Thank you so much for creating this list! Every time I do a myers-brigg test it's between INTJ and ISTJ. I mostly align with the ISTJ descriptions, but I have a creative, imaginative side too (which throws the INTJ result sometimes) and get so frustrated with the "career lists" all give examples in finance and such. Yeah, I'd be great in those careers, I've even done them...but I get bored out of my mind. I end up feeling caged without the outlet for creativity, but my skills of high-attention to detail and organization always end up with me in a job playing with numbers or organizing or managing things/people in an office-like setting. But I can't be the INTJ...my last job drove me nuts as the front-of-house manager/finance manager/whatever else the owner needed primarily because there was no given order of heirarchy and nothing was clear cut nor and order of operations *anywhere* within the business. My anxiety was through the roof and reduced severely when I finally opted to leave. I felt like I could not work there anymore because I could not make order of the chaos, because the owner was resistant to structure (omg, just trying to do the books was a nightmare some weeks...) I did find though that having music while I worked was a necessity. Days when the internet was down or the speaker system wasn't working, I was not as productive and my mood like a cold gray rainy day. Music on: hello sunshine, I CAN be an extrovert ;) lol
I've wondered how on earth I could make my skills work on a creative level in an actual career rather than just trying to balance "boring" career with still having energy for hobbies. This list is the answer!!! It even stirs up other ideas of digital design when you describe the attributes applied for art, photography, and music. Perhaps digital cinematography could be a good role for an ISTJ. Hmm...
Elisha (not verified)says...
Thank you so much for creating this list! Every time I do a myers-brigg test it's between INTJ and ISTJ. I mostly align with the ISTJ descriptions, but I have a creative, imaginative side too (which throws the INTJ result sometimes) and get so frustrated with the "career lists" all give examples in finance and such. Yeah, I'd be great in those careers, I've even done them...but I get bored out of my mind. I end up feeling caged without the outlet for creativity, but my skills of high-attention to detail and organization always end up with me in a job playing with numbers or organizing or managing things/people in an office-like setting. But I can't be the INTJ...my last job drove me nuts as the front-of-house manager/finance manager/whatever else the owner needed primarily because there was no given order of heirarchy and nothing was clear cut nor and order of operations *anywhere* within the business. My anxiety was through the roof and reduced severely when I finally opted to leave. I felt like I could not work there anymore because I could not make order of the chaos, because the owner was resistant to structure (omg, just trying to do the books was a nightmare some weeks...) I did find though that having music while I worked was a necessity. Days when the internet was down or the speaker system wasn't working, I was not as productive and my mood like a cold gray rainy day. Music on: hello sunshine, I CAN be an extrovert ;) lol
I've wondered how on earth I could make my skills work on a creative level in an actual career rather than just trying to balance "boring" career with still having energy for hobbies. This list is the answer!!! It even stirs up other ideas of digital design when you describe the attributes applied for art, photography, and music. Perhaps digital cinematography could be a good role for an ISTJ. Hmm...
Anyway, thanks again!