I was wondering, how many of you INFJs majored in/are majoring in/will major in or pursue some kind of self-study in the field of computer science?
I would imagine that there are some INFJ CS people out there. Programming allows one to flex his/her Ni via creative problem solving. However, since Fe is an INFJ's auxilliary function, CS might be a bit "cold," "lonely," or "dry" for the INFJ.
I seriously considered majoring in it when I was in college. I loved the creative problem solving element, and it was fun. I knew a few CS majors as well, but they weren't friendly types--a little too serious and socially inept. They were good people (I'm sure), and they were probably really good at what they did. But at the same time, I didn't see myself fitting in (socially) with the CS crowd too well. So, for that reason, among others, I ended up majoring in something else.
Of course, that decision ended up biting me in the ass later on, as I am now working in IT, and I probably could have advanced my career much further had I majored in CS or a similar field when I was in college. Oh, well.
I would imagine that there are some INFJ CS people out there. Programming allows one to flex his/her Ni via creative problem solving. However, since Fe is an INFJ's auxilliary function, CS might be a bit "cold," "lonely," or "dry" for the INFJ.
I seriously considered majoring in it when I was in college. I loved the creative problem solving element, and it was fun. I knew a few CS majors as well, but they weren't friendly types--a little too serious and socially inept. They were good people (I'm sure), and they were probably really good at what they did. But at the same time, I didn't see myself fitting in (socially) with the CS crowd too well. So, for that reason, among others, I ended up majoring in something else.
Of course, that decision ended up biting me in the ass later on, as I am now working in IT, and I probably could have advanced my career much further had I majored in CS or a similar field when I was in college. Oh, well.