1 The Secret Lives of INTPs by Anna Moss 2 Dedicated to Amy. First published in 2012 Oddly Developed Types © Copyright Anna Moss This book shall be considered to enter the public domain on January 1st, 2018. (You can quote from this book if you like. Be my guest. You don't need to ask.) The material contained in this book is set out in good faith for general guidance and no liability can be accepted for loss or expense incurred as a result of relying in particular circumstances on statements made in the book. 3 Table of Contents A Dark Confession............................................................................................................................11 Cautions about Research; Citation Notes..........................................................................................11 Notes for Type Junkies......................................................................................................................11 A Better Alternative...........................................................................................................................13 Example: An NTIP............................................................................................................................14 Example: A TNPI..............................................................................................................................14 Non-Preferred Functions...................................................................................................................15 Strong Preference(s)..........................................................................................................................15 Conclusion.........................................................................................................................................15 1. General................................................................................................................................................16 The Universe Within.........................................................................................................................16 Weird Sense of Humor......................................................................................................................17 Argumentation...................................................................................................................................18 Politics...............................................................................................................................................21 Religion.............................................................................................................................................22 Spiritual Life................................................................................................................................22 Church..........................................................................................................................................23 An INTP Church Culture..............................................................................................................23 Cults..................................................................................................................................................24 The Lazy Rationals?..........................................................................................................................25 Useful Inventions..............................................................................................................................26 Fake Social Skills..............................................................................................................................26 A Nice Little Chat.............................................................................................................................27 The Death Glare................................................................................................................................28 Systems Design.................................................................................................................................29 Practice Makes Perfect......................................................................................................................30 The 16PF...........................................................................................................................................30 Leisure Habits...................................................................................................................................31 Reading.........................................................................................................................................31 Games...........................................................................................................................................31 Customer Loyalty..............................................................................................................................32 INTP Writing Style............................................................................................................................33 Pitfalls...........................................................................................................................................33 Editing..........................................................................................................................................34 INTP Holiday Spirit - Or Lack Thereof............................................................................................34 An INTP Christmas Tale..............................................................................................................35 Cats....................................................................................................................................................35 Were INTPs Burned as Witches?.................................................................................................36 Cats and Liberty...........................................................................................................................36 Cats and Egypt..............................................................................................................................36 Truth and Lies...................................................................................................................................37 Stress.................................................................................................................................................38 Coping Mechanisms/Responses to Stress....................................................................................38 Smoking............................................................................................................................................39 4 Drugs and Alcohol.............................................................................................................................39 Quitting.............................................................................................................................................40 How Many INTPs are There?...........................................................................................................40 Percentages by Sex.......................................................................................................................41 Percentages and Mistyping...........................................................................................................41 How do INTPs Mistype?..............................................................................................................41 INTPs - A Rough Population Estimate.........................................................................................41 I Want to Meet Other INTPs!.......................................................................................................42 2. How to Tell INTPs Apart From INTJs................................................................................................43 Judging vs. Perceiving (General).................................................................................................44 Various..........................................................................................................................................45 Stress, Sickness, Bad Habits.........................................................................................................45 Jobs...............................................................................................................................................45 Values...........................................................................................................................................46 School...........................................................................................................................................46 Recreation.....................................................................................................................................46 Religion........................................................................................................................................46 Areas That Are Too Similar to be Used as Diagnostic Criteria....................................................46 I Still Don’t Know My Type.............................................................................................................47 3. INTP Clothing and Hygiene................................................................................................................48