INTJ silence is not distance. Sometimes it is just processing.
I often run every scenario in my head before speaking. The awkward part is that people only notice the pause, not the work happening behind it.
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INTJ silence is not distance. Sometimes it is just processing.
I often run every scenario in my head before speaking. The awkward part is that people only notice the pause... Join the INTJ conversation on MBTI Planet Forum.
Same here. I have started narrating the pause: 'Give me a second, I am sorting it.'
People respond better when I explain that silence is part of how I stay precise.