INTP Personality Type Blog

6 Ways to Thrive as a Sensitive and Ambitious Introvert

12 February 2018 / By Megan Malone

Are you a hard worker who feels like your work regularly goes unnoticed or underappreciated? Do you set many goals but keep most of them to yourself for fear of judgment and failure? Are you desperate for success but get exhausted just thinking about attempting the traditional routes to getting there — networking and ladder climbing, among others? If you found yourself nodding along to each of these questions, you may be a sensitive and ambitious Introvert.

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Categories: Personal Growth, INFJ, INFP, INTJ, INTP, ISFJ, ISFP

What Business You Should Start, Based on Your Personality Type: Part 1 - Rationals and Idealists

22 January 2018 / By Jayne Thompson

If you believe what you read, then running your own business is an option reserved for just a few personalities. ENTPs (Steve Jobs), ENFPs (Arianna Huffington), ENTJs (Warren Buffet) and INTJs (Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg) are hailed as the “street smart” types most likely to do well out of entrepreneurship. The thread here is the bias towards Intuition over Sensing – a tendency to focus on the future and take risks.

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Categories: Careers for Your Type, INFJ, INFP, ENFP, ENFJ, INTJ, INTP, ENTP, ENTJ

Why Do Intuitive Introverts Know So Much But Achieve So Little?

11 December 2017 / By Megan Malone

I love to learn. In fact, when I took the StrengthsFinder 2.0 assessment earlier this year, Learner was listed as my top strength. I can spend hours at a time, days even, reading books about psychology and personal development and exploring inspiring ideas. I crave solitude because it means more time to feed my mind new information.

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Categories: Personal Growth, INFJ, INFP, INTJ, INTP

8 Ridiculous Rules About Dating a Rational

06 November 2017 / By Jayne Thompson

Rationals are one of the four Keirsey temperament groups, comprising the personality types ENTJ, INTJ, ENTP and INTP. These temperaments share the qualities of being abstract thinkers who approach situations in a theory-focused, pragmatic mode. Getting a Rational to open up and show their tender side can be as challenging as the toil of Sisyphus ... and one that you might just find intriguing.

How do you connect with a partner who is known more for his brilliant mind than his brilliant romance? Here are 8 ridiculous but essential lessons for dating Rationals.

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Categories: Personalities in Love, INTJ, INTP, ENTP, ENTJ

The Curious Case of the Rational Mother

16 May 2017 / By Jayne Thompson

Years ago, I was chatting with another mom at a play group, who had daughters just a few months older than mine. She was talking about how much she adored her kids. Possibly, she loved them to the exclusion of everything else. She could not imagine how dull and pointless a person's life would be without them. 

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Categories: Parenting & Family, INTJ, INTP, ENTP, ENTJ

5 Reasons INTPs Might Seem Odd to Others—And What You Can Do About It

18 April 2017 / By Jayne Thompson

INTPs have a reputation for being the "oddball" personality type. They're the architects, the thinkers, and the logicians of the personality theory universe. They want to understand the world in all its glorious complexity, and love using others as a sounding board for their brilliant ideas and theories. Some might describe the INTP as the smartest personality type—rational, creative, and ceaselessly curious. Others might describe him as an insufferable know-it-all who can never admit he is wrong. One thing's for sure—the INTP divides opinion.

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Categories: Relationships & Communication, Personal Growth, INTP

The INTP's Guide to Tapping Your Inner Muse

20 October 2016 / By Molly Owens

Within every INTP lies the spark of innovation, a deep level of creative brilliance that allows you to think up new and better ideas. But your muse is quixotic. What happens when she's sleeping? What if the ideas and inspiration keep slipping away from reach, no matter how desperately you try to grasp them?

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Categories: Personal Growth, INTP

5 Tips for Intuitive Types Who Can’t Explain Their Vision

05 October 2016 / By Jayne Thompson

Intuitives don't have trouble formulating thoughts and ideas, but often struggle to articulate the concepts that are so clearly defined in their mind. It's to do with the fact that you think in an abstract, seemingly random way. Intuition trains you to make sense of these thoughts without examining every detail. But details matter when you are trying to explain your ideas. Overlooking a word or feature can cause complete misunderstanding - as if you are speaking a different language.

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Categories: Relationships & Communication, Personal Growth, INFJ, INFP, ENFP, ENFJ, INTJ, INTP, ENTP, ENTJ

Coping With Real Life When You Have The Heart of a Dreamer

13 September 2016 / By Esther Murray

Ideas, ideas, ideas - they are like the blood coursing through my veins. They are the impetus that drives my passion, my purpose and my resolve. They are the driving force that motivates me to do bigger and better things and gives me single-minded focus.

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Categories: Personal Growth, INFJ, INFP, ENFP, INTP, ENTP

The Real Reasons INTPs Fear Failure - And How to Stop

13 July 2016 / By Molly Owens

Have you ever missed a fantastic opportunity because you were not sure how it might turn out? Or made an irrational decision because you were too scared to step out of your comfort zone?

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Categories: Personal Growth, INTP

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