Oddly Developed Types. Most type guides only present the nice, vague, boring facts...
But they won't tell you that INTPs are one of the introverted types most likely to get married. (And more than once, too.) Or that INTPs are the type predicted to do best on I.Q. tests. Or that INTPs are the type most likely to smoke. I love those warm fuzzy affirmations as much as the next guy, but if we don't know our true strengths and weaknesses, how can we chart our lives? Which is why I've compiled some of the fascinating research that other webpages either don't know about, don't care about, or just choose not to mention. A Few Small But Significant Caveats As you read on, please bear in mind that none of this has to be a stereotype that rules your life. General INTPs are estimated at: *Be chary about comparing the UK estimate with the others.
Independent, abstract reasoners, INTPs are often found working at the cutting edge of thought as mathematical/political/economic/etc theorists. Famous INTPs - CelebrityTypes. Abraham Lincoln U.S.
President (R) Lincoln: "As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. " Lincoln: "I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views. " [When a critic called him a two-faced liar:] Lincoln: "If I had another face, do you think I would wear this one? " Lincoln: "[Jefferson's truth was] an abstract truth, applicable to all men and all times. ... [Lincoln's law partner:] "He cared little for simple facts. ... Albert Einstein Physicist Einstein: "To punish me for my contempt for authority, Fate made me an authority myself. " Einstein: "It is my inner conviction that the development of science seeks in the main to satisfy the longing for pure knowledge.
" Robert Oppenheimer: "There was always with him a wonderful purity at once childlike and profoundly stubborn. " Charles Darwin Biologist. INTP and ENTP: a symbiotic relationship. INTP Relationships. INTPs live rich worlds inside their minds, which are full of imagination and excitement.
Consequently, they sometimes find the external world pales in comparison. This may result in a lack of motivation to form and maintain relationships. INTPs are not likely to have a very large circle of significant relationships in their lives. They're much more likely to have a few very close relationships, which they hold in great esteem and with great affection. Since the INTP's primary focus and attention is turned inwards, aimed towards seeking clarity from abstract ideas, they are not naturally tuned into others' emotional feelings and needs. INTPs approach their intimate relationships quite seriously - as they approach most things in life.
Although they choose to keep things straight-forward in their relationships, this does not mean that the INTP is lacking in depth of feeling or passion. Sexually, the INTP usually approaches intimacy with enthusiasm and excitement.