Oh great, another willy nilly thread.

[QuickTwist]

Rather than making a thread dedicated to the analysis of "There are so many people on this forum that think they are INTP but they are not", I was thinking for this thread we could talk more about what does make an INTP rather than what does not.

For those of you who believe yourself to be INTP simply say why you think you are that type. If you are not an INTP but want to share why you are that type whatevs. If you don't know, or more specifically if you have been labeled INTP but don't know if that is what your real type is, an "I dunno" is adequate but I would encourage you to at least give a little more detail about that or if you are really an over achiever give a theaory why you don't know If you are INTP.

At this point I will assume there will be plenty of shinnanigans as is present in all the threads I make so I'm not going to cry about it but I do hope to get at least some good responces.

Have at it.

 

[Pizzabeak]

This seems like a good enough question for a thread unless it's been done before or something, which would account for lack of replies? Or rather, I could come up with a response to the question, but it seems like it'd be essay like. I'd have to take some time with it rather than posting it like a regular post. I MIGHT answer this and come back & post it here, because I have similar thoughts semi-often so it could be helpful to participate in this thread.

 

[Nezaros]

I am under the impression that the defining features of an INTP are Ti dominance and auxiliary Ne.

 

[Chad]

I am under the impression that the defining features of an INTP are Ti dominance and auxiliary Ne.

Ti dom and Ne Auxiliary are just words (symbles really) unless you can define what they mean for you.

Ti dominance
For me and am an Analyzer. Meaning I presses everything I come in contact with through analyzing and inputting it into a semi-fluid reality construct.

Data/knowledge points are like puzzle pieces that my mind pushes together to form a over-viewing perspective of reality as a whole.

For me analyzing of detail and the finite are only important if they somehow effect the way the pieces fit together in my construct.

I also have an extraordinary amount of interests and all the little interests account for small well defined areas of semi-expertise.

Ne auxiliary
This is what whole my analyzation process together in to a single fluid construct of reality.

Like I said before most of my knowledge consists of mostly small pocket of expertise my Intuition allows me to connect these expertise in new on original ways.

Giving me a more complete understanding of reality as a whole. My intuition isn't perfect so sometimes I fill the wholes in incorrectly. This is normally easily fix by filling the whole in with more concrete data.

All in all my intuitive nature helps me more then it hurts. I also assume the my creative think style is directly related to my intuition as well.

I hope this is what you were looking for as a serious response @QuickTwist. I would have responded sooner but I must of missed this one.

 

[QuickTwist]

All in all my intuitive nature helps me more then it hurts. I also assume the my creative think style is directly related to my intuition as well.

I hope this is what you were looking for as a serious response @QuickTwist. I would have responded sooner but I must of missed this one.

More or less. It was an answer but not the one I expected. I wanted to know the chareacter traits and behaviors that INTPs use but didn't want it to neccessarily be dictated by a discussion of cognative functions. I found that the way it was described to be a little linear - not that that is neccessarily a bad thing - I was hoping for an out of the box responce that you couldn't really put into concrete terms as in Ti and Ne because I don't really think in those terms.

 

[Chad]

More or less. It was an answer but not the one I expected. I wanted to know the chareacter traits and behaviors that INTPs use but didn't want it to neccessarily be dictated by a discussion of cognative functions. I found that the way it was described to be a little linear - not that that is neccessarily a bad thing - I was hoping for an out of the box responce that you couldn't really put into concrete terms as in Ti and Ne because I don't really think in those terms.

Sure I might write a little bit more later on. However, I was trying to make a point about just saying Ti and Ne wasn't enough if you really didn't understand what they meant for you.

As you said you don't normally think in this way and I find that I have only recently started thinking in this way myself.

Therefore I did explain your answer while staying in the confines of the post I was directly replying to.

I see your point I will, will give you a more fluid response of INTP like characteristics that I personally relate to.

 

[Solitaire U.]

I was thinking for this thread we could talk more about what does make an INTP rather than what does not.

The will to be an INTP is all it takes to make one thus. What other people think is really of no significance.

For those of you who believe yourself to be INTP simply say why you think you are that type.

Because this is where I fit. Yes, all the tests I took came out positive for INTP, but, knowing how the tests work, I could declare myself an ESFJ tomorrow and test myself positive for that, or any other type, if I so desired.

 

[QuickTwist]

Sure I might write a little bit more later on. However, I was trying to make a point about just saying Ti and Ne wasn't enough if you really didn't understand what they meant for you.

As you said you don't normally think in this way and I find that I have only recently started thinking in this way myself.

Therefore I did explain your answer while staying in the confines of the post I was directly replying to.

I see your point I will, will give you a more fluid response of INTP like characteristics that I personally relate to.

You answered the thread in the way that it seemed to be headed using the definitions of Ti and Ne as your vehicle while giving a structured explanation for how you observe it works for you. Not a bad post.

Now tell me what it means to all of you in abstract terms that need lots of definitions... that what I really want to hear. I feel those of us who don't know or are unsure of their INTPness would benefite from a discussions of or at the very least, people answering one by one what it means to them to be INTP; I am interested in the big picture of Nness If I could get as specific as that.