The Mind of the INTP [In-Depth Cognitive Analysis]

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0:39 | BunnySam | False Info | Here I state there’s “16 functions”. This is false. There’s 8 functions which make up the 16 archetypes.
8:05 | Syde Kontrol | Clarification | Here I state INTP's are usually "huge savers". While this is an accurate theoretical assumption, their "visionary" way of thinking can lead them to spend impulsively. However when doing so, it's more often than not being spent to support their projects or "vision". And also, as stated by this user, "Socio-economic upbringing can have a major impact on the development of an INTP". While all INTP's are similar at the "core", many external factors can drastically influence what their tendencies look like.
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In this video I breakdown and analyze each of the INTP's cognitive functions.

[@Ab-ub2ii]

Him : "This channel will discuss anything from MBTI to philosophy to psychology.." Me : I'm in

[@rogerhuggettjr.7675]

Very well done. I like CS Joseph, but as an INTP I think you understand us at a deeper level than an ENTP can put into words.

[@intuitionexpress7753]

Appreciate that!

[@nenobeuvo9804]

I'm an intp always say so, all that I have learned from an intp type was from intp lol.

[@shyviolets]

Do you think CS Joseph is an ENTP?

[@rogerhuggettjr.7675]

@@shyviolets He says he is.

[@shyviolets]

@@rogerhuggettjr.7675 that's not what I asked

[@Intuitioncalling]

Your hand gestures and that awkward aura in general. You're an INTP for sure

[@saranonimus9211]

Regarding INTP social interactions...I find that I do enjoy them, and I'm plenty capable within them, provided that the social interaction is structured. My go-to example is pub quiz night. There's a definition to the event. I don't have to "make conversation" from thin air, I can rely on the flow of the event to provide fodder and trust that it will move along without need for my leadership. I'm in a service/entertainment industry, and within that context, it's hard to peg me as an introvert. It's a pre-defined interaction in which I know what roles everyone is meant to play. On the other hand, I'm not so bubbly at parties. I tend to sit in an out of the way spot and observe others, and assure people when they ask if I'm ok that yes, I'm perfectly happy sucking on my security drink and indulging my interest in anthropology. Then, the weird looks...😂

[@mariavirginaampo5380]

Yeah. People wouldn't wanna see our Fe burst. I'm gonna have to put up with it til it develops hopefully before 30s. My Si is just developing, and I'm 26.

[@greenlimabean]

Identify a high level FE user in your life. When in social situations, think " What would so and so say?" I did that and now I can handle well the social game.

[@supernova9563]

i have taken every personality and functions tests and get INTP most of the time, in other opportunities I got INTJ, ISTP, ENTP... IN ONE OCCASION I GOT ENFP and I was really confused... After reading about cognitive functions for hours I realized INTP’s functions match better with me. I came to the conclusion, after reading and taking those tests, that I got those other results because my Ni and Te are well developed too... but in my day to day I choose not to use Ni or Te... Ti and Ne just come out naturally Oh and also as an INTP I kept questioning those questions because, still, I couldn’t find them specific to a certain situation.. I don’t know how to explain it AaaAaa anyway no test is 100% reliable :( I just had to study cognitive functions :D

[@languagelover747]

I had a similar experience - the old MBTI 4-letter tests (before John Beebe's congnitive function theory) always had me as INTJ or INFJ. (I used to say INXJ... because I am both logical and care what others think, lol). The "J" was because I get stressed out when there are open ends and unknowns, which is actually just my Ti and Ne in action trying to make sense of the world. Also, the drive to "get things done" didn't seem to fit with "P" in the old 4-letter tests. Now I look back at laugh at myself for thinking I had a high Te (sitting here in my creative mess of an environment). It was only after studying cognitive functions (and dropping the 4-letter approach) that I figured out that I am an INTP, even though I don't fit many of the INTP stereotypes (which I think are based on early development of tertiary Si and inferior Fe). :) It makes sense that INTPs can also use Te and Ni, since they sit in the shadow just below our primary Ti and secondary Ni, but it sure is exhausting to use them for long periods! But seriously don't ask me to find my lost keys (Se) or tell you exactly how I feel about something (Fi). hehe.

[@Tea12456]

Same that's what I did but I'm questioning something why does each category use specific functions in there lives sure you do adapt to put different mentality as being more realistic and out going in term of needs but it is slightly confusing to me how the cognitive functions Work And it does do when I studied about Fe dominant which is my sister an ESFJ ans she is a one and my friend INFP Fi dominant yet I see people bashing on the the test saying it's Just make you feel good and not accurate but the cognitive functions as far as I Experienced It does work together it does form your personality And I know I'm not An ENTP I don't fall to Si inferior grip.. so the one question that I have how do we form the cognitive functions?

[@blizzard3187]

Now that I think about it, how you say an INTP manages money is very relatable to the way I do in video games.

[@jamie_johns]

I would say not just money... I used to save my "precious things" since I was a child.

[@diamocube5048]

I just hoard stuff in video games until I spend it on something OP or very good/fun.

[@o_enamuel]

9:49 yeah, its true, all my prayers have "and that tomorrow be a quiet day" ...

[@leixle]

ı was obsessed with "İs god reel" and parallel universes when ı was a kid, I just realized, when u say that... I'm in love with searching something you really understand us

[@nayas.5066]

this video was really helpful, you explain the stacks really well!

[@advenvilla]

you're so talented

[@Midhav0]

The developmental stages section was really interesting and something that I've been wondering about for a while now, but haven't seen many people go into. Cheers.

[@user-mr4qt4zi3u]

Great content, keep it going! Good luck

[@drishyaphuel]

Your insights sound very thoughtful and not just facts to shove down our throats. Very deep and intellectually stimulating👏

[@romanmrtiez2102]

super well thought out video, i like the way you explain things. It also made me understand way more about how i am the way i am. Thank you!

[@SpaceyFae]

You kept saying 16 functions at the beginning of this. There’s 8. 16 archetypes or personality types but not 16 cognitive functions.

[@intuitionexpress7753]

Yes I’ve been waiting for someone to correct that part my bad

[@sylviaowega3839]

Very well done video! As an INTP myself, I am quite impressed with the depth you got into in this video. This video even helped me recollect a time when I was little and always wanting to be myself, until I realized suddenly how I was missing out on interacting with people.

[@jehriasean6379]

Very good information. Thank you.

[@Sophia-fx6zm]

Thanks for the video!! It helped me a lot!!!

[@silence-is-bliss]

Good vid, helped me understand myself more.

[@jahsmoon1075]

my si malfunctions when im in a bookstore- my browsing consists of a ridiculous amount of time vacillating between books whilst mentally prioritizing the contents and considering how its information are most prevalent at the time (if that makes ANY sense) i never let myself leave w more than 2

[@diamocube5048]

I'd use TiNe to pick what seems most engaging and TiSi to make sure it's a reasonable price and I would be able to store it properly, and if I would be willing/able to read it soon or not.

[@mistahac]

Great video so accurate thank you. Would love to see a video on 'keys to success for an INTP'

[@intuitionexpress7753]

Thank you! Uploading a video right now on the INTP’s shadow functions if that interests you

[@kathrynfisher2982]

Great Video!!!

[@intuitionexpress7753]

Thanks, appreciate that!!

[@Whyareyoustalkingme123]

i’m starting to understand this intp entj thing… it’s just really complimentary. i love it !

[@intuitionexpress7753]

Check out Part 1 Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3rWhmt8bNOZqNU The 16 Personalities During Arguments: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qquUZJRoa7SdjJY PLEASE READ: Any important corrections or clarifications in the information I provide will be noted and credited in the description box of this video. If you think any of the information is worthy of clarification, leave a comment and I'll update it!

[@sydekontrol2330]

I enjoyed your breakdown of this, very well done... but there are a few things you should add. Use the word Core when describing what the functions do... All people can utilize any of the traits, however the reason they have a core is because its about recovery,... I.E. an introverted person can be extroverted in actions and decisions for awhile but their recovery from such actions is much much longer, depending on the strength of their introversion. Also in my experience and research the INTP can also be a frivolous spender of money, and a glutton with food because of the same reasons you stated with one exception. Many of INTP's inner postulation has disassociated with the importance of money, which means in their decisions, they will say "I need this now, I have the money now, so I will buy it now." forgoing the future of their financial strength. How does this happen? Socio-economic upbringing can have a major impact on the development of an INTP. Their core is still intact but the needs are rationalized and moved through differently.

[@intuitionexpress7753]

Thank you for the suggestion! It's updated in the desc. of the video with credit.

[@mbuszka5295]

*Wow. I am subscribing.* 🤔 I have to admit, as much as I am interested in personality types, knowing I am Logician, this is FIRST video, that sums ME up SO WELL. 🤔 Like, I was internally LAUGHING at *Extraverted Intuition* , being epileptic INTP. Like often I talk and forget where I STARTED. 😂 Only thing I know, I have to make out LOGICAL AND CONSISTENT summing up, which makes me less and less eager to TALK, but since childhood, in love with WRITTING ideas, as I can check, correct and overwrite my thought with new thought, that came out as result of reading thought I wrote. 😂 It often made people, even when I was really YOUNG KID, like *What are You even talk about?!* , as I was starting with one thing... And could ending on mechanisms of process of exact universe phenomenon... Like I just did here. Some thing don't change. Especially with over-30 INTPs. 😏

[@joy7617]

I like how you explain the concept. It helps me a lot to understand INTP And How could you speak so well and fluently without seeing script? Please give some tips or advices. Thanks

[@intuitionexpress7753]

Thank you! That can mostly be attributed to my editing software haha. While recording I have a mental outline of the topics I want to cover and when I'm ready to record, I'll first give an introduction of the overall point I want to communicate, followed by various subpoints. Transitioning from one sub point to the next is pretty easy as one point reminds me of the next etc. If I mess up a line I simply pause, repeat it in my head, and then out loud until it's perfected. So the process basically looks like: 1-2 Sentences, Pause, Think, Repeat. And when I'm done a segment I'll chop everything up in my editing software.

[@jennahudson3420]

@@intuitionexpress7753 Haha... very INTP of you lol 😂. My son will be doing most of that now!

[@prof.parallax2664]

@@intuitionexpress7753 Your content was good, but reduce visual clutter, and make eye contact to engage your audience. Good luck!

[@intuitionexpress7753]

@@prof.parallax2664 Thanks for the feedback! I never even considered the fact that not holding eye contact could be less engaging haha. I’m investing in a lavelier mic so there will be less clutter and I wont have to face the microphone. If you have any other advice, especially regarding the content, I’d appreciate that!

[@frufruJ]

8:26 "They're relatively unconcerned with their physical surroundings." I feel called out :D My desk is a mess!

[@Ali-jz2kr]

Haha excellent breakdown!

[@michaelcortez9954]

I like your videos 🙂

[@clairea9889]

I know MBTI very well and I just want to say that this video is very great - An INTP fellow

[@Anastasia-vf9kj]

An intp with an ash lynx pfp, I love you

[@clairea9889]

@@Anastasia-vf9kj Thank you Dazai picture user

[@thethikboy]

nicely conceptualized difficult Jungian cognitive stack I find very esoteric.

[@CarmineCastiglione]

You are right about intuition developing later. Abstract thinking really doesn’t develop until around 12 years old. (I have a video made about this topic) Also developing Ti will help with Fe but it is a lifelong battle. I think a lot of us INTPs stay in Ti-Si loops for a lot longer periods of time because we hold our self back. Nice work👍🏻

[@johnstach5506]

Keep up the excellent videos! Do you have any books you can recommend for analytical psychology?

[@91722854]

not exactly a minimalist as an INTP, but I mostly just spend money, perhaps a bit too much on nerdy stuff, and projects that I start but never finish, I think it is to satiate on having the ideas actualised and laid out

[@tony4340]

This is great, I can really relate! Do you plan on making these about other personality types?

[@samikarad]

Well summarized. No wonder I got into Universal Theory of Everything (UTOK), metamodernism, integral theory and so on. Anyone else struggling with career path?

[@torresa001]

Amazing!!! My wife is an INTP. I loved it! Would you be able to do one on an ESTJ?

[@VeloriaMyVey]

you move your arms like a robot (but excellent excellent video!)

[@jennahudson3420]

ENTJ here. My son was online typed as an INFJ but I really think he’s either INTP for INFP. I’m leaning towards INFP though.

[@yurizafurizaki5574]

And the information is relevant to the video how?

[@enraged1584]

@@yurizafurizaki5574 its not, its a comment, stfu

[@commentcritic7759]

is your son old enough ? i dont think children will give accurate results to the tests. I could be wrong tho

[@Maracifer]

16 personalities and similar tests have nothing to do with MBTI and cognitive functions. They mainly take current behavior into account which can lead to misleading results.

[@sikkitty]

I wish at the end of this video you'd gone just a little bit further into as a person develops and ages. I think INTPs more than any other personality type tend toward having extreme existential crisis approaching or at retirement if they don't feel that they've managed to focus their lives the way that they would have ( if I'd only known then what I know now sort of thing). The majority of people seem to become wistful at this point whereas at least I, and other INTPs that I know who are close to or past retirement age it's a really intense frustration that of ALL we dove into mentally, we didn't DO anything with it. It wasn't time wasted exactly just time could have been acted upon. I can't explain this, I don't know how, communication has always been an extremely weak spot for me

[@CuttinInIdaho]

I am an INTP, but my spending money tendencies are not like yours. I spend money on the things I am interested in as a hobby, and I always try to get the best value, but I am not opposed to spending more for quality if the thing will further an interest. I am not what you would call a saver though. I spend to keep myself occupied. I do look at many things like clothes and food separately. I cheap out all the time and avoid spending the money on those things as much as I can. I eat one meal a day, sometimes a light lunch. I supplement with vitamins and minerals that help me feel good and keep my brain sharp. I also value vaping because a little bit of nicotine makes my brain fire even faster.

[@ants_in_my_eyes_Wilson]

...I prefer saltitude. Srsly tho. Philosophy is my jam.

[@CuongNguyen-tk5gq]

Looking at you, I have a gut feeling that INTPs' faces are kinda similar in some ways :))) (I'm an INTP too)

[@youludufutur1374]

INTP here. Big agree

[@LuisFernando-pc9zs]

fr that described me so much

[@LuisFernando-pc9zs]

great video dude

[@davefengler4266]

This is excellent!! I've taken 4 tests and always result in INTP. BUT, I also test 50/50 Ne & Ni. I have a lot of "Ah ha!" or "Knowing without knowing" moments where stuff just comes to me, which is Ne. At nearly 59 I still have no clue what to do with my Fe. I don't want anything to do with the external family, not because they're bad, and could care less about all the traditions and holidays. Most were invented by Hallmark to sell cards!! And it's just hours sitting around having small talk and wasting time. I'm also more driven than the typical INTP. Maybe that's because I am a "mature" INTP, with more than 50 years of experiences. Most people my age have a much better work ethic than the younger "What's in it for me?" generation. Everyone gets a trophy! NO!!! You WORK for what you want! You LEARN from your mistakes!! People aren't entitled to anything!!! Man, that went off on a tangent. Well, that's me. I've got stuff to work on...

[@matilda4406]

How does an INTP learn from experiences ? How should you interact with a depressed INTP, I'm asking because you have life experience and I would really like to know.

[@smoll.miniatures]

I’m intp but I love food… I never trained as a chef but got a job in a 3 Michelin star restaurant. Worked for 3 weeks and then got bored.

[@jamilakalilj]

🔥🔥🔥

[@cognoscitivos]

Como psicopedagogo especialista en procesos cognitivos y aprendizaje, esto me es muy interesante. Y como un INTP-A me siento identificado de forma extraña ajajaja

[@daniellaverdure5522]

My sisters personality type changed after she joined the military

[@never1163]

121st sub boi

[@intuitionexpress7753]

My guy

[@sarahcatlin5294]

I found this very helpful. I am an ESFJ very interested in an INTP. I enjoy learning about how he thinks and functions. My question is how do you get an INTP to let you know if they're interested in you or not?!

[@adonai6256]

They never take the initial to you....if they have crush on you ...they will look at u when u look at them...they got intution when u look at them....when u talk to them they try to look in to your eyes...(they rarely look in to peoples eyes)they will always watch and observe you in every social situations when you are not aware of them...if u play try hard to get....he will let you go away...take initial...and try to talk with himm..he will never do that...because intps are most loyal,intelligent and sincere partners u ever get...he is a gem and rare... -...A fellow intp......-

[@ivram9965]

If you walk, you’ll move.

[@ivram9965]

Great video ! when infp ?

[@intuitionexpress7753]

Thank you, and I’m not 100% sure yet but it will come!

[@smoll.miniatures]

I remember when I was 18 my friend bet me that I couldnt get to gold star from scratch on cod 4 within 5 weeks… 3 days later I got gold star..easiest 50 quid I’ve ever made. I was 1251 in the world after that.

[@spermfeather]

Hey bro, sound is low and it may better to look at camera vs sideways. intp-a

[@uthmanbadmus1965]

Is it weird that by your development schedule I'm at the final stage but I'm only in my mid teens?

[@intuitionexpress7753]

Usually an INTP, during their younger years, are so focused on mastering their Ti that they’ll often believe they can use it to create some logical framework which replaces the need for Fe. That’s why many INTP’s are attracted to the MBTI system. To them it’s like a logical framework that, if mastered, can help them navigate social interactions without actually engaging their Fe. However, most eventually realize later in life that, despite having the reputation of being masters of logic, it’s “illogical in itself to believe Ti can replace Fe”, forcing them to actually start strengthening it. Kind of veered off topic but yes it’s technically possible, but unlikely. If you at least, prior to your current age, didn’t struggle with it at least moderately, I wouldn’t believe you were an INTP.

[@uthmanbadmus1965]

@@intuitionexpress7753 I do still struggle with my Fe, my Ti and Ne were already some what developed though and I think because my generation has always had a fully fledged internet allowing us to dive deep into many topics. Trying to use my Ti to figure out people was initially what attracted me to the mbti as that failed I figured out i would actually have to develop it so i planed joining debate club as it is a way for me to use my Ti while also being around people there for somewhat engaging my Fe but the pandemic put a stop to that. + what do you think about subtypes .

[@shesaidyousaid6181]

We have the same hairstyle. Does INTP have anything to do with this

[@jonjudice1155]

Horrible with money as an INTP girlfriend as INFP is the good one with money

[@Aikano9]

38 Ne 31 Ni 23 Se 22 Si 31 Te 34 Ti 7 Fe 33 Fi What these number mean, I dont know

[@Maracifer]

You probably took a cognitive functions test at sakinorva website or similar. These represents your 8 cognitive functions - Ne-Extraverted Intuition, Ni-Introverted Intuition, Se-Extraverted Sensing, Si-Introverted Sensing, Te-Extraverted Thinking, Ti-Introverted Thinking, Fe-Extraverted Feeling and Fi-Introverted Feeling. Numbers simply mean how high (or how low) you scored on these. Your two highest scores will be most probably your primary and auxilary functions - so in your case that's Ne and Ti (though you laso have high Fi and Ni). I'd recommend doing some digging on cognitive functions and how they manifest in each position of the cognitive stack and see what makes the most sense to you and fits you personally.

[@greenbeech3055]

The sound is terrible on this.

[@Pengalen]

Ack! you said sixteen functions. There are only 8 functions.

[@intuitionexpress7753]

I know! I noticed right after I uploaded ugh but it’s corrected in the description.

[@chaosfuel3027]

Rudimentary

[@exarion2239]

U look like a shaco player

[@adonai6256]

Ur communicating style clearly shows that u r a typical intp...u try hard to use your hand gestures while talking..it dosent look came naturally...and your face shows you are continually thinking while you are talking.....

[@ptuller99]

i believe you sorta contradicted yourself by proving a point with a false comparison. you said you don’t think peoples personality types can change but agreed that people can improve or increase certain functions. if one is able to improve or decline functions due to personal will or even force then i don’t understand how ones personality type couldn’t change? you went on to say ‘because you can’t change the way a persons brain operates.’ it seems you’re essentially saying people can’t really change which i’m not sure is something you agree with or not. how your subconscious operates is something we have no true concrete understanding of and i would argue is more connected to a spiritual purpose. of course we can’t change the way our brains operate, we can’t completely understand and comprehend them. what i’m stating is simple i think people can change and therefore do change. and doing such i think personality functions and types can and do change, perhaps with or without altering the way our subconscious operates (i would think with altering). i think your whole life you’ve been altering your subconscious. when you were a baby you didn’t understand anything at all lol. this is simple fun food for thought to challenge you.

[@Zizotron]

I agree. Even though it does take a very long time, personality does indeed change. I used to serve completely different cognitive functions when I was younger.

[@Zizotron]

I think the thing that doesn’t change is your core values. In a book I read, it mentioned there are certain values that were placed and inherited into your DNA, and make up your decisions/path in life. It would make sense God created each one of us individually with different core values. However things like environment can alter your personality and inspire you.