'Haha I was actually a bit worried that he had but I HIGHLY doubt it. I definitely did sign out from my work computer hehe. xD|||Improving SEO is definitely something I've been thinking about doing. Two of my current projects are updating the websites to bring them into the 21st century. I think once that has been done, I am...|||Wow, I almost feel like my boss read my mind today because suddenly I'm drowning in tasks. Now I'm not sure which is better ahhhhh.|||I probably could do this... I've just had bad experiences of doing this before at previous workplaces.|||I've got to finish university this year, then I will definitely move on. The hours/pay suit me pretty well at the moment, I just wish I could be more productive!|||This. My dad is S and he will ask me something like There is more crime today because of drugs, right? So I go into the plethora of socio-economic issues that cause crime. I soon see his mind...|||I run out of things to do at work every single day by  around 1PM.   I am a sales/marketing assistant for a food distribution company that supplies cafes and grocery stores.   Here is an example...|||This was an extremely helpful bit of advice - thanks!  You're right that that is a very difficult idea for old INTP me to wrap my head around. I really cannot accept it but as you say live and let...|||Never will I understand how an x-ntp Could be a theistic creationist xD|||I had a blow up with my mother (tested isfj but I'm convinced she's actually esfJ) regarding evolution. For an x-sfp she is quite analytical but that damn F really gets in the way of our...|||She did pay over the year, but it was never regular, on time payments except for two consecutive months. She would always be three or four months late and pay a lump sum... then only get herself in...|||Well firstly, my exact words weren't 'failure as a human being', but that's what I was insinuating. She flakes out of every single thing she does in life, so she is a bit of a failure haha.   You...|||Hahahha ah I feel your pain. If someone makes me do maths on the spot, I seriously almost have a minor panic attack. I remember in primary school our teacher would sometimes randomly pick students to...|||Hahaha I don't think I could ever even get myself into the situation where I would need to go to court due to this problem!     This is an unfortunate truth - but to my mind, I don't think it's...|||She hasn't returned home for four days now, so I imagine she is pretty terrified haha.   I've more or less decided I no longer want to continue the friendship, at least not anywhere near the same...|||She's been looking for work but that mainly means sleeping through interviews. D:|||You bet I know that now! My next housemate is going to be a 30 year old professional who works two jobs haha.|||Life has been pretty hectic this week.   My grandmother is really ill, has almost completely lost the plot and has been in hospital for the past week. While this happened, I found out at the same...|||If only it were that simple! I'm a very guilty person! I think it has something to do with being reprimanded so much as a child for offending people by my brutal honesty hahaha.|||You may have seen my post from a few weeks ago about a dodgy housemate who never pays any rent etc.   Last night I finally found the right moment to give her an ultimatum (pay up or get out) and...|||So I finally did it! Yesterday just before I was about to go out for the night, I told her that my dad (landlord) is coming around to help me build some decking in the back yard. This obviously hit...|||Thanks for all your great answers friends! :)   I recently realised that as well as being exhausted after work, my desk job has made me put on a fair bit of weight. I used to work as a waiter so I...|||Thanks guys. I have been looking at a few resources on the web and most sites have suggested meditation, working on creative pursuits AWAY from home and doing exercise, just as you all have. Wokring...|||You see, I have suddenly hit creative heights. All day at work, I am distracted by ideas for writing, thinking about books I'm reading, coding, painting and everything in between... it has got so bad...|||Does any one around here think that perhaps ghosts could actually be crossovers from parallel universes or something? I don't really know enough about all of that stuff... but it seems much more...|||I completely agree.   I feel like most humans are wired to have some sort of belief system as a coping mechanism. Most people cant handle the cold hard truth like us INTPs xD. Perhaps this...|||Hmmm did you know that hampsters and humans are the only mammals that can't produce their own vitamin C?   And now we share a spirit world together... interesting... interesting....   Oh man, I...|||Hahhaha and did it work?|||Too poor for 3 meals a day until pay day tomorrow. FML. Hahaha.|||Haha I remember this happening to me too when I was little. The Australian bush is a creepy, creepy place and it didn't help reading aboriginal stories about spirits living in the trees.|||[QUOTE=Metasentient;14240202]Hm, but I'm not sure if it's so much abstraction as it is just working within the constraints of some fixed set of syntax/semantics, or a certain set of rules. Which is...|||I have always had exactly the same problem... but I have a theory. Foreign language acquisition does require considerable abstract thinking abilities. You must be able to understand unfamiliar...|||I think anything based on some sort of system - learning foreign languages, programming code, music - anything like that!|||As rationalists, I'm wondering what INTPs think about paranormal affairs - particularly the possibility of the existence of ghosts.   I was having a conversation about ghosts with an ENFP friend...|||This is precisely why I try and learn as many instruments as possible.|||Hahaha maybe I should install a PA and say get out in a Satanic voice while I somehow make the walls bleed.|||Does this mean INTPs aren't human... because i wouldn't mind that so much and it would explain A LOT.|||This is SUCH a great skill to have and something than INTPs should really cherish.|||I agree. Perhaps there are things like calculus that don't have much real world application, but I always felt I would understand maths a lot better if it were taught more like science - having both...|||I DO really like linguistics. I like to spend my spare time doing Indo-European language mapping haha.|||Hey, I'm Australian! I've seen like one bear ever.|||<QUOTE>Absolute hogwash about the maths, the pedestal that mathematics is being placed on in modern eduction is beyond retarded. The reality of it all is that maths was the high-level language of...|||Yes... that is precisely why I DIDN'T do architecture.   In terms of it not being easier for certain people, I don't think it's as simple as that. Everyone has their individual talents... and fun...|||Yes. I've almost finished an Arts degree (Creative Writing and Media Communication). Loved the Creative Writing major... not so much Media Com. I am going to study banjo next year and then do...|||I am an INTP and I have noticed many INTPs are most suited or working/studying in something maths related. I am so incredibly bad at maths it's almost a joke. I am a frustrated  architect but was put...|||As I think more about it, I'm pretty sure my mother is ESFJ as well. I know exactly what you mean haha. I sometimes find it difficult to spend much time with her as she is constantly gossiping. She...|||Since when am I sleeping with her? haha|||Sounds like you were in a very similar situation to me. Now just to work up the courage to do it!|||The most *trouble* dealing with is what I guess you meant to say there? Pretty much! :)|||It's really making me feel pretty sad. I never seem to be able to make nice normal friends haha.   I have a theory though: I think in the past she has seen herself as in a position of power....'