MBTI INTP Learning Style

[@bobwatyup]

As an INTP I really want to emphasize how much our want to learning actually affects us. For example in English most of the time I find it boring and dull and the class seems to last for 10 hours and I just don’t do much work and ace all my tests to keep my grades up. While in math I enjoy it and the class goes by really fast and I complete all my work. Also a huge thing is homework. Intp’s all hate homework and find it useless 99% of the time. That is why we are known to procrastinate and in some cases just straight up not do the work

[@loftilofi9678]

This is what I think most students think. In my experience, many people I know also procrastinate and cram for tests. School seems boring because we all want to do something also more meaningful to us. We were forced to endure this kind of stale education after all, and the number of obligations it entails can be draining and seemingly useless.

[@sonofsarek]

Dude, I daydreamed in high school and college. I seriously counted down the clock until I could leave. Every. Single. Day. 95% of the lectures are pointless, long-winded, and inefficient.

[@andysmith5997]

English is for thick people who can then pretend they are smart,

[@exxcaliburs6002]

Us or you? Fewer generalisations please, champ. English lit taught by morons, as it usually is, always gonoing to be useless junk. Done well, searching for logic within human society and psychology, it is awesome af.

[@timantimantwotimantimantwo8317]

As an INTP, this is very accurate information. I found the conventional school experience largely tortuous. I found endless repetition and summarizing to be painfully boring, and despise the too-common approach of gearing education towards memorization rather than understanding. An INTP wants to *understand*, and an INTP will commonly understand complex or abstract concepts with a speed and depth greatly outpacing other types. Abstract logic is almost a native internal language for INTP's. INTPs are motivated by the internal reward of understanding, and in many cases they may show little regard for grades and other external measures. If an INTP considers a topic boring and irrelevant they may passively wait out the entire course with negligible effort, negligible attention, and merely passing performance. If an INTP loses respect for a teacher they may exhibit genuine and complete apathy for threats (and outcomes) of failing grades. If possible action should be taken to transfer the student to a different class - they may abruptly exhibit good or even superior performance in the new environment.

[@Jordan-Ramses]

To be fair, if they geared it towards understanding we would be even more bored because that is so easy.

[@yvonnecampbell7036]

Same go's for the INFJ.

[@csm8245]

This alligns with my personal history in school. Even in one of my favourite subjects, math, I failed because the teacher was treating us like we were little kids. That patronizing and condescending behavior made me lose all respect for her and I didn't even care about my grade anymore. It's beyond me how others can keep up with that.

[@rumay.e]

I totally agree with you

[@skyhs0168]

The big keyword is: "as long they are interested in the subject". Unfortunately many things are not interesting to INTP.

[@fleetingfootnotes9133]

Not interesting to unhealthy INTP's. Get out more, out of the Si rut and let that Ne shine.

[@toninunns1181]

INTP female here, I used to skip school and go to the library.

[@hedgeearthridge6807]

Something also important is if they are interested in the topic. If I am interested in something, I can hyperfocus on it and become an absolute master in that subject. But if it doesnt interest me, it's like pulling teeth trying to learn it. It's unreasonably difficult and just an overall torturous experience. And you can't make INTPs want to learn something. You CANNOT make them want anything. Because of our Ne Parent/Ni Critic cognitive functions.

[@HUGEACT-MAN]

I'm an intp and as good as I am at a few things,I can't ever imagine thinking or especially ever saying I'm a master of anything...I'm also insecure so that could be why,well that or I just suck lol

[@NoOneYT1991]

@@HUGEACT-MAN OH MY GOD! I always feel insecure about the things and skill that I've learned. Never in my life I've said I'm master in it. If someone said to me that I'm good at this, I just know a little about this.

[@HUGEACT-MAN]

@@NoOneYT1991 Me too...I assume when people compliment me they are looking at my work subjectively like my grandma would and aren't impartial. Conversely if they do not like it and are critical thenI know they are being objective..or being an asshole. Either way I address the criticism.

[@NoOneYT1991]

@@HUGEACT-MAN I give them a good beating....'mentally'

[@logoski589]

I get the focus but always fall short of the mastery. I tend to lose interest when I get to a certain point but it's usually past the level of what most people around me are doing. If I'm not interested at the start then you can be sure that I despise whatever is pushing me to do something.

[@apexmike849]

Over 50 years late, but good advice.

[@shaeshae1224]

It's not. You have around 30+ years more to live

[@ruaillanaveP]

I’m over 125 years late.

[@SleeepyFish]

Ohhhh well no wonder I hated school most of the time. X) and failed classes. And had to retake them, doing independent work far more successfully, and dropped my GPA because I refused to do assignments I deemd pointless because they were...Only had a handful of techers who actually taught me in the most comforting and active manner, complimenting my style of learning. Thank you my teachers! I loved learning in your class! Sincerely, a hopeless INTP. X)

[@A-Ls1]

MM The Owl I’m exactly the same. Well I am INTP as well so maybe I should be. Nevertheless, we (INTP) are not hopeless. We’re gifted and our awareness is too high for routine. We notice not only the work is stupid, but learning or memorizing the material just to pass is unproductive. A waste of energy.

[@theWarringLover]

Whaaat? Are you me?

[@Anirossa]

The school system is not a good place for a INTP... I was lucky and went to a private school that focused on making us understand and write about what we had learned and put it into words instead of just taking tests (waldorf school) but I don't think I want to go to uni as I know how the school system works and I think Im better off doing things with my hands or controlling machines or sth like that and using my i tellect how I please getting knowledge myself in what I please.

[@ethancavill]

Being an INTP and someone who hated high school with a passion, I now realise the importance of University, especially its place for the intellectual types. After dropping out of University and trying to live in the 'real world' for a year, I quickly learnt that its a hard world out there. What would you rather do today? Work a 9-5 in a job that doesnt have much progression or use of intellect, or go to University and use and develop your gift as an intellectual whilst having a good time, only to come out of it with a significantly higher paying job (depends on field of study). University for an INTP seems like a Win-Win to me. Again, coming from someone who hated high school and then went to University and hated it just to drop out. It's the right choice to make. Unless you have a skill that is going to pay the bills for the next 20 years, just pick a degree that isnt useless and stick it through (just look at it as an apprenticeship). In University you have so much freedom its honestly a joke (and an INTPs dream).

[@Anirossa]

I will see, for now I will try get into construction, they give me the freedom to become all from a plumer to a mechanic or a vent and pipe or mechanical engineer and maybe I get to drive excovators one day, I love machines and learning how they work and using them, I also like hard physical work and big learning curves as well as being outside, so I think I might have found what fits for me :D @@ethancavill

[@Anirossa]

@@ethancavill If I were to go to uni I think I would be most intrested in sociology or psychology, degrees that take a lot of time and where I would have a much lower pay than in the construction firm I am going to a interview in. All INTPs are diffrent from our intrests and I prefer learning work related things through practice over theory, even if I can sit for hours and learn things through audiable, youtube or through reading for the joy of it. Also feel like either INTPs or maybe just I can get trapped in my head if I don't get to be physically tired so I will try my current path at first for now, especialy as I got contacts that got me into this opportunity, so yeah, thanks for the comment, will see how I do :)

[@ethancavill]

@@Anirossa Well by the sounds of it you don't need University at all. You've got a very good profession ahead of you that doesn't limit what you can learn and explore. Hope your future turns out great!

[@Anirossa]

@@ethancavill Feel like my interview today went well and they seemed pretty intrested in me, I hope that too, and thanks, if not I might go to uni, if not they have many that have taken a few years off after working for them for many years taking engineer education and then coming back working for them, so I will see what my future holds :D and thanks a lot! ^^

[@justinwhite2725]

In elementary/primary 'does not play well with others' on every report card.

[@user-nz6ge2ge2w]

i have loads of undone homework, two art pieces and a physics project due friday, yet im sitting here watching this video thinking that it will change something :))

[@csm8245]

If I'm put into an uncomfortable learning environment, I do either exactly what she says at 5:20, becoming a nuisance for the teacher and start discussions that are more interesting than the boring stuff that's being taught, or I tune out completely. There are basically these two options. I'm very aware about that, so I try to leave the teacher alone. If the teacher proves to be unprepared or stupid though, it's open season. I spent the last years of my studies at a distance university, I can highly recommend it to INTPs.

[@robertdavis9948]

As an INTP, I would say that the benefit of INTPs working in groups is to the group and not the INTP. An INTP is a self-contained positronic database and the only benefit for them in group work is in solidifying those abstract connections while trying to explain them to the meatbags in the group. An INTP can operate at peak with zero meatbag interaction (outside of the collection of data, for which meatbags are essential) and can exist quite perfectly within their own understanding.

[@daniellabinjo6046]

It's more than that Robert is that all you are?? A positronic database😂

[@robertdavis9948]

@@daniellabinjo6046 Not really. I collect and classify data. That is how my world works. Just a bunch of linked lists.

[@daniellabinjo6046]

@@robertdavis9948 just because you can make the observations doesnt mean its anything more than conjecturing about waking cognition

[@robertdavis9948]

@@daniellabinjo6046 is that what I said?

[@daniellabinjo6046]

@@robertdavis9948 collecting data involves having to recognize it as data in the first place doesnt it?

[@sonofsarek]

“Working in groups can add value” Yea, it will further convince me that it’s a waste of time and counter-productive. Hearing other ppl’s inane suggestions and dealing with their obstinance isn’t worth it. Just let everyone else argue while I take out my notepad and doodle star trek ship battles. When they’re done, I’ll take whatever menial task they assign, procrastinate until 4am the day it’s due, and finish it in 30 minutes. The less I have to deal with the intellectual peons of society the better. - Ok, I exaggerated a little (or did I?).

[@ChromicClaw]

Not exaggerated.

[@justinwhite2725]

That OR I'll just do all the work and give them the final product to take credit for.

[@theWarringLover]

Spoken my heart

[@PatrickStave]

INTP here. So correct.

[@losonsrenoster]

The main problem for my age group is that the schooling system in the 60's and 70's did not allow for this type of learning, teachers had no understanding of different personality types. I was ALWAYS in trouble, I hated school. I "unschooled" from the age of 7, my favorite classroom was my first set of encyclopeadias. That part worked well for me.

[@laniwilliamson]

This explains me as INTP and High school. I was so bored in high school.

[@xero6396]

I'm definitely INTP but actually do like it if people know my name and I try to remember other people's names.

[@CSPrice]

Fairly accurate, but I'd like to add that in terms of interpersonal situations one big thing is respect from a mentor/instructor. I may not care to be your best buddy or ask how the fam is doing, but if you talk down to me or accuse me of something, you best have an excellent reason for that. (btw I find it amusing how the comments on these type vids are mostly INTPs making corrective adjustments. :D y'all are great. )

[@Saveg36]

i suck at solving complex problems, i have to put in extra hours in school to get the same results as the person who spent less time then me

[@ChromicClaw]

Unlucky...

[@daniellabinjo6046]

bro research the 5 step creative process and problem solving incubation,theta wave states, lucid dreaming, allow your subconscious mind to connect the dots between the material Good Luck

[@daniellabinjo6046]

INTP brains in particular love comex problems..just take a while for our brains to digest the information

[@SpaceS0ck]

The least comfortable thing is basically called normal school. That's why I always disliked it.

[@cashewisanut4181]

AP classes have been extremely helpful for me as an INTP. Since they emphasize analysis and explanation rather than rote memorization, it’s much easier to stay interested in topics that I previously had no interest in, like history.

[@christin7744]

Wow. This is so me. Thanks for sharing

[@wintersnowv]

I'm studying for an entrance exam (to med school), and I'm getting crazy because I can't follow the schedule that I prepared

[@__________6931]

same

[@littlespices2043]

Ughhhh so accurate it hurts me 😂

[@thereses72818]

Omg exactly why I don't regret homeschooling sjsksjsksk. The normal school system is just so structured and limited haha

[@shaeshae1224]

I learnd photoshop for 3 months, total wast of my time. The teacher seemed nice, but somehow wasn't compatible with me. I almost had a concussion banging myself into desk when ever I got frustrated. Now I know why.

[@rosejustrose4489]

Im an intp. And i dont even study 😶 i hate myself when i study i feel like hell

[@sonofsarek]

I took a break every 20 minutes when studying. It was the only way to get thru med school without becoming depressed.

[@daniellabinjo6046]

@@sonofsarek unless you study something that is personally interesting to you that is

[@rosejustrose4489]

@@daniellabinjo6046 that's right

[@rosejustrose4489]

@@sonofsarek oh well I'll try this

[@daniellabinjo6046]

@@rosejustrose4489 try looking at the info in anew different way and imagine what you will be able to do after once you pass or whatever...this keeps ms motivated to stay the course when it gets boring and study in short bursts

[@Irene-cu1ty]

Accurate! 👌💯

[@Baamthe25th]

Well, not very Ti oriented toward INTPs. This is just dropping a list of true-ish shallow "facts" on us and do and don't. Guess it's meant for newbies, still not that helpful to me

[@liuzihe8181]

SpyMonkey3D Indeed, it’s rather general and I think the author should have also used the cognitive functions to explain. It overgeneralises quite a few things and perhaps they should have delved more into how exactly our minds work. However, they do put forth certain things which are quite true.

[@TheDataMaestro]

SkyMonkey3d and Liu Zihe, you are exhibiting a true negative side of our fellow INTPers: Snobbish and arrogant intellectuals. Those of us who are self-aware, constanty strive to minimize that perception. Apparently, you dudes have not received that memo.

[@Anirossa]

No INTP is exactly alike, its just a number of prefrences, should not look at random videos for proper informarion. I've been a course about the personality types with a woman that had taken a education in the types and the thories around them. She made very clear for everyone in the course to be careful with information online as much of it is missleading.

[@Viking102938]

@@TheDataMaestro, what the hell are you talking about? If anything, you're fulfilling that stereotype -- your inferior Fe is showing. Nobody said *anything* that could have been *remotely* construed for that -- you're the one that's trying to sound like they're smarter than other people (you and the handful of snobby thumbs up you got, lmfao). This is why nobody likes to talk around you guys, you immediately turn it into this "omg, other people, right?" thing every time

[@ChromicClaw]

@@Viking102938 Back at you too, or else you wouldn't have replied. Well I guess I'm being a hypocrite too aren't I?

[@rainylibrarian3887]

Actually I like details more than patterns

[@blackfox7980]

Too accurate

[@StudentSuccessSpacecom]

I love how accurate MBTI is.

[@jumnasalam8125]

Excuse me a teacher would never understand us please stop