INTP

[JarNew]

Cant edit Thread title, I know it's lacking. MY bad

Are INTPs problem solvers? Or detectives?

If they can't figure something out do they pursue the clues in order to figure out why they can't understand something?

Or are they only interested in what they can understand?

Say I'm not direct enough and I'm too vague. Would an INTP attempt to figure out what I was saying by figuring out how I was saying it?

Or would that be too much work and/ or energy being spent?

Or would an INTP just label something, be done with it, and move on to something that interests them?

Say an INTP for whatever reason decides to complete a puzzel. By puzzle I mean a jigsaw puzzle with over 9000 pieces. (almost said penises god damn oprah)
So the INTP is half way through the puzzle at piece 4500.

Where do you go from here? What do you look at to work toward your goal of completing the puzzle? Or would you never start a puzzle to begin with, simply because you don't like them -- they're childish, or boring, or not intellectually challenging enough?

Say you've almost completed the puzzle.. There are 3 pieces missing, but you're all out of pieces!

You've lost 3 pieces to your puzzle!!!!!

How do you react?
Would you try to find the missing puzzle pieces?
Would you say I've done all I Can
Would you get angry and kill your neighbors and burn their house down?
Or would you move on to something you enjoyed more?


Also I would appreciate it if you were to rate my presentation with the most accurate words you see fit. example: vague or volatile... (I wonder why that word came to mind)

I need to thesaurus the words you post so please let me know!

 

[Words]

It's not the puzzle. It's the mechanism of the puzzle. How does it function?

The answer to a specific does not matter. It was never about answers. It was understanding the idea of "puzzle".

I don't want to solve problems. I want to understand the patterns of the problem. I don't care if the answer is 1, I care about what it means and how 1 affects everything else.

Ni vs. Ti
Answer vs. Understanding.

Also, volatile. Your foundations I mean.

 

[Stoic Beverage]

I want to understand the root of the problem, as to discern the nature of the issue and understand the mechanisms behind it.

I'd never do a jigsaw puzzle. There's no mental stimulation, just sitting and trying to fit one piece after another. It's a test of patience more than anything else. If I were at the 4500 piece mark, I'd probably drop it. If I lost the last 3 pieces, I wouldn't care because odds are that I can figure out exactly what the piece would have looked like anyway.

 

[EyeSeeCold]

^ Agreed. I mean like the solution is there you know? In time, it's just like, are you determined enough to do it? When I'm really motivated I find myself in the role of an investigator so yeah I agree with that. Also problem solving, but only if there is no pre-determined answer. I'm not looking for the end of the road, just the right street.

 

[CoryJames]

If I don't see an end goal, I wouldn't do it. An end goal could be as abstract as happiness. There is no end goal in playing MW2 apart from its distraction and stress relief. A jigsaw puzzle, unless it formed into Megan Fox naked, would not really hold my interest for too long.

I agree with Words. I like to figure out how the puzzle works, not the answer it holds. That way, I can solve similar puzzles in the future and keep backing out until the biggest picture is finally mine. If that makes any sense.

 

[JarNew]

Are you an INTP or an INFP EyeSeeCold? Or other

 

[Auburn]

I'm curious, what if we vary this up a bit:

• The jigsaw puzzle is a maze from a birds-eye-view.
• It is only 300 pieces.
• All non-edge jigsaw pieces are identical in their grooves.

Given these paramenters, the puzzle can potentially be "solved" or "pieced together" in hundreds of ways - however, the goal of this particualr puzzle is to solve it in such a way that one can get through the maze from start to finish.

The maze is not simple and there are only about 5 possible solutions to the puzzle that would allow for travel from beginning to end. Would this type of puzzle interest you guys? Would you see it through to the end?

 

[Words]

It's new to me. As long as it is new, it is interesting. But I won't care to look for all 5 solutions. I probably won't solve it anyways. I'll just look and play with it.

Never the "end", always the "start". is what is more interesting.

^not accurate. The main factor is the exhaustion of preferred experience. If through the end there is stimulation, then certainly.

This reminds me of the many games I played. I often close the game just right after I see the boss. I don't try because I know the "potential" is already exhausted.

 

[Wolf18]

1. I am. I don't know about others
2. I do. I don't know about others.
3. Definitely not true.
4. Yes
5. Possibly. Depends on the complexity. If it is simple, yes. If not, no (I'm not making a mistake here).
6. Likely

Puzzle: I probably wouldn't do a jigsaw puzzle. I never much liked them. I wouldn't look for the pieces. I'd probably do choice number 2 or 4.

7. Specific.

SW