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The bits that don't fit on a CV

How am I wired?Psychometric Data

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Myers-Briggs INTJ-A · The Architect

Capable of intense focus, abstract long-term strategic thinking, contextualising across several specialist domains and diving deep into complex… But what does that actually tell you about me?

What guides me?Core Values

Honesty

Saying what's true, even when it's awkward, difficult, or painful.

Congruence

Creating space for people to be authentic and genuine.

Equality

Every voice carries equal value. Celebrate diversity, not compliance.

Pragmatism

Values need to be able to survive contact with reality.

Freedom

The autonomy to think, choose and spend time on what matters most.

Willingness

Skills are trainable. Mindset, curiosity and initiative are harder to teach.

At least four times a year I disappear into the woods and stone circles with friends for a few days of camping around the solstices and equinoxes.

Part digital detox, part survival weekend, part controlled chaos. Fire spinning, self-defence training, cooking over open fires and the kind of practical survival skills that stop feeling like hobbies in extreme weather conditions.

What keeps me engaged offline?Hobbies

In 2022 I was involved in an accident that required significant reconstructive surgery, putting my high-intensity exercise routine on hold. I’m still steadily rebuilding my strength and fitness. Most of the things I enjoy tend to involve either the body, the brain, or ideally both at the same time.

  • Endurance Sports

    I don't think of anything below a half marathon as a long run. Endurance sports are equal parts determination, pacing and embracing short-term discomfort in pursuit of long-term goals.

  • Climbing

    Bouldering and deep-water soloing by preference. Reading the rock, trusting the process and accepting that mistakes usually come with a long drop or a cold landing.

  • Martial Arts

    I've trained across several styles and stayed fairly agnostic to form. Brazilian jiu-jitsu has been the most enjoyable as a sport, but also the highest-risk activity to return to.

  • Yoga

    The quieter counterweight to harder disciplines. Breath, balance, mobility and attention. The part that keeps everything else functional, grounded and mostly injury free.

  • Firespinning

    Less practical, more controlled chaos. Jack of all props, master of none. Staffs, poi, or swords, I'm always happy to pick something up and give it a go. Somehow, I've not set myself on fire yet.

  • Strategy Puzzles

    Chess, board games, card games and anything rewarding long-term thinking. Planning several moves ahead, spotting patterns early and occasionally overengineering the fun of it.

What balances the intensity?Strategic Empathy

“90% Thinking” is quite unusual, even for an INTJ. The humanistic side of my development hasn’t happened by accident; it’s been a deliberate counterweight I’ve been building for years.

High analytical thinking tends to produce strong systems people. Strategy, abstraction, technical depth and long-term thinking came naturally to me, but I made a conscious decision to develop the human side with the same level of intent and seriousness.

That meant formal counselling training, Mental Health First Aid, wellbeing work and learning how to communicate about difficult things without hiding behind overly clinical or corporate language.

The combination is the bit that actually matters. Systems thinking paired with enough emotional intelligence to make both technical and non-technical people feel understood, included and able to engage honestly.

Pattern recognition

Pattern recognition, translated through empathy, notices subtle morale shifts and interpersonal friction before they become larger operational or team problems.

So, what's next?Get in touch

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