I ' m also an intj in my 40 ' s and I did not recognize a similar pattern although not to as much extreme as yours , I tend to change jobs every 12 yrs until more recently . I also tend to get bored , but I ' m in a field where there are many different specializations , and so far I ' ve been through 6 different specialities within the same field , as soon as I master it , I ' m ready to move onto something else . Nobody bats an eye , bc I haven ' t technically left my field , but I ' ve basically tried several different specialties . My most recent job though is a shift into a different sector , into a specialty unusual for my field , but it been challenging , and one that I do enjoy , but I do fear getting bored with it once again . Instead of moving sideways this time , I think I am going to move upwards , an opportunity for a promotion has been presented to me and as long as things continue on creating a new division , I am to lead that project and to move into a hybrid supervisoryconsultant role , that is basically being created for me . The timing is actually perfect , bc I ' m closing in on 2 yrs at my current position , and already starting to get antsy , I guess you can call it my 2 yr itch . I do worry about getting bored again , but this move will be a different type of challenge where I move beyond being an individual contributor and the first year to year and a half will be very rocky , as this is something that I am building up from the ground up . I know I will be watched , and this is in some ways a test to groom me to move into leadership positions within the organization . If I do well , it will actually open up a lot of doors for me inside and more importantly , OUTSIDE of my current organization . It does take me out of my comfort zone and it will be the most challenging job I ' m taking on so far , but I think I ' m at a point in my life where I just need to do it and see what happens . OP , do you think that maybe you are bored as an individual contributor ? I ' m wondering if it may be what my issue has been , so if I move into this next level at my organization , maybe it will decrease this feeling of needing to change my job as often if I am able to move upwards .