'Do any of you have trouble expressing to others 'who you are', like you're wearing a mask you can't take off'?  I know, I know. INTP? FEELINGS?!?!!?!11 Srsly. Interpersonal connections are NOT...|||One of my very good friends is an INTJ (probably). At first, I annoyed him because I would question him on everything. Typically, INTJ's tend to think they're right (not unjustified). After I proved...|||Although I'm not an INFP, I am introverted. I definitely prefer for a girl to approach me, partially since I feel societal pressures that I should make the first move. Also, I'm pretty oblivious to...|||You really should work on being more analytical.|||This thread made me laugh.  I'd definitely have to say that Bill Nye is an ENTP. SCIENCE RULES|||I'm guessing you're Introverted because you've tested as one a couple of times, and you don't seem to disagree. Introversion = energy regained through time alone. Ixxx  From your answers, I also...|||I give up all the time but only after I'm convinced I could finish if I felt like it. Once the answer is in sight, actually finishing the puzzle isn't that important to me. The intellectual challenge...|||That's probably just because certain things are more appealing to certain personalities. Knowledge and proficiency in science/logic are commonly recognized indicators of intelligence. These things...|||I tend to walk into traffic while lost in thought. Luckily, there's usually someone there to grab me.  Stepping on cracks was a big deal when I would walk home from the bus stop, but nowadays, it...|||That's exactly what I do. I just have to get into the mindset of recalling the imaginary event as an actual memory. That way it even resembles a memory, so it feels less like a lie. It's even better...|||It's actually very typical for an INTP to care about what others think of them.  At least, this is true on an intellectual level. INTP's want to be respected, especially for their ideas. They also...|||Hopefully, this post will be more directly relevant to the topic than my last.   One of my good friends is an INTJ, and I like to bounce ideas off of him (since he's quite intelligent). I'm usually...|||This is pretty much what I usually to do. First, a bunch of ideas 'randomly' appear, but the most important aspect to me is the connections. I think my essay is good if I've managed to draw...|||So INTP community, how do you generate ideas?  For example: You get assigned a topic for a paper. How do you brainstorm? How do you use the brainstormed ideas? Do you like to give your thought a...|||SCIENCE ftw!|||I'm a bit confused about the differences between how Ti/Ne and Ni/Te operate. (mostly because of the Ni/Ne difference)  When seeking to understand a concept, I check for logical consistency (how and...|||This post brought a huge grin to my face.  It also illustrates what annoys me about people: Why ask for my opinion/advice/input if you don't ACTUALLY want me to tell you the TRUTH?? It's...|||I very rarely get emotional from watching a movie. However, if there's a dog involved, I can get a bit teary eyed. My dogs help me stay tuned into my emotions.|||I'm surprised at how 'selfless' some of the answers sound. Maybe I'm an ass, but the stranger's life does not affect me. My dog's life affects me.  I'm not very in touch with intimate relationships,...|||INTPs with their inferior Fe tend to have trouble interpreting things like sarcasm. We'll often misjudge someone's intended meaning. It sounds like that's what's going on here, and I can definitely...|||Being strangely productive by finishing 2/3 assignments on the first day of the weekend. Such an odd, but pleasant, feeling.|||I'm pretty self-centered, and it drives most of my decisions. However, I'm insecure and care what people think of me (inferior Fe), so I try not to be an ass.. unless someone says something stupid.|||This describes why I was miserable in highschool. Since then I've gotten much better about understanding interpersonal relationships and my own emotions. They're not as 'out of control'.|||This thread validates my existence. Lulz.  Many friends and I will typically take hours to dissect each others' arguments only to find that we actually agree. Only one friend agrees that this is a...|||I am actually sexually active, but that doesn't mean I think about it often (mostly just when my SO brings it up). Then again, I already stated that I didn't identify as asexual. I'm guessing the...|||That's pretty much how I respond. I just say Well. Then I got back to whatever I was doing, or I might stare at them until they ask a more substantial question. (I don't speak much unless someone...|||*GOLDFISH*  (regular pizza + parmesan + vanilla + cinnamon) They are my crack. Of those who have touched the sacred crackers, none have lived to tell the tale. I'm also somewhat protective of...|||I'm not sure if I'd consider myself asexual. I'm a male and I'm 'attracted' to females, and that seems to suggest that I am heterosexual. However, despite the attraction, I don't really feel any...|||Wow this is weird. I wonder if this is really as common as this thread makes it seem.   I do the same thing when I'm sick, and I think I know what I have. The doctor needs to agree in order for me...|||I have this problem quite a bit. People just don't really understand how we rationalize and express affection.   Addressing the OP, I've never had a problem finding people who were interested in...|||Thanks for reminding me! I'd played it before for about 5 minutes and forgot about it. I believe I have some extra microsoft points lying around somewhere. Time to lose track of everything in portal...|||I don't believe there is a thread yet for INTPs to discuss various puzzle games that fuel their Ti-Ne preference. Maybe it's just me, but on a boring day I can usually be found on the interwebz...|||I'm both surprised and glad that other INTPs share this trait. I thought the stereotypical INTP would be abrasive/rude to people, but I don't typically find myself acting that way.   Most people...|||I'd be tempted to go as far as to say that all the types think about the same amount. Some of them just conceal their active minds by actually being active. 'Doing' doesn't necessarily mean not...|||I think it comes down to their function preferences. Ti is, in my opinion, the best logical 'filter'. By that I mean, it's great at deconstructing an argument and detecting logical inconsistencies....|||After thinking about it, I've realized that it's less about me being on time than it is the event happening on time. When an event is scheduled, I get annoyed with having to plan around it. It's...|||Thanks, guys. Yeah, I think I agree with everything that has been said. I hadn't studied the MBTI typology enough to tell whether or not a person should fit perfectly. My 'P' score is usually pretty...|||Hello. I'm an INTP guy (maybe) who happens to be on time, consistently. This seems to contradict the INTP profile, which is why it confuses me.   I'm disorganized (well, 'organized chaos').  I...|||First off, female INTP? Blasphemy. Also, welcome! I'm quite new as well, but from what I can tell, this is a great place to share/compare thoughts. You can find people who share a similar thought...|||I like this response. The trouble I had with this was thinking that justice and mercy are not really mutually exclusive events. Sometimes the Just thing to do is to be merciful, and it works the...|||First off, I'd like to say that I am of the opinion that personality is not really developed enough to classify, in terms of types, until late teenage years at the earliest.    Hardship certainly...|||That's a tough question since INTPs don't place much value on emotion. In my experience, such an argument would go something like: Them: question/action Me: logical, blunt response with no intended...|||I realize this was posted a few months ago, but I've felt really compelled to reply. Begin irrelevant post:   I think it's perfectly 'logical' to not assume logic's absolute correctness. Logic is...|||A brain storming exercise yielded this:   - First a triangular prism, blue green and red, with no base. The red parts were like puzzle pieces, disconnected and floating above the prism.  - Then a...|||Compliments typically just confuse me. They don't really have an effect on how I view myself, so I don't really know how to take them. When giving or receiving compliments I usually (unintentionally)...|||This is a tough one. I vary rarely get agitated when people accost/bully me and things of that nature. I do get a bit irate when someone presents an argument (an illogical one), and I logically...|||I'm very picky, and I do not eat often. That being said, the food that I do eat, I enjoy quite a lot. I eat extremely quickly and a fair amount. This might be due to not realizing my hunger until I'm...|||I am definitely a bit different with different people. Most of the time I'm just acting as a chameleon because I'm simply not invested/interested enough in the interaction to 'express' my own...'