The INTP personality is thoughtful and analytical people, they can venture so deep into thought as to appear detached, and they are often oblivious to the world around them. They are accurate about their descriptions, and sometimes correct others (or are very tempted to do so) if the nuance of meaning is a little off. Although it annoys the less concise, this fine discrimination capacity gives it such a natural advantage as, for example, grammarians and linguists.
INTPs are relatively easy to handle and susceptible to just about anything until their principles are violated, about which they can be blunt and inflexible, preferring to return, however, to a reserved yet benign environment, not wanting to show themselves off.
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What is the INTP personality?
INTPs are philosophical innovators, fascinated by logical analysis, systems and design, they are concerned with theory and seek the universal law behind everything they see, they want to understand the unifying themes of life, in all its complexity.
They are independent analytical observers who may seem oblivious to the world around them because they are so engrossed in their thoughts, they spend much of their time internally focused – exploring concepts, making connections, and seeking understanding. For the architect, life is a constant investigation into the mysteries of the universe.
INTPs live in the world of theoretical possibilities, they see everything in terms of how it could be improved or what it could become, they live primarily within their own minds, they have the ability to analyze difficult problems, identify patterns, and find logical explanations. They seek clarity in everything and are therefore driven to build knowledge.
They are the ‘absentminded teachers’, who highly value intelligence and the ability to apply logic to theories to find solutions, are generally so strongly driven to turn problems into logical explanations that they live most of their lives inside their own heads and that they don’t place as much importance or value on the outside world. Your natural drive to turn theories into concrete understanding can develop into a sense of personal responsibility to solve theoretical problems and help society move towards higher understanding.
INTP personality functional analysis
Introverted thinking
He strives to extract the essence of the idea from various external aspects that express it. In the extreme, this conceptual essence does not want any form or substance to verify its reality, knowing the truth is enough for the INTP; the knowledge that this truth can (or could) be demonstrated is sufficient to satisfy the knower.
In low-energy seasons, or moments of single-minded focus, the INTP is aloof in a way that could even offend more relational or extraverted people.
Extraverted intuition
Intuition softens and socializes thought, giving body to the fragile bones of the truths formed in the dominant internal world, that which is is not negotiable; however, the actual application diffuses knowledge to the extent that knowledge needs nuance and context to have any consequence in this outer world of substance.
If thought can give up, the INTP is free to brainstorm, summoning perceptions from the unconscious (i.e., intuition) that are reflected in patterns in the realm of matter, time, and space. These perceptions, in the form of theories or hunches, should ultimately differ from, or at least not deny, internal principles.
INTPs enjoy games, formal or impromptu, that coax analogies, patterns, and theories from the unseen to spontaneous expression in a way that challenges their own understanding.
Introverted detection
The perception is subjective and inner nature provides knowledge of the forms of the senses instead of raw and analogue stimuli. Data and figures seek to be cleansed so that they can be compared with a growing range of previously experienced data, detection helps intuition to classify and organize information into the building blocks of elaborate systems.
The internalizing nature of the INTP’s sensing function leaves a relative absence of environmental awareness (i.e., extraverted sensing), except when the environment is the current focus, awareness of such conditions is at best a thing.
Extroverted feeling
The feeling tends to be all or none, when present, the INTP’s concern for others is intense, albeit naive. In a crisis, this judgment of feelings is often silenced by the emergence of thought, rushing to avoid chaos and destruction. However, in the absence of a clear principle, INTPs are known to defer judgment and allow decisions on interpersonal matters to be left pending for fear that someone will be offended or injured in some way.
INTPs run the risk of being swept up in the shadows in the form of their own strong emotional urges.
INTP personality weaknesses
Very private and secluded
The intellectualism of INTPs throws up many ideas about their environment, their surroundings are ironically seen as an intrusion into their thoughts. They are quite shy in social settings, more complicated situations such as parties exacerbate this, but even close friends struggle to enter the hearts and minds of INTPs.
Insensible
INTP personalities often get so caught up in their logic that they forget any kind of emotional consideration: they dismiss subjectivity as irrational and tradition as an attempt to impede much-needed progress. Purely emotional situations are often disconcerting, and your punctual lack of sympathy can easily offend.
Mind absenteeism
When the interest of INTPs is captured, their absence goes beyond social issues to include the rest of the physical world, they become forgetful, they miss even the obvious if it is not related to their current crush, and they may even forget their own health, skipping meals and sleeping while they reflect.
Condescending
People with the INTP personality type pride themselves on their knowledge and reasoning, and enjoy sharing their ideas, but in trying to explain how they got from A to B to Z they can get frustrated, sometimes simplifying things to the point to insult them. Struggle to gauge the perspective of your conversation partners. The latest insult comes when INTPs give up with a dismissive “never mind.”
Rules and guidelines
These social struggles are, in part, a product of the INTP’s desire to circumvent rules, social behavior, and so on, while this attitude helps strengthen INTPs’ unconventional creativity, it also causes them to constantly reinvent the wheel and avoiding security in favor of autonomy in a way that can compromise both.
Undecided
They remain so open to new information that they often never commit to a decision, this applies to their own abilities as well: INTP personalities know that as they practice, they improve, and whatever work they do is their best. what they could do, unable to settle for this, they sometimes delay their production indefinitely with constant revisions, even abandoning before they start.
What are the core values of the INTP personality?
INTPs present a modern exterior but are passionate about reason, analysis and innovation, seeking to create complex systems of understanding to unify the principles they have observed in their environments. Their minds are complicated and active, and they will go to great intellectual stages trying to devise ingenious solutions to interesting problems.
INTP is generally non-traditional, and they are more likely to reason about their own way of doing things than to follow the crowd, suspicious of assumptions and conventions, and eager to separate ideas that others take for granted. INTPs are ruthless in analyzing concepts and beliefs, and they are unholy, often baffled by other people who remain loyal to ideology that makes no logical sense.
INTP personality type development
Phase I (Childhood)
This phase is characterized by the emergence and differentiation of the dominant function of the INTP, introverted thinking. Early in life, INTPs often use this to focus on one or two activities. For example, they can use it to master video games, program computers, get good grades, or hone their 5K time. They often take themselves and their lives quite seriously, even from a relatively young age, are self-motivated and Goal-oriented, striving for excellence in whatever captures your interests.
Phase II (Adolescence-30 years)
Once your dominant introverted thinking reaches a certain level of awareness and differentiation, the lower function of the INTP, the extraverted feeling, enters the picture and begins to play a more influential role.
Phase II INTPs also show increasing use and development of their auxiliary function, extraverted intuition, that during this phase, INTPs often develop a heightened interest in intellectual and philosophical endeavors, ready to see and understand ‘the big picture ». The development implies an opening of previous judgments to allow an influx of new information. But since intuition is extroverted and expansive, INTPs must explore a host of ideas before they feel confident about who they are and what they believe in.
Therefore, they may find it easier to identify what they do not believe than what they believe. Some may struggle with nihilism or cynicism, worried that they will never find the absolute truth. Therefore, they take a great deal of time, even decades, to discern what they believe about the world, about themselves, and about their place in the world.
Phase III (30 – 40 years and over)
If all goes well and they are lucky enough to enter Phase III, INTPs experience a greater balance between their dominant intuitive thinking and lower extroverted feeling functions. They find that growth and integration take place quite naturally as they learn to use strengths of their kind effectively and consistently.
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