I would pontificate that Turbulent INTJs have a lot in common with any sort of INFPs.
Speaking for myself on the following.
Tells people "I know" a lot, but secretly frets that they may not actually know and researches compulsively.
False. If I don't know something, I'll admit it, then do the research without fretting about it. The Sage's Quest is something to be relished, not spurned.
Spend a lot of time organizing information.
True. Fastidious attention to ergonomic order is a textbook Melancholy trait. Lawful Good is Lawful GREAT!
Doesn't care what others think/more likely to not mask their own persona.
True, though I don't like it when others think stuff that's anti-true. Don't like myself thinking stuff that's anti-true too.
Like to create and follow their own process, in a way that helps them understand something (rather than following what they "should" do).
True. Lawful Good doesn't mean we can't be rebels in our own way.
Doesn't respond well to being told to relax, as this makes them fear they aren't relaxing enough.
I've never had trouble with this, but I can't give it a definitive "true" or "false."
Are courteous and friendly to people and tries to play nicely but still carries a stubbornness to knowing everything and sometimes an arrogance at not needing outside input.
True except for the arrogance. Well, maybe when I was younger (late teens, early 20s).
Tends to feel they are very competent and knowledgeable.
Depends on the topic or task at hand. We also recognize what we
don't know and should always be GLaD to accept help from people with different aptitudes.
Has a ravenous appetite for information that fits into a topic that interests them.
Naturally.
Usually have an elephant's memory and remember details accurately.
That's why they called me "Sheldon" where I used to work.
Sometimes struggle to succinctly describe their thoughts.
Ni tends to think in abstract images first and some of them can can difficult to transcribe into language that can be easily understood in strictly left-brain terms.
Give freer reign to mental wanderings.
The only way to use Ni.
Push themselves to achieve, but don't necessarily make concrete benefit (such as pay) their main goal - their main goal is more likely to be as knowledgeable as possible.
Or to find job satisfaction if we're talking workplace scenarios. Anyway, knowledge is impotent without wisdom.
Are fine not being in the center spotlight and may rather be in the background/unexposed.
True. *hides*
Really need a kick in the ass to actually do something, and do it now.
I'll admit it. That's
sometimes true. Usually, positive motivation works better. We only slack off when we feel like nothing matters anymore.
Like the Assertive INTJ, but think they're smarter, more knowledgeable, and have more novel and original ideas that define them.
Never thought of it that way. Not really interested in arbitrary competition.