The INTP's True Purpose: The Sage
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Today I discuss what I believe is the true purpose for the INTP in society including:
The logical capabilities of the INTP are second to none
What exactly is the sage and why the INTP can possibly become this
Example of sages in movies
The aspiration of the INTP and why becoming a sage can help satisfy this
Sharing your knowledge if you so desire
Thank you for watching! Hope the video is helpful
I think the lack of motivation really takes a hit on intp's. If we don't win something its because we didn't work hard enough and procrastinated, exploring other ideas that don't align with what needs to get done. When we do win, it doesn't feel earnt, like it was a stroke of luck. Anybody else feel that way?
Omg yess i have been struggling with this for so long.
Ow same feeling
If you guys are still here, yes! thats motivation to get our own acts together. We’re needed, our strengths will be used and we’ll be loved for it! Forget the perfection and focus on the function with some kindness thrown in!
That's because you only do stuff which is easy for you. So you're never gonna grow with your tasks... That's why life seems to stagnate for you ;)
@@thomasb.gruber7343 truth it is.
I had always been told I was of “ below average” academic ability through high school. Right after I started college an older neighbor (who happened to be a Systems Analyst & I believe a fellow INTP) befriended me and became a mentor. He helped me realize I had been a victim of labeling and I achieved a 3.8 and 3.9 gpa my first 2 semesters. I think you’re right when you stated something to the effect that “stupid” INTP’s just haven’t learned how smart they are yet.
I just posted a comment asking if any other INTPs feels dumb, or not smart enough to actually be an INTP. I feel smart and dumb simultaneously, its weird...
High school really isn't made for INTPs whatsoever. Being told exactly what to do at all times during the day. College is better because we can have much more freedom, doing things at our own pace. "stupid" INTPs I know exist because I know a few. I just want to tell them, you realize you are not dumb right lol? Glad to hear of your success, but keep it up don't get complacent
I can really identify with your statement. I was a horrible student growing up always got below average grades failed many courses I was actually incarcerated in juvenile hall for a few years they thought I may be borderline retarded I was given an IQ test and I scored 154 the doctor at the facility said he'd been giving a test for like 30 years and I have the highest score he had ever seen so he told me you're not dumb at all you just don't want to listen LOL ironically that really build confidence in me that I was not dumb
Me too
@Chase Troy why would you do this, what the fuck haha. How about you go google “boundaries”
As a female INTP, I really struggle with the whole feeling part that is expected from stereotypical women. INTPs (judging from myself) are way more sensitive, reliable, and giving and can be fun and outgoing but we still don’t fit what a woman should be. People find me fascinating but do they want me in their inner circle, I doubt that.
Female INTP here as well: found my "golden pairing" INFJ in the sci-fi community. Neither of us wanted to fall in love for reasons at the time, yet we did :-) 8 years and counting :-) Maybe try to find a sci-fi group or venture into a comic con? At least that's what helped me...
I get that feeling too but tbh I'm very happy I'm a woman I feel like my weirdness would make dating even harder if I was a man. I'm probably not most people's type, but the good thing is that the men that do like women like us are usually men with more progressive mindsets which makes it way easier to lead a relationship on an eye to eye level. And same goes for friendships. I naturally gravitate towards people who are supportive and don't feel threatened by my achievements. It's very rewarding to have people like that in your life, you just need to find them.
Practice self-efficacy, not self-esteem.
@@frufruJ I'm an INTP female married to a male Infj as well. We are a perfect fit.
@@frufruJ My crush is an INFJ hehe, this seems interesting
The key to intp is experience and knowledge.. our mind is like a database, the more we upload the more plays we can see.
Yes INTPs are true lifetime learners when healthy
We do need some experience, despite our intense desire to avoid experience. More experience, more data to input into our systems and so more understanding. The older intp has it much easier because we have experience, life has forced us to leave the house, talk to people, etc
we should create an intp society, and then dominate the world, like the true nerds revolution
Until the INTPs with psychopathy emerge, in which case the entire world is screwed.
@@oddotaku3621 I think that’s already happened.
Sounds like the citadel
Intp don't want to dominate. Nor do we think of ourselves as nerds.
@@oddotaku3621 among the given example given for INTP are people like Georges Soros.
I don't know how truthfull this statment is or what are their basis for saying he is an INTP, but if it is true, I'd be very ashamed of having him as a co-INTP fellow.
I don't know many people that had such a Bad influence on the World.
As an INTP, I've always dumbed myself down, it's like second nature to me by now
same
Practice self-efficacy, not self-esteem.
same (2) and now i think im real dumb
@@minma02262 thank u babe, this helped me.
Exactly, also a fun fact I learnt, being the dumbest / most average in the room makes it easier to fit in social situations and therefore there could technically be some really smart cookies acting dumb as bricks to fit in ur group… let that sink in
Not long ago I decided that I want to become a wise old woman. This makes sense
Me too. ❤️
Yep. Like Yoda or Rafiki. Never doing anything great ourselves but rather pushing other people to greatness and happiness.
A witch to a shaman. Noice
I have two children. I am the wind beneath their wings.
""If you are in a bad situation right now, you can literally outthink that situation."
Nice :)
I believe that one sentence powerfully summed up this entire video. Inspired & meaningful words, my friend. This was an INTP motivational video lol
I was about to say the same thing haha
Actually we intps know everything to solve problems, we are just so laid back and see problems as intellectual exercise we don’t worry much
but the lack of action to get out of it.
I've been looking into MBTI and INTP for years now and I would have to say the main problem with the INTP, which is related to Fe inferior, is the lack of confidence and/or motivation. When we do come to experience them it's usually short bursts and fitfully. I'm not sure if this is part of having high-level intelligence mixed with a lot openness but it's very difficult to deal with. Being a sage like person is indeed the true INTP purpose(good job at explaining that), but we must come up with solutions to embrace it and not get carried away.
I know one solution which is financial independence. Once we can become a person of independent means, pursing the sage life can be less stressful and I think INTPs will become more confident as they don't have to worry about making ends meet, being unethical, or just sucking up to some boss. Now, and this is important, FI doesn't mean you have to super rich just that you are like Thoreau(possible INTP) and understand that "man is rich in proportion to things he can do without."
Great comment. Yes becoming a sage requires total self mastery. This would include financial security. I don't know that a INTP would have to be financially independent. As long as they work in an environment that they can enjoy and not have to be a social butterfly. INTPs should also do well in the stock market if they take an interest. I have been adding dividend stocks just to get paid (hopefully enough to live on someday. Thank you!
What about detachment and complete self sufficiency? Living mountain man style. That lifestyle would provide a good balance between self serving work, and plenty of off time as well.
@@thefriar8883 This is in line with the old Taoist masters of Chinese myth such as Lao Tzu.
Hey I want some advice from all this INTP fellows I am a young INTP I am at a turning point in my life I am not good at maths or science like they say but back in school at some point I thought I loved it but not anymore I don't really know what's my path
Some times I have clear plans but I keep contemplating then doubting then I just leave that idea I would like to know how you guys chose your path
@@amateruss Me too but I procrastinate too much to get anywhere with any of it.
"Society needs our minds." pufff...!!! That's powerful. We are needed
It is true
I can’t stop having fun
Society needs our minds, but they think they have all the answers and we are idiots.
The time i read this is the same time the person in the video said it.. wew
I don't understand why people say we're needed. Modern civilization as we know it will collapse within the next 50-100 years. What are we good for besides daydreaming and wearing a pokerface. Just curious.
I feel so dumb sometimes. I wonder if I am really smart enough to actually be an INTP. Anybody feels the same ?
INTPs can fall victim to the "imposter syndrome" often. I think most INTPs know that deep down they are smart though. I've seen some INFPs mistyped as INTPs sometimes.
there are many questions to ask yourself by saying "i feel dumb"
dumb in what way? Logical, critical, systematic thinking? Maybe you're not an INTP then, your strengths lie somwhere else.
Or maybe dumb at handling people? or practical skills? or expressing yourself? or being in your head in social events? Those are common intp issues.
I am personally awful at handling directions and pop culture trivia knowledge, sometimes even expressing my thoughts coherently. Putting too much value on those things would make me appear "dumber" than I actually am
Or what OP said, maybe it's an imposter syndrome. I had that until I met and worked with enough people of all ages, realizing I'm def smart af
Maybe anneagram 5w6, I'm that and have similar thoughts
It is the nature of an INTP to constantly question and downplay their intellect and ability.
No,but people tell me I am,they’re idiots
This was inspiring. I walked past a mirror, thought I looked funny, and realized that I was wearing a genuine smile
Lol.
Being on this earth, residing in the flesh 73 years, I have realized that it is not for me to try to "help" people on a physical or emotional level, as my first mode of operandi, however, I have realized that, for me, it is not a lack of compassion or caring or motivation,... It is that my passion is for knowledge and understanding on a more expansive level encompassing the all of this experience as it is, (possibly an earthly evolutionary experience), and realizing the life-force intelligence, that is experiencing the physical along with the mental and emotional aspects of this experience. Personally, in the recognition of this essence of life engaged in the earth experience, I have, through this expanded perception, seen the perfection of life. My seeing and being in this alignment with universal harmony surrenders to this flow of peace, joy, enlightenment that can be shared through just being in this state of beingness. This is the sage. These, are all just concepts, words that we use to try to explain that which can only be experienced and integrated. INTPs are not lazy or unmotivated. They have a different calling that is more about understanding and integrating the life force with the earthly experience through intake of information here in the physical, and expanding to include all of it as is, without judgement, in a state of being....just being. Then the enlightment organically happens....what we might perceive and experience as humans, to be a sage, which is what we all can be when we are ready and willing. Then our joy is to inspire. We inspire at our highest level of realization of our earthly experience as INTPs. Be patient with your unfolding, all you evolving sages. Observe and learn and integrate....be willing to unfold. You are not normal, nor were you meant to be. Your calling is to be in the beingness of oneness...., which is inspiration. No need to try to DO anything, like share your wisdom....what you are speaks to the world, like the sun shines on this earth. You shine.
Great reply!
During career testing in my early 40's I discovered I was an INTP. I had never heard about this before. And then I forgot about it. Didn't pay attention to it. And always felt out of place and undervalued. Now its almost 30 years later and I remembered I was an INTP. And lo and behold! INTP explained to me everything I had been feeling during my life. And now I understand how and why I am the way I am. And on the path to accepting myself at this late stage of life. My last 11 years in the work force before retiring, I had the "pleasure" of working at a company where I was totally out of place and felt like the outsider in the extreme. But I needed the job. But had I known about INTP traits I would have looked for a job more suited to my personality. Bottom line: I'm glad I am an INTP. I am now learning to utilize my totally unique INTP strengths.
Thank you for the insight! I really wished I had applied more of these things when I first learned about MBTI. Thanks for watching!
I am 22 and realized my difference to other people yesterday. Thank god for the evolution of internet that i figured this out this early.
When I was a kid my parents and teachers thought I was stupid. Eventually, a principal called me in his office and asked why I was not making better grades in school since my IQ was higher than other classmates. I just thought it was another excuse to chew my ass so I let it go. Then another teacher taught us about IQ scores and what they meant. I was pretty intrigued and finally understood that I was being treated like a moron because I was living in a sea of morons that wouldn't listen to me. In my early 30's I was being tested for ADD and I took the Myers-Briggs test and she told me I was an INTP. She told me a little bit about what it was, but didn't get into much detail. I really wish I had discovered all of this back then. I've been so frustrated at times and there was a logical explanation to why I struggled in certain areas.
Im 17 in high school now. Ive realized this a few years ago. I absolutely hate school because it waste my time (im certain you understand the getting hobbie, being obsessed with it and learning everything about it then leaving it after 2 weeks) due to the fact i taught myself logistics, military science, psychology, mechanics, computer science, multiple programming languages and such i perhaps rightfully want to live in the woods alone. I play video games and am often is servers or groupchats on internet and i always argue to death with people even tho i understand that when i critisize someone it puts them on defensive and they will defend themselves and perhaps they convince others around them i am wrong then i go on a rage knowing my logic is good and theirs isn't. I dont know what im talking about anymore
@@worlore1651 - there's no School in Meritocracy.
Thank you for giving intps confidence in their abilities. last year i typed myself as an intp, up to then i really thought something was wrong with me. I was trying so hard as an female intp to be like the other females the harder i tried the more burnt out i felt.
Totally relate to this. I went to an all girls high school for five years and it totally broke me and destroyed my confidence. I've been picking myself up over the last couple of years after I saw how my beliefs from these years really affected me.
Relatable. Same with me. I even thought about being like others girls. They were always somehow different from me. And I used to feel disgusted about "being myself" because my way of being was kind of shocking and strange for my colleagues/friends/family; people in general.
Absolutely, it's exhausting to deal with literaly everyone around you subtly telling you that the way you think is wrong, the way you speak is wrong, the way you act is wrong. Different is not wrong, It took decades for me to figure that out.
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When I was younger I used to pretend like I was one of the bitchy, semi-dumb and super feminine characters from movies or tv. I always related to them more since they were not like the typicality F girls in the main role, they were calculated and in a way had a healthy relationship with being girly and not a push-over. Feminine confidence and headstrong af, and that’s the way I wanted to be and didn’t really see anywhere in my peers. At one point I made a character in my head that had all my best qualities at that time and added all the best qualities of the tv characters, and decided that she was my future self and to have her as a role model. Like an invisible friend kind of. I would ask her advice and wisdom, and comfort. I have noticed that the older I get the more like her I am and the more true to myself I feel. I don’t usually advice people to do what I’ve done (cus people find it a bit strange/difficult) but to you INTPs I would highly recommend it! Start asking yourself a question and let your more confidant/calm/wise/funny/what ever you want to answer you. TiNe life hack
"Even the robots, the robots, that wanted to kill humanity, didn't know what to do. " :))
I am robot
It gets lonely being an INTP. Just because people don’t understand where we’re coming from and so our presence alone can make people feel uneasy. People just don’t understand our motivations or our unique perspective. And I can’t always talk about it bcuz then ppl will try to get in my way and impose their own limits onto me. I don’t care for tradition or silly social constructs. I leave those illusions for others to care about.
Alcohol makes friend time more enjoyable
@@dealwithit6909 bad way , trust me 😂
Unfortunately, this Orwellian "post-truth" era is not a good age for sages. The establishment prefers mindless drones who execute their dystopian plans instead of enlightened spirits who can help forward humanity as a whole!
Amen brother
Very true. We cannot let the SJ society overrun us. But there may not be anything we can do
@blisteringheightsofstupidity NGL if we get a bunch of intps to steal the mars shuttle.. noone's gonna chase us but they will send food
Think about it
Doesn't that mean they need us even more? The concept of people just believing what they hear without any solid basis has been fascinating me for a while but I still don't understand it. But if we could solve that we could move the world into a better direction and maybe even stop them from leading us to extinction. Unless it's already too late anyways because climate change is past the turning point. In that case why bother. You know what, stupid idea, forget it, let's just lean back and watch the show.
@@pnx1412 they'll do it either way
I'm a INTP female also and I always felt like ever since I was a little girl that I never belong to this world or even trying to find a place in this world but I have grown so much inner and outward to understand my place in this world and I truly loved being INTP
Great video. You make me feel so good about being an INTP.
I've sought out these kinds of videos ever since I learned about MBTI and my type. They feel so good to listen to. I think I finally know why. It's because the MBTI community is the only place where my personality is considered a strength or is valued.
I can't tell if it's sad or not that the only place I feel like I belong is among a bunch of people who have never met me.
@@downsjmmyjones101 Good point. INTPs are the epitome of the "superfluous men". Educated, insightful, full of wisdom but not much value in a utilitarian society.
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@@downsjmmyjones101 jobs and friends who value logic is where I am valued heavily
@@teratoma. Wish I could find those.
I am an INTP, what you said is very true. I often feel like my talents and abilities are wasted or lost in the traditional career paths I have tried.
One think that made sense to me as a INTP: Indeed, the world need our insights, but don´t fool yourself thinking that success is granted just bc your smart ass, you can live miserable unhappy like everyone else. You have to really put effort and show that you are "the smart ass" and bring those ideas to the table, in books, weird projects, etc... don´t keep it hidden in your mind. Run!
Great point. This is why I believe most INTPs don't live up to their "potential"
INTPs must realize that being social is extremely important to others. Then master it.
Yes very true. Just because we don't believe something is important doesn't mean it isn't to society. This is especially true for our Se I believe
I’m learning to be social, but it’s really freakin’ draining. Talking with people just doesn’t interest me as much as my thoughts do, so i really have to put on a persona that munches on my energy reserve.
@@Ikthus find some intp friends.
@@geraldvaughn8403 that’ll be awesome. But, we make up about 3% of the general population. Pretty hard to come across someone of our own out there. Most of the time we’re left with adapting to a society where there’s nobodyelse like us.
@@Ikthus If you pick intellectually rigorous fields your chances of associating with other mind focused individuals increases drastically.
Something I've seen a lot of other INTP's discussing is laziness/procrastination/lack of motivation and the overall solution to this is discipline. If you can instill self discipline then I feel like the INTP gets closer to its potential
thats true for literally every single person on this planet
"It is necessary for the perfection of society that some people devote their lives to contemplation."
Thomas Aquinas
Great content as usual ! I never get along with other INTPs in real life but when it comes to analyzing our type, no one beats an INTP helping other INTPs, thank you.
Yes we can understand each other and know the struggles. Thanks for watching
As a researcher, I hit in a great career path, but I got exhausted after several years, not because the research itself, but the expectations of Society and companies trying to make me fit in a pattern that I never fitted really as a researcher. Sages are not well valued in the modern capitalistic times, I think; where the others, and ourselves even, are not humble enough to recognise our roles...
Well said! While we may not be viewed as helpful in society's eyes we really can provide great insight to those that recognize our worth. Thanks for watching!
Ironically tho, I think modern society is far more welcoming now to INTP than they have in the past. We aren't accused of witchcraft/communism and get hanged or imprisoned
You need Ayn Rand in your life like you wouldn't believe it. What you said is ... abysmal.
INTP here, this video was very helpful. I especially enjoyed how you broke down how society is structured and the difficulties of bringing our logic to the table. I love the idea of just accepting the idea that we may not be able to help with feelings so much rather than deny that. Sage gives us permission to step into our wisdom and yes I relate to "caregiver" for my small inner circle too. Trusting my logic and valuing it will be key to getting out of the apathy/frustration I face in society. It's hard to see solutions and then not feel valued in an efficient way to share them. This video proves that community insights can be niche but helpful.
bless your heart.. you are so young, you have not yet experienced the horror of looking into the black void of nihilism, and have it gaze at you back.
Oh my god this helped me SO much! I’ve always been called “old” not in a bad way, but in an “old soul” way. I’ve always been able to see through friends’ problems. I’ve always tried to remain humble, but every once in a while I have to interrupt and “fix” things with one stroke.
Thanks for watching!
As an INTP I got the entire gist of this video from the title. I appreciate your brevity, I'm now going to stare at the wall and eat beans straight out of the can.
Hope the beans were delicious
I'm INTP and married to an ESFJ. He cannot sense how people are feeling. I can. He can't see their motivation. I can; It's easy. He assumes everyone needs help , and so he helps them, weather they need, want it or not. He's happy to help anyobe, everyone and looks all day for people to help, connect with, but he cannot sense how they are feeling. He assumes, rather than be neutral and perceive, and therefore , know another's feelings, like the INTP can do. To know another's feelings you have to chill out, be neutral, receive. The ESFJ is too busy putting out energy to be able to take subtle energy in.
I also trade stocks I was glad that you mentioned that I feel like trading stocks is one of the perfect professions for someone who is in INTP. We love to solve complex puzzles rather NeverEnding equations with changing variables either way I am in a similar situation people always ask me for financial advice and I do not work in finance
Good to hear! Yes I believe if you have nothing better to do this is a great field to study. Why look on Facebook/Instagram when you could be learning valuable information?
I wish there was an INTP stock trading group. We could take over the world!
Same here, finally got into stocks after years of procrastination at the end of 2020 and I love every bit of it, even crypto. I just pick up the information so quickly and ppl usually come to me for advice in the area. Very easy for me to look at chart and tell what I like and see patterns that ppl may not see usually.
@@lei090704 I see the patterns too but always lose to anxiety. Stocks I like always end up exploding a while after I sell. I guess it was the fear of losing my money as a student but if I had held a few of my stocks I’d have made the average yearly salaries multiple times over.
Had to reply to this, I got exposed to crypto and naturally made my way to forex. Care to share you perspective on stocks? I love the currency markets. Still learning and enjoying the process but not easy and need to organize my mind a bit but balancing everything is what I focus my mind on. Receiving so much information at once and not hyper focusing is the constant dilema. Making the time and learning so much. Life is always interesting.
Dr. Strange is an INTP Sage. He calculated multiple possibilities with his Ne Parent and with Ti Hero he found out the 1 possibility where the Avengers win against Thanos and decided to give him the Time stone.
I just rolled my eyes when I heard "there's a certain way of doing things" bc I swear I've heard that so many times-
lines like
'That's not normal!'
Or when you ask why something is done in a specific way, they're like
'Because it's always been that way!'
It really irritates me... 😑
@@starlina5621 me too
They are wrong
And the people who annoyingly say “don’t reinvent the wheel” -I’m like: 😐. Because by reinventing we fully understand... one of the best methods. Plus reinventing enables innovation.
@@spiralsun1 omg yes my mom says that so often. "I don't see the point in reinventing the wheel" or "I don't see the point in making a brush holder out of a plastic bottle" or " I don't see the point of taking things apart to put them back together"
many of my philosophical thoughts about how to live and how I live aligns with teachings in the Bible.
Same, studying it was the best analisis i ever did
Study Islamic Books as well... I'm also an Intp and was hugely inspired by Dr. Zakir Naik since he uses a lot of logic
@@Saransha Can you give some examples of where Zakir Naik went wrong... I disagree with some of his views but he is no lay man when it comes to comparative religion
@@Saransha Instead of indulging in ad hominem and attacking Zakir Naik's personality... Pls mention respectfully where you disagree with him...
Sure, but most churches are a joke.
this video has no dislikes because all of its audience are INTPs who are just self-obsessed with being an INTP
Are you the one who gave that one dislike? lol
It's sort of a refuge for me. It's the only place I feel like I belong. The only place where I feel like who I am is valued is in INTP videos.
@@tripplefives1402 yes
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@@tripplefives1402 Wow, that's another level of head-stuck-up-the-assery
I realized this guy's way of giving advice is the same as mine. I just say what happened to me, what tried in while, what did work, what didn't work, what I am (still) trying to change or overcome. I don't want to give closed finished statements as advice to people. Not only they won't listen to it, it might be wrong or it might be imposing. What I want to do is inspire people, with my way of thinking. They might or might not think what I did is good. But that's not the point. As long as I see my thought process in solving the problem presented to me, I feel like that is enough work. Then they can build their own solutions to better their lives. I don't live their lives anyways, I don't know their circumstances, I am not in their shoes. They just need the motivation or inspiration to come up with their own solutions to their problems.
As an intp i always knew i was smart i worked on being social and acheived it. Then i wanted to dominate everything using my philosophy but felt sad every time i coundn't as it was not possible.you've helped me realise it doesnot matter and it was that simple the whole time. I m now working on becoming the sage. Thanks to you. You gained alot of respect and a suscriber
@@commontouch1787 just observing my interactions and adjusting it the next time around its a very effective method but alot of it had to do with me feeling like a loser in family gathering being the youngest cousin being made fun of thats when i started to focus on character and personality development.
If you haven't read Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, and Lieh Tzu - the 3 main Taoist classics, I'd recommend it. I personally love Master Yang Chou (Yang Tzu) in the book Lieh Tzu, because he seems most Libertarian to me. Yang Tzu cares, but not to the point of upsetting his tranquility.
I like this. My husband’s an INTP and he has taught me so much. One of the things that attracted me to him was his intelligence. I know he struggles to understand his value.
That is hard for us INTPs. Thank you for watching!
Dear God, it’s like you know me and the struggles I am going through. Thank you so much for the guidance!
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!
Very well done, good sir. We appreciate your contributions to helping sort us out. Keep it up.
This is a really good video, as an intp i felt that you highlighted a lot of important topics that applied to my situation. Very good work i will likely watch this again a few times.
Thank you for watching!
i appreciate your slides and the time it took to make them to put all of the facts in a row like this. your Fe is showing. thanks again! - intp
as an intp, I think programming helps me a lot
I can solve problems and be creative without ever having to interact with the outside world
there is always something new to learn or a idea or project to work on
This will show my age, but a little programming story: Way back when computers were new, my school taught programming, just little games or surveys were our assignments, The Oregon Trail type of stuff. One boy (good kid, very nice) was really struggling and had bad grades. He did not need another F on his record, he might fail and I liked him and wanted to see him in the next grade. So I took his floppy disk one day and fixed his issue. I got such a kick seeing his expression the next day when he saw his program was working, he thought something magical happened maybe. I never said a thing.
Very insightful information, it resonates a lot. I tend to overthink what the correct moves are from a societal / professional level, which can be daunting / exhausting. However shifting the focus onto myself definitely helped me make sense of life. Grateful for the video.
This is fantastic. The amount of real life examples i can give to most of what is presented here is crazy. I quit a job that paid relatively well because it was making me unhappy. Decided to finish of my degree and give myself time to get healthy again. Best decision i could have made. I hated being stuck like a square at a desk doing the same shit every day. Drove me nuts. I am in my prime when I'm solving complex problems that others cant see the solutions to, things that require outside of the box thinking.
Gen-X INTB. I was the “smart kid that didn’t apply himself.”…the underachiever. Barely got through HS. Barely got into college but failed out after 2 years. Joined the military and spent the next 25yrs being trained, conditioned, programmed to be an ENTP or ESTJ…always focused on success and getting the job done. It helped me beat the tendency for procrastination. It wasn’t until I retired from the military did I realize who I was and it was 2 days ago I took the MBTI test and discovered I was an INTB. Im so blown away by the accuracy…like many INTBs, in tow days I know more about MBTI than 90% of the population.
Thank you for all the info. My entire life I felt like there was something wrong with me. I recently got into researching my personality type and everything started to make sense. Your channel is inspiring me to get out of the rut I’ve been in. Thanks a thousand times.
Great video. I just realized I’m an INTP and I have been perceived as someone cold and unfeeling, selfish 😅
Which is not good! But I think that if there’s someone capable of changing for the better, in order to strengthen valuable relationships and understand the world and our place in it more fully, that’s us INTPs. The weaker points must be spotted and fortified! 💪🏻😤
You're comment I screen shottig to uplift me latee. Heart!
Thank you so much for the encouragement! I needed to hear this because I have been holding back and thought... why bug people with what I have to say. There were times when I did speak up or reveal myself and I sensed that some people found it intimidating. I feel I have reached the Sage level, I had no choice because ignorance as a young INTP is just depressing, my life was very hard and I had to go through many things including joining a CULT that took advantage of my need for TRUTH, but now it is just this amazing feeling of clarity and ability to solve problems. I think we have this need to understand things very deeply which makes things hard initially but......but...in the end we triumph because its the depth of understanding that enables us to quickly see the solutions! It is sooo beautiful to see things with such clarity and to be able to create and imagine (imagination is through the roof)... and designing wow...the ideas just come...and it doesn't even feel like its coming from me. But I am almost 40 so it has been a long road to get here. Life is just so much easier when you figure out the shortest, quickest way to do things. You arrived at these quick methods of doing things because you continuously question, refine and re-evaluate your actions whereas others seem to do the same things over and over without questioning. I believe that initially in our twenties we seem to be making less progress but I feel as I see with myself that in the end, we can make the most. With regard to exercise, people have this idea that cardio is the best and that you have to push yourself, I used to do this and it is not a good long term solution to true health as running can harm and strain your kidneys and joints. Sometimes pushing too hard can make your body hold onto fat. Just take a brisk 30 minute walk in the morning between 7 to 10 as this is the best time to avoid pollution or heat exhaustion. Replace your coffee with fortified milk powder (has higher levels of protein then meat) + cocoa powder (a superfood) its delicious and because it has very high levels of magnesium without the side effects of chocolate, then put a teaspoon of coconut oil (its keto) into it every time. It will give you the same energy as coffee, reduce your sugar cravings and by 7-8 at night you may experience a libido spike (just warning you). Then up your vitamin C intake by buying Ascorbic acid powder or even better by buying Amla powder from an indian shop, its cheaper and more effective. The vit C will reduce appetite, reduce inflammation, make you feel lighter, and improve your mood. Avoid meat if you can and get the protein instead using with a glass or two of butter milk every day which contains probiotics and protein that is more easily digestible and does not have the lactose which can cause breakouts (keto). If you start eating these, your sugar cravings will go down and you won't even have to force yourself or put willpower and effort into giving up sugar (your mood will improve together with your mental clarity). Walking and listening to music is easy, drinking hot chocolate is easy, Don't even bother to give up the sugar, just watch, it will come naturally. Effort is only required when there is a lack of technology. And don't worry about making progress, as long as you make a small bit of progress every day. You don't have to put effort into anything, just utilize the law of momentum as long as you do a minute of something every day, just focus on doing it for a minute... don't worry about it, even if for many days you only work on something for a minute, just do the one minute. The law of momentum will eventually take over and you wont have to put effort in. Effort is a lie, willpower does not last. If you put too much effort into lets say killing yourself at the gym, do you really think you will be able to maintain that? Put yourself on an intense calorie restricting diet, do you really think you will be able to maintain that? You are likely to fail, then get deflated, then start saying negative things to yourself and you will fall back into your old routine and may even gain some more weight. Small incremental changes using minimal effort is the way to lasting and steady progress. Willpower and pushing yourself to succeed is a Western concept, the East have thought this through, just as the INTP thinks things through to the final end result. Sorry for going on and on...just thought I would share some knowledge as you suggested.
Thank you for the comment. Many good nuggets of information in there!
Thank you so much! I needed your comment and I appreciate all your thinking. Let me say one thing besides thank you and that I will drink buttermilk and mct oil and walk... ascorbic acid is not bioavailable. Get vitamin C from acerola cherry and/or camu camu fruit powder. Microingredients is a good brand for these.
@@greenlimabean Hey, my pleasure. Sorry, I see now it is a very long comment so thank you for reading. I agree with you on the ascorbic acid. Yes in my experience actual vit C from a natural source definitely has a better effect in the way I feel after taking it. Amla (indian gooseberry) has some of the highest levels of Vit C it is also very cheap in my country. I can get it in any Indian shop. So not only is it cheaper but it is better than ascorbic acid. I will have to look into camu camu as this is the first I have heard of it. I constantly think in terms of what is the least I can do to get the maximum return on investment. Vitamin Drips are a step up, I get them cheap here too. I was basically debilitated for 2 years, struggled to walk, breath, heart palpitations, emaciated, yellowish skin, everything was supper heavy and I fought every day for my life. When I finally had access to the Vitamin Drip (containing Mag, Vit C, all B vitamins, glutathione) that was when I finally started to see the changes. I would record, what I ate, the time I ate it and symptoms I experienced throughout the day. I would constantly research to try and heal myself. My symptoms most closely matched that of someone with Multiple Sclerosis and I healed. Yay!
Man, this is crazy accurate. I cant tell you how many times someone will come to me for advice and I present logic to solve a problem; when in reality they were never looking for a logical answer but an emotional one.
Definitvely helpful, thank you so much for your efforts to enlighten the INTP's! Your efforts are highly leveraged 😉.
I think a lot of underdeveloped INTP's rationalize their emotional estrangement and detachment from others by leaning into the archetype of the socially/emotionally removed thinker. But I think this is a mistake. A mature INTP will realize that emotional estrangement is not an immutable fact of their nature, but something that can be developed (and is very much worth doing so). Being socially alienated and isolated sucks, so stop justifying it by stroking your ego with "but I'm so smart though."
These are not mutually exclusive.
Being socially alienated and isolated sucks and so does being with a bunch of normal people!!!!!
Call us out! We intp like that. We step up when called out by Truth.
Underrated comment.
I’m so glad I found your comment! The first part of this video really bothered me: no one can out-think you + u’re the smartes MBTI type. I disagree with this generalisation and this thinking that emotions and logic are separate things. Just because you understand the world more logically and make ur decision based on those thoughts doesn’t mean emotions aren’t important. I quickly learned as a child to read other’s emotions and how to deal with them (to get them out of my way), but always thought of them as a bothersome thing. So I never developed a good skill on how to deal with my own emotions. My “mistake” was that I put logic on something not quite logical. Emotions just are and they’re part of the human experience. I’m now 22 and I finally arrived at a better place. Personally it’s an accomplishment I’m really proud of, because I’m at a healthier place with myself and I can empathise with other people and understand them better. The MBTI is just another personality typology in which lays some truth, but it’s not the whole picture. And just because you’re one MBTI type doesn’t mean u’re the smartest in the room. A little bit less ego and a little bit more humility! I may be an INTP, but it doesn’t define my personality in it’s entirety :)
Thank you for this video. It answered my questions within the first couple minutes. And you’re right… depending on our environment, it takes a little longer for some of us to feel confident… and this video helped. Well done. 🙏
Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!
Great video! I was prepared to be skeptical but you were quite accurate in your analysis. I too believe that you can think your way out of most situations.
I have fallen for the most wonderful INTP, a retired software engineer with a masters degree he was very successful.and Worked for several of the best companies of the time...he is a multimillionaire but you would never know it. He dresses, eats and spends humbly. His clothing is ridiculously humble, but his wide ranging mind is simply amazing. I myself am three points below genius level but he outstrips me by far. And I dont meet many people who do...I am a retired university clinical psychology professor. He was attracted by my looks, very flattering for a 75 yo woman, but it was my mind he fell in love with and me with his. Then his heart and then the rest of him. Most women would look at him as two friends of mine did and say " no next." Well he is a treasure and I am so glad other women do not realize what a gem he is. And it is funny about ❤ it changes our perception about looks...every day he looks handsomser and handsomer to ME.
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I think this is the only channel for intps...i saw channels for infjs and entps as on track and mellisa talks....but this is nice....me trying to became a sage....
I've thought about this final sage-like version of myself before. I think it's in our nature to become wise!
Thank you for pointing out the philosophical potential in the INTP! So tired of the programmer and scientist cliches. Personally, I prefer philosophy (figuring out the why) to science (identifying the what and how).
The sage is definitely an aspirational stage of maturity. It requires significant development of Si and Fe.
Low IQ INTP
A healthy intp has no limitations
Doesn't science attempt to discover why something occurs along with the how and what? Actually, if you think about it, a lot of times, "why" questions will result in "how" answers.
Why, answers with the reason.
How, answers with the method or process.
But, the method can easily be the reason why something occurs unless if it is social behavior. Besides, science and philosophy aren't opposites. There is even a philosophy branch for science... To be honest, since INTPs are said to be in constant thought anyway. Philosophical capacities should be assumed.
This was absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for your video and thoughts! As a fellow INTP ....after long long years finally I am starting to make peace with myself and use my abilities for my advantage! I am 41now but until 36ish I felt totally out of space 🚀🌌 thriving in everything what I did as job...but I was too smart, too quick to learn... 😅 According to mates in workplace ...so I was not fitting in ...so I felt weird... (And throughout my childhood) Which I am but finally started to take the guilt off of it...but it's time...
I think I am finally ready to restart my TH-cam channel and share my "ackwardness" with the world 🌎🌍🌏🙋🏼♀️
Thanks again, it was really helpful🚀
Greetings from Hungary 🇭🇺
I subbed your channel. I lived in a small village outside Budapest for two years. Just FYI. I don't know Hungarian, so I'm glad your channel is in English.
I was visiting your channel every single day to see if there are new uploads .
Thanks for these eye-opening videos
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Thank you!
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This is all somewhat new to me, and blew my mind apart.
The icing on the cake is the “getting out of any situation” part.
Always new it was my “superpower” growing up and still to this day.
Hits me right in the “feels” when I hear it being said from others. 😁
Thank you for your valuable content. When I come across a talented INTP commentator I feel like they're tapping into my thoughts and expanding them! You certainly give plenty of food for thought; inspiration and uncomfortable truths in equal, and necessary, measure. And I enjoy listening to your accent as well (southern states of America?)
This helps me a lot. Thankyou! :)
PREACH! INTPS UNITE! No but really, that was rather motivational. I've been on this journey for a while now, and that's the one thing I'm always excited about no matter what, even if I may be a bit mentally tired at a given moment and in need of something lighter to ruminate on.
I’m not even a minute in and this is already the most logical video I’ve ever seen
Thanks man i just started getting into the MBTI stuff, this was really helpful. A great reminder to stop trying to solve the worlds problems, the community’s problems, the family’s problems, just gotta start addressing my own problems first
INTP here to manipulate the algorithm 👍🏻
That a boy
I super agree with this role focus on personality.
Sage archetype is the same as the Shaman and Prophet, when intuition is attached to spirituality.
Thank you for this video. I needed to be reminded to be grateful for my mind as I have looming problems I must soon attend. I forget that my ability to see the plan out isn't something everyone can do.
Super emphasis on intention.
We bless or curse those around us with our intentions. Pay more attention and see for yourself. Those you love, life sparkles around them, even to them. When you leave, you take that with you, life can turn cold for them. Careful what you do with this, but don't underestimate it.
Amazing as always thank you for inspiring me
This was so powerful for me. Thank you.
Use logic to conquer the deficits we face. Charisma on Command is a solid TH-cam resource for anyone struggling with social interaction. It will feel natural after awhile. Also, exaggerating humility is just as bad as being arrogant. This is what I have learned so far.
I love you all. Good hunting.
Hi! Found this on the algorithm and just want to say thanks as an INTP. Just subbed! :)
Thank you. I hope to begin uploading more consistently!
Heard two sentences and alreadty want to thank you!
This is a very underrated channel. Thank you
Appreciate the insight, thanks for sharing!
Be well, fellow travelers.
I am an INTP married to an ISTP. I like what you said about them, and yes, that sounds right.
I do feel like a sage, my nickname I acquired from my step-kids was Buddha. They thought it was funny because, yes, I'm on the hefty side. But they didn't realize that the word actually means teacher, I thought it was great, and yes, I think I helped them on their way to becoming successful adults. I'm older, so my Fe is much more developed, as is my wife's. We dated after we graduated high school, but didn't quite connect, and to be honest, we were both different people back then, but 25 years later, she was divorced, I came to visit for a vacation after a health scare, and we reconnected, and we've been married for 21 years now.
I got my first nickname, Bytehead, when I was working at a Training and Support Center for Radio Shack. Some people were amazed that my first week there, I was giving out answers to customers questions from the top of my head, no reading a manual, no questioning other people about what the answer might be. And yes, it did drive some people crazy that I was able to do that. So I guess I've been a sage for some time.
I have never aspired to be an ESFJ. Don't care to be extroverted, I sense enough, Lord knows I have feelings, my Fe expresses them even when I DON'T want to express them, and I have enough J to actually make decisions. More so than my wife, it seems... I'm a PINT subtype, which means I'm a whore. More like a chameleon, I have the uncanny ability to make people think that I'm just like them. All of my ENTJ best friends (and they have all been ENTJs...) have thought that I was an ENTJ as well. If you are looking for a good friend, an ENTJ can be a very good fit.
woah, I've always liked the aspect of being a monk, or a samurai... Things like that have a way with me
I'd like to add something intps ... "Your strength is understanding complex systems and explaining them in simple terms (not over-simplification) by extracting the *essence* out of them."
This was amazing. Resonated heavily!!!!
I love your videos!
Thank you for this. I’m only 23 but I definitely feel like I can change the world for the better. Starting with racism and poverty. I’m a little up in the air about how to go about it, but I believe my next moves in the coming years are going to be notable ones. This is really good content.
Please post some more info on dealing with a confrontational moment/person..
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nahh caring about those silly things is too SF for me
fellow INTP here. Trying to force the world to change, think differently, or have _your_ values can breed resentment. Think of how much you hate it when other personality types try to tell you to change for _them_ . It doesn't feel good and is a bit belittling, insulting.
Helping (minorities) people become their better selves is a better way than telling the other group that they are _wrong_ in some way. And, ask that group if they want your help. They might not and might think you are insinuating that they are too stupid to help themselves.
@@GhostofTradition Racism and poverty are silly things? lol
One of my favorite channels...keep up the good work man!
Thank you so much!
Great video yet again! Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yes, the INTP does develop into the Sage, with patience and charity.
We do not all start out this way (as Sages) but the path is there and can provide great help and consolation for others (one by one....) through insight applied with thoughtfulness of others.
No - Einstein was NOT the smartest, at all- that honor absolutely goes to Tesla...
and Einstein sure knew it. 🎆
Glad I found your channel. Could you do a breakdown of the INTP functions for beginners? I find it overwhelming to research but I appreciate your level of understanding
Also looking forward to you upgrading your audio...your quality would benefit a lot even from a $40 blue snowball mic
Thanks for all you're doing
Whichever way you cut it, becoming the sage is going to take thyme.
Thank you so happy I found this video ❤
I am an INTP-A and now i am also self-obssesed btw nice video and ur are probably genius too!!!! loved it
Thank you so much!!
This channel is amazing
Thank you for the support!
@@intpsurvivalguide2473 hahaha yeah. I’ve been looking for a way to survive as an INTP for a LONG time and this channel just understands the INTP so well its amazing.
Most people use deductive reasoning. INTPs use inductive reasoning. We use data to build paradigms. Knowledge is a collection of experiences and data points. Wisdom is the ability to know which are important and know where they fit.
Yes yes yes! You said the world needs us more than we need them. With every job I’ve ever had I’ve always thought to myself, they need me more than I need them
Thanks so much buddy. Your insight is extremely useful
Thank you for the kind words!
ISTP are pretty good at problem solving, they just do it differently. They are just as smart in terms of Ti, they just get their data with Se instead of Ne.
Fucking Yesss!! i have watched some vids and I'm thankful we think alike !! that's at least more points to confidence
New subscriber, old INTP..really digging your content! Thanks!
a very big thank you for this video
Glad it was helpful!
Along with Einstein, is Another example - Vanilla Ice: “if there’s a problem, yo I’ll solve it” it’s right there in the lyrics of his most famous song. Since I’m also an INTP, I remember that part. We need more pro-INTP musical groups imho. It helped me when I was a kid.
Do u have any into playlists on Spotify. Plz tell me if u have