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As of this posting, I have no idea what any of that means. :\ EDIT** Hm. The problem with all of those descriptions is they all inherently assume the worst case for each scenario... though, that's more a commentary on our society, which has more sick personalities than functioning ones. I am...

What are you gaining from being on this forum? Why do you spend time reading the opinions of others and responding deeply, intelligently, coherently? To take it a step further, why do you enjoy the social interaction that you do? What makes that valuable? (And now I go get some salsa, because...

^+fine salsa. .L

Have actually lived nocturnally for several months, going to bed around 7-8am, waking up at 4-5pmish (with variation). I was homeschooled/self taught (though not quite unschooled, technically, sort of...) for a time, and it looked like that. Basically, it was me just being endlessly fascinated...

Unfortunately, writing an essay or developing a project do not test that you actually have the information in your head. That's the value of a test. It being timed seems to be a matter of convenience- when it is timed for pressure, I can't say I agree with that being useful. A debate seems to...

Murkrow, come now; surely you recognize that the same action can be motivated by fear or wisdom, and that the action itself is not solely indicative of motivation. .L

Getting ahead for me is not about status, but about getting on with life. College is a potentially valuable, but time consuming experience. High school is, generally, useless- time wasted, an inefficient way to acquire a piece of paper. College, while good, is just something that is part of the...

The expression of meaning is, itself, meaningless, unless it compels you to change "in the real world", or is expressed to others in the real world, so as to change/affect others. Practical & meaningful are not necessarily interchangeable; I wouldn't call myself practical at all times, though I...

Re: Ahoy The expression of meaning is, itself, meaningless, unless it compels you to change "in the real world", or is expressed to others in the real world, so as to change/affect others. Practical & meaningful are not necessarily interchangeable; I wouldn't call myself practical at all times...

There's no reason to pay top dollar for the grunt classes... I think community college for the first year or two is a great primer, and a much cheaper entrance. I really advise anyone who is mature enough to get out of school a year early and just do a year of community college on a GED, and...

What makes any fantasy world more interesting than the real world? There are no brighter colours there. There is nothing new there. It is merely a distortion of meaningless parameters of the true world. Only a fantasy world could be as uniform as you describe; the real world is richly diverse...

Re: Ahoy What makes any fantasy world more interesting than the real world? There are no brighter colours there. There is nothing new there. It is merely a distortion of meaningless parameters of the true world. Only a fantasy world could be as uniform as you describe; the real world is richly...

Titania, that actually wasn't that hard to read. (Should I be worried?) .L

Intrepid also has INTP in the correct order, but introspect works rather well. Much as I'd like to be described as intrepid, I can't say it is necessarily descriptive of INTP's as a whole. .L

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I think schools could benefit immensely by using the memory curves utilized in supermemo... if it has been clearly demonstrated that our current system of education is broken and results in very inefficient data retention, and that there is a much better way readily available... ...why aren't...

I could do the world quite a bit of good if I were in place as benevolent dictator. However, I stopped desiring the position at age 13, when I decided it was far too selfless a cause to be worth it, and taking over the world is so stressful & difficult, everyone who has tried it has failed, and...

That's immaturity of a J, in a "pure" case described above. It's micromanaging leadership, which fundamentally undermines trust of those under you. On the other hand, this could be immaturity in response to immaturity- often times "P" types really should be more structured, and are being...

Salutations. You sound fun. :) .L

And all talk related at this point has been correctly identifying the two, unless I missed something. .L

I have studied for an exam so rarely I can count the times on my two hands. I never failed a class. Enough said. .L

I don't have time for a full response right now, but I did want to answer that my mother did indeed take the full MBTI; she was ENFP, all the way on every trait. .L

Well, you direct your own life now. You aren't just following the rails of society. Your peer base generally encompasses people with wider horizons. And you are free of that toxic atmosphere... Do take a second to evaluate your life and realize where you are going. It could (and probably will)...

Re: Music? (Mad World is indeed a cover of a song by Tears For Fears; however, I find the original... uninspiring, to say the least, and think Gary Jules did the song a great justice by recreating it.) .L

West Africa is thrown around often too. I also may end up minoring in linguistics, if not majoring. Have you ever looked into Esperanto? Reading about the propedeutic value of the language is what finally convinced me to begin learning it (at least, that, and the large number of speakers, and...

You sound like you are in the right place to me. All the things you did upon hearing you were INTP were very INTP. Glad to hear we speak of interesting things. I went through basically the same process here- kept reading until I finally had to respond to something. Do you like Finland? .L

It appears that most pseudo-spiritual stuff (horoscopes are the most prominent other example) that describe types of people are actually describing personality types. The INTP is a very clearly defined one, and often you will see an equivalent in that kind of literature. The stat thing is...

Music? What kind of music do you guys listen to? .L ________ This thread merged from the lounge, for sake of keeping all the "What kind of music do you listen to?" answers in the one place. lor.

Re: How do I find an INTP? I don't necessarily find extreme I or E unhealthy, as expressed on the MBTI. Where you get your energy from isn't what I'm talking about- I'm referring more to the common understanding of the words, the people that are anti social & the people that are willing to strip...

I refuse to smoke, even with close friends; hookah, cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc. The idea of smoke in my lungs sounds very unappealing, and I relish in my health. Smoking just sounds dirty and detrimental to me. I see no reason to start a harmful habit or preference is all. I'd be surprised if...

Unless you took the real MBTI, your percentages are probably useless; the internet questions are not nearly thorough enough, there is no 'blind' element, they're straightforward, etc. You can even get a wrong letter entirely occasionally. What you described sounds like an intelligent...

Jesin, I loved that article, read it when it first came out. One of the best written WIRED articles I've ever read. Oblivious, did you mean "analog" instead of "analogous"? To all- The brain appears to just fold over and expand itself the more information you put into it. Also, there is lots...

Frosty, that's amazing... If you've ever heard of "Go", imagine that blindfolded. I still have trouble imagining blindfolded Rubik's cube solving. I enjoy Chess & Go (And risk, though I have a love/hate with that game because of the dice), but I have a harder time learning to go back to the...

XNTP? (x indicates a perfect 50/50). You sound like an "I" with a coping mechanism to me, at first glance. .L

NOTE: Thread split from "How do I find an INTP?". ------------------------- I don't consciously, specifically desire someone just like me (and indeed, 'similar' is not 'just like'), but I do understand some of my own positive traits better than, perhaps, the positive traits of some...

Without hesitation I respond that I am not shy. There is no question; there was none reading the first post, and none arose reading all the others. I spend a very large amount of time alone, and I don't just 'like' everyone (and may even avoid the very loud, unintelligent, boisterous ones), but...

Not to put a damper on such a cheery post, but I do not find myself a fan. Just, doesn't entice me. And I certainly don't feel like I have an 'animal persona'. Perhaps you also are soon to be a furry, lor? ;) .L

I do not like this paragraph. And it's not that I'm taking offense at being called 'just another animal', but rather offense at the oversimplification of humans. The MBTI is merely able to identify common traits exhibited to varying degrees by certain members of the population; we still are at...

Rather, I find they are all different manifestations of the same thing, the same singular 'intelligence'. Different people apply this intelligence in different ways. Sometimes people have a specific block that prevents them from applying their intelligence in a certain area (childhood issues, et...

but... ....gold is neither edible nor comfortable to sit on! *_* .L

Childhood brought many thoughts like that. Like, what if when I close the lid on a shoebox so that no one is looking, there is actually something happening other than still darkness? Or just the realization that everyone perceives the world with them at the center of it, instead of realizing...

Wordsworth wrote the only poem I ever accidentally memorized; I heard a thousand blended notes, while in a grove I sate reclined in that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to the mind. To her fair works did nature link the human soul that through me ran and much it grieved my...

They're all new after the original 151, my friends. ;) I think we have enough options then to create a poll, with one of the options being "none of the above, we should keep creating until we find something that completely satisfies the pursuit of perfection inherent to 'P' type folks." It's...

I'm also most interested in trying to understand why this appeals to you. The only thing I can imagine is a sense of community- why this particular community uniquely appeals to you does not make sense to me, but... to each his own, I guess. It really comes down to an intuitive like or dislike...

Murkrow, I just realized- -is your avatar one of the new pokemon? Jesin, maybe our logo should just be a simple text box saying, "we couldn't decide on a logo... until we do, this is in its place." Also- I cannot think of any other word that has the letters I, N, T, & P in that order other...

I find introduction threads entirely optional. Who cares about some formality of introduction threads? This is an INTP forum, nobody cares about formal conventions. ;P Welcome HST. .L

I am not so much a procrastinator (I know my mom would look shocked if she saw that I said that, she'd disagree to the grave), as a distracted person. I don't intentionally, subconsciously put things off- I just am so distracted by whatever I am doing that I forget there is anything else in the...

or wise is intelligent intelligence. I think the idea of 'different intelligences' is a bunch of poppy cock that is trying to say that 'everyone is special in their own way'. Intelligence =/= gifted. Just because you're good at football and suck at math comprehension doesn't mean we should...

Height is obviously much more important than age, silly. I've only ever played one final fantasy game. I got close to finishing it, but I just couldn't spend another 3 hours trying to beat one of the many 'final' bosses again... ... that led me to the theory that the 'final fantasy' is the...

What an exciting way to view the world, as all a conspiracy. I love doing that. I wondered at times if everyone but me was actually a robot. How would I be able to tell, you know? Started to really get into that mindset at times. Messes with your head. .L