INTP Women

[Anonymous]

I'm an intp woman.

I am very logical and can easily and quickly see solutions to larger problems/issues. I view issues from many perspectives and identify weaknesses in positions to capture the best resolution. Developing a solution to process problems or big issues is where I excel. I joined my current group 8 years ago and I have been responsible for redesigning almost every aspect of what we do and how we do it. My group recognizes this is something that I excel at and I'm often given the task to figure out a better way to do or communicate something.

Flaws- I have no patience for details. I can design a great process, but implementing it on a more detailed level than higher management/oversight overwhelms me (and bores me). To me there are other issues and challenges to resolve. Implementation is just a to do list. I can also be impatient with people who don't think logically.

As far a socializing goes, I greatly prefer face to face and one or one/small groups of 2-3 people. Once the group goes above 4-5 people, I just sit back and listen or would prefer to just leave. I don't do small talk well and socializing in large groups or big parties/events is not something I enjoy. As a child, I lost myself in books and now enjoy a strange array of tv, like a pp noted.

I don't talk about my emotions all that much. Now that I'm older I try to really examine the basis for them and usually talk my way through them to find a logical resolution. I just don't need to talk through issues to get them off my chest. I just don't see the point. It's not going to change anything. I do run to relieve stress and feel exercise acts as my emotional release. I've never been super touchy-feely, but do like to snuggle. I now have a daughter who is very tactile and seems to always be touching me lol so I'm trying to get over my limitations and give her what she needs to express her emotions.

I'm an attorney focusing in Constitutional issues and proposed/enacted legislation. My work involves deep research on very specific issues and technical writing. Examining issues from many perspectives is very interesting to me and I enjoy trying to capture the positions as accurately as possible. I work by myself 95% of the time, but really enjoy having conversations about the issues with my peers.

I think I would've been a great programmer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm INTJ or INTP, depending on which year I take the test, I think.

I'm logical, don't like emotion, and am the biggest planner I know. I don't like being touched, at all.

I'm the pp and I forgot the planning part! I have all of our family vacations planned through 2028!!!! Lol. No, this is just the plan - i am open to changes, but this gives me a goal.

[Anonymous]

I posted at 12:15, and I am finding it interesting how many of us switch off between INTJ/INTP. I agree that DC likely has an unusual concentration of INTJs and INTPs because they would tend to make their way to legal/policy/academic careers. I was also good at coding way back when, but sooooooo slow.

[Anonymous]

ENTJ woman here, INTP is hard to imagine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I posted at 12:15, and I am finding it interesting how many of us switch off between INTJ/INTP. I agree that DC likely has an unusual concentration of INTJs and INTPs because they would tend to make their way to legal/policy/academic careers. I was also good at coding way back when, but sooooooo slow.

I don't switch. INTJ, and I'm so J it's a K.

I'm an artist now, yet majored in math in undergrad. I don't know if that's an INTJ/P thing or not , but I do know it was interesting being one of only two female math majors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ENTJ woman here, INTP is hard to imagine.

Not a shabby group to be a part of, if you ask me.

http://www.celebritytypes.com/intp.php

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP here. I'm INTP.

OP, specific to your concerns, I really don't have many emotional needs. Tell me once a day "I love you" and praise me when I do or say something particularly clever, and you're meeting all of them. My mom was great at giving me space growing up (I had a lot of hobbies, one of which -- coding -- became a career) and my DH is pretty good at it, too. I like snuggling and having in-depth conversations once in a while, but too often is tiring and suffocating.

Don't plan up her day too much, let her self-direct as much as possible, and allow her to opt out of social events if they aren't of high importance (e.g., she can opt out of a BBQ to stay inside and read, but she can't opt out of Thanksgiving!).

OP here. Thank you for this. Helpful for sure!

BTW, DD is already quite interested in coding, math and patterns.

[Anonymous]

PP here. The rebellious, spontaneous one. Thanks for posting context OP.

Love the advice above for kids. Spot on. Give them some breathing room and a long rope. You are a great Mom for recognizing her wavelength and desire for independence.

I spent the first 15 years of my life buried in books and crazy projects. Honestly, not much has changed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain the difference between and ENTP and an INTP?

An ENTP is an extrovert, an INTP is an introvert. Generally speaking, extroverts are energized by other people, are very social, love parties, etc.; introverts are drained by lots of social interaction and recharge in solitary activities.

This is true -- a good general explanation of the differences between an introvert and an extrovert in Myers-Briggs terms.

Things get more interesting when you consider the way these particular traits interact with the others. For example, the "I" expresses itself differently in an NTP than it does in an SFJ.

I'm an ENTP and DH is an INTP. We're remarkably similar in many ways. Very logical, rational and analytical. We love thinking about things from all different angles and are both very good at seeing connections and linking disparate ideas. Overall, we just love solving problems. Almost too much. We can over-optimize even the most simple things if we're not careful. But at least we're having fun doing it together.

Our differences probably do stem from the E and I parts. I clearly have a higher social need, so I have a few circles of friends who I see without him in addition to our shared friends. I'm also much more interested in connecting with new people and do it easily pretty much anywhere I go. I may come across as more socially skilled and he may seem more shy, but really it's a matter of interest level. He's got excellent social skills when he chooses to use them. But a lot of the time, he just doesn't want to work that hard and is polite but not proactively engaging. We're a good combination that way -- I give hime a little social cover and he keeps me from burning myself out socially (something that used to happen a lot before we met.)

The other big difference is on the idea generation / execution front. I'm much more about the big ideas and "visionary" stuff and he's much more about tweaking those big ideas and visions to make them do-able. We joke about my "crazy schemes," and some of them can be a bit much. But there's usually a gem in there somewhere, and he's great at sorting through mess to refine things and make it work.

He's also much, much better about follow through than I am. That's often a weakness of ENTPs, and I'm terrible in that department when I'm not careful. I'm so much more energized by next great new idea than by the actual work of executing on my previous ideas. INTPs are much, much stronger there. They're sometimes called "Builders" or "Architects," and DH fits that well. He's incredibly resourceful and creative in finding blind spots, solving problems, making plans to get things done. Thankfully.

Curious what others think. Especially INTPs.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for this very interesting discussion! I need to take the MB test as I see a lot of the traits mentioned here in myself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:INTP. I'm logical, rebellious and spontaneous. I rarely encounter people like me. When I do, it's like coming home.

I am less in touch with my emotions. I can sense and understand others' emotional states, but I rarely cry, etc... I still feel, but you wouldn't know what I was feeling based on observation.

I don't understand people who can't stand being wrong and argue against facts. I find joy in being mentally one upped by a peer or losing a chess match.

This is me too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I posted at 12:15, and I am finding it interesting how many of us switch off between INTJ/INTP. I agree that DC likely has an unusual concentration of INTJs and INTPs because they would tend to make their way to legal/policy/academic careers. I was also good at coding way back when, but sooooooo slow.

I don't switch. INTJ, and I'm so J it's a K.

I'm an artist now, yet majored in math in undergrad. I don't know if that's an INTJ/P thing or not , but I do know it was interesting being one of only two female math majors.

I'm the exact opposite. When I did the MB in college as part of a career counseling series, the psychologist told me I was so off the charts P that "it might be possible for you to live a normal life with some effort." She also noted that I should probably expect to change careers several times. Totally true. I'm 8 years in to a profession and itching for a complete change. It bores me now! Even though it's generally a challenging, interesting field for most people and has pretty good quality of life in terms of pay and work-life balance.

So back to the original topic, that's one thing I'd pay attention to, OP. The NTP will lose interest and focus if not challenged and presented with options. I hate feeling boxed in and cannot stand doing things that seem (to me) repetitive or uninteresting.

[Anonymous]

I had to take this crap at work and was assessed as INTP, but I'm a guy. Not sure what that means, but I'm generally anti-social, pretty much misanthropic really. I'm somewhat creative but not particularly talented, maybe a hair above average intelligence, but only a hair. Unremarkable overall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had to take this crap at work and was assessed as INTP, but I'm a guy. Not sure what that means, but I'm generally anti-social, pretty much misanthropic really. I'm somewhat creative but not particularly talented, maybe a hair above average intelligence, but only a hair. Unremarkable overall.

Are you depressed?

[Anonymous]

I'm divergent.

The test usually shows INTP, but sometimes INFP or INFJ. Ultimately, they said I'm INXX (almost like the band!!!!), and yet, most people who meet me assume I'm an E. Every time I see one of these tests I feel like they have been created incorrectly because it is impossible to answer the questions accurately -- so, divergent.