Recent content by Spaceman Spiff

I'd start a paintball team and practice three times a week. I guess that investment stuff sounds sensible too. But seriously, paintball.

I guess we might as well teach kids to work part-time now, since those are the only jobs they'll be able to get once they graduate from college.

Math is mostly self-taught. Teachers are just there to nudge you in the right direction so that you will solve the problem with minimal input and thereby learn maximally through your own work. This means, though, that having a good teacher is really important when it comes to math. A good...

This is how I feel when I hear other guys talking about fantasy football. I was ecstatic when the winter olympics turned their discussions to curling instead. That's why I try to steer small talk to more interesting topics. I don't ask about other people, politics, the weather, etc. I ask...

I think part of the reason that test didn't work out for me at first was because I answered some questions with particular thought given to my behavior at work. Over the summer I interned at a criminal defense law firm, and while I was there I outwardly acted very ISTJ. Part of this, I'm sure...

Thanks! It's always nice to hear some positive feedback.

I haven't had the chance to read through this whole thread yet, but this statement stood out to me. A few comments: 1. Small talk is annoying, trite, and to many INTPs, meaningless. But it's a skill one should develop and develop well, since it's crucial for functioning as a somewhat asocial...

Fe is the INTP's inferior function. If you are an INTP who doesn't have as strong a preference between T and F, perhaps you feel more aware of the feelings of others than an INTP with a stronger preference for Ti. An INFP would have Fi as the dominant function, which would focus more inwardly...

I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't go to parties because I don't like parties. That certainly doesn't mean I'm disciplined, since I'm usually playing video games when I should be working. If you don't feel like you're smart, then you're probably smarter than you give yourself credit...

Good vocab, a little snarky, and a little rough around the edges. I like it. Also, the cake is a lie.

Though you may not care for that which you write, it is important to try on your own. Once you've written a poem, even if trite, reward yourself with a big ice cream cone. You will benefit from learning to do the things in which you haven't a passion; work hard and observe your knowledge...

Just have some fun with it. Like anything you write for school, it doesn't have to be an instant classic.

One should not plagiarize another's work, for it was not from the sweat of one's brow. And though my reaction may be knee-jerk, it is one thing that schools do not allow. Even if one's professor is not wise, the act itself has unrealized cost; one's own work may not win a nobel prize but the...

Sounds to me as though you're soliciting plagiarism, which is bound to be against your school's policies. Such a thing could affect your admission to college or an advanced degree program, and could seriously damage your career potential as well. Why don't you write it yourself and use the...

Given that OP was all like: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/archive/7/73/20110128203738!Trollface.png this is a surprisingly good topic for a thread. I bounced around between various majors in college, just taking whatever courses I felt like. The flaws with that plan finally came to...