'I want to sit in a coffee shop and people-watch/draw, but I don't want to buy coffee. I want to sit in a library and work, but I'm not sure if I'd be welcome. I want to get out of the house and...|||For all the praises I sing about SFJs, the average-to-unhealthy ones are unbearably annoying. Their blind adoration of tradition, public belief, and The Man is detestable, and I'm 99% sure that...|||I've never traveled far alone, but I enjoy wandering off by myself when abroad. One friend I tagged along with was pretty laid back about their itinerary which made the trip not just tolerable but...|||My grandmother is an ISTJ and I adore her. Despite being incredibly stubborn, impatient, it has to be my way, high-strung, did I mention inflexible?, impulsive, and sometimes completely oblivious...|||I enjoy showing people my art (because I'm proud of my work and I want critiques), but I hate anything that approaches fishing for compliments or bragging. The compromise: I let friends and family...|||Type 1:   11  Type 2:   7  Type 3:   9  Type 4:   8  Type 5:   19  Type 6:   9  Type 7:   8  Type 8:   4  Type 9:   9|||I can't stop laughing at this slice of perfection. xD|||I wish I had a person who really knew me. It's my fault though for avoiding every opportunity or invitation to open up... even to loved ones.  The worst part is, I don't even notice I'm running...|||I understand feeling like an alien in this world. Maybe it's an NT thing. In me it's expressed as my inability to relate to other people- maybe in INTJs it is the inability to care about other...|||^ This has been my experience reading the writings of INTJs and living with one. They can possess a rock-solid arrogance that hates to be challenged; in unhealthy INTJs, it looks like they're...|||I'm ignored more often than not. If we do interact, most people say they like me. Warm, good listener, and friendly are some descriptions- excluding my obvious awkwardness that they're too polite to...|||Oh yes, arrogance is annoying indeed.   I'm inclined to believe that a large portion of INTPs are actually VERY sensitive to others opinions of them (dat Fe), but being unable to logic such...|||I really like spending time with TPs but also feel drawn to FJs. I'd be fine with either as long as they were equal to or greater than me in intelligence. FPs wouldn't be bad either, I suppose....|||Mathematical Physics- just proving and applying theorems; absolutely no quantum. I'd probably only do Algebra or basic Calculus for fun though. >.<|||I'm a Christian. I recently reconverted to Catholicism which has been an incredibly humbling and interesting experience (oh gosh, do I have a bunch to catch up on though; with so much to learn, my Ti...|||I'm actually really excited for Lent because it's the only time of the year when I don't break promises to myself. :/|||How do you express your high Fe?  My default is to be very warm toward people, match their mood, and strive for social harmony, but festering underneath are my discomfort with emotions, extreme...|||1. Fiction or non-fiction (generally speaking)? What kinds of both? Do you know why you like those particular genres? Non-fiction because I read it more often - especially philosophy, etymology, and...|||What can I say? I love me some Fe-users. ^^|||Nice to meet you too, BlondeRJ. I agree, different personalities can learn a lot from other types, but perhaps knowing someone with all one's functions reversed is the best crash course in...|||Hush you, or I'll have to bump up ESFJs even higher on my favorites list! xP|||passmethecookies I see what you mean! Especially with our moms' and dark humor. Whenever my father and I get going down that road, she'll give token protests but laugh along with us. ;D  What kind of...|||I haven't really thought about it... I guess my favorite is ISTP. I've never met another INTP or an INFJ offline but I'd probably marry one in a heartbeat.  As for my least favorite, I'm not sure,...|||My mom is possibly an ISFJ, ESFJ, or ENFJ. I honestly can't tell because she's fairly well-rounded. Most loving, forgiving, caring person I know. It's always frustrated her that I would rather bottle...|||Alone, yes, I do make myself cry to feel better sometimes. I think it's just hormones or my bottled up anxieties trying to wiggle their way out.  When I'm around people I HATE crying. Worst thing...|||ESFJs are totally the inspiration behind the phrase wind beneath my wings.  ESFJs make me want to be a better person. They have what I lack: structure, energy, motivation, confidence,...|||Elsa from Frozen. Because she was passive, shut others out, and was afraid to let her true self show. Peasant Rumplestiltskin from Once Upon a Time. Because he was a quiet, self-doubting, coward who...|||According to my parents: extremely introverted from a young age. I would go play at friends house and have fun, be dying to leave a few hours later, and act like a tired grump once I got home. So I...|||Thank you to all the mothers who responded; I have had these same worries for a while now, and I really appreciate reading about the experiences of other INTPs.   I have noticed, while I was...|||I usually sense quickly if a person is flirting with me, but then I go into Hardcore Denial Mode and convince myself they're being just being friendly because I really don't want to flirt with...|||I had a crush on a kid in fifth grade, found out that his friend like-liked me, got pressured by one of my friends into asking out the friend of my crush, and dated him for three years. We were...|||Other members posted these links on Perc before (maybe on the Type 9 forum, I don't remember) but I love them so much that I'll repost. Reading about self-improvement is so much more fun than...|||BRAINS (and maybe INTUITION).   Seriously- I got a crush on my dorky, socially awkward, twice my age, chemistry professor just because he was smart and really really liked talking about his...|||It was fun thinking about the OP's question If there was a hierarchy among INTPs, who would be at the top? so I figured it would determined by something like this:  Intelligence = +5 Creativity...|||Yup! It was fun planning things out for each number or card, but in the end it didn't seem to help me with long sequences (and the 100-picture system felt overwhelming). Perhaps I moved too fast,...|||Well, if we're talking about motivations then the enneagram will have a stronger influence than cognitive functions, which will be more geared toward getting you to your goal than defining it.  ...|||I have attempted several mind palaces for various subjects over the past three years. Using both familiar and imaginary locations, sensory associations with objects, and semi-consistent maintenance...|||http://i.imgur.com/K0gVzsa.png ...pardon the files strewn about. I've been on a Latvian mitten kick lately.|||Hey, if others were as interested as developing their knowledge base, skills, and exploring creative whims, they'd think twice about labeling such pursuits as lazy. The reality is though that other...|||Yes, oh so yes. The thing about INTPs is that they are so clever that they can find ways to put off doing that which must be done forever. It would be remarkable if it wasn't so frustrating for...|||I'm still a work in progress, but independent study has done wonders where classroom study made me hate learning a language. I use Duolingo to teach grammar and vocabulary. Lang-8 to write to other...|||I can see how others here might type Elsa as a 4, but might I propose that she is in fact a 9? Obviously spoilers ahead.  Elsa does not appear to have the drive to be true to oneself that 4's...|||I used to dress very sloppily; I think my resentment over having to wear an ugly uniform for 12 years expressed itself subconsciously as lazy rebellion against all fashion standards.  Now I prefer...|||All of this but with being on the internet as the most likely place. INTPs gotta INTP.|||Oh the places you'll think of going: Veterinarian - elementary Marine Biologist - junior high Illustrator - high school Mechanical Engineer - everything below is college Electrical Engineer...|||21. Oh, it bothers me every single day but what can you do? (Besides settle on anything for the sake of saying you made up your mind.)  A part of me wonders if many INTP's are trapped by the...|||My life's goal: To find what makes me happy and do it. Which sounds much nicer than I'll never make up my mind.|||No musical talent and mediocre writing skills, but I can learn any visual craft/technique given enough motivation - mainly, I want something pretty but it's too expensive/never been made before so I...'