Not sure if it applies to other INTPs, but a hot button that can get pushed for me is: when others who I have NOT recognized as an authority, tells me what to do (orders me around).
"They may show you, how much they respect you by how much they challenge you" 100% true for as an intp. Haven't realized that before watching the video. Very interesting...
Worst things that ever could happen to me in correct order. 1 is worst. 1. The doorbell rings unannounced 2. I get a phone call 3. I get a text message from someone who wants something of me 4. I get an email from someone who wants something of me
INTP also seem to posses something called Chameleon mode. Using which they can virtually portray themselves as any other personality type. I am an INTP and i love to be one.
+Vishal Devgire I do the same thing and it's kind of gotten so automatic for me that it scares me sometimes. People who know me see this happen when I don't even realize it and they call me a sociopath later on.
yeah, there are lots of kind of people and I put them in a category. For example there are the snobby ones, there are the fun and genuine ones, there are the slightly annoying but some how torable ones,there are the ones whom you can relate to (very rare by the way I only met two of them), there are the cliches and last but not least the dramatic ones. Majority of them might be annoying but hating on those people will not be right because it would make you a bad person. so you try to find things you can relate with them even if it is boring.
INTPs with parents --> " I need you to come upstairs and do some things for me?" "Why? What do I need to do?" " You do not ask you just do as your parents ask!!!" When I genuinely just want to know what they want!! It's infuriating lord
INTPs with religious parents ---> Parent: God created jesus to cleanse humans from their sins INTP: Why? He could have just made the process a lot easier for himself and made the humans perfect in the first place Parent: insert old greek folktale INTP: that doesn't make any sense, why? how? Who comes up with these kind of myths and stories? How did they all come to intersect and create one large sequence of myths ? How long did the story take to develop, what inspired them to do so? How did the first story originally go, because of coarse they develop and change with time? Parent: you are so disrespectful, I am your parent you do not ask why its just because... Oh my god I hate when people justify their reasonings really poorly...just pushes my buttons.
+Kuhn Flakes I think that made me more more more more rebellious, because my parents always said that. So now when someone tells me what to do I dont do it.
Jack Patton Idont think his comment was about religion at all, its about his parents and their totalitarian rule over him, that happend to be Christians. The "dont think" mentality, not the religion.
I wasnt suggesting that christianity was a folktale, I simply imply different perspectives on things. I like to look at things in more than just one aspect and I respect some ideologies that Christianity presents, As poposisa had mentioned it's more of how I am "not" supposed to look at Christianity in more than one way taking different sides of it, which my parents are strictly against. I am not an Atheist either and even though you believe I might be irrational for not believing in Christianity, I respect some aspects of it and highly dislike others, I believe there is some form of god but I'd like to keep it at that. I dont believe I have a very skewed view on Christianity at all, I have been exposed to a lot of it and have looked at different perspectives and from those I have concluded on my own grounds, I like to think I am not as close minded as most "young" "immature" people are, I am immature in a lot of aspects but I am certain I was not irrational when I had came to my conclusions about religion.
He's right about INTPs coming off as challenging and abrasive. There's a lot of questions I don't ask people because I'm afraid they won't like the answer they will end up giving, or it will make them fell uncomfortable. Conversely, you can ask an INTP almost anything you want with little fear of being seen as offensive. As long as it's an honest question you generally get an honest response.
Nifty Fingers yeah I have that same fear, fuck sometimes I want to break out my shell and express myself without anyone putting road blocks in my life Jesus
my friend did not decide based on the type ... but in your opinion which of the electricians and mechanics is the most suitable for ISTP ...? who often work alone using the mind and hands (physical)
You know that I don't respect you when I just stare blankly at you while you talk; I refuse to engage in idiocy. Also, very true about the micromanagement; I can't stand it when my boss checks up on me. In general, I need an environment in which I have complete autonomy and the ability to ask questions and discuss when necessary. I can't get the job done right otherwise.
+CherryzLove Same. I was talking to my manager about how we were going to have a wet winter and she just shook her head condescendingly and said "The government controls the weather." I just let her say her spiel then walked away. (This particular manager is also a micromanager, so my dislike was already decided.)
ONE OF MY PET PEEVES: I hate it when I am asked to provide details and information about certain things and not be informed of reasons why I should comply in the first place. "Would you give me details on this and that? " My reaction with that would be "Why? Why do I have to do that? What's the info for?" This usually happens through texts. People don't explain things anymore when they're asking favors through texts.
kahnt They don't explain things in real life as well. I hate it too. I always ask why/what they need it for, especially when I get a context-sensitive request/question and the usual reply is "just tell me" or "no reason". If there's no reason why do you want any information on anything? I'd very much prefer the honest answer "I don't want to tell you". [yes, I can understand that they don't want to tell me but I want to hear them say it for a change.] [sorry for replying to an 8-month-old comment]
I'm an INTP and small talk doesn't bother me in the least bit now. I've learned, over time, that a great deal of people enjoy this activity and it is therefore logical to participate in small talk in order to form better alliances and advance my interests. I also actually find it's a great way to take a break from all the inner dialog going on.
It still bothers me. I think about what i want to say in my head and its perfect but it never comes out the way it is in my head. I cant spontaneously have small talk it has to go through my thoughts first. I suck on dates because there is a lot of awkward silence.
This is pretty accurate. I. Make people text me so as not to pull me off task. I feel drained by unnecessary phone chat. I have a river of thought 100 percent of the time.
I think the abbreviated overview issue stems from the times when we try to dot all the i's and cross all the t's and watch people's eyes glaze over, either boredom and confusion. I tend to either over or under explain things. Or under explain, warn them that the full explanation is long, then ramble at them (clarifying EVERYTHING, or so I think) for half an hour or more.
My mom needs to see videos like this one and find out more about INTPs. I think we could get along a lot better if she did because she always accuses me of challenging her, even when I'm just asking a question like "Why?" like the man in the video says.
That's what always happens with my mom. When we try to discuss things, whenever I ask her "Why", she thinks I'm attacking her but I just want to know th reason behind what she's saying. And I always get this kind of answer : "This is how it is. I know what I'm saying !" --' I didn't say that you didn't know Mom....
Every INTP would embrace the idea of personal clones. I would be so organized and less error prone because each clone would triple check everything. Rationals like us have the ability to question everything (we are the most neutral, unbiased type) and we hate having to trust people too much (especially non-INTPs). We dislike it when Se dominant people dismiss our ideas and theories as being too abstract and inhuman. We only ever get really emotional (extreme rage, fear or sadness) when we experience heavy ignorance (e.g. ISTJs and ESTJs who need to make sure that everyone has acted strictly within the rules even if the rules are obsolete, ESTPs risking their life at any given moment for the thrill of it, ENFPs's populist attitude willing to impair progress for conformity). The majority of people focuses on temporary matters like appearance, physical sensation and property, it's sickening. Actually our ideas will outlive us. Fellow INTPs let's get back to work, after all we were the first scientists and philosophers.
The Diversity Cancer I love you for the support and going to school is difficult in having to learn all the small details and such 😞 can’t I study to be a scientist already instead of doing all these general education? I’m 28 damn it!
Pretty much. Many famous INTPs didn't conform to the social standards of the period in which they lived and were considered "social freaks" or whatever the vernacular of the time would have matched.
BananaSquid i just disassociate myself from those who direct me the opposite way from which i have chosen to go. Their ideals are based on social norms passed on from unreliable sources
I am a female INTP and sent this good video to my family and they still can not understand me! They suck my energy so much. My entire family are all F people! My sister wants texting and phone call twenty times a day and I like emails! What is the problem with emails??! She is an ESFJ and even though we care about each other, but we fight all the time! She wants to crack me open and I do not allow her! She can be so manipulative and love attention! I am not like her!
Well crackdown and scold her, hard, just bring out your bottled up emotions and angst, lay down your bold, truthful criticism. Use their own weapon against them by being just as emotionally manipulative. What we lack in expression we can come out with intensity. She wants attention from you? Give it to her, show her that you do think about stress, feelings of others, and instead of being supportive they're bogging down your independence. Extraverted feeling might be our minor function, but that doesn't mean we can't use it effectively. If they're looking for *unconditional* feelings, sympathy and the like, make it clear you can't do that. We are impartial by nature, we seek understanding, not empathy.
Thank you for your message. I have been giving and paying attention to them all my life. It just does not stop! They do not show any attention toward me but they just want it constantly. When I take a break and do not show it, they say I do not appreciate them! How much do they need it! Gush! They are suckers for attention! Unbelievable!
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sorry about the late reply but I know exactly how you feel! I tend to act the way I really am with my family and relatives and they all seem offended when I dont care to say some things or I just blankly take in information without anything to add because it seems worthless, they often think I hate them but in fact I love them because I am able to just be happy sitting there saying nothing and just enjoying the silence! I do not like talking all the time but I put on a mask that I do talk a lot because other people dont understand why silence is enjoyable!
I'm an INTP as well and I don't think that far ahead when it comes to small talk, usually all I can think of is "I'm boooooooooored" so I don't have as much patience with it lol.
=) your logic is impeccable. I enjoy small talk, as long it's not the only thing going on. If I have a book to read or notes to write, then it's relaxing to be able to let my attention drift in and out of the conversation.
I am an INTP and this is very true. I hate small talk and love to debate just for the sake of debating. I also annoy alot of people I come in contact with because I can't take anything at face value and have to find out the reason behind everything.
Haha, this completely describes me. I just uploaded a video of myself explaining MBTI, and it totally shows my INTPness. INT Pness. Get it? haha. ..no? .. okay.. bbai
as a female INTP I find social situations extremely uncomfortable. I'm really bad at small talk and I feel like I often ask inappropriate questions and come across as awkward. I just hate it, if we gotta have a meaningless and superficial conversation I would rather not talk to you at all
I definitely agree about the debating thing. I feel very engaged in a healthy debate that relys on my ability to counterargue another's point. It's stimulating, as long as the person I'm talking to doesn't get angry or frustrated, then it becomes very frustrating. I don't really hate small talk, but I don't respect it all that much unless it's a topic that engages me. That sounds very INTJish, to hate small talk
same here, thought I sometimes have to write it out on a blog just to let it all out. When having a great Idea, it can feel like I need to burst out either by saying it or writing it.
I personally dislike communicating through messaging and being expected to return a friendly and over-familiar response. I prefer a more business like approach, but this does not mean I dislike you, it is simply in my comfort zone.
Once I was visiting a farm with my mom (INFJ). She made a comment about the pigs, something like: "Oh, look at the colors of the fur, they must be a special breed..." I thought about that for a moment, came to a conclusion and said - mostly to myself: "Actually, every breed is special." And she felt corrected/attacked... like always.
theoneandonline I have a INFJ colleague and i have lived this moment so many times. INTPs are honest about their views but most people can't digest INTP level honesty.
My mom is an INFJ also, I've had countless situations like that with her. I honestly didn't know I was doing anything wrong until a relative told me. To me it always just seemed like a normal comment one would make and I never understood why she would get so upset until I got intersted in MBTI and had her take the test to find she was an INFJ.
As an intp it is really hard for me for communication, when i ask them back they start with a mean answer or get mad at me, and sometime i got upset too because i don't get the question they ask me or something they ask me to do but i don't know how what and why 😭
Or being told that you have to do something you hate. But you can do it whenever you want as long as its done in a week. OMG, just go do it now or its gonna be floating around my head until I do it, if I do it. Then your like " why do we even have a lawn? Why do I have to mow it anyway, why not buy a goat?"
This was extremely helpful for understanding how I should be with my INTP friend. We've had some issues (ISFJ here, so you can probably guess why, lol). Thank you :)
If an intp ever says. I know Please shut up and move on. You are boring us, insulting us and wasting both of our time. If you still insist on wanting a conversation so your ego feels validated. Ask us too tell you what we are doing with the project/work.
I'm not a fan of mbti, but I think that this is very true. And employers should take information like this seriously if they want to get the most out of employees.
I'd say hell starts double in someone's life when considering the possibility that a transsexual is an intp...Question then becomes "how"?, because of the fact that there must be at least one. I can barely reason through that. I take on the idea that a sense of identity and what someone goes about their identity corresponds to personality traits, if they have a personality.
Hi Lara, I'm INTP transgender as well. Nice to know I'm not alone :) Setting aside the irrationality of anti-discrimination laws (which do nothing to change actual opinion, just mask it from the eyes of society) wouldn't it be fun if being rational were a protected characteristic? We should also get a free pass on GRS etc as clearly we have thought things through lol
Hi Lara! Thanks for the post...Hmm..I only get 500 characters in my replies, so I may be hard-pressed to address your question in detail. I will say that you are correct, that INTPs are under-represented in females in the United States, but they are more represented in European countries. Shoot me an email at neil.ihde@lifeiq.com and we can dialogue further.
Oh I can't stand INFJs, or pretty much anyone with an F in their personalities. I don't care about feelings. Give me the facts, the rationale, support it with sound logic, mean what you say and be honest and concise, and then we can have a conversation that leads some place.
You are unique if you are an INTP, even more unique are an INTP woman and even the scariest combination is me ... The Biggest Taboo, a transsexual INTP - Then society hell starts double in your life. But we can bite very hard back if needed. So Neil, how to handle the last situation here. Lara.
nope. we're insensitive, period, which is why we pick everything apart, and that includes what other people say about everything, including about ourselves, and that process comes across as insensitive to others, because, I don't care about feelings, only rationales
@mattR Mega only if you're an immature one, we learn to adjust our interfacing with the world as we age. Though I'm more of an INTJ, so I'm even more extreme
Hi brother, it's your INTP sister :) You know we are super wise, No ? So the presenter of this video is nothing more using my life-problem he knows nothing of and I can take a test via an e-mail from him : Against big big money. Who is the smartest now ? Cause we know people better then he does by book.
I'm a gay INTP here too. Do you even think gay people proportions of each type would be the same to heterosexuals. I mean guys and girls proportions of each type are slightly different. What do you think?
I've had many encounters with ESFJ types and they're the worst, super sensitive and way too high energy, like fucking chill the fuck out and stop talking about superfulous shit like feelings
Not sure if it applies to other INTPs, but a hot button that can get pushed for me is: when others who I have NOT recognized as an authority, tells me what to do (orders me around).
I'm pissed off whether someone authority or not tells me what to do, I'm the authority to my own life
I get mad at my mom when she tells me when to eat.
Permission to kill granted.
Permission to kill granted.
No, it is like that with me too.
"They may show you, how much they respect you by how much they challenge you" 100% true for as an intp. Haven't realized that before watching the video. Very interesting...
Worst things that ever could happen to me in correct order. 1 is worst.
1. The doorbell rings unannounced
2. I get a phone call
3. I get a text message from someone who wants something of me
4. I get an email from someone who wants something of me
Anxiety in a nutshell.
Exactly. Also running into people I know when I'm out of the house
A Whether Moments Poet Oh my god I hate when that happens.
+OfficialEnman preach it
lol then ignore them
INTP also seem to posses something called Chameleon mode. Using which they can virtually portray themselves as any other personality type. I am an INTP and i love to be one.
Vishal Devgire That is so true!
I never thought of it as part of my INTP personality. I really enjoy using it, but it can be draining.
it drains me.
+Vishal Devgire I do the same thing and it's kind of gotten so automatic for me that it scares me sometimes. People who know me see this happen when I don't even realize it and they call me a sociopath later on.
yeah, there are lots of kind of people and I put them in a category. For example there are the snobby ones, there are the fun and genuine ones, there are the slightly annoying but some how torable ones,there are the ones whom you can relate to (very rare by the way I only met two of them), there are the cliches and last but not least the dramatic ones. Majority of them might be annoying but hating on those people will not be right because it would make you a bad person. so you try to find things you can relate with them even if it is boring.
INTPs with parents -->
" I need you to come upstairs and do some things for me?"
"Why? What do I need to do?"
" You do not ask you just do as your parents ask!!!"
When I genuinely just want to know what they want!! It's infuriating lord
INTPs with religious parents --->
Parent: God created jesus to cleanse humans from their sins
INTP: Why? He could have just made the process a lot easier for himself and made the humans perfect in the first place
Parent: insert old greek folktale
INTP: that doesn't make any sense, why? how? Who comes up with these kind of myths and stories? How did they all come to intersect and create one large sequence of myths ? How long did the story take to develop, what inspired them to do so? How did the first story originally go, because of coarse they develop and change with time?
Parent: you are so disrespectful, I am your parent you do not ask why its just because...
Oh my god I hate when people justify their reasonings really poorly...just pushes my buttons.
+Kuhn Flakes I think that made me more more more more rebellious, because my parents always said that. So now when someone tells me what to do I dont do it.
Jack Patton Idont think his comment was about religion at all, its about his parents and their totalitarian rule over him, that happend to be Christians. The "dont think" mentality, not the religion.
I wasnt suggesting that christianity was a folktale, I simply imply different perspectives on things. I like to look at things in more than just one aspect and I respect some ideologies that Christianity presents, As poposisa had mentioned it's more of how I am "not" supposed to look at Christianity in more than one way taking different sides of it, which my parents are strictly against. I am not an Atheist either and even though you believe I might be irrational for not believing in Christianity, I respect some aspects of it and highly dislike others, I believe there is some form of god but I'd like to keep it at that. I dont believe I have a very skewed view on Christianity at all, I have been exposed to a lot of it and have looked at different perspectives and from those I have concluded on my own grounds, I like to think I am not as close minded as most "young" "immature" people are, I am immature in a lot of aspects but I am certain I was not irrational when I had came to my conclusions about religion.
I do that a lot with my friends as well who are ENTJ and ENFP, its one of the most intriguing thing to converse about
He's right about INTPs coming off as challenging and abrasive. There's a lot of questions I don't ask people because I'm afraid they won't like the answer they will end up giving, or it will make them fell uncomfortable.
Conversely, you can ask an INTP almost anything you want with little fear of being seen as offensive. As long as it's an honest question you generally get an honest response.
Nifty Fingers yeah I have that same fear, fuck sometimes I want to break out my shell and express myself without anyone putting road blocks in my life Jesus
my friend did not decide based on the type ... but in your opinion which of the electricians and mechanics is the most suitable for ISTP ...? who often work alone using the mind and hands (physical)
What you mean as 'abrasive'? Agressive and abusive verbally?
You know that I don't respect you when I just stare blankly at you while you talk; I refuse to engage in idiocy. Also, very true about the micromanagement; I can't stand it when my boss checks up on me. In general, I need an environment in which I have complete autonomy and the ability to ask questions and discuss when necessary. I can't get the job done right otherwise.
+CherryzLove Same. I was talking to my manager about how we were going to have a wet winter and she just shook her head condescendingly and said "The government controls the weather." I just let her say her spiel then walked away. (This particular manager is also a micromanager, so my dislike was already decided.)
Bruhhhh I fucking knowwww this is the issue I'm having with my boss right now.
ONE OF MY PET PEEVES: I hate it when I am asked to provide details and information about certain things and not be informed of reasons why I should comply in the first place. "Would you give me details on this and that? " My reaction with that would be "Why? Why do I have to do that? What's the info for?" This usually happens through texts. People don't explain things anymore when they're asking favors through texts.
kahnt They don't explain things in real life as well. I hate it too. I always ask why/what they need it for, especially when I get a context-sensitive request/question and the usual reply is "just tell me" or "no reason". If there's no reason why do you want any information on anything? I'd very much prefer the honest answer "I don't want to tell you". [yes, I can understand that they don't want to tell me but I want to hear them say it for a change.]
[sorry for replying to an 8-month-old comment]
I'm an INTP and small talk doesn't bother me in the least bit now. I've learned, over time, that a great deal of people enjoy this activity and it is therefore logical to participate in small talk in order to form better alliances and advance my interests. I also actually find it's a great way to take a break from all the inner dialog going on.
i have begun adopting this approach also
U have developed.. 👑
It still bothers me. I think about what i want to say in my head and its perfect but it never comes out the way it is in my head. I cant spontaneously have small talk it has to go through my thoughts first. I suck on dates because there is a lot of awkward silence.
I’m gonna try working on this. But I truly hate small talk. But hey there is 15 other personnalities I guess...
This is pretty accurate. I. Make people text me so as not to pull me off task. I feel drained by unnecessary phone chat. I have a river of thought 100 percent of the time.
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as INTP's what are your reasonings behind socialising ?
Everytime my Fe convinces me to socialise, My Ti says fck it...there's no point
I think the abbreviated overview issue stems from the times when we try to dot all the i's and cross all the t's and watch people's eyes glaze over, either boredom and confusion. I tend to either over or under explain things. Or under explain, warn them that the full explanation is long, then ramble at them (clarifying EVERYTHING, or so I think) for half an hour or more.
This is as far as social networking goes with some INTPs.
+Vivi33 I like this comment
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"Here's some communication tips when dealing with INTPs: Don't engage with INTPs [. . .] and don't take it personally."
-Truly, the best advice
What do you mean with "don't engage with INTPs"? Why not?
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My mom needs to see videos like this one and find out more about INTPs. I think we could get along a lot better if she did because she always accuses me of challenging her, even when I'm just asking a question like "Why?" like the man in the video says.
That's what always happens with my mom. When we try to discuss things, whenever I ask her "Why", she thinks I'm attacking her but I just want to know th reason behind what she's saying. And I always get this kind of answer : "This is how it is. I know what I'm saying !" --'
I didn't say that you didn't know Mom....
Peri DeCamp sorry bro my mom is an INFP we get along better than you I guess
Family: “are you coming for Christmas?” Me: “why?”
This one made me laugh! : )
Every INTP would embrace the idea of personal clones. I would be so organized and less error prone because each clone would triple check everything. Rationals like us have the ability to question everything (we are the most neutral, unbiased type) and we hate having to trust people too much (especially non-INTPs). We dislike it when Se dominant people dismiss our ideas and theories as being too abstract and inhuman. We only ever get really emotional (extreme rage, fear or sadness) when we experience heavy ignorance (e.g. ISTJs and ESTJs who need to make sure that everyone has acted strictly within the rules even if the rules are obsolete, ESTPs risking their life at any given moment for the thrill of it, ENFPs's populist attitude willing to impair progress for conformity). The majority of people focuses on temporary matters like appearance, physical sensation and property, it's sickening. Actually our ideas will outlive us. Fellow INTPs let's get back to work, after all we were the first scientists and philosophers.
The Diversity Cancer I love you for the support and going to school is difficult in having to learn all the small details and such 😞 can’t I study to be a scientist already instead of doing all these general education? I’m 28 damn it!
Pretty much. Many famous INTPs didn't conform to the social standards of the period in which they lived and were considered "social freaks" or whatever the vernacular of the time would have matched.
BananaSquid i just disassociate myself from those who direct me the opposite way from which i have chosen to go. Their ideals are based on social norms passed on from unreliable sources
that was very good, straight to the point. Well done!
I am a female INTP and sent this good video to my family and they still can not understand me! They suck my energy so much. My entire family are all F people! My sister wants texting and phone call twenty times a day and I like emails! What is the problem with emails??! She is an ESFJ and even though we care about each other, but we fight all the time! She wants to crack me open and I do not allow her! She can be so manipulative and love attention! I am not like her!
Well crackdown and scold her, hard, just bring out your bottled up emotions and angst, lay down your bold, truthful criticism. Use their own weapon against them by being just as emotionally manipulative. What we lack in expression we can come out with intensity. She wants attention from you? Give it to her, show her that you do think about stress, feelings of others, and instead of being supportive they're bogging down your independence.
Extraverted feeling might be our minor function, but that doesn't mean we can't use it effectively. If they're looking for *unconditional* feelings, sympathy and the like, make it clear you can't do that. We are impartial by nature, we seek understanding, not empathy.
Thank you for your message. I have been giving and paying attention to them all my life. It just does not stop! They do not show any attention toward me but they just want it constantly. When I take a break and do not show it, they say I do not appreciate them! How much do they need it! Gush! They are suckers for attention! Unbelievable!
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sorry about the late reply but I know exactly how you feel! I tend to act the way I really am with my family and relatives and they all seem offended when I dont care to say some things or I just blankly take in information without anything to add because it seems worthless, they often think I hate them but in fact I love them because I am able to just be happy sitting there saying nothing and just enjoying the silence! I do not like talking all the time but I put on a mask that I do talk a lot because other people dont understand why silence is enjoyable!
Lol “I love emails what’s wrong with emails?”
I'm an INTP as well and I don't think that far ahead when it comes to small talk, usually all I can think of is "I'm boooooooooored" so I don't have as much patience with it lol.
Good insight. Anyone hate phones? I ask people to e-mail me instead, they'll get a quicker response.
+James Tarr Yup. Phones are horrible.
+James Tarr Phone? What's that?
I'd rather reply to a text or e-mail than a call.
Only reason I have a phone is for music and RUclips
Hmm, interesting.. 📝
=) your logic is impeccable. I enjoy small talk, as long it's not the only thing going on. If I have a book to read or notes to write, then it's relaxing to be able to let my attention drift in and out of the conversation.
0:50 this is spot on and I feel bad about it.
I am an INTP and this is very true. I hate small talk and love to debate just for the sake of debating. I also annoy alot of people I come in contact with because I can't take anything at face value and have to find out the reason behind everything.
Haha, this completely describes me.
I just uploaded a video of myself explaining MBTI, and it totally shows my INTPness.
INT Pness. Get it? haha.
..no? .. okay.. bbai
Chora Jung *cringe face*
Chora Jung lmaooo no ok bai, Pness? Did you have to pee?
as a female INTP I find social situations extremely uncomfortable. I'm really bad at small talk and I feel like I often ask inappropriate questions and come across as awkward. I just hate it, if we gotta have a meaningless and superficial conversation I would rather not talk to you at all
I definitely agree about the debating thing. I feel very engaged in a healthy debate that relys on my ability to counterargue another's point. It's stimulating, as long as the person I'm talking to doesn't get angry or frustrated, then it becomes very frustrating. I don't really hate small talk, but I don't respect it all that much unless it's a topic that engages me. That sounds very INTJish, to hate small talk
Finally. A video that gets straight to the point.
Very good. I do however have patience with people who don't understand complex problems, I'll just explain it to them in basic manner.
same here, thought I sometimes have to write it out on a blog just to let it all out. When having a great Idea, it can feel like I need to burst out either by saying it or writing it.
"Appreciation and validation. We dont need that much". 😅 Hard truth!
Thank you for letting people know more about is,its hard to tell all that ourselves..I wish my friends saw this
I personally dislike communicating through messaging and being expected to return a friendly and over-familiar response. I prefer a more business like approach, but this does not mean I dislike you, it is simply in my comfort zone.
Nobody has ever described me as accurately as this.... Ever!!!
The things I have not figured out are about the human existence, how computers work, and the brain
Once I was visiting a farm with my mom (INFJ). She made a comment about the pigs, something like: "Oh, look at the colors of the fur, they must be a special breed..." I thought about that for a moment, came to a conclusion and said - mostly to myself: "Actually, every breed is special." And she felt corrected/attacked... like always.
theoneandonline I have a INFJ colleague and i have lived this moment so many times. INTPs are honest about their views but most people can't digest INTP level honesty.
+theoneandonline My mom is INFJ and she has used those same words with me countless times, saying that I was attacking her
+theoneandonline As an INFJ, I don't think I would be attacked by that. I don't take things personally. Like, never.
+ChristofferHN thats the big difference INTP's take do take things personally (well i do anyways)
My mom is an INFJ also, I've had countless situations like that with her. I honestly didn't know I was doing anything wrong until a relative told me. To me it always just seemed like a normal comment one would make and I never understood why she would get so upset until I got intersted in MBTI and had her take the test to find she was an INFJ.
Someone put it into words ; ;
I always get confused about what I’ve shared and what I just thought about, and which people I’ve shared certain things with!
As an intp it is really hard for me for communication, when i ask them back they start with a mean answer or get mad at me, and sometime i got upset too because i don't get the question they ask me or something they ask me to do but i don't know how what and why 😭
Very well said. Your insights into INTP relations seem spot on to me. I'm an INTP recovering from being an INTJ. Lol
Wow we sound like social freaks haha
we are social freaks
i always know im a social freak, and now im so happy to know why
We are but I don't think we really care
Or being told that you have to do something you hate. But you can do it whenever you want as long as its done in a week. OMG, just go do it now or its gonna be floating around my head until I do it, if I do it. Then your like " why do we even have a lawn? Why do I have to mow it anyway, why not buy a goat?"
Mike Powell clean up the goats poop
This was extremely helpful for understanding how I should be with my INTP friend. We've had some issues (ISFJ here, so you can probably guess why, lol). Thank you :)
*INTPs WILL PREVAIL*
I'm mystiping in intp, sometime my communication like intp sometimes like enfp
If an intp ever says.
I know
Please shut up and move on. You are boring us, insulting us and wasting both of our time. If you still insist on wanting a conversation so your ego feels validated. Ask us too tell you what we are doing with the project/work.
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0:58 🎯🎯🎯
*TOO ABBREVIATED..!*
Absolutely.. 😕😕😕
- @Acharich
I'm not a fan of mbti, but I think that this is very true. And employers should take information like this seriously if they want to get the most out of employees.
I'd say hell starts double in someone's life when considering the possibility that a transsexual is an intp...Question then becomes "how"?, because of the fact that there must be at least one. I can barely reason through that. I take on the idea that a sense of identity and what someone goes about their identity corresponds to personality traits, if they have a personality.
My favorite INTP video. :)
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okay im just an enfp trying to understand acts of my intp crush
Hi Lara, I'm INTP transgender as well. Nice to know I'm not alone :) Setting aside the irrationality of anti-discrimination laws (which do nothing to change actual opinion, just mask it from the eyes of society) wouldn't it be fun if being rational were a protected characteristic? We should also get a free pass on GRS etc as clearly we have thought things through lol
Is most of what you communicate, observations?
Edit: Or judgements
Wohoo! Im INTP and I agree with a majority, of this.
I kind of relate more to the J no-nonsense straight to the point kind of talk, though.
You nod alot and look round but mostly you look down and get anxious easily
Yeah tell all this to all the “bosses” I’ve met at interviews and jobs...😒🤬😡 maybe they’ll understand me
right on about communication by email (text)
great.... what type are you by the way?
Holy Cow! So accurate...
Manipulation is dangerous with an INTP just ask for what you want.
I can't see the difference between the INTP video and the INTJ video.
IT's very similar. I test positive on both sometimes.
I did free online tests, and i get thrice INFP and once INTP.... is possible to be both?
Hmm, someone said similar on another video..
@J H Many thanks. I appreciate this info, I am going to explore it more
Hi Lara! Thanks for the post...Hmm..I only get 500 characters in my replies, so I may be hard-pressed to address your question in detail. I will say that you are correct, that INTPs are under-represented in females in the United States, but they are more represented in European countries. Shoot me an email at neil.ihde@lifeiq.com and we can dialogue further.
You described my former INTP supervisor to a T. Not a good match for me in any capacity. - INFJ
Oh I can't stand INFJs, or pretty much anyone with an F in their personalities. I don't care about feelings. Give me the facts, the rationale, support it with sound logic, mean what you say and be honest and concise, and then we can have a conversation that leads some place.
You are unique if you are an INTP, even more unique are an INTP woman and even the scariest combination is me ... The Biggest Taboo, a transsexual INTP - Then society hell starts double in your life. But we can bite very hard back if needed. So Neil, how to handle the last situation here. Lara.
Communicating with everyone by parenting.
Bro, what was your name before?
You're right
THIS IS SOOOOOOO ME!!!!!!!
lulz... i don't get your issues with INTPs.
"Give them permission".🤔
One of the word I hate the most...
Ha! Spot on.
I’m an istp btw
Yes yes yessss
INTPs: highly insensitive towards others but extremely sensitive to what others say about them (for the most part)
Nop.
nope. we're insensitive, period, which is why we pick everything apart, and that includes what other people say about everything, including about ourselves, and that process comes across as insensitive to others, because, I don't care about feelings, only rationales
@mattR Mega only if you're an immature one, we learn to adjust our interfacing with the world as we age. Though I'm more of an INTJ, so I'm even more extreme
@mattR Mega insensivity does not mean a lack of emotions. It means you're being insensitive to people.
@mattR Mega oh we're pretty emotional, but it's just not the preferred method of thinking for us.
Give them permission. Ha.
Jk, :).
The guy knows what he is talking about lol ...
Intps : either filthy rich or (most) are in poverty.
Hi brother, it's your INTP sister :) You know we are super wise, No ? So the presenter of this video is nothing more using my life-problem he knows nothing of and I can take a test via an e-mail from him : Against big big money. Who is the smartest now ? Cause we know people better then he does by book.
Gay INTP here. I see the world very differently from most people. Haha.
I'm a gay INTP here too. Do you even think gay people proportions of each type would be the same to heterosexuals. I mean guys and girls proportions of each type are slightly different. What do you think?
LOL so true
Disinterested*
Im here because of cockroaches. ☹
intp hate this
Wow you guys are all so edgy thinking you're so unique just because you're an INTP.
Every type is equally edgy in their own way
shadow of that nose is disturbing me.
Ew. not a fan of NT types at all
love my fans
I have to apologize for my comment. I just had a very bad experience with 2 INTP's recently. Didn't know how to release my frustration
Jen nifer that's fine, i was mostly joking i'm well aware we can be a pain in the ass sometimes
What did these INTPs do lol
I've had many encounters with ESFJ types and they're the worst, super sensitive and way too high energy, like fucking chill the fuck out and stop talking about superfulous shit like feelings