Balzac (INTP)

Balzac (INTP) - observes events and sees in advance the speed and direction of their changes. Very often correctly predicts the further development of a situation. Knows how to use this knowledge to his advantage.

In business matters, tries to make as few movements and efforts as possible, taking on only those tasks that guarantee maximum return and benefit. Will never act on pure enthusiasm without calculating the situation beforehand. May appear slow or inactive, but in reality Balzac is simply waiting for the perfectly suitable moment to act.

Gets attached to things and dislikes changing familiar surroundings. Tries to make housing, appearance, and lifestyle correspond to accepted norms and not stand out too much. At the same time, may feel drawn to greater comfort and beautiful things for personal enjoyment rather than display.

Balzac strongly dislikes anything that disturbs his state of calm and inner balance, which costs him great effort to achieve. An unstable emotional atmosphere affects this sociotype’s ability to think and assess events correctly very poorly. Periodically dissatisfied with everything. Does not know how to manage either his own emotions or those of others. His speech is often sluggish and unemotional. If someone overwhelms him with too many emotions, he takes a long time to recover. Cannot stand when someone tries to cheer him up while he is in a bad mood.

Balzac is not always sure whether he can protect himself and his loved ones or ensure their survival. Would like to have at least some authority over certain resources as a guarantee of well-being. Is attracted to people confident in their strength and right to control everything, and knows how to use them to his advantage.

Attracts others through the ability to listen and give sensible advice. Does not always know how to protect himself from people who constantly complain about life.

If Balzac does not want to do something, he says he does not see possibilities for it. Worries that he has missed opportunities in life. Criticizes bold ideas, looking for flaws and hidden pitfalls in them. This personality type is extremely unlikely to take any truly radical step personally, but will closely observe another person who dares to do something unusual in order to see how it all ends.

When working, carefully studies details. Structures information well and sees contradictions and inconsistencies in various theories. May break rules and instructions if certain he will not be caught.

1. "Imagination rules me." Balzac (INTP) possesses a powerful intellectual imagination. Honoré de Balzac created portraits of 2,000 people who seem more alive than real ones: "he can only be compared to a city hall," wrote A. Maurois about him. Gabriel García Márquez’s fantastical world is also striking in its precision of detail. Thanks to this quality, he sees the future well. From separate actions of a person, he seems to build a working model. In general, he knows everything in advance. If he did not warn others beforehand about some threatening trouble (success interests him less), he would probably feel useless.

2. "Pastoral impassivity." Almost never displays emotions and shields loved ones from them. Sincerely convinced that overly strong passions bring destruction to a person. O. Balzac consistently shows how feelings grow like monstrous cancer, corroding souls and eventually suppressing everything. As for his dual — an overactive and passionate personality — this is entirely true.

3. A profound analyst. Balzac is convinced that if one does not understand the order reigning in the world, life becomes impossible. Whoever ignores the real state of affairs heads toward catastrophe. Prefers cynicism to hypocrisy. In any situation described to him, he analyzes it thoroughly and soon begins telling the astonished speaker all the details, roots, and aspects they missed. His analysis contains no self-deception. "All this is no better than a kitchen — just as much stench, and if you want to cook something, dirty your hands, but then know how to wash the dirt off well; that is the whole morality of our age," says Vautrin about life. Such misanthropy can discourage almost anyone.

4. "Above all, he is kind." Despite all his negativism, by nature he is a very gentle person. These words about Balzac belong to George Sand, who understood kindness well. Balzac loves strong people who know their own path, demand concessions, and free him from the need to invent goals, while using the methods of action he invents, at which he is highly skilled. He can pour cold water on an enthusiast, but he can also extinguish despair when others are unlucky, when everything falls from their hands, and fate seems hostile.

5. Here is how student Laima describes the knight of her dreams: he must be handsome and intelligent. Large, sad eyes. Quiet, does not give compliments. Therefore gives the impression of being unattainable. He is troubled by dozens of problems that, in my opinion, are not worth attention. I am drawn to his sadness and seriousness, and I try to cheer him up, lift his mood, make him happy. If there is such a man at a party, I am never bored. This is a figurative description of a person who is very constant in feelings, not inclined toward adventures, and desires complete devotion to a demanding loved one.