The Secret Lives of INTPs
INTPs: One of the most fascinating--and least understood--personality types of all. Are you ready to dig deeper and find out what really makes this type tick? With 247 pages devoted to every aspect of the INTP personality type, The Secret Lives of INTPs is the best resource on the web. Comes with a free copy of The Secret Lives of INTJs so that you can build your type knowledge. :)
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Table of Contents
Preface
- A Dark Confession
- Cautions about Research; Citation Notes
- Notes for Type Junkies
- A Better Alternative
- Example: An NTIP
- Example: A TNPI
- Non-Preferred Functions
- Strong Preference(s)
- Conclusion
1. General
- The Universe Within
- Weird Sense of Humor
- Argumentation
- Politics
- Religion
- Spiritual Life
- Church
- An INTP Church Culture
- Cults
- The Lazy Rationals?
- Useful Inventions
- Fake Social Skills
- A Nice Little Chat
- The Death Glare
- Systems Design
- Practice Makes Perfect
- The 16PF
- Leisure Habits
- Reading
- Games
- Customer Loyalty
- INTP Writing Style
- Pitfalls
- Editing
- INTP Holiday Spirit - Or Lack Thereof
- An INTP Christmas Tale
- Cats
- Were INTPs Burned as Witches?
- Cats and Liberty
- Cats and Egypt
- Truth and Lies
- Stress
- Coping Mechanisms/Responses to Stress
- Smoking
- Drugs and Alcohol
- Quitting
- How Many INTPs are There?
- Percentages by Sex
- Percentages and Mistyping
- How do INTPs Mistype?
- INTPs - A Rough Population Estimate
- I Want to Meet Other INTPs!
2. How to Tell INTPs Apart From INTJs
- Judging vs. Perceiving (General)
- Various
- Stress, Sickness, Bad Habits
- Jobs
- Values
- School
- Recreation
- Religion
- Areas That Are Too Similar to be Used as Diagnostic Criteria
- I Still Don’t Know My Type
3. INTP Clothing and Hygiene
- INTP Fashion Statements
- Albert Einstein
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison
- Albert Speer
- The Author
- Clothing, Hooray
- The Smell
- Hot Beauty Secrets for Female INTPs
- Prudishness
4. INTPs in Love
- Problems with Studying Type and Love
- INTP Matches: Research and Theory
- What Do INTPs Want in a Relationship?
- INTP/Idealist – “The Soulmate”
- Most Important Values
- Least Important Values
- Average Weight (1 – 7) Placed on Each Most Important Idealist Value
- INTP/Rational – “The Mindmate”
- Most Important Values
- Least Important Values
- Average Weight (1 – 7) Placed on Each Most Important Rational Value
- The INTP – INTP Pairing
- INTP/Artisan – “The Playmate”
- Most Important Values
- Least Important Values
- Average Weight (1 – 7) Placed on Each Most Important Artisan Value
- INTP/Guardian – “The Helpmate”
- Most Important Values
- Least Important Values
- Average Weight (1 – 7) Placed on Each Most Important Guardian Value
- What Do People Love About INTPs?
- INTP Courtship Behaviors
- INTP Marriage, Marital Satisfaction, and Divorce
- Those 3 Little Words
- Giving Emotional Support
- Fighting For Principles
- Children
- Housework
- Contracting
- Hypermindfulness
- Recommendations
5. INTP Identifications
- Historical INTPs
- Fictional INTPs
- Advantages of the “Mirror of Fiction”
- Problems with the Mirror of Fiction
- Notes on Type Identifications
- Process
6. Walter Bailey – Hero Busboy
- Story
- Analysis
- Discussion
- Application
- Conclusion
7. INTPs in Charge
- Why INTPs Do Not Seek Command
- The Preferred INTP Role
- Characteristics of INTP Leaders
8. Aramis - A Swashbuckling Schemer
- Analysis
- An Honorable Plot
- An INTP Who Specialized in Intrigue
- How Aramis Joined the Musketeers
- Those Half-Finished Projects
- Friendship
- The Secret Emperor
- Those Exact Words
- Grief response
- The Abbe Faria and Aramis
- Where it All Went Wrong
9. Thomas Jefferson - 3rd President of the United States
- The Effect of a “Soft T” on the INTP Personality
- The INTP Renaissance Man
- What Would You Save From Your Burning House?
- Farming
- Marriage
- Relationship
- Founding Documents
- An INTP President
10. James Madison - 4th President of the United States
- General
- Marriage
- Dolley Madison
- Somber vs. Playful
- Old Age
- An INTP President – Part II
- Conclusion
11. Albert Speer – Nazi Minister of Armanents
- Building the Chancellery: A Perceiver Approach
- The Empire Builders
- Moral Questions
- Slavery and the Holocaust
- The Nuremberg Trial
12. INTPs in Prison
- Hardships of Prison and INTP Responses
- Harrelson - A Unique Perspective on Life in Prison
- INTP Complaints About Prison
- Do INTPs Go To Jail a Lot?
- Escape
- The Count of Monte Cristo—A Brief Portrait of an INTP in Prison
- The Count of Monte Cristo—An INTP Escape Plan
- Conclusion
13. INTPs at Work
- INTP Careers
- Working Conditions Amenable to INTPs
- Interviewing Issues
- Scenario 1
- Scenario 2
- Job Satisfaction
- Work Related Miscellanea
- Showing up on time
- Obeying the dress code
- There is No INTP in Team
- Following the Rules, Bureaucracy, and Other Silly Notions
- Burnout
- Attention to detail
- Increasing Efficiency
- How to Select Your Next Summer Job
- Assembly Line Job
- No Brainer
- Customer Service Job
- Miscellaneous Occupational Notes
- INTPs in Medicine
- INTPs in the Library
14. INTPs and the Intellect
- I.Q. Testing and Type
- Artisan Tactical Intelligence
- Idealist Diplomatic Intelligence
- Guardian Logistical Intelligence
- Rational Strategic Intelligence
- The Value of I.Q. Tests, Continued
- Giftedness
- Discussion
- INTP Geniuses
- Child A - IQ 187 - 191 (As tested by the Stanford-Binet, 1920s version)
- Discussion
- Child F - I.Q. Unmeasurable (Tested by the Stanford-Binet, 1920s version)
- Discussion
15. INTP Parenting Style
- General
- Discipline
- Pygmalion Projects
- Conclusion
16. INTP Children
- Early Learners
- Play
- Games
- Designing as a Form of Play
- Engineering
- Logical Play
- The Design of Play
- Art
- Thoughts and Fears
- Fitting In
- Curiousity Killed the INTP
- Whyyyy?
- Blunt Statements of Truth
- Lack of Role Models
17. INTPs in the School System
- The Elementary School Experience
- The High School Experience
- What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate
- Busywork—And Other Scholastic Activities
- School Will Socialize You
- The University Experience
- GPA Per Major
- Other Notes on Course/Major Preferences
- Languages
- Engineering
- Scholarships
- National Merit Finalists
- Judging Teachers, Perceiving INTPs
- What About Unsuccessful Perceiving Students?
- Conclusion
18. INTPs in the Military
- NP vs. SJ (Again)
- Autonomy vs. Control
- Privacy
- Other Drawbacks
- PTSD
- Positives
- Conclusion
19. INTP Environments
- “North to the Future”
- An INTP Family
- Conclusion
20. Intipiland - Ethnography of an Insular Utopia
- A Brief Geology Lesson
- Climate
- Lifestyle
- Speech and Body Language
- Language
- Sports
- Architecture
- Government
- History
- 1st Occupation, 180 BC to 340 BC - "The Evil Time"
- 2nd Occupation, 616 to 956 AD - "The Oppression"
- 3rd Occupation, 1220 to 1256 AD - "The Tyranny”
- Prehistory
- Childrearing
- Industry
- Holidays
- Final Words
21. INTPs As a Minority
- Female INTPs
- Male INTPs
- A Fieldtrip Through the Wonderful Land of Cultural Bias
22. INTPs and Psychology
- Childhood “Problems”
- The Crummy Life Scales
- The Big Five (NEO-PI-R)
- Positive and Negative Affectivity with the PANAS Scales
- Coolidge Axis II Inventory (CATI)
23. INTPs and ADD
- ADHD and NPs
- How to Diagnose any INTP with ADD
- Disorganization
- Forgetfulness
- Easily Distracted
- Losing Important Items
- Not Listening When Addressed
- Has Difficulty Staying Focused on Tasks or Play
- Does Not Follow Instructons or Finish Tasks
- Doesn't Pay Close Attention to Details or Makes Careless Mistakes
- Avoids/Dislikes Activities That Require Prolonged Mental Effort (I.e. Homework)
- Discussion
- Can We Prove the Existence of ADD?
- Why INTPs Tune Out
- How to Daydream Without Suffering For It
- Techniques
- Bird-Dogging
- How to Avoid Being Asked Pop Questions
24. INTPs and Asperger's Syndrome
- ASD and the Big Five
- Type and/or Disorder?
- Conclusion
25. Frankenstein
- Summary
- Commentary
- Count Dracula - INTP?
- Conclusion
26. INTPs in the Future
- Rise of the Introverts
- Accelerating Change
- Computers
- The Internet
- Education
- For the Good of All Mankind
- Cloning
- Robots
Appendix: Type Bigots, the Scourge of the MBTI Community
- 7 Ways To Combat Type Bigotry