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In this video Joel Mark Witt goes beyond the typical INTP personality type descriptions around behavior and talks about the mental wiring of the INTP mind.
Topics:
- The cognitive functions for INTPs
- How to use your personality for personal development
- Ways to stop allowing your personality to hijack your happiness
- Ways that you as an INTP show and receive love
- Next action steps for your INTP personal growth journey
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[@dolfdervish8495]

Why have you not finished this series? Yes, that's part rhetorical question, part shameless imploration.

[@dolfdervish8495]

@Wayne: I Respect your preference(s). Thank You for sharing.

[@coygraf7897]

Hello. Just discovering this channel after a breakdown, and I think that I am an INTP or some other iteration of that personality type at my core. The problem was I presented as a grandiose nacicist after creating a persona to play music and I surrounded myself with people and lost my identity in the music because I could write or collaborate on most of the songs which is a bit like solving puzzles. I got addicted to the attention and admiration, and I learned how to act so that people would think I was charming and charismatic so I could network and find sexual partners. I had a series of incredibly traumatic physical and emotional events hit one after the other and one day I realized that I was a pathological narcissist. My mother was is dominant, controlling, manipulative nacicist LCSW forensic social worker who evaluates sociopaths for a living and her mother has Narcissistic personality disorder too. My father is an engineer, and so are both his brothers and both of my grandfathers and my male cousin. I started doing the math and going to a psycotherapist recently, but Im almost building myself a whole new Identity and persona, because who I said I was no longer made any sense compared to the reality of my feelings. I had my dream job, devoted girlfriend, a great band and the admiration of my peers and I kind of threw it all away because it didn't feel right and I imploded. I think part of it is the effects that politics have been having on my mental state lately, because I can't understand why neither side can just be logical, when everything seems so clear to me. I also grew up on ritalin and prozac, and I have had a history of being labeled as bipolar and convinced to take medications that make me too sick to work. When I finally saw just how broken my parents are I couldn't help but recognize ugly parts of myself in them, and now I'm trying to figure out how to make it all work again while I cut off my entire family except for my father. I gotta admit this has been an excruciatingly difficult and slow process of realization that only occurred after I completely secluded myself and took time to research and process everything I had always run from. It feels really lonely right now, but I think that's okay. I wouldn't wish this on anyone, so I'm glad it's so uncommon to be like this. It also feels good knowing some people other than me are also like this. If others like me can re-invent themselves then I can too. Thank you.

[@andreavalentyna]

As an INTP I feel smart but very boring. I get angry at myself when i have so much to say but just can't figure out how to say it.

[@comewatchfights9112]

Write. Works for me.

[@NT-or9wh]

Welcome to the club.

[@godless789]

You feel boring because you're surrounded by extraverted sensors. There are so many more of them than us. I have the same feeling when I compare with them. But does it matter? They are below us lol it's not that you can't be like them. It's that you chose to be boring.

[@Uncle_Hubert]

bereghi andreea this is exactly how I feel around most people. Just feel like an idiot all the time for having such cool or amazing things to tell but I basically just say some retarded shit that doesn’t make sense

[@godless789]

@@Uncle_Hubert cause you try to say things that will be interesting to the extraverts that you talk to. And extraverts are interested in bullshit. You try to be cool and fail cause it takes a bit of experience. And you don't have it cause you don't like wasting time on cool bullshit. Try to tell those people all the amazing stuff that you know a lot about. They will most probably think you're crazy but that's because you're interested in smart ideas and serious issues. And they are to stupid to understand most of them. Look at what most people talk about. It's mostly small talk, social bullshit. Meaningless issues. As an introvert you're just bored by it. As an INTP I think of introverts as of a smarter race lol

[@dirhido9665]

Im an INTP and i didnt listen to a word you said, i just read the comments while the video was on, not sure why but i guess i'll share this info lol

[@nicholastidemann9384]

I skipped the video altogether and went straight to the comments.

[@svenliam3170]

that exactly what I'm doing right now !!

[@OnyxxRose]

Reading this comment while realizing I hardly listened 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@AK-jt7kh]

This video was pretty interesting. Try again maybe. But I definitely identify with this...that is why I have to clean or brush my teeth or something while I listen to KZbin videos. Otherwise it’s not enough stimulation. You can try listening to them at x2 speed. That usually keeps me engaged

[@AK-jt7kh]

It’s like a mental challenge to keep up with what they’re saying and just trust that you’re understanding the information rather than analyzing everything someone says. Because when they go the fast I’m just focused on making sure I get it all. I feel like this might be the way some other type natural ingests information.

[@sonnyjennings9035]

One piece of advice I want to give to other INTPS who feel lost is to exercise. It helps with stress and building confidence, and it also is a really good way to step outside of comfort zones for most people. Try the gym out, I would highly recommend it from one INTP to another.

[@richardwilliamjohnson8566]

I second this, it has made a big difference in my life

[@raygengamer8440]

mmm been back into fitness for 2 months now. like im deadlifting squatting benching. all that stuff. it got addicting. very much so. it also gave me peace of mind. and a confidence boost. now i just need to make it into a career somehow.

[@raygengamer8440]

and when u get into it no one can stop youre drive. sure we have a tough time getting started. like me i took 3 years off. and those 3 years were the most depressing ive endured. looking back i think why would i let myself go so much?

[@raygengamer8440]

i took 3 years off from lifting weights/ taking care of my health..... and uh fuck being fat!!! there is no BENEFIT at all

[@genkiferal7178]

half running, half walking alone is what I prefer or exercises at home. Gyms have too many people in them. If i went to the gym, it would be at the crack of dawn when no one is there. People hoard machines, don't wipe them down, pee on toilet seats, people think it is a meat market and hit on each other...

[@dallashoxton7477]

so being an INTP, did anyone else instantly, after he complimented our personality type and said we have the ability to research cognitive functions, but for the others it'd be too hard for. did it cross your mind, what if he used flatterey to try n get us to go to his website, by immediately asking us to check it out after complimenting out intelligence?? perhaps he knows our type enjoys being recognized for our mind, and knew it would be perfect to get more views?? but only as a passing thought to be forgotten ten seconds later, after you instantly shrug it off and say, it doesn't really matter if thats what he did....???

[@alicea982]

l thought the exactly same thing lol

[@dallashoxton7477]

Alice Andersson lol thats what im talking about

[@TheAndy725]

+Dallas Hoxton Yeah this video has some nice information not represented elsewhere, but has a few oversimplifcations and reeks of self advertisement.

[@alicea982]

+Dallas Hoxton So Joel Mark Witt has written a couple of articles on personalityHacker.com and i read a few about the diffrent personalities. He seemed to have a lot of flattering stuff going on but that might just be for encouragement. Anyways does someone know what personality type Joel has?

[@antoniajdodge]

+Alice Andersson Joel is an ENFP. He's an extremely positive person who likes to see the best in everyone. When you understand how people's minds are wired the first thing they do is get suspicious you're trying to manipulate them. That's the power of a system like this, and it can be used for good or for evil. We try to create win/wins in everything we do at PH. That means we're not opposed to marketing ourselves and our company, but only if we give more value than we get in return. If you check out the site there's tons of free resources for all types, and INTPs in particular (since they're one of our biggest demographics). We know if our stuff is quality then we'll get enough in return to keep doing what we're doing, and that means a lot of people can benefit from the free line content if they're in a place that the premium stuff isn't possible or necessary. It's easy to be cynical. We do our best to be in integrity and encourage a less cynical view. -A- TheAndy - The simplifications are meant to keep things accessible. Our demo isn't Myers-Briggs geeks, our demo are people into personal development with an interested in how MB can be used as a tool for growth. It's introductory on purpose. Thanks for watching.

[@therealcoolc]

How many INTP's found themselves reading the text during the video before he had a chance to explain all of it? This is something I always end up doing and occasionally the speaker will pull me back in with something interesting. Am I the only one who does this?

[@KayKayBayForever]

+Collin Carp A lot of the times on the internet, I do a whole bunch of things at once. In this case, I was probably reading an article or something while listening to this and thus no, that didn't happen to me. However, in any case where I'm forced to watch the accompanying powerpoint slide, that's DEFINITELY what goes on for me.

[@javonne2561]

I got pulled back when he said peanut butter

[@pwnerzach2pwnu]

I was done reading it and already reading comments.

I read the text and made some notes on the word processor, I checked something on the site of The Myers & Briggs Foundation and then came back to listen to what wasn't written.

[@SpoonForkSPORK]

Yep, and in school the teacher always gets pissed at me for working ahead while he/she is talking.

[@cheesepwnage]

I think one of the worst things about being an intp is when people don't understand your lack of being able to express emotion and are offended and lash out on you. It's like...... I don't chose to be like this if I could convey my feelings or get emotional in a better way I would. Seems like people expect you to fake everything.

[@billybbob18]

It's like someone trying to look for something within you that doesn't exist. They try to tear down your walls, you open the gate for them, and they don't see what they want, so they look for the next wall. It's the definition of futility. If you ever have a boss like that, just try to appease them, then RUN when you get the chance. ; )

[@jazminbaez6279]

Di Comm so true

[@safran2411]

had problems with this too yeah

[@Rmiriuk]

I had an argument with an Ex boyfriend about this, he said I should be more lovely and show my emotions more, and I said I couldn't show as he wanted and I wouldn't fake it because I'm not a sociopath... Yes, INTP do have emotions, but we don't need to show them to the world to be true!

[@momof3plusdsg]

I think I learnt to mimic the emotional expressions I thought was expected of me when I lived in the U.S. I'm Danish and often times I now appear more emotionally and tonally emotional than most other Danes. Btw. my attempts at dispalying what I thought was the expected emotional response, often failed miserably and had I stayed in the U.S. well into adulthood, I would've probably said - "Tough! Not my fault if my lack of emotional expression/response makes you uncomfortable!". I only notice that there's "an issue" if people actually confront me. Only other women have tried to force emotional responses out of me.

[@aIewishus]

Guy says something accurate *nods* "As an INTP, you're probably nodding in agreement." CFGVHJBKNHGFDDCFGHVBJNK

[@acharich]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dolfdervish8495]

😂😂😂

[@jj10523]

95% thinking, 5% feeling...I guess I'm basically a robot lol

[@ninadreamy]

Haha i feel the same

[@JrChery]

feel?

[@SpoonForkSPORK]

What is said 'feelings?'

[@jj10523]

It's part of the test %thinking vs % feeling (T) and (F)Spoon Fork

[@PowerRedBullTypology]

they sometimes say "INTPs are warm robots, INTJ are cold humans"...lol

[@rokusansangen1475]

"How are YOU, as an INTP, playing it safe?" (Circa 7:35) Lol he says while I'm home by myself still in my pyjamas at 2pm on my only day off. I think I'll go for a walk now...

[@PHJoelMarkWitt]

:-)

[@aniokay]

Hehe

[@anduro7448]

Is bunkering down în your home în pyjamas an intp thing?

[@acharich]

😅🤣😅

[@marcusaureliusregulus2833]

Why are INTPs better at taking risk? Genuinely curious

[@alankritatomplinson8658]

one time our physics teacher asked me 'why is the sky blue' I freaking knew the answer , more than the book itself , being the nerd I am I googled it centuries ago but I was so scared of failure that I said I didn't knew . I am so scared of making mistakes like 'what if it's wrong what if I am missing an important piece of puzzle? '

[@VORP125]

alankrita tomplinson yes that's so true I'm so afraid of saying something inaccurate that I rarely say anything, while other people bubble their shit around all the time it's so annoying .

[@komradmango2305]

alankrita tomplinson One of the reasons why I don't participate in any recitation.

[@lockupuredaughters]

I had this same reluctance to engage for many years too. Until I realised that most others were always talking shit and rarely actually knew the answers and this infuriated me so much I started blurting out whenever I knew something in a conversation or a debate. I sometimes still do it to strangers, though I have learned to control the emotional outburst (3-year-old) and harness the exploration by using the Socratic method. Now, when I explain something and people can't follow or don't trust me I just call on Socrates and he usually delivers on the improv. This is also a good way of learning about people and how they think too.

[@cmymotion]

That's me.. Have been trying to lie low my entire life.. The worse is when u said soomething the rest do not understand and made yourself look like a fool...

[@rosestick5496]

Bbbut the sky is purple...

[@hatersupreme5968]

So wtf do non-INTPs do when they aren't talking?

[@INSOMNIUMCRYPTION]

Our mind is roaring.

[@Newbfy]

Animal sounds.

[@nygeriunprence]

Honestly. Probably doing or consuming something with no thought like an animal.

[@UndeadChris]

Sleeping

[@snarkymcsnarkface1863]

They stop talking? I thought that only happened when eating hopefully and sleeping hopefully.

[@chesusjrist9733]

I love that all of the highest rated comments are at least paragraphs long. These... these are my people.

[@andreiclawhammer]

INTP is life on hard mode, it seriously sucks.

[@nygeriunprence]

Jesus Christ be fucking grateful for who you are. I wouldn’t want to be anyone else.

[@l0wbtry]

Once you get theories down it gets easier xD

[@snarkymcsnarkface1863]

Hard mode... maybe... but do you really want to be one of them?

[@lauracooks4926]

No, I like my clockwork brain. It would be less interesting without viewing all the angles and patterns. I do wish I was better at knowing what people want to hear from me when I speak to them casually. I always want to just know what they want. And to help!

[@erickliberty158]

It doesn't, it's fun and you get the highest rewards.

[@BCFC954]

As an INTP, I fell victim to the "defensive strategy" growing up. Over the last year or two, I have distanced myself from that. The quest for useful knowledge has become my top priority. If I described how I think without following the parameters of MBTI it goes as follows: I constantly analyze my surroundings, and study other peoples behaviors. While I am scanning my surroundings, I am processing what I see and running scenarios in my head of opportunities and ideas that could benefit my future, or society's. I find it incredibly difficult to focus on one topic for long periods of time, typically jumping from thought to thought in an almost never ending cycle of analysis. (Almost as if my mind is addicted to stimulation) If I don't have mental stimulation, I tend to create it on my own it through outlandish scenarios, listening to music, or something as simple as flipping a remote around playing catch. This addictive, schizophrenic mental process is never ending. From when I wake until I sleep. I am in the process of trying to learn as much as I can about the way my brain works, hopping that I can use my mind as an asset to create something that fills a need for society.

[@ruth8266]

same here

[@Ready4Whatever]

This is exactly me but it’s crazy I’m an ENTP though??? I relate so much to INTP as well. But then again we literally have the same functions just different orders. Both basically the same

[@marcusaureliusregulus2833]

Why are INTPs better at taking risk? Genuinely curious

[@josephadvenculagmail]

INTP-Have you ever think you never understand the things you've been watched/analysing abt but once you start to rethink abt it and focus on it you can recall almost all of the information?

[@Personalityhacker]

Thanks for adding to the conversation. Hope some INTPs answer you. ~ Joel

[@JrChery]

As an intp this video annoyed the shit out of me. Too much flattery and instructional motivation for me. I clicked on this video for pure info, not the excess stuff

[@antoniajdodge]

Considering Personality Hacker is about personal development through the lens of typology (and not about typology for its own sake), yeah. This is definitely not your channel. That said, if you want closer to pure data feel free to check out our INTP article on the blog: www.personalityhacker.com/intp-personality-type/ -A-

[@CoolguyTheClone]

same here

[@curtdawg4560]

Lol my whole life consists of me getting frustrated and annoyed when people bring anything but raw data to the table cuz I almost always see there perception of how it's all put together and connected as being clearly illogical and it's not cuz I'm arrogant it's simply cuz people are so stupid. I just feel like it's a waist of time and it's throwing me off listening to peoples theories instead of the facts (I do like most of personality hackers stuff tho)

[@MyouKyuubi]

@@antoniajdodge I think he's referring to the fact that INTP's don't really carry out plans... They make plans, and come up with ideas, but don't actually DO anything, physically speaking. xD

[@raygengamer8440]

then read carl jung was an intp so was Einstein. and look up our shadow. our alter personality ego. i call it.

[@aaronembree3843]

I feel like I could be so much more than I am but my real world resources are in such a miserable state that it's hard to equate my ambitions as anything more than delusions. I'm not getting any younger and though I do set goals for myself it's all blurry speculation with more focus on preventing my current situation from worsening rather than taking leaps in a forward direction.

[@aybmnn]

+Aaron Embree stop being me!

[@rileyseaburg5211]

Seriously. I ponder this daily.

[@timy9197]

As a recent college grad, this runs trough my mind every day

[@SpoonForkSPORK]

I do not want to go to college, but nearly every adult I've talked to advises for me to get into a good college, and then get a good job working behind a keyboard. It worries me because I do not want to live a life enslaved to the norms of society, but at the same time I am too much of a pussy to actually take risks and do things.

[@MasterTSayge]

Aaron Embree I feel the same way. I feel like I was born decades behind.

[@user-jh7ni3jd8d]

being intp is soo annoying, i always question other peoples behavior, i once asked my friends to give me critical feedback e.g what they do not like about me so i can improve myself, they all said i ask too many question so i decided to learn human behavior and other study's of psychology so i can track their thought process so i stop asking questions, its like i have to go that extra mile just to fit in with them, my life is just surrounded by questions questions questions, but now i don't really mind as i just study and question the things that improve my life.. Also when my ego gets badly bruised (its really difficult for me to get sad or upset) i immediately stop speaking and forget how to act myself, its like i forgot how to be normal, i don't really care that my feelings are hurt but i do care about the fact that i suddenly stop speaking and think alot more, has anyone found a way to bypass and jailbreak this problem? I find it cringy when when people compliment intp or me on intelligence, i just think its just an ego thing, (in my opinion i think it is a weakness to be proud to be called smart or intelligence it just feeds the ego). I also find it cringy that people are so deep into carl jung personality types because its like placing a label on yourself which limits all other possibilities to being something different by saying 'I am X' this limits you to just being X and not Y. I believe you can really become whatever you want to be, we are all living on this earth at the same time but we all live in different realities, we can literally choose our reality, once we have chosen then we can shift our though process to align with the new reality we have chosen then we make decision though our though process of the reality which we have chosen. so basically don't label yourself don't take the carljung 'tooo serious' just aim for fulfillment,self actualization and/or enlightenment those are the best feelings in the world and the MAX feelings you can obtain in this life. I don't even know how this comment became so deep lool.

[@user-jh7ni3jd8d]

OR what i am saying is BULLSHIT and we are wired into 16 groups and it is impossible for to see how other types actually think- lol that is a possibility, to be honest these are the best i can say right now given the amount information i have available, i know that i know nothing

[@SpoonForkSPORK]

It's so incredibly odd to me that there is a whole group of people who think exactly like me. Fortunately, it is merely 2.5% of the population, and I probably have only talked to one or two INTPs, but it still creeps me out.

[@SpoonForkSPORK]

Dusky Racer you got me good one

[@bambz7845]

zakariya mohamud im late but THIS OS ME

[@bambz7845]

is*

[@poposisa]

"Cold and insensitive" yes. It so frustrating.

[@kernel7428]

Indeed as statistics show, society that has more of empathy lives longer than society with less empathy. pls, don’t ask me where did I get those statistics

[@julie198]

Kernel I’m not convinced that empathy is even real.

[@kernel7428]

​@@julie198 nothing that is about perception is real. The perception helps us though.

[@acharich]

😭😭😭

[@alexanderwilliams5797]

Who else here has about 100 + ideas in a week or month? It seems every time I learn something new, or see something new I use it in an idea to make it better. On top of that I have about 100 started books and movie/video game ideas. I feel like if I could just stick to one of these I’d be set... but that’s really hard

[@otakus1216]

Same I grew up in a family of artists and I've noticed one of my siblings and I are kind of opposites She doesn't have enough ideas and hates all her art work but draws things fast While I, have infinite ideas but draw too slow along with my perfectionism not letting my ideas out of my head

[@genkiferal7178]

I am the INTP shut-in (hermit, recluse, loner) and have been mainly for maybe 15 years. Part of the problem is fear, but another is how picky I am - few people or experiences seem worth the trouble for me. Even when I was really young, though, I was a bit of a loner. I felt like people would drag me to places or situations I didn't like, so if I did wander off or vacation alone, I got to choose my comfort level, when I could leave, where I could go.

[@APKZ04]

I am 18 and i related to that.

[@breadcrumbs1472]

"Diffrent from all personality types" WELL NO DIP SHERLOCK!

[@Dimmary]

Hahaha

[@antaresb8154]

"for most types id steer them away from researching it on their own" i found this out the hard way lol. I looked into cognitive functions on my own but when I recommended it to others, it really didnt work. I'd have to pick out the useful bites that they could use for their situation. Now I just accept that they will always use horoscopes whenever they can and I keep functions theory to myself for my own development.

[@joshuaboring1790]

I've got deep emotions but I usually shove them away and act as if they aren't there. People ask me how I can be so cold and dismissive all the time 😂

[@NoobsofFredo]

As an INTP, I kept reading the information on-scree, then getting bored and reading until the next slide came up, totally ignoring the 'irrelevant information'.

[@justinwhite2725]

Yup. And the the one slide where I wanted more info ('how we show love') he literally read the slide wihh no other commentary.

[@TheIronWord]

Being an INTP i love my alone time, it's like i have this enormous battery that is charging, and when it's full, watch out because here i come. But once it's depleted leave me the fuck alone to think about how to create wormholes in time and space.

[@RustyShakleford1]

Iron word legend

[@nygeriunprence]

Iron word Hell yeah bro

[@deamongimli]

"High performance on all levels" On ALLLL levels ☺

[@2011powerhouse11]

Initially, identifying as an INTP was great -- helpful understanding, then I realized it meant that as 4% of the universe INTPs understand others leaving 96% not understanding us... Great! Here I learned the tendency for Si towards depression; knowing it is a 10-year-old, is helpful. I presumed any inability to actually produce as I wish came from a lifetime of child wounds where every accomplishment was belittled, denied, or taken way. In our house NO was the only flavor. My overachieving was seen as a threat. However as an adult, surround by extraverted Si's who work off of touch, feel, sight; I don't see my background as any more the problem than the general hedonistic 'self-unawareness' (depth) and propensity for reactionary judging of everyone and everything. My thought is we are all deserving and should be lifting people up; I don't see that in the majority. (Maybe in 'speak' but not in action.) So as an INTP I am tasked to overcome the fear of NO and others doubts and PUSH forward a lot harder. Thanks for the reboot.

[@YusefRhymer]

I swore through-out this whole thing because so much of it is so helpful!

[@rwalshhm]

Woah, the best video. I really needed to hear the analogy of the sets of personality functions in a car. That made a huge difference in how I perceive my personal functions. Thanks Personality Hacker!

[@pentagonanonim8382]

Well, this was very helpful and well structured video/audio content; thank you for creating it! And yes, i am probably going to check your website out ;)

[@idaism]

Honestly being an INTP kinda sucks. I'm ALWAYS bored. I also get sick of jobs quickly and usually end up having to change jobs every year or so. I think the worst part is making friends, nobody wants to hang out with an emotionless robot freak 😩

[@nicholastidemann9384]

I don't work or collect welfare. I dropped out after 4 years of computer engineering studies because I was sick and tired of society, and have since been locked in my room in my parents' house with the exception of sneaking out at night to grab the bare minimum amount of food I require to sustain my life, and the occasional walk whenever they're gone to avoid muscular atrophy.

[@MyouKyuubi]

@@nicholastidemann9384 And i thought i was a shut-in, holy shit, dude... You need help. xD

[@nicholastidemann9384]

@@MyouKyuubi: my situation is really no different than the ~1 million hikikomori of Japan, and there are probably equivalent people in various other "developed nations", and seems like it's just becoming more and more. What I need is not "help", what is required is a total restructuring of society, because continuing down the road everyone is currently headed down due to being shepherded by corrupt politicians (which means all politicians), banksters (the nastiest criminal gang there is), inhuman business conglomerates and corporations, as well as the nation states' obedient lapdogs keeping it all together (police and military forces), will lead to a complete breakdown of civilization. It's like driving towards a cliff at 200 km/h and not even considering to touch the brakes. As such, when literally every single person I meet refuses to acknowledge these problems, and even when they do absolutely REFUSE to take any part whatsoever to change themselves, then I'm signing out; fuck off to everyone, hope they enjoy the suffering and death they are contributing to, and that they'll continue to leave me the fuck alone until everything breaks down.

[@MyouKyuubi]

@@nicholastidemann9384 I get it, i stay in my own apartment too... But you don't have to wait for your parents to be gone to go to the shop and buy food and supplies, lol. If you feel like you have to roleplay solid snake, just to navigate the world, then you've got yourself a problem, sir. I don't like hanging out with people either, i find people to be manipulative, selfish, egocentric, inconsiderate and stubborn. But i can still go to the shop in broad daylight, alone, and buy myself food or other necessities. :P

[@nicholastidemann9384]

@@MyouKyuubi: that's the only way to avoid any interaction with them. And yes, I'm not saying I don't have a problem, I was just correcting you on the exact nature of what the problem is. Also, I do occasionally sneak out while they are at home too in order to go to the store, but most of the time I don't even have any money, thus going for a walk whenever they're not home is generally sufficient. The worst part is really if they are going about their business at home for a long time and I can't access the toilet without avoiding them; in those cases I used to have to lie down sometimes because I couldn't concentrate on anything other than the fact that I needed to go to the toilet, but recently I've started keeping juice bottles so I can safely urinate if the need arises.

[@justinwhite2725]

@10:45 lol. Ive been hearing a lot about the power of 'yes' and always saying yes to new opportunities. You've just rationally explained why to do this when it's only ever been presented to me emotionally before. I love it :)

[@Cdv360]

the comment section makes me feel warm and fuzzy lol.

[@jasontrent86]

Just reading the comments instantly put a smile on my face :) Its nice to see that there are others that get it. I live in a small town in East TN (it has 2 stop lights). Most people either misinterpret me, can't follow along, or think I'm out of my mind. (Deep down I love it lmao).

[@hanro50]

There is a lot of subliminal -marketing- _messages_ in this video.

[@justinwhite2725]

Nothing is sumliminal to an INTP.

[@tylerresto]

This was SO GOOD. Thank you.

[@edaspeaks]

This was so accurate. Thanks.

[@janerodriguez9108]

I find this video so helpful. Yes, im always playing things safe to avoid unnecessary and unwanted things to happen, even though i know to myself that i can do it. well now im changing it. thanks for this.

[@PHJoelMarkWitt]

Thank you for the feedback.

[@olafouad6782]

Have u managed to change?

[@sh9Zo9]

"Whatever happens, I'll be okay" is a good philosophy to live by.

[@garyhigley7043]

You really have a gift for expression and insight

[@farmher95]

This is insightful! Thank you!

[@tianyima8642]

Thank you so much for this video.

[@futurefocused9280]

Thank you for helping me figure this out!

[@katerinasevcikova6830]

I like how this video is trying to connect with INTPs by explaining everything like you should do this because it will make SENSE because of this and this... If it really makes sense, we might actually agree it would be good thing to do. Don't get your hopes up tho, it still doesn't mean we will make ourselves get out of bed and really do it

[@exile3119]

Random question: does anyone else become extremely bored in work meetings, like gouge your eyes out bored? Oh and then totally annoyed when somone asks a question that was already answered? Is that a trait of an INTP? I think most people just annoy me. 😂

[@marcusaureliusregulus2833]

Asking questions already answered or bringing up topics already settled is ANNOYING!!. At that point I go autopilot to sarcasm and then people think I'm weird😂😂

[@dania7716]

Being bored is the worst for intps because we think a lot of the time and when we're bored, we have literally NOTHING to think about, so we're forced to listen to someone. I think this makes us bored because I would have already thought about all the possibilities, so them just repeating what was going on in my mind a few seconds ago makes me want to die. This might just be me though. I'm not sure

[@LethalOwl]

Why couldn't I find this sooner. Bloody hell. Thank you.

[@suongoh3720]

Me being an intp has gotten me into thoughts to an idea in personalities, similar behaviors in different people weather or not there mean. I think I learned this by watching TV and expecting everything. Its a good talent to have.

[@rebelwilderofficial1396]

Thank you for this video. All of it was relatable and made perfect sense. The part that most accurately related to my current situation was the asking and showing of love. A relationship recently ended due to my way of “asking for love” followed by my way of sincerely “showing love “. In the sense that I asked “Do you love me?” In the INTP vocabulary that you describe... and the answer was “No!” Followed by me saying “You are my friend and I love you, so I will show you can improve but cannot protect you from yourself” in the INTP language described... to which , the reply was: “You are heartless, unfeeling, cold, a bad friend, a horrible person.” When in this situation I was giving the very best and very most of myself to someone I cared for and worried for, but my way of expressing that came across as me being unfeeling toward their suffering. I have been thinking “how could I have handled that differently, did I do something wrong, could I have done something more or something different?” The only alternative would have been to passively enable the behavior that was and would continue to perpetuate the internal suffering of an individual, which- in my opinion is what would have made me a bad friend and a bad person. So in truth, there was no alternative to my original approach. Thank you for offering the vocabulary to help me make sense of the interaction, and the outcome! Going forth, I know why I react this way and can use better language to describe my approach to similar scenarios, hopefully resulting in strengthened friendships - rather than broken ones. Side note* Immediate results from “environmental exploration, breaking routine and messing with environment”. *Subscribed!

[@sonnyjennings9035]

Huge eye opener, I had been shut in my room for a year, playing video games everyday. It was over a girl that I really liked, I know now that she liked me too but at the time I didn’t. And being an INTP, unable to express my emotions, I never told her how I felt. She moved on and is with someone else, I have moved on as well but it still hurts a little, sometimes I wish I could just go back in time (and probably fuck it up again hahahah). My memory of this has been messing with me but I’ve been trying to go out and do new stuff. Learning about INTP’s has been extremely helpful and a source of motivation. Knowing there is some (hopefully) sound research backing the potential solutions to my problem gives me some piece of mind. It’s nice to know Im not the only one, we aren’t alone in this guys!

[@rogerhuggettjr.7675]

As someone that relies on logic I have invested a lot of time into understanding my stack and those I enter into relationships with. I think part of logic is understanding that the best tool to solve the situation I am dealing with often isn't Ti and not trying to force the comfortable square peg in the round hole. INTPs are introverted, but sometimes being more expressive is what's needed for harmony with other types so I need to stretch my Fe. Learning to accept that to relate sometimes means being willing to speak a foreign language has helped avoid the insensitivity INTPs are often accused of operating.

[@kattissmall8373]

I need to explore or learn something new every day. I like to hang out with ENFP´s because they are great at exploring the world and love talking about new, interesting ideas. If I don't feel I'm expanding my world regularly I feel limited and stale. I think encouraging my exploration keeps me happy and healthy. I really enjoy life.

[@therealcoolc]

Since originally watching this video, I have become much more self aware and would like to comment on how my "Memory" function is stealing my happiness. Two words, Facebook Meme's. I am already aware that some of my beliefs are, from my understanding, logically sound. The problem lies in the design of the Facebook algorithm and the modern social environment. With social media we can subscribe to whatever content we like, which tends to create this bubble of confirmation bias. Sometimes I will find myself just sharing meme's that amuse me all day instead of seeking out new information to expand my world view. Fortunately I am an anarchist, and anarchist blogs and Facebook pages tend to post thought provoking content which is usually an open forum for debate in the comment feed. Sometimes, especially as an INTP, there is no replacement for real life - person to person interactions.

[@godless789]

"Search for cognitive functions and read through them. For most types it would be too much info but you can sift through" lol as an INTP I had already done that before watching this video and came here only to find out why it might be useful

[@ToastLabs]

Tbh I think the definition of love, as an INTP, is to maximize efficiency in all processes agreed upon in a relationship. I am attracted to the F types and the J types. So, naturally I'd feel inclined to use my sharp mind for the other person, much like the ways you listed at 8:40 ish, while I'd rather they used their most developed function to maximize efficiency in a different field. My idea of love is based upon the fact that our lives are limited, then we therefor have value, if I am giving my time to help you in something, I am, in the most basic form, giving you my life. One of my favorite things as an INTP is to speak with an INTJ, bouncing my Ti and Ne off of em, and then they refine the ideas a little more and we just keep bouncing it back and forth until that idea is cut like a diamond. But then I go, "well, that was a nice fantasy, back to boring old reality" and then we never get anything done because everything else I've done that wasn't a thought experiment has fallen flat, so then you do research on how to have fun and you run into drugs and partying, but you're smart so you do your research and come to the conclusion that psychedelics are the least dangerous drug for you to take, so you won't do dangerous shit like heroin or cocaine, just the basic stuff like Acid, DMT, mushrooms, weed. And you hear about people having bad trips, but it just doesn't make sense to me, how can you have a bad trip? Sure, you can have a negative emotional experience but there's something deep and educational about that subjective experience, so in the end every trip is always a good trip. I think that comes from our minds being rooted in the Ti function. Our sanity cannot be broken. Do any of yall relate to any of this? INTP's, how many times have you been called schizophrenic or paranoid because you verbalize your internal thought processes to other people? I know your minds use subjective symbolism as the primary form of thought

[@itsmeDe326]

Literally all of this.

[@justinwhite2725]

@3:00 I love this. "because you are an INTP I'm going to encourage you to research this more online - for most types I'd steer them away because it's too much information to process." Im in full on 'consume' mode on this subject. Bring it all on.

[@Eyesofanenigmaticsoul]

I’m an infj-t who just met an INTP-t (granted he’s 20 yrs younger,just friends) but nonetheless the conversations were great! He knew things that interested me, which is rare to find in another person. I told him i like his mind it’s very informative and knowledgeable. It was comforting to be able to talk with someone with such ease and flow. I also know a entp he’s the same mind but i like my introverts a whole lot more.

[@annieev171]

At 7:13, you described my exact situation. I even get anxiety when my parents ask me to go shopping! I never realised how using my Si incorrectly was crippling my development. Thankyou😀

[@joelmarkwitt]

+Anna Via Thanks for watching and giving your feedback.

[@SaraFJones]

INTP here! I just started working in Texas and really want to move there! Looks like a great personality growth exercise! Just the cost of moving all of my things!

[@doosek7]

Appreciate what u said in this video (actually listened to lol, the part of my brain with focus hurts badly now) but boy we all see what u did in this video - you knew that we will like the flattering part and that we unconsciously would want to “repay” for the compliment by visiting your damn site. Nice try, dude. but actually I found this video useful and it contained no bs in it so thanks a lot man 🤣🤣 I can forgive u the magician trick

[@tacitus5211]

As an INTP the “isolation” part is 100% applicable to my current situation- there are so many aspects this categorization has gotten correct...

[@davidmcnaughton7486]

This video is really helpful. It has helped me realize my dependence on the 10 yr old in the back seat function. This is crucial for me because, I have been wondering for the longest time why I can`t bring myself to talk to this girl I like at school.

[@vikitawindarwati4237]

+David McNaughton lol you just went full circle

[@davidmcnaughton7486]

Awesome

[@rosacutejenniely8339]

Mundane stuff makes me feel like a robot.... gosh I yearn for exploration! I wanna go in a car blade the music and keep driving, no matter where it takes me! Yahoo let's get lost! Anyone with me? 😆

[@rosacutejenniely8339]

I said blare not blade. -.- Dang checker.

[@BigEvan96]

same here.

[@rosacutejenniely8339]

BigEvan96 Yes!!!!! I feel yah man,

[@antarcticabear6883]

This looks like an interesting video... I will watch it later

[@yuurinayase8377]

This person is so smooth at promoting lol.

[@justinwhite2725]

@7:04 holy crap. I had severe anxiety and depression a few years back - to the point of borderline agoraphobia. Lasted about 5 years before I got the psychological help I needed to move out of it. Everything you just said here summed up the root of that.

[@photoboy2005]

Holy shit. I have known for quite a while that I am an INTP. And I have also become quite bored with life. I just feel like I am doing to the same thing week after week. The 10 year old in the back seat has taken my happiness. I do necessary feel like my ability to think has been shut off, but I do feel like the risk avoidance, that seems to be hardwired into me has taken over. But, I think I know what to do about it now.

[@kali11123]

photoboy2005 what do you do

[@wearejungians]

Brett Butler hey brother. Fellow INTP here and I’d advise you to check out my videos. I recently became honest and speak my truth (outside of my corporate job which is a means to an end). :)

[@npg192]

@Brett Butler I am in this boat as well. I was however known by my teachers as very smart and at times proved it by smashing everyone in mathematics and science mainly, only to prove my point then go back to being lazy and defiant. I reject institutionalisation of any kind and never cave to peer pressure or reverse psychology. But I am in my 30's now and majorly caught in the Ti SI loop. The key is to feed your Ne and force yourself to do things even if Si child and Ti hero tell you not to. Ne must be fed or we fall in a heap is what my research keeps coming up with. I also have been told by older healthy INTP's who got it together. I get really drained by people,crowds, traffic and ques. So I barely go out and It hasn't done me any good at all. I don't travel or even take holidays as I never really want anything. We are a bit different because our needs are different but they can be met. I am trying to dig out of my whole of boredom and apathy toward the world. Early days ATM but I am going to do some meditation classes and try to socialise more. I plan to maybe try painting or something art related as I really suck in this area. I was told by an older INTP to go out and try just being ordinary at something and see other people's strengths and appreciate that there are many types of intelligence and to go out and be a loser so to speak by doing something for fun that is outside your gifts and safe zone. I hear you man and you are not stupid at all! We are rare and the world is just not geared for our way at all. Join a club and just get out there and do something and don't worry if you're not great at what ever it is. Give it a go I am certainly going too!

[@exile3119]

Yes. I am so over and bored with life. It is so mundane, like get me the F out of here. I feel like an alien on a planet full of people that have a tribal mentality. 😂

[@shadowside3601]

Exile 311 this is exactly how I feel

[@willacatherine4809]

I should be sleeping right now. I seem to be caught up in a pretty nasty ti-si loop trying to make sense of this mbti stuff for the past few months, and I don't even fully believe in the current function stack setup or even dom-tert loops. I feel like if I accept that I am an INTP and that dom-tert loops are real, I'm giving up and taking an intellectual shortcut just for an explanation to cover the gap. This video was actually pretty helpful, I should go absorb some other forms of input to help me out over here. It can't hurt. Thanks

[@MsMeredithw]

Yes, I love to explore, thereby learning from it, especially without being much seen privately. I also really appreciate the way you did this video in a more gender neutral, and less generic way.ol! Because, believe it or not, not every intp thoroughly enjoys mathematics.

[@joelmarkwitt]

+MsMeredithw We realize that there are 16 MBTI types and 7 billion people. So not all INTPs are created equal. That's why we like to focus on mental wiring rather than behavior. Thanks for the feedback.

[@kali11123]

That's right. I even left maths as a subject on school!

[@davidzajicek7738]

INTP who doesn't enjoy math was never taught math properly is what I found out. Because the idea that you can put the complex understanding of "how stuff works" into simple equations is just so strongly resonating with me and all other INTPs I've ever talked to. Sure, the endless boring "math" many people suffer through in school doesn't make sense for us. Most of the time, you just try to solve something what someone else has already figured out, learning how to manipulate the numbers so you get a result that doesn't tell you anything much. But the simple joy of taking the circumstances of real world, intuitively determining the variables and then putting them together. Just so satisfying. That is also why many INTP's have some inclinations for programming.

[@placeadrien5566]

@@davidzajicek7738 Yes, yes, and yes

[@Sunny-GG22]

Thank you so much, the "accuracy" is shocking. As I begin my journey on unlearning the defensive strategy.. 20 something year old stuck in her rants basement situation here. Fingers crossed

[@svmuscle7677]

"so afraid of taking risks they rarely leave the house and instead choose to entertain themselves in a "safe" environment" .... This exposed something I never even paid attention to before, and kind of nails it on the head

[@FSandberg]

Feels like I've found myself🌟

[@linyenchin6773]

*It is the mind that selects sequences of genetic patterning in an adaptive progression to the ever shifting environment, environment that resides within actual reality(not mere subjectivity aka finite things). Reality being devoid of beginning and end, but is the beginning and end of all else, while it(reality) remains devoid of change.* *The mind precedes biological form and biological form is merely materialization of the mind in it's perpetuated approximation of actual reality, which, to the mind's grasp; is definite yet indefinite, a vague yet certain point which gravitates the mind in a compulsion to embrace/know all of possibility, though the mind can only mimic~shadow it to varying degrees of accuracy, for unlike that definite yet indefinite point; the mind itself is born, rises, falters, fails and fades in the procession of time.* Change is not something that "happens to reality," *it happens only to relativity,* which too many conflate for "reality." This conflation is of little surprise in a world where the masses are convince that the brain is either the fullness of one's mind or it magically generates the mind as a byproduct of biochemistry. Too few realize that biochemistry is not the cause but the effect of the mind. Those who grasp that there is a distinction between brain and mind, tend to get confused in a sort of dissonance, in which they represent the mind as "consciousness" and espouse nonsense like "we don't even know what consciousness is..."(further enforcing the delusion that the brain is the mind). Although change is manifested by and within reality, it(change) has no sway on the comparatively insubstantial substance of reality, this is why many have come to the conclusion:"reality is an illusion," when in fact they merely mean to say subjectivity is the illusion grasped by the mind's continuous attempt at grasping truth aka reality. Relativity is an illusion of subjective relation(s), in and of indeterminable points of distinction that the mind can focus on to gain near-perpetually increasing accuracy of perception but never have absolute grasp of. What the mind know is never *complete,* and is nothing but *relativity* which is spawned by and within *true objectivity/reality,* which it(the mind) can never fully grasp and certainly not define~control. The mind can only accept rather than realize that *truth* is real~reality aka truth, perfection, whole aka absolute, otherwise; subjectivity would have nothing to stand on, the mind would not exist as absolute chaos would ensue, but the absolute nature of such chaos would denote that it is true aka real and thus not chaos but imperceptibly coherent perfection of which all variation is emergent property of. In bygone ages people conflated mind, body and spirit, treating them as interchangeable and sometimes divergent but overlapping so tightly that they were functionally interchangeable terms for the same thing. This was partially due to the comparatively reduced lexicon of language in younger days but also due to less methodical~structured sense of discernment being the prominent tone in older world views. In our present age people scoff at the notion of spirit and constantly assert that "there is no mind; only the biochemistry of one's body casting an illusion of consciousness," all the wile working from the wrong end of the sequential emergence and overall convergence that renders our sense of self and the very fabric of our experienced "reality," which is in itself just a collective mental shadow in approximation of actuality/reality aka truth or perfection. *The brain is merely one of many organelles through which the mind flows, it is a vital conduit within the fuller biological structure that is the mind's manifestation as materialized condensation of abstract potential, of possibility, but it(the brain) is not that which generates that possibility, merely impulsively reacts to the passage of that which actually anchors possibility into manifestation. The brain merely facilitates the passage of the mind as it(the mind) is compelled by the spirit to which it's rise in complexity is compelled in generating the changing transitions of evolutionary progression that are expressed as genetic mutation of the material form.-That spirit(in case you somehow failed to grasp the preceding text) is reality itself.* I had to restructure this, several times, as my mind is a very limited conduit in transcribing the order and structure of life's manifestation. *Sadly; I posted the older variations in so many places...only realizing now how hard the initial form was to process, from the position of a generic world view...even this distillation will cause you to question its validity and that of my "sanity." *THIS IS MY INTP THEORY OF EVERYTHING, BELIEVE WHAT YOU WILL...*

[@javanzy280]

Very interesting analysis, ive come to a point where I believe everything is subject to perspective whether it be subjective/objective. But as for me I'm a start up intp(18), any tips and hacks to being one, in order for me to progress meaningfully toward my goals?

[@linyenchin6773]

JAVANZY WHISKEY: "...any tips and hacks to being one, in order for me to progress meaningfully toward my goals?- One; Perception is swayed by emotional balance/imbalance, the smoother the flow of emotional sensation = the more concise and expansive your perceptual acuity. If you want to *reduce* the aforementioned acuity; let your emotions surge forth uncontrolled, they will certainly warp the accuracy and precision of perception, allowing for all manner of misconception to seed and sprout in your mind. If you want to *refine* the aforementioned acuity; let your emotions settle in the indifference of controlled detachment, they will align into the expanse of amplified perception that is calm concentration, allowing for all manner of *New Conception(s)* to seed and sprout in your mind which will accelerate in the heightened precision of focus and fortified concentration of attention. I gleaned this from watching Dragonball as a kid, when I analyzed the lessons that Goku Got from a talking cat, then a black man in the sky... Also gleaned from my observation of Spock and other Vulcans of Star Trek; I'm convinced "they are suppressing their emotions" *is a lie.* Looks more like *they are smoothing them out,* catalyzing them into a uniformed mass of fuel for comparatively amplified acuity of perception. The sharpened acuity accelerates correlating cognitive functions, while expanding their range(s), which is similar to the training unlocked synesthesia that Z-Fighters call "ki-sensing"... Your entire psyche working in alignment to one selected focal point of perception~observation. This catalytic transmutation of emotional sensation into focus, it's a core esoteric principle every Martial arts related anime and manga asserts; training of the mind in the manner that allows calm~smooth concentration which transcends distraction of any emotional surges~impulses... Its even a key plot device in The Matrix... Long story short: *Focus is the key.*

[@GamerX998]

I noticed you did not define what reality is--you just stated that the mind tries to comprehend reality (whether definite or indefinite). And from what you're saying, I think that your definition of reality *may* be flawed. I recommend a book I've read on this subject that may help with your thought: The Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. It's an enjoyable read with good insight into how we define reality. While the illusions that the mind creates to comprehend the world are inherently indistinguishable and convincing, it is simply an illusion. It cannot influence the biological form to the point of selective genetic patterning. I think these two should remain separate (in your theory).

[@nickphenneger3941]

Perfect video

[@un1fy003]

(I know everyone is different) But the thing i find helpful in my life is to strive for personal development first.(not in a selfish way) So I don't get board with life, I take my introverted thinking and apply it in an extroverted way To do this I have to just "do" first, and "think" second Example: With a group of people having a conversation. (If that conversation is small and stupid) My job then is to mold that conversation (by being confident, not mean)into something that's both interesting to me, and universal enough to be interesting to everyone else, and stay on subject. (Basically taking a small subject, and blowing it up into something big and exciting) That way i can bounce ideas off others and force them to think more deeply and critically in a more genuine way. So the things that would keep me in my head, I express verbally outside my head, And i feel like I am helping people in a small way. Now I have a skill that i can I can carry through my life that keeps me interested, So i can live my life in a more extroverted "Just do it" Kinda way in order to progress my life. To some people i talk to now, I seem witty, smart and confident. When really it's just me being passionate in thinking and over analyzing my ideas that may or may not be new and unique. It also helps being really really honest about things u analyze in front of you, Honest about people or a situation. Meaning (Pointing out Ingenuine bullshit in a kind and funny way) But of course you'll be kind. ; )

[@un1fy003]

In short, like he said..Take control of your environment. :)

[@antoniajdodge]

+un1fy003 Totally agree. I love when INTPs really dive into personal development. Some of my most influential mentors have been well developed INTPs. Thanks for commenting. :) -A-

[@un1fy003]

Antonia Dodge Thank you ;)

[@lockupuredaughters]

You describe my life so well ;)

[@GuitarMan2433]

Thanks, I will try to apply your technique to broaden the easy chit chat topics into more satisfying discussions. That way everyone benefits.

[@bowmanbk1]

Ok, so much of my life makes sense now. I grew up in a tiny Indiana town, exploration is limited there. My Junior hs year I took a 'senior' trip to Europe, the seeds were sown. After hs I joined the Navy and the exploring began. I LOVED exploring new ports and countries. So I spent 20 years exploring the world, staying outside my comfort zone, getting to love it. Came back to Indiana, switched from being an aircraft electrician to a locomotive electrician. Good stuff for about 5 years or so. Got restless. Wife won't cook anything different, doesn't want to travel. I now get food from Hello Fresh. Started wanting to get away, way away. Convinced wife to a trip to St Thomas once, after Florida a few years prior. Now I'm looking to retire overseas but her family is so tight she's not so sure. I said I'm going alone or not. Apparently I crave the exploring now, I want it back...

[@kwokydow2]

one part of this made a lot of sense.. I flipped a car a few years back and gave myself epilepsy. Ever since I've been a complete shut-in.

[@alexanderkelley2951]

My attention span is shorter than I'd like... But, everytime I missed something I rewound the video. I really want to look into this all.

[@openrealm]

I related to the section about the exchange and transfer of emotion units.

[@AdamBlack137]

so, as you talked about defensive strategies i came to an idea about how mine actually got the loner idea, bad memories and experiences may in fact make exploration a hard thing especially if you are like me who got a memory stereotypical view of all people using you without any feeling devoted

[@dasiavou]

this sort of explains why some people in my life see me as overly-cautious and stagnant, and others see me as a successful risk-taker. depends when you catch me

[@robscovell5951]

The weird thing about this is that Harmony is my main motivating factor. Ti and Ne are how I achieve it.

[@jarlbalgruuf3234]

As an INTP, I've been on the tangent of 'What does being an INTP mean'. I hop back and forth from ideas constantly, as I'm sure most of us do, but I come to this most often. I suppose I'm interested in discussing being an intp with other intp's. Is there a website anyone knows about to discuss general intp thoughts?

[@alfredmohammed3590]

Try the Reddit page on INTP's

[@Newbfy]

I don't really know what my type is. I'm leaning towards INTP. I thought ISTJ or ISTP, but I have no interest in exerting control on anything except for myself, and I'm not really interested in material things or thrills. I was also confused by the focus on high IQ INTPs (Einstein) who can dictate their own thoughts and ideas with a verbose, logical monologue/dialogue. That isn't me. However, the deeper process that INTPs operate from resonates with me quite a bit: exploring the world with the sole purpose of validating thoughts and ideas; the scientists, and the shit disturbers. Life is interesting when I'm making a mess. I always need to think before i act, but I'm always testing my ideas and thoughts on people, just to see what people think or how they react. Have a stupid hat? "I hypothesize that that 90% of people will tell me to go fuck myself if I'm wearing this hat. Let's see what happens.". Our Fe is there for cleaning up the mess after we step on everyone's toes. Like science? Go do controlled experiments in a lab. Ti - Get an idea. Build and explore the idea in your head. Ne - explore the idea in the real world Si - keep or discard past routines/behaviors/ideas based on what you know works, because you tested it. Fe - clean up whatever mess your experiment makes. What does being an INTP mean? It means making the world your playground, and doing things with the sole purpose of testing and validating. We are a walking scientific method, detached from our ideas and thoughts and behaviors, divorcing ourselves from expectations and impressing people. Fe helps us know when we've taken it too far, and to take others into consideration. INTPs are apathetic and nihilistic because they aren't experimenting enough. They are thinking too much and not doing enough. They may be caught up in Si and Fe; burned by past experiences and controlled by what people think about them. Si and Fe are the mind killers. I think people get too comfortable with the stereotypical meanings behind introversion and extroversion. They use introversion as an excuse for isolating themselves, or hating people, or having poor social skills. People have complete control over how they interact with people. If someone finds their interactions with people boring, it is because they are making it boring, or they aren't leaving fast enough. From my perspective, introversion just means you need to check in with yourself first, while extroversion means that you need to check in with the outside world first. Introverts get tired when they are out in the world too long because they are bombarded with external stuff that they aren't getting time to process. Everything I wrote is probably BS, though. Just a thought. The world is a dangerous place, so carry a notepad.

[@DEMIGOD-yc1bm]

Take a look at the INTP sub-reddit, there's nearly 26,000 subs to it. Lots of INTPs there

[@Nickels1987]

There is an excellent channel I have found as an INTP~ Erik Thor has been posting videos with SUCH understanding that it makes me feel at ease just to hear his thoughts on the subjects.

[@outsideredge]

I always felt it was more than just shyness holding me back. Understanding what an INTP is helps me understand myself and why I do things the way I do. The challenge isn’t just to speak up more, it isn’t just to get out of my own head, it’s to also develop and lean on the three-year-old functions. By definition I know that’s my weakest trait, but the alternative is staying in playing video games alone. Nothing wrong with that, but I know that is far too comfortable.

[@entropy8634]

"Does my existence improve your existence" is my go-to question.

[@happymike75]

i will try to limit the size. in '04 i was the driver in a single car crash. there was a death, i was not charged. i was in a coma for 2 months. lost left arm snapped pelvis in half---nerve damage blood clot TBI ... i gained about 300lbs since. i fall a lot, when i fall i have to worm my way to a phone 4 911. i have fallen in public, and with cell phones, being 500lbs waiting 4 ten firemen is semi horrific. i leave my home 2-3 times a year for the last 12years. i get hurt a lot---- this is the first time ive had helpful information so far----it makes perfect sense that my 10 year old is scared to death of leaving my home---ive left a lot out----but thank you!

[@iralmoore2966]

I am stuck I am INTP and I have fallen into staying home in my room not going out how to break this !!!?

[@ucheokoroafor8273]

I do this alot lol. I personally dont like going out and enjoy being alone. Find something, you enjoy doing while alone

[@6pakAL]

Go out and do something alone. Love reading the familiar book in your room? Find a new book at the library. Love a video game that you've played 1 million times? Go out to an arcade in your city and play something new. Movie lover? Go to a small theatre and watch something indie. Small transitions to start, but start.

[@freakfreak786]

sign up for the gym and go every day. people will respect you and youll start making friends

[@PowerRedBullTypology]

All you basically need is 1 friend who is more extroverted or at least does more social acitivites. Through them you will meet more people, who on their their make it possible to meet more people. However, when you're pretty much all alone , that is the thoughest spot to be in

[@MasterTSayge]

Ira Moore Go out and do what you enjoy. Like arcades, laser tag, travel, paint ball, or concerts. Do it alone and often.

[@SpaceCattttt]

So we're pretty well-rounded people, then? We're constantly pondering new ideas, which we analyze by using memories of past experiences in order to hopefully find a logical solution that will make the theoretical practical, for the benefit of as many people as possible. Gee, sounds like we're the good guys! What could possibly go wrong? ;)

[@RustyShakleford1]

teppolundgren we sacrifice ourself for the many to be ridiculed slandered and ostracized

[@crquetzals]

What could go wrong is we get jaded by people telling us they don't need our help. We know we can give them the answer if they would only listen to us. But they don't so we get upset and then we think they don't need us so we don't need them. And it continues because we can't stop thinking about it and what we should have said and how we might get them to listen, then we develop zero point energy to freeze everyone in place so they have to listen. We tell them they have to call us Syndrome and and.... wait that was only a movie or was it.????!!!!

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@crquetzals Nah, I'm afraid I don't give a fuck about whether other people want to listen to me or not. I'm doing my own thing. To hell with the world.

[@BayuAkbarK]

I started pushing buttons all around and my gf accused me for cheating.

[@lefse1386]

INTP master race

[@Epipedobatideo]

When people complain that I'm not demonstrative and appreciative, most of the time the answer "I'm paying attention right now, that's a lot more than most can get from me." is sufficient. I think. Funny enough, most people need an objective description of any introspective state of mind.

[@aleksanderilcewicz-koodzie6076]

You know how to motivate me to research

[@hinglemccringleberry9494]

Wanting to be accurate whilst asking “what if” and leaving things open ended all of the time almost seems paradoxical in a sense. It does however allow us not to be placed in a box in terms of what we consider possible, therefore we are willing to consider all available data and thus not opposed to changing our mind since the truth is all that matters, not our feelings.

[@igrewold]

About the question: does it make sense that you love me! When I was in primary school they taught me senses were like 5: seeing, smelling, hearing, touching & tasting. But when people say: "it does not make 'sense' " that's none of them. Are not thinking & heart feelings supposed to make the senses 7?

[@joni-nv3el]

not really because you can't really check them like hearing test or seeing test you can do iq test and eq test but that will not show the full pic of thinks but maybe if will progress in our society maybe we can measure them as 7 senes -infp/intp i am infp borderline with intp Thinking45 Feeling 55 with iq of 129 not really sure if i am infp i checked 5 times but i can connect with both of them i am on search to find my ture self

[@adampeters550]

When taking cognitive tests my fi and ti are always tied. I find it difficult and understand the shift that takes place when have a strong internal pull for something only like 3 days later having such strong argument against that thought. It's a constant struggle internally. Is there a way to determine or develop either one or am I stuck having both functions in constant warfare with eachother. I guess as an important note, sometimes they line up, and it's the most beautiful feeling.

[@duskyracer8800]

This assuming that people have proved they are an INTP and not wanting to be one. i.e. when I was younger and didnt understand different forms of intelligence I thought that being the kid that took things apart to see how they worked was something of value and I was distraught, slightly, that I wasnt that kid. Now I realize that is an attribute of an ISTP. If that thought was lurking in my head and keeping me from being honest, I would have had trouble realizing im an INTP. * PLEASE DO MORE RESEARCH AFTER THE TEST FOR THE SAKE OF US ALL*

[@FedeGGG]

Damn, i really need to go out more.

[@danw.7935]

What about the positive affects of moderate to extreme isolation? I know there's some of us who come up with our best gifts to the world when we shut out all possible distractions for a few months or more. It's one of the underlying factors of genius. But it's also one of the underlying factors of depression, so I feel like for isolation to be beneficial you have to have a good handle on that and probably have developed your introverted sensing and extroverted feeling to the point of being able to blend in with the rest of the humans. I find that I can turn my small talk/socially conscious switch on or off. I learn from opening up to people, and having genuine connection whether it be deep conversation or small talk. I love connecting on a deep and intimate level with a lover. But it can be exhausting, and I sense that I do my best work in an environment where I can have the small talk/socially acceptable switch off for extended periods of time. I don't think society grants us that opportunity very often. I don't think it's healthy for a long term situation, or one that you have no exit plan for, but to dive deep and come up for breath with those pearls you could always see/sense but never get to, has been incredibly rewarding for me.

[@Rkader11]

wow this video is very related

[@rutee4614]

Ne is "Why" it attacks situations from all sides. Its transcontextual and it gets clues from the outside world. Along side si (the past) it creates the What if

[@rutee4614]

It's more like why? 3x. Then what if, how. With, whom, when