creating random weird art (almost always wood sculpture), microwaving random objects, and anything involving the outdoors. It really never ends.

[antistu]

Going to college when you are over 30.

[Dellaire]

Philosophy!

[bluebutterfly]

watching movies
reading
swimming
ballet
sewing
make-up art

[nachalnik]

Karate, Table tennis, Sudoku, Geography.

[ZergRush]

One hobby that is sure to last is mastering a foreign language. I'd do it if I had the time, but I have too many hobbies as of this moment.

[lancelot]

Hobies, as a kid I enjoyed chess, and collecting chess sets,

Now I enjoy music: drums guitar and violin, and guitar and violin collecting.

Languages and linguistics, BA ling.

For fun I have studied ASL American sign Lang. Chinese and French

Working out at the Gym, weight lifting running I do about 3 times a week.

I also do some drawing in my free time, I do pen and ink drawings only, some people say it's good.

As an INTJ I do a great deal of thinking!

Other hobies I am considering Krav maga class.

I would like to own a few cold War hand guns a Makarov and maybe a Walther pp.

I wold like to finish Grad. School Just applied CSULA.

[Tactical Panda]

Teaching, hanging out with friends, music, friendly debate, walking alone, reading, and research and analysis into whatever is interesting me at the time.

[davids]

no one like Wines???

about you, (40 years old married)
Wines, Politic (haha!) , literature , art/ about paints..its sofisticate ,
a kind of music (example jazz o learn a sofistica instrument like saxophone or bass)

about me, (24 years single)

Cars!!(and all about the mechanical) obviusly , economy, trading, almost i know about
a little of wines, (and others) and good food .

maybe travel it´s and option.

Saludos!

[aragorn]

Good Hobbies For an INTJ:

- Watching Movies
- Playing a game like Chess or Risk
- Collecting things: Coins, Wine, Insects
- Cycling
- Typology
- Travel and photography
- Sports cars :devilish:

I guess I have done all of these things:thinking:

[HonestMax]

Interesting to see so many INTJs here so interested in health and fitness; that's the balancing of the introverted sensing I guess.

Here goes mine:

Masochistic physical training - Weights, indoor rowing, kettlebells, cycling, running. Also science and nutrition.

Music - DJing, production, listening, all genres particularly electronic (breaks, dnb, downtempo, etc).

Writing - deductions about life, decision-making, people and conclusions for societal progress.

Games - love nothing more but rarely find time - FPS shooters, real-time strategy, RPGs (like I have time for that!!) poker. Never been very interested in racing/sports games.

Sales - influencing people, making sense of them, playing them like a game and closing deals in the technology arena - more recently due to change in work. I am actually quite a caring person, but enjoy being occasionally underhanded for the good of mankind.

I also love helping friend and family on a one-on-one basis in areas in which I am proficient.


Edit: I also love food and drink, esp real ale, but pretty much deny alcholol and the unhealthy stuff most of the time for reasons mentioned above. Ever-working towards that time when I reach a level of appearance and health which can be maintained whilst enjoying the odd few beers.

[roxtehproxy]

Embrace your Se.. take up weapons!

I was always interested in taking up martial art. I use to watch some Parkour and Jujitsu at a friends house (who took karate lessons). I don't do anything of the like though, and probably couldn't support anymore hobbies :!blank:

Programming: I learnt some python (consider myself an intermediate pythoneer) a while back and am now learning Java for a group project. I learnt how to convert through any base and made a module for it, was quite something.

Gaming: I like to improve my gaming skeilz up and record what I can. It's awesome making battleground montages, but you need a lot of patience to do some serious editing.

Music: I use to be much more into it, but I still play/listen to music now. I'm a guitarist, I play mainly jazz and classical.

Reading, cars and playing with electronic boards are always fun too. I'm also reading assassin's creed atm and has been a good read thus far.

[Sphinx]

That's funny, I was going to mention martial arts. Not the watered down type where you don't actually apply what you learn on each other.

Combat sports is a better option because sparring/fighting becomes like a game. You can theorize about strategies and the relationship between different preferences or styles of fighting. The strategic & tactical side should be very interesting for INTJs.

[SteamViking]

I always recommend table-top games like Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer, and Magic the Gathering.

(In my area at least) A large percentage of the crowd is men over 30, and the above-mentioned games are definitely hobbies that you can have for life.

[Tocsin]

I'm looking for some hobby ideas...

Get together with some friends and unleash your inner Krampus.

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[Inferno]

I recently found paintball to be quite entertaining...

[Dung]

I enjoy train travels. Does that qualify as a hobby?

[Quito]

Art is nice. You'll start something and get absorbed into it... Time just seems to zip by but it's so lovely seeing it progress and then finally finished.

[kikimora]

Learn how to do crafts, play an instrument, learn a language. Volunteer somewhere - I'm sure there are plenty of organizations who would love a brilliant problem solving INTJ to work for them for free!

[ollin24]

I play with the computer chess once in a while when I'm thinking of a problem. (I'm no good in chess... )

[Coralaisly]

I like soapmaking and candle making. It's a relaxing activity and you actually create something useful. I was the familiy's go to girl during the rolling blackouts I spent a good deal of time making long burning candles during those times, and now for birthdays and gift giving holidays they love to see what I have come up with.

[HonestMax]

Learn how to do crafts, play an instrument, learn a language. Volunteer somewhere - I'm sure there are plenty of organizations who would love a brilliant problem solving INTJ to work for them for free!

Im sure there are plenty of INTJs who would rather get paid!

[DKnife]

I like soapmaking and candle making. It's a relaxing activity and you actually create something useful. I was the familiy's go to girl during the rolling blackouts I spent a good deal of time making long burning candles during those times, and now for birthdays and gift giving holidays they love to see what I have come up with.

I like wine and spirit production for similar reasons. If you are neat and consistent, something most of us are good at it's quite easy. Once you make a good clear clean tasting spirit you can make any number of types of drink. Beer is also good but there's not many who drink it near me. I mainly make one batch of beer for use with cooking every year or so. The wine is a summer thing when fruit is cheap. Spirits wise my double distilled Ouzo goes down well, especially at BBQ's but a basic rum goes well also.

[crystal]

I like to play sports such as volley ball, table tennis, badminton at weekends, listen to music at mid night, be interested in reading professional books such as marketing, business,....Beside that taking care of flowers is one of my hobbies :p