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Not Telling

You know, there’s something in my INTP-ish nature that revolts at having to tell people things. And I know you other INTPs out there experience this, since so many people have asked, “What do I do about my INTP friend who WON’T COMMUNICATE?”

But aside from just not liking to answer questions about my personal life, I also really hate it when people ask me questions about things I do. 

For instance, it bothers me when I make a cake, for instance, and someone (it happens all the time) asks me “What are the ingredients?”

I mean, theoretically, this shouldn’t be a big deal. But I really just wish that people would forget about the ingredients of the cake and just enjoy the end result.

And I think that, while baking is a sort of easy example that I can think of quickly, this sort of explains exactly how we INTPs think in general. It bothers us that people want to know and worry about things that simply don’t seem important. We, of course, would ask about the big things. That’s what we want to know. We can figure out the details at another time. We don’t care about the ingredients in the cake when we could be learning about the history of cake and possibly different ways to say cake in various languages. 

The thing is, the big things aren’t always important to other people. Most people do want to know the little details. And when someone won’t tell them, it looks like that person doesn’t care or is just being sullen. That’s why, I think, so many people assume that INTPs are cold and uncommunicative. 

I wish there were a better way to explain this to other people, but there really isn’t a good way to explain it without sounding awfully petty and silly. In my head, though, being reticent about the details makes perfect sense. Until I can figure out how to communicate this to everyone else, though, I guess I’ll be stuck telling them ingredient lists of what I put in my cakes. 

It’s most inconvenient. 

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Those Rare Moments

*ISTJ and INTP sitting and talking* INTP: *starts crying* ISTJ: *tries to cheer INTP up* INTP: *laughs but still cries* ISTJ: Are you embarrassed crying? INTP: *nods* ISTJ: *pokes* Well I like to see you when you cry because it shows me that you’re not always a glaring, stone-cold shell. INTP: *laughs*

#intp #istj #crying #feelings

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If you took all the veins in your body and laid them end to end, you would be dead.

Reblog this post with the most useless piece of knowledge you know.

I’ll start: it would take approximately 1 year and 8 months to heat up a cup of coffee by yelling at it.

#intp #smart ass #science fact #its true #but obvious

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INTP Logic

INTP: It’s better to be silent and be thought ignorant than to speak and be thought a fool.

Random Person: *makes inaccurate statement*

INTP: *just let it go*

INTP: *it’s not that important*

INTP: *I’ll just say nothing*

INTP: You know, the facts of the matter are …

#intp #the strugge is real #just let it go #actually #mbti #let it go

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Going out

ISTJ: Well, I'm glad we're not going out somewhere to eat. You're wearing a beret, a dress shirt, gym shorts and flip-flops.

INTP: Oh, if we were going out, I would have changed.

ISTJ: Oh?

INTP: Yeah, I'd have put on shoes.

#intp #clothing #shoes #going out #dinner #mbti #ISTJ #conversation

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So, I found this on tumblr…

INTP Said ...

That depends. Could you be more precise? I was listening to this podcast … What do you mean by …? Well, technically … Why would people … ? That makes no sense. Did I tell you about this already? That wouldn’t actually happen. Were you talking to me? Or, it could be … Have you considered …? Just thinking out loud. What was their name again? But from a different perspective … How are you defining …? Not necessarily. What day is it? I was reading about … Are you being serious? I still have time. Could you repeat that? Probably … I wonder if …? I’m late for … What is wrong with people? It’s a possibility. Is it that late already? That’s not entirely accurate. Where did I put my … ? I forgot … What day is it? I’m trying to think of a better way to … Just tell me the truth. Is there more information? The part I found interesting was … So anyway … Never mind. I’m sure I missed some, but this is a pretty good start. (That actually works, too. … And so does that. I need to stop.) - INTPtruth

#intp #quotes #starting with #sayings #beginning #truth

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Why we don't talk much

Friend: Why don't we talk much any more?

Me (thinking): Because you told me facts and trivia were pointless, that my pop-quizzes to share my knowledge made you feel stupid. Because you said the things I found interesting were not worth the time, that the *signal* had to rise above the *noise*. Because when I did finally start sharing the deeper things, you probed me like an inquest and demanded answers that I didn't have. You wanted me to talk more, but only in a way you desired.

Me: Eh, I don't have much to say. *shrug*

#intp #relationships #friend #mbti #friendship #communication

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Finding Out Your Friends’ MBTI  Be Like:

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Introvert dodging invitations to social events like:

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What You Are According to Your MBTI Type

INTJ: You are the coldest shard of ice, but also the hottest flash of lightning. You are the sofest velvet in a rose petal, and also the sharpest thorns underneath. You’re the terrifying depth to the ocean, and yet you are also the sun twinkling on the waves. You may be the sultriest summer day, but often you choose to be the quiet coldness of a winter morning. You are the calmest logic and also the roil of blood boiling under your skin. Of all these things, INTJ, you are a Paradox.

ENTJ: You are a screaming crowd, the rush of adrenaline pushing you further. The words I will not give up, a business contract with all signatures in place. You are droplets of blood-red ink, and the glint of sunlight off a reflective glass building. You are the gory beauty of a sunset before a storm, the soft certainty of a plant blooming each year. You are a mountain threatening to crumble, and a young tree that refuses to snap in the wind. You, ENTJ, are the confounding fluidity of Strength.

INTP: You are the rapid clicking of a rubix cube under clever fingers, the glint of dark steel, the soft sigh of rain on concrete. You are the flash of unexpected rage, the sound of a chair scraping against the floor as it is pushed hastily back. You are the flipping pages of a textbook, and the squint of eyebrows while reading scrawled writing. It is no wonder that you love asking questions so much, INTP, for you yourself are a Question.

ENTP: You are the flash of an old camera as a photograph is taken. You are the tinest licks of flame in a fireplace, and also the devastating blaze in a forest at the tops of the trees. You are a bright red canvas, washed over with every shade imaginable. You are the blackness of a pupil, going ever deeper in. You are the grafitti I see on street walls as I walk home at night, and the glimmer of icicles on a cold morning. You are the snapping of scissors being suddenly closed, and the sound of ripping fabric as it is pulled apart. You are the irregular motion of fingers tapping against the wooden table. You are both pleasantly warm and dangerously hot, ENTP, because you are Flame incarnate.

INFJ: I see the quiet strength in a mountain side in you, and yet I also see the dangerous temptation of a cliff face. You are the smooth rustling of a stream past rocks, but somewhere you become the roaring power of a waterfall. You are pure white sand and the burning heat on your feet from the sun; I see the softness of vanilla and also the sharpness of peppercorn in you. You are the warmth of the sun on one’s back, and the burning blaze of a desert’s surface. You are power in reserve and power in extremes, you are a dam holding back an entire lake and also the cracks threatening the stone deep beneath the surface. You are mocked as the ‘unicorn’, INFJ, but you prove yourself as something much deeper as the Moment Before a Wave Breaks.

INFP: You are the silken tinkling of water in a cave, and you are the echo of a terrified voice lost somewhere far beyond. You are gentle like a sheet of new paper, yes, but you are the stinging pain of a thousand inflicted papercuts. You are the burst of a flower blooming fast-motion on a camera, and you are the wilted petals underneath. I see the blur of water colours on the white of a desk, and also a room with no visible end or beginning. You are the sudden smile that appears for no reason, and the ugliest frown appearing like a storm. You are early mornings and quiet whispers, but most of all, you are Changes.

ENFJ: You are a mirage; the image of a shallow pool with a thousand feet of water underneath. You are dirt lining the cracks in one’s hands, and the threatening pull of mud under one’s feet. You are the purest feeling of happiness, and you are a maze with level after level. You are a bright blue shirt flipping on a clothesline in the breeze, and you are the flick of a light illuminating a dark room. You go many places and love to see new things, and that is well, for you are an Adventure.

ENFP: You of all others are a perennial favourite. You are the favourite younger sibling in a family, you are the warmth of protection glowing in one’s chest. You are waking up late on a slow day, and you are the beat of a song that plays during work. You are a child skipping rope on the sidewalk, and the wonder of a scientist testing an Element. You are pens scattered on a table in every shade of the rainbow, and the hopeless scrubbing of an eraser over paper. You are notebooks sitting in a shelf unused and half-finished art projects left for a soon-due essay. You, ENFP, are the Glow of Praise.

ISTJ: You are the crisp of white sheets being put on a bed. You are pancakes on a china plate, and black shoes polished to a shine. You are hair in graceful waves, and the graciousness of a smile. You are the furrowing brow of brewing anger, and the sudden splash of cool water on overheated skin. You are the beep of a heart monitor, and the prick of a needle on your finger. I see the quiet, far reaches of the ocean’s surface in you, and the grey shadow of sharks swimming somewhere below. You are not so easily stereotyped as boring, ISTJ; for you are Deep Water, slow to move and full of changes underneath unseen by those on the shore.

ISFJ: You are the glint of a sword being drawn free, and the warm smell of leather. You are the glossiness of a horse’s back, but also the sudden kick of fear. You are tiny smiles and curling fingers; a garden full of colourful flowers. You are the unexpected sting of poison ivy under one’s feet, and the soothing balm of chapstick over cracked, bleeding lips. You are a train rushing forwards, carrying thousands of pounds of cargo. You are the steady thrum of a heartbeat, a yellow ribbon wrapped around a present. You are still water in a vase, and the sudden frustration of broken glass and spilled liquid on the floor. Well are you called a defendor, ISFJ, because you are a Strong Wall, full of the tiny cracks that come with humanity and yet standing strong for all those who need you.

ESTJ: You are the click of an old typewriter’s keys, the soothing hum of a printer completing its task. You are a smile showing teeth, and the biting nip of the cold outside. You are the comfortable feeling of coming home, and a suitcase lying, half-packed, on the floor. You are the beautiful sound of a violin playing, and you are the sobs it so often draws out. You are an army of baked goods resting on a kitchen counter, and the smile on a child’s face. You are the secret desire for untested things, and you are a kind email directed at someone who needs it most. You are always accomplishing things, ESTJ, for you are an accomplishment yourself. Finally, you are spinning in a desk chair unobserved, for you are the Sense of Satisfaction.  

ESFJ: You are the flick of long hair over shoulders. You are gift bags resting on the floor at a party, and the sparkling bubbles of champagne. You are the terrifying shriek of a hurricane and hands wrapped around a warm mug. You are striped colours on a wall and the ticking beat of a watch on one’s wrist. A lively tune on the piano, the blur of 3D movies without glasses. You are the feeling of wandering across a busy city at night, and shaking hands gripping each other. You are as delightful to some as you are strange to others, ESFJ: you are an Unexpected Surprise.

ISTP: You are bubbles rising in a beaker, a baseball slamming into a glove. You are the curl of lazy smoke, and the sheen of sunglasses in the daytime. You are the age-old familiarity of denim, and the crisp cleanness of a white t-shirt. You are a smooth voice making love to the microphone in your hand, and the faint rasp of a speaking voice afterwards. You are a comb moving through hair over and over again, and the yawn unrestricted by a covering hand in a classroom. You are narrowed eyes moments before a game, and the passionate sting of a sudden kiss to the mouth. You and your eagerness, ISTP, are the easy impatience of a Rumbling Engine, desperate to move.

ISFP: You are paint rubbed smudged on a nose, and freckles washed over cheeks. A whisper louder than any scream could be, steam rising from a cup of hot chocolate. You are the bright green of grass in the summertime, and the wilting curl as it shies away in the Autumn. You are a picture of two lovers hugging, their faces absolutely at peace. You are the tossing of a ship in a storm, and the glint of a seashell on damp sand. You are the trusting curl of a child’s hand in your own, and the flash of pain when one bites their tongue. You are Rafflesia arnoldii and Wolffia growing together in a field, some strange combination that manages to be beautiful. You, ISFP, are the Beat of a Dragonfly’s Wings, beautiful and fragile and quick to escape.

ESTP: You are a thousand screaming voices in a stadium, and also the shaking earth underneath. You are a building standing proud and tall, full of life and energy and bustling movement. You are a fist holding the ribbon attached to a medal, and the rumbling growl of a motorcycle’s engine. You are the sting of cold air in the lungs on an early morning, and sparks crackling off a bonfire. You are a tree in the woods, being hacked to the ground, and you are a weed growing rampant in an abandoned garden. You are a force to be reckoned with, ESTP, and a formidable one at that, for you are Determination.

ESFP: You are the twirl of a new dress in the mirror, and the shredding of fabric under a foot. You are a newly polished mirror and shards of a broken glass on the floor. You are the pettiness of envy and also the beauty of magnitude, the gloss over pictures in a magazine and the sound of feet moving on a dance floor. You are the excited shout of a new discovery, and the shattering loss of a loved one. I see the allure of a late night, and the glow of string lights in you, and the rapid beat of a lunar moth’s wings. It is easy to see why you have such quickness in everything, ESFP, for you are Movement.

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Successful habits of a highly lazy INTP

ESFJ: Wow, that's like the 5th invite I've seen you turn down this week. You must really be dedicated to your work.

INTP: *Nervous chuckle* Yeah, you know me: work, work, work.

ESFJ: Seriously, that's some serious "Habits of Successful People" stuff you got going on.

INTP: Oh yeah, gotta get that success. Anyway, gotta go. *Goes home and plays videos games all night.*

#INTP #esfj #Conversation #Success #highly successful #Habits #video games

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It depends

Ancient INTP proverb (via mbtipical)

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INTP-22

Reblog with your mbti type and how many tabs you have open atm. I will put together an average number of tabs for each type.

INTP-18

#intp #mbti

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Every single one…. But especially no pants 😏 From introvertdoodles.com