MBTI INTP

What exactly is an INTP? Let's find out:

MBTI INTP: Intuitive Logical Introvert Critic / Observer * I Introversion preferred to Extraversion: INTPs tend to be quiet and reserved. They generally prefer interacting with a few close friends rather than a wide circle of acquaintances, and they expend energy in social situations (whereas extraverts gain energy). * N iNtuition preferred to Sensing: INTPs tend to be more abstract than concrete. They focus their attention on the big picture rather than the details, and on future possibilities rather than immediate realities. * T Thinking preferred to Feeling: INTPs tend to value objective criteria above personal preference. When making decisions, they generally give more weight to logic than to social considerations. * P Perception preferred to Judgment: INTPs tend to withhold judgment and delay important decisions, preferring to "keep their options open" should circumstances change.

^^ via wikipedia ^^

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[brwilson90]

Funny, I too was in one of those "gifted" programs when I was young; I was also kicked out for never talking. If I remember correctly I was also kicked out because I thought it was stupid that I had do extra work that I had no interest in doing. Also an intp. .

[lostinitall4414]

@brwilson90

That is pretty funny. Not because of the situation, but because of the stark similarity.

[ZacharyBarreca]

I'm INTP as well. When you talked about temperature, it reminded me of when I was in first grade and I asked a teacher what a thermometer does. She told me that the mercury in the thermometer shows the heat... and it does. For the next week, I didn't care HOW to read the temperature, I just wanted to know why mercury rose when it got hotter... haha. Thanks for making this video, it was nice to know I'm not completely alone as an analytical person.

[lostinitall4414]

@ZacharyBarreca

See, that's what I find the most interesting. I'm just speaking for myself, but sometimes I 'zoom in' to the point where the practicality disappears. Like in your example when you were too predisposed to actually read or learn to read the thermometer. I can remember being disgruntled/confused growing up mainly because I was overly curious about semantics. What does this mean? Why does it happen? I could care less about how to repeat the steps to recreate the circumstance(s).

[NightinGal89]

IQ of 145..damn, I'm jealous. listening to what you've said, I'm kinda beginning to think I might be an INFP...or am turning into one. I used to be very much like you in high school, but now I'm mellowing out...I used to like maths, but not anymore..I was generally good at languages-but the only foreign language I speak is english, so.dunno. lol I'm starting to get more open emotionally. Maybe it's just an early mid-life crises at 21...

[lostinitall4414]

@NightinGal89

It's not what it's cracked up to be. The more competent you're viewed to be in a particular area generally means the expectations are raised. Sometimes quite unfairly so. It's all relative. It's about learning to do the best with what you've been given and trying to improve in whatever areas you can.

The MBTI is quite interesting, but don't assume that you are definitively one of those types. I've found that during times of duress I have been typed closer to an INFP.

[cloclo11thirty]

"Its like waking up in the morning smelling bacon and eggs" well said haha.

[ROZEROxy]

I am probably an INTP and I have an high IQ. Do you have doubts when expressing it to others? I feel as if it is a form of bragging, although I found that its easier for me to conect with more intellectually gifted people.

[Insatium]

Did you like Calc? I find the concepts interesting, but like you said, "keeping track of the numbers"... Yeah, not my style XD

[hasenj]

INFP here, I also "enjoy the complication .. instead of just doing what you're supposed to do, cuz that's just boring".

[veronicachic]

its kinda weird...Im an INFP but I can fit the INTP archetype so well too...I fit both of them equally well and i can relate to you so well...

I think im an INFP at heart but i've learned to become an INTP ..i dont know its all confusing witth these MBTI archetypes..can you be two of them at once? this MBTI still needs some more research i believe

[ellenruppart]

Just wondering...what major did you go into in university?

[Zionoxis]

@ZacharyBarreca I can relate to you COMPLETELY. I went to state for debate in 8th grade (my first year). I have a deep seeded need to correct people, and that has gotten me into so much trouble. XD

[Zionoxis]

I can't quite figure out if I'm INTP completely or not. In Elementary school, I was the smart kid. I made a few friends, but overall, I was reading. I finished my work first, ALWAYS looked for the easiest and fastest way to do things, and never afraid to stand up to the teacher or argue. The part I don't understand is that I do have trouble socially, but I was never let into challenge programs due to my energy. I was hyper, I was not quiet. I still never made many friends. :P

[Jzend001]

I'm an ISFP and I was the quiet kid in gifted class too. I never got kicked out though. People just thought I was weird.