'I can't drive, and the environmentalist in me has a (perhaps somewhat irrational) aversion to cars. Public transportation is ok, walking is preferred.
Sometimes people say that they want help, and a part of them wants it, but they are unwilling to accept their share of personal responsibility. Or maybe they do not realize the core of the problem,...
'The Waste Books', by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (I've read it before, but I like dipping into it time and time again)
I see that you're from Ireland! I grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland and have always wanted to visit your beautiful country. Sure, I'd be happy to tell you more about what my friends and I are...
I have three -- an official university address, one for personal use, and a final one for my blog a/cs and spam. All of them are linked to my personal a/c, so I have all of my emails in one place,...
Regarding mental health providers: 1) It might take a lot of patience to find a therapist with whom you have enough constructive chemistry, and who understands your situation well enough to be...
I'm a rising junior at college. Some insights from the last three years: You will probably meet a greater diversity of people, but it will take far more work to maintain functioning, healthy,...
-- Casual, spontaneous, purposeless, etc. social interaction confuses and frustrates me, even though I appreciate its value as the foundation of intimate and loving relationships. -- I've...
This thread made me chuckle. I absolutely need to shower every day, especially at night. Water is the only thing that calms me down, and as an insomniac, it is essential to my sleep. I love showering...
The thread's accessible to me. I found it via the forum. Maybe you unsubscribed to it by mistake?
Ok, that actually makes sense. For the same reasons, high school was a dating wasteland for me. There were boys who wanted me, but I didn't want them, and that wrecked a few friendships. Things...
I don't know much about the Global5/SLOAN indicator, so perhaps someone can point me to clarifying links: I took the 225 question test, and there seem to be big discrepancies between my MBTI type and...
'White on Blonde' (1997), by the Scottish band Texas. 81597 I was seven, and it was my introduction to music. Loved, loved, loved the song 'Halo', although I haven't heard it in a long time.
I generally test as INTP (sometimes as INTJ, and an intensive person of the Global5/SLOAN indicator pegs me as an ENTJ-equivalent). Usually I'm up between 5.00-6.30am, and in bed between...
This was really funny. Thank you for sharing :)
Hahaha, I agree completely. Similar experiences.
Point noted. My ex and I did this. The night we decided to date exclusively, we had an extensive discussion about our oddities. He convinced me to co-write our relationship contract. (Yes, a paper...
I've personally heard more people say that he's an INTJ. Of course, all of this is debatable. XD
I very literally need physical space. I was in a long-term relationship with a fellow INTP/J, and we found it impossible to share a bed (not to mention the fact that we both needed to just drop off...
How is that possible? Do you have very high or unconventional standards? Just curious.
I can't sleep on or with pillows. They annoy me.
OP, I'm assuming that you're trying to cook healthy food for yourself as opposed to heating up processed, microwaved meals or opening up tins of canned food. This is a great initiative, but is...
Amen to this. @GentleBlossom The existential crisis that you are describing is common to us all, especially during our teenagers, and can even be a healthy sign. You are trying to find your...
This was pretty amusing! (:
I wish it hadnx92t taken me so long to realize that beautiful writing is not so much an art in itself as it is a reflection of beautiful thinking. This is such an obvious insight that I canx92t claim...
I like to differentiate between stools and tables for practical, definitional purposes. These are just my personal working definitions: Stools are primarily meant to be sat upon, and has a...
Oh yeah, physicists and rocket scientists/mechanical engineers make the best forecasters and programmers (an apocryphal source tells me that they're generally better than mathematicians and...
It depends on your definition of pessimism and cynicism. I think what you're talking -- constructive pessimism, etc. -- is what I would define as rationality. I'm a big fan of that, just as I'm...
One must remain somewhat optimistic ;) Otherwise you end up with a one-way ticket to crazytown, which doesn't always work out so well (personal experience :P).
I wish my friends had your optimistic/flexible attitude! They're dyed-in-the-wool, hopeful academics who are currently fretting to death about not making it to a good grad school. None of them want...
I didn't realize that you were a physics major (?) - based on information from your profile. Many of my university friends are INTP physics majors too. Just an observation.
That's a great cartoon! I think that much of society is addicted to criticizing and complaining as a way of 1) achieving a supposedly higher moral ground while 2) running away from potential...
I guess it all boils down to what attitude you take to your current job :) There is surefire no right or wrong attitude.
I agree! Getting a low-scale, blue-collar job might not exactly be ambitious but it can buy you time to think, unwind, etc. (seriously, you can't be thinking ALL day. Brains need downtime too). ...
These are those little victories that cannot be openly celebrated or disclosed. To do so would defeat the purpose, would open a whole Pandora's crypt of tangles and misgivings. Better to stay well,...
Oh, I do agree with you. This would be one area that makes me appreciative of being a woman; I could be terribly aroused, and yet nobody would have to know. ;)
Chicken curry and rice. My ultimate go-to comfort food.
Despite being a woman and lacking the requisite anatomy, I could relate to this. ;)
[/COLOR] There are several reasons why this could be true. One could be IQ, but I'm not a blind believer in that. Another could be that your brother somehow developed more effective...
I usually test as INTP/J, and rarely as INxP. My ideal partner would definitely NOT be INTP/J -- such relationships have faltered or lost steam in the past due to too much similarity. Why would I...
You bring up some interesting questions that I haven't thought about before. I don't personally know any INFJs, and definitely don't have the answers, so I'm curious. What do you mean that your...
By this, I'm assuming that you are originally an American citizen, unless there are further details and complications to the matter that you are not able to share with us. Surely there is a solution,...
Have you tried to see if your university offers counseling services and free, basic healthcare? I'm not familiar with Canada, but many American institutions (including my university) offers these...
Dear INTP/J, We are reflections. Twins. The same person. So why is it that we drew out and intensified only each others' worst traits? Why are we no longer talking? It has been 7 months since I...
Regarding voices in one's head, I found this TED talk by Eleanor Longden quite inspirational.
Considering the current poll results, I would deduce that ISTPs are the predominant type on Personality Cafe, or they (for reasons I will not speculate upon) are the most inclined to vote on this...
I'm reading 'Rambunctious Garden' by Emma Marris. Here's a passage from the page I'm reading: I found all of this very interesting because ecologists have led us to believe that anthropogenic...
Munich (2005), directed by Spielberg. I wouldn't say that it was a life-changing movie (fairly interesting, but I think most of us have a good understanding of the various aspects and angles that the...
Thank you OP for this insightful post. Can anyone suggest good books that provide more detailed information for type development, e.g. with case studies of situations, careers, etc? I tend to be...
ATLeow, I'm an INTP and understand what you described. I need holistic engagement, alone time, and the opportunity to learn at my own pace in order to retain anything. I have near photographic...'
