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Logicians are solitary, eccentric, and independent –
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none of which is listed as desirable for corporate INTP-T
Romantic Relationships
positions, which are usually designed for very ! Analyst
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di!erent personality types. Logicians duly struggle in
Parenthood
"nding careers that meet their needs, but what they
8% 92%
Career Paths
do bring, qualities in much higher demand, are EXTRAVERTED INTROVERTED

Workplace Habits
creativity, a passion for theoretical methods and 70% 30%
INTUITIVE OBSERVANT
Conclusion ideas, and an entrepreneurial, innovative spirit. If
75% 25%
Premium Pro!le they are able to put this better foot forward to THINKING FEELING

secure a position in a suitable line of work, people 42% 58%

JUDGING PROSPECTING
with the Logician personality type will "nd that,
8% 92%
whatever the job listing says, these “less desirable”
ASSERTIVE TURBULENT

qualities will prove an asset after all.

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Insight of the Day

Logicians are the least likely
personality type to trust anyone
A Poem of Numbers completely.

Chief among Logicians’ interests is exploring and

Source: Relying on Others survey,
building models for underlying principles and ideas, 9921 respondents.

even going so far as to "nd these concepts, in their

own way, beautiful – this makes them natural

mathematicians, systems analysts, and career

scientists, especially in more abstract "elds such as

physics. There are many other careers that allow

Logicians to explore these interests, but many of

them are far too rooted in uninteresting practical

applications. As useful as it is to develop a better
vacuum cleaner, it is no Large Hadron Collider.

Logician personalities are self-driven and have very

high personal standards – “good enough” is never

good enough – but have few environmental needs.
Despite this relative simplicity, they are often hard

for more people-centric types to understand.

Logicians live primarily in their own heads, and have
little interest in social distractions like chitchat and

motivational speeches.

All Logicians really want is to immerse

themselves in an interesting project, and

anything that interrupts that, be it overactive

managers, the need to manage others, or

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o!ce parties or meetings, are simply

unwelcome burdens.

For this reason, the #atter the workplace hierarchy,

the better, making small, technical workplaces and

"elds such as law, forensics, and laboratory research

very desirable for Logicians. Insightful and open-

minded managers who can accommodate these

needs will "nd their Logician subordinates to be a
tireless generator of brilliant and unique ideas.

However, many people with the Logician personality

type may do away with the immediate hierarchy
altogether, opting instead to provide their services

on a freelance basis as consultants.

Emotional Values: A Mere

Illusion

Where Logicians do not thrive is in workplaces that

require them to provide a high degree of emotional

satisfaction – cruise ship masseuses they are not.

Logician personalities struggle to understand
emotional exchanges, and service-oriented positions

will prove ba$ing and exhausting for them. Though

Logicians are talented analysts who are perfectly
capable of understanding the theoretical importance

of customer service, the day-to-day application of

such a scheme is simply better left to more people-
oriented personality types.

Business is growing more complex every day, and

this complexity is managed with technical systems,

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economic theories, and data. The need for novel

approaches is stronger than ever for people and
organizations to distinguish themselves. Though
general people skills are often phrased as a must, it

is the technical work that creates something to talk

about, and it is in this pursuit that Logicians thrive.

Work as business analysts and corporate strategists

is well suited to Logicians, but they can also move
things forward as data analysts, mechanical,
electrical and software engineers, and even as

technical writers and journalists, provided the "eld is

interesting enough. If they can smile and shake
hands just long enough to establish themselves as
the brilliant innovators that they are, people with the
Logician personality type will "nd that whatever the
expectations for social conduct, it is the qualities

unique to them that are truly in demand.

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