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I sort of wonder if other INTPs who may at least feel a little ADHDish (although may not really be) prefer stimulants to depressants for those sorts of reasons. I myself am a big fan of caffeine. I don't require nearly as much as some people, but I do feel a need for caffeine at the start of...

:) I can assure you, I'm about as far from a communist as you can get. Well, I'm not quite Milton Friedman, but I lean his way. I would pretty much oppose any government action to help me make more. I pretty much think my salary should be set based on what other competing employers are...

Before I get to my question, two caveats... 1) I realize virtually no one from any personality-type thinks they are overpaid, and most people probably feel they are underpaid. Everyone would like to make more money, and most people probably think they deserve to. 2) I realize it can rub many...

Since INTPs can be pretty intense about things that are of interest to them, it really shouldn't be surprising that we can seem pretty extroverted to friends/acquaintances who only get to see the side of us that is so alive. Various friends of mine have expressed surprise when I've told them...

When it comes to clothes, I'm sort of an attention whore. It's not that I mean to be an attention whore, but it's just that some of the clothes I like to wear are just not the sort of things one would wear if they want to blend in. To be sure, I dress like most of the guys around me most of...

That's a really good point. I have learned a lot over the years from people who were "dumber" than I am. A lot of times, people who are less intelligent still somehow manage to live more intelligently than the smarties of the world. Humility is one of the keys to being successful with the...

There are some people (especially those who are very much non-INTP) who will say it's bad to become friends with someone you want to date, as if becoming friends first ruins that possibility. That may be true with some people, but I'd guess that anyone who is (or who seems like) an INTP is not...

Friends are extremely important to me. No matter how much I love time alone---and I do like a lot of time alone, there doesn't seem to be any point to it if I don't have time to share life with others. When it comes to choosing friends, I almost think it's more important to me that I be liked...

About two years ago, I became semi-convinced that I have ADHD. Even though I've generally been successful in most things I've tried, it often seemed that I underachieved for reasons that often had a lot to do with focus and staying organized. When I studied ADHD a bit, it seemed that I had...

I don't have a fear that I'll become less intelligent, but I do fear making boneheaded mistakes. Sure, it's possible that certain things might cause someone to become less intelligent. Even healthy people become less sharp once they get old. For the most part though, smart people don't become...