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This is an excellent tip. I often find I remember things much better when I explain them to someone as though I'm telling a story. However, details are often expected. Should one, as I expect, remember them by association and perhaps later revision?

The generalising talk abou generalising girls compels me to provide contradictory evidence to show the falseness of generalisations. Essentially, that I would, at least internally, despise someone who got me a conventional, no-effort romantic gift for two reasons: that it shows they've learnt...

The generalising talk abou generalising girls compels me to provide contradictory evidence to show the falseness of generalisations. Essentially, that I would, at least internally, despise someone who got me a conventional, no-effort romantic gift for two reasons: that it shows they've learnt...

By the way, when I say 'much more socially aware', I mean I have reached about the minimum to get by in the contemporary world. One of my problems is that I can't be bothered with lies, conventions and fascades so I'll be direct and attempt to have interesting conversations. Another is just...

I have pretty much always been polite in a genuine, immediate way that takes people off guard. I don't tend to either notice or decide to recognise what counts as how nice you should be to someone you just met or what you should say. However, I also forget almost that it ever happened when they...

Hahaha, these are fantastic. Keep it up!

Zero Effect. It's on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1XNw9n6Hu8 Article I got the idea from said the main character is a suspected INTP. Whether he is or not, he seems to be very interesting. He's a bit like Sherlock Holmes. He's a detective and he finds answers easily in an unusual...

I don't think Ti is specifically about understanding cars (ISTP - Ti-Se), people (INFJ - Fi-Ne-Ti) or theories (INTP Ti-Ne). I know I'm generalising on the types there. I think it's more of an approach, rather than related to any specific subject. As I understand it, Ti is taking things apart to...

I watched a film called Midnight in Paris (I think) recently and I thought that the main character (played by Owen Wilson) could very likely be INTP. Maybe I'm wrong but he seemed like he might be.

I was under the impression that extreme stress causes shadow functions to show themselves. I wouldn't say we become ENTJs, since I think that's too far removed from the INTP personality. With regards to shadow functions I think the most important one might be Ni or the Ni-Te dynamic because I...

My parents are ISTJ and ESFJ (father and mother respectively). While I respect them for who they are (particularly the work ethic of the ISTJ and the social ability of the ESFJ because I am clueless) I don't think I could see myself falling for another one of either type. Interesting theory, though.

Well, as far as I know INTPs often do that. I am the sort of person who edits to change a misplaced comma. I'm currently wondering whether I should edit the post I made just now and screen it more rigorously for relevancy, and whether I should attempt to make it stop putting the video player...

You're welcome. I hope your research proves useful =) If you're looking for a starting point video-wise, here are some good and fairly relevant ones (in as much as they refer to INTPs or functions INTPs have): Ni vs Ne: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M32HTTaowW8 Fi vs Fe...

Being an INTP female is difficult with regards to society. Dealing with gender stereotypes, mainly. My dad, uncle and grandpa all only humour my way of being to a certain extent. For example, yesterday my uncle seemed convinced that he should replace my astronomy program with golf and that I...

I think it depends on the kind of programming you watch. Popular programming includes things which do make you stupid in an academic way, but teach you social skills and social norms. I as a child was addicted to the Discovery channel, How It's Made, natural disaster documentaries, aircraft...

When the only way you can converse is via discussion and small or comedic talk is pretty much an impossibility because your mind is constantly considering new possibilities and figuring out new puzzles so that's the only thing you can really talk about.

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I know you don't know much about it, but you can't really be on the fence between INTJ and INTP. I have an INTJ friend and an INTP friend, as well as being an INTP myself, and I can tell you the two types are very different. As I hear increasingly these days, from people who know what they're...

As far as I remember they're all lower-case where I live.

I am quite the stickler for spelling and grammar. I tend to revel in the use of the most specific and interesting words I can find. The one problem I do have is sometimes a spelling will occur to me and I won't remember which is the correct spelling out of the possible choices. As a result, my...

Emotions are difficult to understand (although I guess that's what keeps me hooked). I recognise which triggers will set off which emotional responses, and certain patterns which play out once an emotional episode has begun, but I've done this through thorough and long-term observation of...

I don't like people sitting behind me either. Maybe it's paranoia but I like doing the watching, not being watched. On this note, our library was rearranged recently so that the shelves I could hide behind, alone, were moved and now I can't sit there without having everyone behind me. Now...

Accurate, yes. I don't find that restricted to romantic relationships, necessarily. Any relationship important to me will undergo that level of analysis.

No there isn't. Thanks, though. Interesting to learn.

You're welcome. He does excellent videos. I hope you enjoyed them =) You're lucky in being more physically adept. I'm capable in several sports but unfortunately lack in strength and stamina.

Re: Cheese (not the user) I'm going through a bit of a cheese phase. Interesting research!

You're welcome. In my experience, they are rather rare. I often wonder whether there's another at my school. There might be, but it's difficult to judge. My Fe seems to be really underdeveloped so I try to judge based on someone having more opportunities to work on it. I had friends but one...

Female INTPs do exist, you know, although it's difficult since we're effectively the opposite of the western female ideal. We INTPs are all about the mind, so physical appearance doesn't matter too much, although of course there are different gender pressures. It is interesting how it can be...

I'm reading Foundation by Isaac Asimov, one of the great space-opera authors. It was recommended by a fellow INTP and is well worth reading.

I'm really bad at discerning specific functions, but most of what you say resonates with me as an INTP. What you call an 'average' emotional state is what I decided to term 'neutral'.

Welcome.

From what little I know, I feel similarly to the OP. It is an ideal party for the average young adult but you wouldn't find me anywhere near it if I had any choice.

I counted about 36 hours, or something like that. I only kept track that once though. I might have gone longer since. The last time I did it properly I spent the morning absolutely freezing (the sort which isn't affected by how many jumpers you put on) and then fell asleep around eleven. I...

Yeah I do that sometimes. I also wonder whether anyone else does. I remember explaining to my INTJ friend how I could look at something and imagine how it was constructed at an atomic level. I think just the other day I was considering the illusion of solidity (by which I mean, of course, that...

I think I'm getting there. I went into grammar school very naive but intelligent and liking to learn. I had never really noticed differing levels of intelligence in my primary school (I just took it for granted that I was one of the three who got 97% or more on everything) but when I got into...

I am particularly clumsy when I lose touch with the world. Everything blurs and I don't really know what's going on for a while.

I reckon Tamora Pierce's books have really influenced me. There are a lot of strong, female heroines. The very first one I read, and which I have read a lot, is about a tomboy who disguises herself as a boy in order to become the first female knight in... I think it's over a hundred years. I...

I agree. I know two and they are really very different to Sheldon.

Hi, welcome. I'm not sure but I find the idea to be plausible. We are observers, after all. I spend a great deal of my time considering social interactions and society, trying to figure out how it works (due to having very little social intuition). It can be interesting trying to figure out...

Sometimes I become over-sensitive to my environment. I get irritated and unsettled by the smallest noises. When I approach problems I start by creating a whole new system or starting a wholly different solution to the last time. I usually get stuck if I attempt to continue my previous solution...

I say 'what' when I zone back in, even if whatever's happening is none of my business. I'm asking myself as much as anyone else. Sometimes I become really aware of minor sounds or presences in the surrounding environment and they really annoy me.

Your emotional quotient is 10 (out of 80). Baron-Cohen (2003) suggests that this means "you have a lower than average ability for understanding how other people feel and responding appropriately". --- The repetitive nature of the questions was rather annoying, to be honest. Interesting to...

My dad's a bit like that. He's also an ISTJ. Ironically, he thinks I'm rather impractical (although I can see how I would seem that way from an ISTJ point of view because they get things done in the real world and we get them done in our minds). I say ironically because I'm usually very...

That correlates fairly well with my own experience. On the one hand, I get tired out much more quickly but (particularly with my chemistry tutor) the time was much more well-spent with regards to actually getting some work done. I do like to listen, so I myself prefer someone who will talk until...

A bit of background: I'm at the end of my A-levels but, due to a bit of confusion regarding choosing topics, I'm going to have to take a year out to get a couple of extra ones (maths and physics to be exact) so that I can get into astrophysics and cosmology (I suppose I'll decide which one later...

Thanks very much. Exactly! I do this all the time. It's why I have such a big problem with important decisions - I'm more prone to consider all the options and then I can't choose. With regards to confusion, a good example is spelling: I am getting increasingly worse at remembering the...

It's because we do figuring out systems and using logic. Maths just happens to be a good example of that so it tends to be associated with us. Maths is all about the logic. I tend to put a lot of value in certain things. It's a deep, personal kind of value. I also treat inanimate objects as...

I think I can't tell just because I find it difficult to read situations. I know what I think by my standards, but I doubt my standards are the same as the ones they are going by and therefore I can't tell whether my reaction is correct. I think perhaps a moral. I'd say the feeling is an...

Well I reckon it depends on how aware the artist or group is when they get signed. A lot of them sign the rights to their music away because they don't know enough about music law not to. I know Motley Crue got their masters back from Electra (whom them called 'Neglectra' because they would tour...

Indeed. I think our Ti allows us to distance ourselves emotionally from the situation. F types seem to experience feelings similarly to how we experience Ti. By this I mean it is much closer to the essence of who they are than the opposing judging function. For us, it takes absolutely...