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Interesting, so that is in the group I mentioned (intuitive introverts) which probably benefit the most. I know several other INxx types in my life who had profound realizations after reading about functions which helped them understand "why am I like this?". I think because any Ni/Ne functions are very confusing to understand, as the majority of the population doesn't operate like that. So all advice you will generally get doesn't even align with the core way your brain operates. If MBTI stats are correct, only about 20% of the population is N type.

I won't talk about MBTI too much as I want to answer your questions, but there is a bit more here to unpack. If you find the functions useful, great. If not, also great. I'm not trying to "push" anything (for example IM sure there are flaws with the model, but as far as intuitive introverted types, INFP/INFJ/INTJ/INTP I think it really NAILS it. The creator of MBTI was INFP so perhaps that's why). I'm only saying for me personally it was one of the most profound realizations I've had in "WHY AM I LIKE THIS???". Not knowing never "blocked" me from being ambitious or having success, but it made it so much harder and more confusing and stressful. It literally drove me mad, like phantom in my head that wouldn't go away. Now all that is gone, all that's left is serenity and power.

First you can already see people replying about how its BS, ignore that and decide for yourself. Just watch that channel I sent, watch his INTP/ENTP video and see if it resonates for you (5 signs youre not INTP/5 signs youre not ENTP). If it does, it should resonate SUPER deeply. If it "sort of" resonates, try another type. If none resonate, move on.

INTP functions are Ti/Ne/Si/Fe. Keep this image up as you're looking at stuff...

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/4FOxRzLRbFa1d3dGmNC8csMUT7...

Also this one...

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/e3/a7/cd/e3a7cd2cd36588ed593491234...

There's a lot of good info here and here specific to IN and NP types (maybe read later if you feel like it):

https://personalityjunkie.com/infj-intp-intj-infp-enfp-entp-...

https://personalityjunkie.com/the-intp/

This info is more "generalized" though you will have to do a lot of reading on your own. Thats why I recommend just watching those videos first, he really goes in extreme depth which is why I like it - high information density.

5 signs youre not INTP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jUosExjWPg

If you end up not being an INTP, you still could be a dominant/auxilary Ti user like ENTP, etc. Watching those videos and reading will help you narrow it down.

As for your questions --

Something about them I can't put my finger on it. I hate to bring up MBTI again (but as I said it's so relevant to me in my everyday life. this is why I love it, it helps me navigate certain peoples minds). I think you should read about Ti for sure, as I am an extremely heavy Te user, which are very different (this image important):

https://i.redd.it/4e2apeqtkgv41.png

Ti (you): https://64.media.tumblr.com/1754979912c37e66ed0412faf30b1204...

Te (me): https://64.media.tumblr.com/0c08f87f12be1b57ebf4e2f89a4a9afd...

Efficiency is one of my absolute highest values, and simplification, and generally for me, I don't HAVE to understand something in order to just fix it. Ti is quite the opposite (if you are in fact INTP), and so you must consider what I'm saying in your own context. My advice likely will feel "off" to you, but simply understanding WHY it's off is a huge part into relating it to your own methods. For example this feels very "off" to me, what you said: "So, it feels a bit sad to know by the time I am done, it will be worthless despite enjoying the process." This seems like a perfect demonstration of Ti vs Te. For me, EVERYTHING I do is attached to a higher meaning, I don't ever learn for learning itself. If I am learning stats, its to solve an algorithm. Even if I'm learning something stupid like making that 3d cube, I will never create a 3d game but the entire purpose of why I did it was to challenge myself and see "am i capable of doing this? Am I smart enough?" It wasn't because I simply "enjoy the process" of learning about projection matrices. And by this logic, I will NEVER be "sad" that it was worthless, because I quite literally NEVER do things that do not have some purpose attached to it, and that is paramount to my type Ni + Te. I DONT enjoy the process of learning in and of itself, I enjoy the thing at the end and the achievement. This is a perfect example, just that one small sentence, why I love learning about cognitive functions. Things like this you will go read though on the internet for advice and you will have types like me, Te, telling you "why would you worry abou tthat?" and the way your mind processes information is just different. You need to look at Ti specifically and Ti advice to learn how to answer that question.

so here goes, despite that.

1. I find confidence over time because I have just always trusted myself above anyone else, even as a kid. I grew up in complete isolation, so that probably has a lot to do with it. I had an extremely torturous childhood as well which made me very independent (no one else will help me except myself). That's always been an underlying thread in my life, so even though I will be NOT confident "work wise" in new situations with new teams, I still make do just fine. Ive trusted my code and my abilities by just DOING a lot of code and personal projects. I have over 100 personal projects, and not just 100 hello world apps, but actual projects. I think it's all about building reference points, as basically the thing that "solves everything."

2. I think I addressed this above, but I dont enjoy the process of learning without meaning, I enjoy applying energy into achieving a direct meaningful outcome using any means necessary, including vast amounts of learning. So when I learn it again and again because I forgot, I think nothing of it.

As far as "AI" doing it better, heres another example where I literally cannot even relate to that thought. I am an infinitely complex machine with cognition, capable of doing anything I want. I have consciousness, ambitions. ChatGPT is literally a LLVM in a browser that cannot write any more than basic code without bugs. Again I feel this is a Ti/Te thing... if learning is a means to an end for you, perhaps it feels like this "thing" has "bested you" because it "knows everything," making the pursuite of learning as a means to an end "more pointless." For me, I give zero fucks about that. ZERO. because how does that affect me? If I want to earn 1 million dollars building an app, then ChatGPT is not going to block me from doing that, in fact it will help me probably. It's just a tool, nothing more (funny because I think this is actually what the image above says, Te treats information as a tool). It literally has NOTHING to do with me, or what I'm capable of. It has nothing to do with my learning other than SPEEDING IT UP by a factor of 100x. Now again, you would have to apply that to Ti or reconcile it a different way to how you think. Perhaps you could look at it like, chatGPT did nothing other than put information that ALREADY EXISTS into a certain form. If you were upset by chatGPT making your learning meaningless, then why were you not upset by the information already existing in the first place? Why do experts in their respective fields not upset you? Is all the SAME information simply being regurgitated by a model rather than all the worlds leading experts really change anything? I have no idea if that line of questioning helps, but thats probably how I would think about it.

Are you starting to see why I like function stacks? Its for nuanced complicated things like this. Even a single sentence, of how we disagree, it can start to illuminate so much of WHY which then begins the process of integration and BYPASSING those things which we are stuck on.

more good examples: https://practicaltyping.com/2021/01/25/5-differences-between...

I believe INTP is one of the most depressed types if I remember right because they have the hardest stack to "deal with" life (really paraphrasing here). Theres entire books written about dealing with being an INTP:

https://personalityjunkie.com/intp-book-personality-careers-...

All of this is only about Ti even, this doesn't even go into the complex world of Ni vs Ne, and how 80% of the rest of the world has dom/aux Ni/Ne function at all, but rather Si/Se