There are a couple tricks you can use. In Google, change the type of document you want to search for to "PDF." Then do a search on "MBTI Whatever." You can't really use it for INTPs specifically--you have to search for "MBTI Education" or "MBTI Engineering" or whatever. If you sift through enough gravel you'll eventually turn up a few flakes of gold. Two other things that are useful but spendy are 1.) A subscription to the Journal of Psychological Type (they have an archive of old issues you can access, and 2.) The MBTI Manual. Both are a buffet of type information.
I'm a Geology major. Sad to say I'm not even a certified type practitioner. Would you believe it costs $850?
I go bankrupt in about two months, so it will be out by then. (See, who says INTPs lack motivation?)
$4.99 for the e-book; haven't decided for the print book. (Yeah I know, it's overpriced. But at this point it's either overcharge you folks or get a real job, which would put a sizable kink in my future plans to write a book about the ENFJs or INTJs.)
I'm going to sell it off my website first, then later through a variety of e-book outlets, i.e. Amazon, etc. I still have to do some research on what I'm going to do with the print book.
Quite a lot, actually. I think the copyright law is headed south (I will be dancing on its grave with great abandonment) so I think it's wise to find a way to make money off your work that doesn't revolve around selling copies of it. That and I frankly think INTPs have a hard enough time and anything that could ameliorate our condition would be almost a moral obligation. There's probably a way to make money off of it while giving it away for free, but I don't have the resources to experiment right now. We'll see. (However, I am going to give the chapters on Asperger's and ADD away; no sense in withholding what might be critical information for some.)
Both; I've got a mixture of research with case studies and examples. I also hang out on the forums and INTP watch.
(Not that I can use anything you say without your permission, so don't worry.)Thank you; I think the more you learn about other types the easier it gets to respect both them and your own type. I'm glad you enjoyed it too; I can't seem to write without finding amusing things in the material.
That's an interesting one. I have a book on geniuses; they spent the first 15 pages reviewing different opinions and definitions of intelligence.
Keirsey suggested four different kinds of intelligence for each of the temperaments and I'll refer you to "Please Understand Me II" for a full discussion. I guess if I had to give a definition of intelligence--not having studied this issue in much depth--it would be "Being above average at what you are most naturally inclined to be good at, in comparison to those who share your same natural inclinations." This is an area I've been intrigued about myself. What is a good test for the Artisan's tactical intelligence or the Guardian's logistical intelligence, if we use Keirsey's definitions?
I actually said we don't know if there are differences. There may indeed be differences, but we haven't proven or disproven them yet.
Hmm, probably what I need to do is to 1.) provide some explicit examples of the various types of intelligence in action, 2.) mention Keirsey's conclusions directly, and 3.) Provide more direct evidence from the studies to illustrate how the factors I, N, T, and P weigh in to favor types having more of them.
). It wasn't until I read the superlative Paul James profile with its emphasis on functions that I finally got it figured out.
A valid point, but the replacement system described isn't aimed so much at describing how a person prefers to use their letters (the type dynamics view) as to what extent a person uses them. For example, dominant doesn't mean "most used" so much as "most intense." This is the problem with using established terms to describe new concepts, I suppose...they come with a load of baggage under their arm.
Type researchers tend to use only the basic typing system, i.e. the simple four letters; pretty much nobody uses type dynamics in actual studies, except as a post hoc justification for what they may be seeing. As for the new system proposed, nobody is using it yet because it was only proposed this year and no doubt remains controversial. So pretty much all of the research you will encounter about the MBTI is based off the plain vanilla version alone, which of course includes the stuff in my guide.
Sigh, I believe you. I've come back to my writing after a few months and been appalled at how pompous and condescending I come off as sounding. Unfortunately I'm blind to this unless I go away and then come back to it with fresh eyes. If someone would make a list of the parts that need work, I'll review it and see if I can improve the wording.
Sounds good; I'll add that to my to-do list.
I would see him as an introvert because he was described by various people as "quiet," "reticent," "untalkative," and "reserved." In addition, he described himself as coming home from work and being exhausted and silent--a situation common for Introverts because their batteries have been burnt out by interacting with coworkers. Then too, he mentioned how he could not have worked continually in the command center where some 20 people (a guesstimate) were always congregated, discussing strategies with Hitler or chatting--the constant background of noise was not something Speer could have put up with. Finally, he hated making speeches and avoided them when he could. So that to me all says that he is probably an introvert, despite the high profile lifestyle he lived.
Interestingly, the NJs are the letter combination most likely to be misidentified by the MBTI test, which makes me wonder if the INFJs aren't artificially scarce rather than naturally scarce. So I don't know if you've taken the MBTI or not, but that's something to bear in mind.
If you can find those, I'd be interested in reading them.
It would be a chore to present all the various versions that are out there; I guess I just don't have the enthusiasm for it. There are lots of internet sources that describe the popular model at length already anyway.
Meh, I wouldn't rely too much on internet sources for your typing needs; they usually aren't detailed enough. It's better to use nice, fat books with lots of detail on the person's day-to-day habits. Though your points about Hanssen are quite correct, there is a lot of other evidence that strongly indicates INTP. I devote a section at the beginning of each chapter to traits that indicate or contraindicate for INTP for both Hanssen and Speer, so you can decide on your own when the book comes out. I'll probably ask for editors when I'm done, so you can tell me then if you still disagree.
I didn't choose them so much as stumble over them while reading. And there are certain things about them which make interesting case studies. Anyway, why not? Extra data never hurts; people can always skip the chapters if they're not interested.
So you differentiate between INTP's in order of their "most intense" letters, making another 24 (if my math is correct) subtypes? Do you elaborate further on these subtypes? Would an INTP and an INPT portray different behaviour? My guess is that two INPT's would still portray different behaviour if the "intensity" of their letters differ. Even two INPT's with the same "intensities" will. So taking into account that everyone is unique, does this system do more justice to that in your eyes than the cognitive functions one? Because that seems to be what this system is about. Being an INTP is not enough. You try to make the gap between abstract system and real people smaller, but that gap never closes.
At the bottom of this page you will find a links section with several forums where you can sneer down your nose at your "inferiors." No doubt there will be plenty of fellow type bigots who will affirm your humble superiority. Have fun, genius! Yeah, I'd say so. One study on the creativity of architects found that those architects who were rated by their peers as being highly creative all had very clear N. So an NTIPjefs will be different from an TIPNsjef. This is only one example. /shrug Another thing is that since you can have multiple or no dominants; that adds quite a lot more possible variance. But in the end, this model is not about creating more variants--really, the letters are simply there to impose order on a spectrum, the ultimate variation.
True; but there's no harm in trying. They have an MBTI Step II now that can be used to describe more precisely how a person is different from the "usual model" of their type. It turns out that different types deviate from the usual model in fairly typical ways. Interesting stuff.
An unfortunate terminology choice in this case...
Well, I appreciate that you thought it over and took the time to ask questions. Even if I haven't convinced you, at least you gave it serious thought.
Hehe, that would be kinda cool, but the royalties for books published by "Big Publishing" are quite tiny, and the fiends impose the most laughably pre-digital-era licenses you can imagine. By contrast, if you keep your book under your own control, you get 70% royalties on Amazon (or 100% if you sell it off your own site), you don't need a lawyer or agent, and you won't have to stay brave in the face of 500 tersely worded rejection letters. Also, you can put in outrageous content that Big Publishers would never allow because it would be considered too unprofessional or waste valuable tree pulp and ink. (I decided to take out the chapter to devoted to post-apocalyptic survival for INTPs, but not because it looked unprofessional.)
Eh, I can't pin my hopes on making a living off of this one INTP book. Basically my goal is to make something like $700 (140 copies sold) within a month of the release, a reasonable amount considering the number of INTPs who hang out on these forums. That should buy me a little more time to kick out a book on either INTJs or ENFJs.
Well, I'm honestly not so sure that piracy doesn't constitute free advertising. Most people learn about an author they like because a friend loans them a book by that author. In short, the first book a reader tries--by any author--is likely to be a freebie anyway. There's been a lot of talk about whether piracy is helpful or unhelpful in the e-book community. One thing you hear a lot is, "Piracy isn't the enemy; obscurity is the enemy." It's a complex topic and there isn't much data yet, but I believe there are enough people who either choose not to pirate/don't know how to pirate that I can get by for now.
Ah, pagerank +1!
That's certainly something I intend to do when I get more time.
Well, this is the thing. I don't have a type practitioner certificate ($850, urk) or any kind of background in psychology. Then too, it breaks "the code" to reveal negative information about the types. Frankly, I'm not at all sure real type practitioners would want to be associated with me, let alone encourage what I'm doing.
That sounds like a potentially viable approach. I'll look into it later. The blog is a yes; but it'll have to wait until I have more time.
Eh, it isn't as impressive as it looks. Much of the information on the other types is drawn straight from the MBTI manual, which in turn references the studies I noted. I still need to order most of these sources so I can go over the data myself instead of relying on the Cliff Notes version provided by the manual. Then too, there's been a lot of research that has been done since the MBTI manual was published, and I still have to add all of that. What you're seeing for the non-INTP pages is essentially just the gold that was easiest to mine. There's a lot of work left to do before this will be anything but a quick & dirty summary of the MBTI manual's accumulated wisdom. It's a basic foundation at this point, but not a house.
