Andrea loves to write about the zodiac and research astrological compatibility. She's been an online writer for over five years.

For those of you who are not equipped with knowledge on what is an INTP, it is from Myers Briggs personality testing. The INTP means the personality is predominantly introverted, intuitive (pattern seeking and metaphors), thinking (rational over socially-emotional reasoning), and perceiving (more laid back than "J" types.

The INTP is one of the most magical personalities in all of personality land. If you are an INTP, you already damn well know that. The INTP is the thinker, or the logician. They're generally considered the smartest types (at least academically, or in a standardized way). Other super smart personalities would be the INTJ, INFJ, ENTP, ENTJ.

The INTP struggles are real. For those of you who are going to read this list, I hope it entertains you. I've done a poor job if not.

Struggles of the INTP

1. What struggles? The INTP is benefited from a primary introverted thinking function, then extroverted intuition, third introverted sensing, and way down in the gutter -- extroverted feeling. INTP is a mastermind, and probably their biggest thorn in the side is their emotions. Many INTP personalities have great hearts, the finest actually. But since they don't rationalize as much in the emotional department -- they can easily be had. They can be emotionally manipulated and quite confused by it.

2. Sometimes their emotions are not developed well and they can be too cutting, too quick. INTP is not void of a heart by any means. In fact, for having their feeling score at the bottom, they're actually far more advanced there than other personalities that have the feeling score as their fourth quality. I think the extroverted intuition is what saves them, and since they are so smart they can be carried by the winds of intellectual conversation on humanity.

3. Stubborn. They really don't understand how they couldn't be right. More so, they're pretty annoyed that someone would tell them they're wrong, and then they have to take forever for the other person to finally get why they were right in the first place. This causes an INTP to become sometimes aggressively stubborn.

4. INTP is aloof. Genius, but aloof. They may struggle to keep things tidy -- better yet, they may drift with the wind with an excellent idea and forget whatever it was they were previously following -- look a biker is going down the highway in a chicken suit!

5. They're all about the facts. More facts and more facts. This can be intimidating and hard for others to understand. Partly because others are unable to retain so many facts -- but also many are unequipped to carry a conversation with an INTP for too long.

6. INTP can be reckless troublemakers. They see where the weak point of the law is, and they're too excited by something else -- that they must just end up shooting themselves in the foot.

7. Too many thoughts to be able to untangle. This can lead to therapy or drugs. INTP does not need drugs.

8. Sometimes they have a hard time finding someone who can relate to them. ESFJ are all more dominate qualities, so an INTP is rare.

9. Sometimes when they find someone that truly does understand them -- they squeeze them, and smother them, and then are devastated when that person is no longer in the picture.... for whatever reason.

10. Sometimes they get too focused on the facts to see other features. This can be difficult with writing, let's say, if they focus too much on the grammar and forget to be creative in their story. They can totally be creative, but it can also overwhelm them because it will cause too many thoughts.

11. INTP can become too distracted with competition to see the bigger picture. If they really have a flame put in their belly, they'll want to win -- whether argument, fencing, or freaking you out.

12. INTP is pretty random and pretty weird. If not embraced properly in a community, they'll go way down into some pretty funky stuff. They don't really care what others think, and sometimes another personality is good at helping direct the INTP, so it doesn't fall off into the brinks of insanity.

13. INTP can harbor bitterness for idiots. They really dislike (if not hate) idiots. This can immediately turn them off from some people. This can immediately turn them off from certain groups if they collectively show idiot-ness, even though the school of thought behind it may be sound, it could be ruined by idiots.

14. At times, self doubt and extreme belief that they are really stupid. Have you ever heard of models who are insecure about their looks? This is how brainiacs tend to be. They need validation of their minds. They see all too well the flaws, and they're concerned they're actually a hack masquerading as a genius.

15. Blunt and sometimes impatient. They've already figured it out and can't figure out why you're in such a slow, boring mode.

16. A pure, bubbly heart is in an INTP -- and that can sometimes be a blind spot for them. A pure, bubbly INTP is a good thing, but it can lead to forgetting something.

17. An INTP can be so wrapped up in their own world, that if not careful they can forget the world of others.

18. They hold on dearly to people, which is a great quality -- but sometimes they may be holding on when someone has moved on.





19. Anger. Sometimes INTP has bouts of anger, partly because of idiots. It usually cools down quickly, but they need some philosophical reframing when they get hot. They have this problem partly because of the emotional side sometimes not being developed enough, and then when they are put into a situation where there rational cards are not to be used -- they can have fits of less desirable emotion.

20. INTP needs to be encouraged to be emotional. INTP needs to be included because they're one of the most helpful people in the room.

21. INTP is indispensable. This means that sometimes the world asks too much of them for too many things. An INTP needs to remember to SLEEP and eat.

22. Body problems. An ISTP tends to be athletic and an ace at present spacial places. The INTP, however, can spend so much times in their head that they neglect their health, their weight, or crash into things.

23. INTP can lean too much into their laziness like a crutch. This can lead to an undesirable amount of apathy.

24. Sometimes their interests and facts get the worst of them. INTP can talk themselves into thinking they can argue their selves right into anything, but that's an immature outlook that leads to you think smoking won't kill you, or that you don't need to study, or that the dress really is white and gold.

25. If left alone in a cave for several years, the INTP will have created their own world, language, handcrafted items. It can be difficult to get into the world of an INTP because of how well they can make a world around them. They'll be stubborn about that world, and need help in how to include others into it.

26. Explosive enthusiasm. Again, it's the underdeveloped, bubbly feelings. Explosive enthusiasm may be too much for some, or really confuse them.

27. The INTP needs to be loved and included and can be lonely without realizing, accepting, or seeking help.

28. INTP may have serious problems being real in therapy because they see it as a conversation where they can make themselves look good. It takes some knife slicing to get an INTP to be honest about where they are struggling, and really get to the chaos of it.

29. Have you seen Whose Line Is It Anyway? Both Ryan and Colin are INTPs. They can improv to the moon and back and be the entire show -- but it may be difficult to get them to stop once the wheels are in motion.

29.5 They don't just see facts in a logical way -- they need to be able to make them malleable so they can really understand them. This may be hard for others to understand, like why end this on a decimal number?

Preyeinafa on July 19, 2020:

It really a great thing but pls if i may ask can you write the names of the jelly fish

Oceans on February 03, 2020:

I am an INTP and I can guarantee the legitimacy of all of these. This article was not only informative, but like you hoped, entertaining. Thank you.

tino on October 04, 2019:

You look a lot like ryan gosling

MeYou on August 16, 2019:

I tested as INTP through my work MBTI and promptly sat down with the facilitator to argue that the result was wrong. (I get the irony now.) But I think it’s hard as a female to see this clearly. I was raised by an SFJ mother and developed at least a modest interest in looking my best. And while I don’t put much thought into my own outfits, I love the nice duds other female coworkers are wearing, and I am the first to compliment them. (I think it creeps them out sometimes, because it doesn’t seem to fit with the rest of my observations.) Anyway, I highly endorse therapy for anyone, especially an INTP. Funny moment in therapy for me was when my shrink had to stop everything to explain to me what a feeling really is. I didn’t know, apparently. Haha.... Of course, I do have them — just thought that everyone had the same feelings when in similar situations. (They don’t. Who knew?) Also— I have gotten a lot better about observing people’s birthdays and main holidays. It’s not that I didn’t care about people’s feelings. It’s just that I was a bit oblivious. Imagine that. Thanks for this great list!

Charles B on May 10, 2019:

Found your "24 Struggles INFJs Can Understand" while reading about INFJs and stumbled upon this one for INTPs. I am an INTP-A and always thought there was something seriously wrong with me. I was actually getting pretty good at getting by but now that I understand that not everyone has the capacity to understand things the way I do. It really is a lonely life. My interest was sparked in this when I got into a discussion about astrology with my new awesome INFJ friend. Naturally an INTP is going to have something to say about something as silly as astrology! I automatically thought to counter the concept with the MBTI as I was already vaguely familiar enough with it to recognize it as something like the zodiac but based in reality. I wasn't angling to match with her but she happens to be an INFJ. Some say "golden pair", some call bullshit. My father also just happens to be one as well, and I have a very close, honest, and communicative relationship with him. I feel that maybe the universe is throwing me a bone here.

Anyway a BIG thank you for the article, this and the INFJ one! I sent links to her for both. These writings are helping me in a big way at a time in my life I need it most, thanks again!

Donna on April 30, 2019:

Testing as an INTP and reading the description to my husband was how I found out I'm condescending. Thank you for this article, I always thought I was crazy for having racing thoughts and the inability to stay focused on one thing long enough to accomplish much. People have told me I should write in a journal, but I physically can't keep up with my thoughts and it just causes me anxiety since I find I didn't write down what I wanted to get down once I'm finished.

I also concentrate on the wrong things to procrastinate, instead of cleaning my house in preparation for guests, I get on my hands and knees and clean my grout lines with a tooth brush, baking soda and hydrogen peroxide to get the grout back to normal. My priorities are BS.

Javier on January 20, 2019:

While i still understood the point to #19 so it doesn't really matter, i think there's an error there in "there rational cards.." did you mean to use their?

Thanks for this article though, i really was entertained

Andrea Lawrence (author) from Chicago on January 09, 2019:

1. Lay off the caffeine.

2. Stick to a regular sleep schedule.

3. Watch calming things, like Bob Ross.

4. Know what stimulates your mind too much.

5. Try doing puzzles.

6. Organize and clean home.

7. Don't spend time with people who get under your skin.

8. Consider therapy.

9. Practice meditation, yoga, etc.

10. Get a dog.

Andrea Lawrence (author) from Chicago on January 09, 2019:

Though, to be an INTP is to win some kind of lottery.

Jay on January 06, 2019:

I am an extremely strong INTP and this article is really uncanny. It is very lonely being an INTP as nobody really understands you.

I’m always getting moaned at for being in my own head lol but my wife is now learning not to take it to heart! I suffer from depression (mainly because I over analyse and go down rabbit holes) but keeping busy and regular excercise really helps.

One thing that would help me....what is other people’s experience in turning off the chitter chatter in their head? Ive already stated keeping busy and excercise helps but if I do not do either for an hour or so im bouncing off my internal walls! I thought about writing or art or something. If im not moving forward im going mental......suggestions?

Luke on January 04, 2019:

As an INTP, i can confirm the unfortunate truth in every single one of these.

Andrea Lawrence (author) from Chicago on January 03, 2019:

Very interesting and peculiar.

Andrea Lawrence (author) from Chicago on January 03, 2019:

Feeling / emotion can also do with self confidence. A lack of developing this and charisma can bite you in the butt in precarious ways. Consider it like pressure being built that has to escape somewhere -- without a developed Fe it could hinder your studies, tests, etc. When our lowest function isn't working or practiced, it steals from the other 3 functions.

Entropic on November 26, 2018:

Me: I was thinking deeply about genetic mutations and how they might influence quantum states on a sub-microscopic level

INFJ friend: You are pretty 'out there'

Me: Hehe, yes people are strange, I'm afraid don't really know how to interact with most since I spend almost all my life on my own and, in company I always feel like I just landed from outer space.

INFJ friend: I agree

Mike on October 02, 2018:

OMG! Your accuracy creeps me out

purple hedgehogs on September 24, 2018:

thank you so much. this is crazy. the way u genuinely understand us. im an intp A.

But u kno what, the major problem I face is nothing to do with feelings.

I feel like i can live the way i am without developing my Fe.

The major problem i face is disconnection with my soul- rather my mindset. My mindset seems to be a fragile thing, and the more i think about myself or the goals im supposed to achieve in the next few months- like cracking this super hard test which will decide the course of my life..., at one point i feel like i can do it, the next millisecond im questioning myself. and through all of this i dont do any "real" work

and the more i think about it, i feel more incapable.

Andrea Lawrence (author) from Chicago on September 12, 2018:

Aw, thank you. I'll try not to let your compliments go to my head. It can be a challenge to find good Myers Briggs articles. INTP is one of my favorite types, and those I know who have it are usually very impressive. Keep reading and always be looking for ways to have a happier frame of reference for your mental health.

Jennifer Miller on September 04, 2018:

When I was in my mid-20s and struggling with how to 'fit in' when I didn't want to 'fit in' and wondering why I was so different than most of the people I encountered and why I had such a hard time relating to everyone, I found MBTI. And I dove in. It spoke to me. And it allowed me to see around the corners of both my personality and others. It gave me a sense of self that has guided me into many different directions. That's not to say I don't struggle. My bluntness is misunderstood. People get intimidated when talking to me. I am beyond competitive and have a horrible time giving up when I have already lost. I learn almost every lesson the hard way, because I KNOW my way is always right. I have continued my exploration into my own self but also used MBTI very effectively in my business life to figure out how to manage and motivate others.

I am now 45 and continue to learn things about myself and others almost on a daily basis. For instance, I didn't realize until the last year how good I am at reading people and how I immediately discount anyone I can't read, because I think they must not be genuine. I wasn't tapped into that part of myself. I just did it. But I was managing a person that was 'stoned faced' and I finally dove in to try and figure out why I couldn't connect with that person and it finally dawned on me that it was I couldn't read her, so I thought she wasn't being honest.

This is a great article, and I encourage anyone that is searching for self to look into MBTI. It's science. It's not astrology. And while no two people are alike, if you know your tendencies, then you can better understand how to adapt to situations. And you can stop beating yourself up. But you do need to develop your less dominant traits which you can do when you know which ones need work. Lastly, I would tell everyone to understand that for each of these traits people land on different axis' of the scale. You might be very introverted but in the middle on N/S (which is me). This is another nuance that has to be considered and should be part of your study.

jona on August 29, 2018:

I feel attacked. Esp. with the "29.5" thing. lol

Matthew Cody on August 14, 2018:

this was... just amazing, im 15 and i have been going through depression for a while now and got curious of who i am and why i am different so i did the Myers Briggs personality test and i was an INTP and i read through a few articles and i was super surprised how this article gets who INTP's are so perfecting. i can't say that for everyone though because everyone is different but at least for me this article got me right. at first i thought it was because of my ADD or Anxiety but i would get distracted because i'm an INTP, now i feel proud that it's me being me not some disorder or just something wrong with me. i don't know why i feel happy now because i'm an INTP but i am proud no matter how hard life is for me. now i have now finally accepted myself as me because of this thank you.

steve harris on July 23, 2018:

so i jacked up my back and havent woked a 60 hr week for the first time in 20 year, im 30.. so i got bored amd got to looking at the different types of personalities. i took like 5 different quizes and all said INTP. the info it gives out is disturbingly point on and explains alot about the issues i deal with in life...

Alex on July 15, 2018:

It IS a white and gold dress! I judt... ARGH!!! It's not black and blue! Why can't you idiots get that through your head?! White and gold and black and blue are completely different colors all together! Look at the picture and any rational person can see it... look at it...

Vel on July 14, 2018:

Wow. I had my doubts about this article but gosh darn I am attacked. I was INTJ a couple months ago, so I retook the test and I scored a 49% judging and a 51% perceiving (therefore making me an INTP by a landslide) so I am definitely shocked right down the middle. But seeing this..I tend to lead down the INTP path when im more.. positive with my life and people...whereas I go completely INTJ (I read the other article) when im tired of everything and everyones shit and I just want to get everything done so I can die in peace. I have no doubt that im definitely more INTP than anything. well I do have a doubt, but thats how i know im this BIZARRE PERSONALITY TYPE What am I, I am going to take a nap

jamaicanbacons on June 15, 2018:

Hildebrand57843

didn't know you spoke for every INTP ever

Nel on April 16, 2018:

...holy shit. I feel attacked.

(Lmao in a good way, don't worry)

especially the part about idiots. Oh my god I an SO glad someone else gets it (even though saying that makes me seem like a highly condescending person, there's only so much 'interaction with morons' one can deal with each day).

and the snark in your article. Love that. It's a welcome change to read article with *some* personality.

Not sure if I missed it, but did you mention anything about how INTP people may feel like they need to prove themselves to others? I honestly feel like that's one of the main reasons for stress/anxiety, because what if my arguments aren't good enough?

We may be brilliant in our own, unique, ways, but I'm pretty sure we also focus to much on the 'what if' -s, and that pulls us away from the goal. Too many possible outcomes.

TL;DR - great article, thanks for sharing, love the tone and that you recognised thoughts that we even sometimes don't wanna admit we have.

sarah scheltens on February 25, 2018:

thank you for this. it has always helped me when i read these cuz then i know that i am not alone and this is normal.

Andrea Lawrence (author) from Chicago on December 08, 2017:

Oh. You bring up some good points. INTP is a rare personality, and since it is complex, I think a lot of people misunderstand it. Or they make it sound too monochromatic. Which INTP is anything but monochromatic. I've met a few recently which has helped me to better write about the INTP

AthenaCole on November 18, 2017:

I love how well-rounded this article is. It gets pretty annoying when an article goes too far off on this "robotic" idea of what an INTP is, as if INTPs can't understand things that are just normal for humans in general. I may not agree or value them on the same level, but I do understand.

Ray Kamalkhani on November 02, 2017:

Very interesting article to read more than once or twice!

However, as an INTP-T; I strongly suggest that INTP is not necessarily a personality type but rather a series of certain traits. That said, I'm going to speak of my own experience and difficulties with INTP.

Few years ago, I had reached a point in my life that I had come to believe that I must have been insane, mad or somehow mentally retarded.

After years of therapy and so on, at last, at age 34, I was shockingly identified as exceptionally-profoundly gifted, and that was the last thing that I would have ever expected to hear since I had been previously misdiagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, OCD and Asperger syndrome. Therefore, I somehow believe that a great number of INTPs may be on the extreme curve of the IQ and these people are very few in numbers, and difficult to identify due to their strong visual spatial thinking combined with face reading abilities , and early awareness of themselves being different have encouraged these individuals to conceal their extreme abilities and superior ways of thinking to fit in.

Most of INTP traits are in accordance with an extreme IQ of over 160 which are very few papers and research done on this group of people because of their rarity.

Alex on October 30, 2017:

This explains so much I wished other people would care enough to read it and try to understand our personality type but as we are rare onc I guess they just prefer easy way and go for the types they used to due to beeing more common... I was always well different... In so many ways and now I finally start to feel normal like I am actually not crazy nor I am going mad... I did mulitiple tests and got INTJ but did not feel like it was quite fully me then I got INTP and BOOM this felt like a match - this article is beyond accurate

Ricky Mathews on August 15, 2017:

Thank you for this. I'm one of the ones that needs therapy because too much shit in my head haha wooo

Isha on August 13, 2017:

The article was pretty relatable and very witty! I love witty people and consider myself as 1! I love Physics and space-time theories and logic...hello from a fellow INTP! I'm 14 and Ironman(fe-male...get it?)

intpautisticrh- on July 07, 2017:

Think I need to lie down.

Andrea Lawrence (author) from Chicago on June 20, 2017:

I am quite thrilled by your comment. I find it is important for each personality to look at their least developed function (which is Fe in this case) and learn to develop it. Without proper training, it will be a thorn in the side no matter what. You will fall to your highest level of preparation, so open yourself emotionally, nurture it, and don't be afraid of what might come out. The great thing is as you strengthen your emotion, you'll strengthen your highest card -- your Ti. I tend to be around INTP types, and I must say when the emotional texture clicks for them, they become the most impressive, wonderful people on the planet. Ti alone doesn't make an INTP impressive, it's the incredibly difficult balancing act and mastering it.

Pothead on June 20, 2017:

Very well written article. I could relate to everything you've stated. The only thing I don't understand is why so many (even some INTPs themselves) think that INTPs are always extremly rational in relationships or friendships. A well developed, healthy INTP may not struggle much with leaving unhealthy boundaries or are overly sensitive to people they're close to. But INTPs with bad developed Fe and/or big issues with lonelyness or depression will find them themself in a irrational Fe grip. Ti will try to fight this but the unhealthy developed Fe is like a hurricane: Messing around with INTPs logical thinking, making it extremely subjective and emotionally (thus irrational) because Ti is always trying to give rational thoughts, but Fe grabs those thoughts and paints them with all kind of emotions. Some INTPs (like I did) may even experience a Fe-Ti-Ne loop: Ti tries to make sense out of a event, bad developed grabs Ti's thoughts and then Ne kicks in, providing the INTP with worst-case scenarios (Ne works with the emotionally painted thoughts of Ti because of Fe and creates a storm of possibilities, mostly bad ones because Fe usually kicks in when under any kind of stress. That's at least my experience of being under the grip of interferior as an INTP. Normally I'm very logical, matter-of-fact minded and even pretty cold and impersonal. But big emotional impact makes me feel helpless, because my own reasoning isn't enough to control those annoying emotions I mostly bottle up and ignore.

Sorry for the long text. My Ne rambled, lol.

Also sorry for any grammar mistakes, I'm not a native english speaker.

Andrea Lawrence (author) from Chicago on June 16, 2017:

I love the INTP folk. I am glad you are on this planet. Some of my greatest friends are in the INTP family.

Morrigan on June 08, 2017:

Through MBTI, I'm accepting myself for being a misanthropic hermit who's fixated with science, geometry and the occult. Never fitted in, don't know how to, don't want to either.

I'm at the extreme end of INTP spectrum however, Ti/Ne pretty much maxxed.

Don't meet too many people like me. However I don't go out much, and neither would they.

Thanks for this article. It's brilliantly accurate.

Eunsoo Cho on June 04, 2017:

Thank you. It really helps me clear up what I've been feeling and thinking for the past twenty years.

Andrea Lawrence (author) from Chicago on May 23, 2017:

It appears things are overall... pretty good.

Nessie on May 22, 2017:

Um..sorry but are you even an INTP? A few of your points were quite out of the place. For one, INTPs are actually pretty damn insecure and they don't have this ''I don't get how I can be wrong'' vibe unless the person who tells them they're wrong, says so without any logical evidence, in which case OF COURSE the INTP will be defensive. Second of all, I don't know about ANY INTP who would smother their partner. Smothering is for the touchy feely pressuring and overly feeling types. We don't smother anyone. It's more of the opposite that happens. We're a bit too aloof in relationships and partners often regard us as indifferent. You may enjoy writing about MBTI types but if you're not an INTP you can't be correct in your speculations just based on various ''info'' here and there. Other than that your article is pretty good.

Elvira S. on May 17, 2017:

Thanks for insights into myself. (I actually came on the cusp of an INTJ, but this write-up sounds more like me that the INTJ: Michelle Obama I am not)

I thought my problem was having a female brain: too many connections of everything to everything. Before I get to the end of a thought a hundred more take my attention in hundred different directions... or maybe adult attention deficit disorder, except I don't lack ability to focus. Good that you say INTPs don't need drugs, because I thought maybe something could damp me down and make me think in straight line with beginning and end and also want to live like ... well, normal people.

Funny you wrote about a cave, because I am living in a cave (practically, though one with internet, because there is so much to read out there, like THIS HERE!) and created a whole world, two actually with people plants, animals, technologies, philosophies, different ways of governing with gods and AIs (which are not homicidal, why the f* would they be? huh, where is logic to that?) I mean I am writing a novel and loving it but it will probably never be finished, because it changes too fast! Before I finish a chapter, the rest is all changed and for the better, so have to redo bits and pieces and as I do it, I realize if I change this one more thing it will make even more sense... and so it goes. It's a great way for me to live, but family and friends worry and try to make me leave my cave. "Can't be like that, have to be social." I am social! With the characters I created.

I don't think people I hang with (under duress a bit) are idiots, but they are boring (unless they let me talk, and then after a few minutes their eyes glaze over and they tell me "Wow. You are smart!" No, I don't think so. I could be smarter. Wish I were!)

The thing about needing to be loved though... Well, when I finally figured out and fully accepted that I am not lovable my life got much better. (p.s. I am nearing 60 so it's not that I just have not yet met a right person)

Andrea Lawrence (author) from Chicago on April 29, 2017:

Glad you enjoyed it! You probably have a better mental advantage than the average bear around you. Most INTP have superpower like brains.

Yves on April 25, 2017:

My brother is a Myers-Briggs expert due to his work. He told me that INTP's are very good at "banishing people from the kingdom;" (that's as aloof as you can get. Ha!) that they focus on "the big picture," and that they are the "most misunderstood" of the all the MB personalities. I am an INTP. I think he is right, and so are you----except I'm no genius. But I do care about facts, facts, facts. And I'm always right. Lol.

Great piece you've written here. Very funny and witty. Loved it!

Mitch Monroe on March 11, 2017:

I worked under 8 assistant principals this past 8 years and they were unbearably incompetent arrogant aggressive mean small minded and jealous belonging in the middle of the 8th floor psyche ward at Grady Hosp. in ATL

Andrea Lawrence (author) from Chicago on February 04, 2017:

Was there anything that stood out really strong when you took the test? One particular letter?

Liestales on February 03, 2017:

I don't really sure if i am INTP, but most of them I can find it relate. I took the MBIT, but I felt like I could select to be anything. There was no perfectly suit me, all of them suit me in a way or some situation, so I think i kinda selected to be INTP...

Andrea Lawrence (author) from Chicago on January 14, 2017:

I think there is a right amount of apathy in life. ;)

Amy on January 13, 2017:

There's an undesirable amount of apathy?

Andrea Lawrence (author) from Chicago on November 21, 2016:

1. Try new things. Stimulate the brain. Try going to new places, try new hobbies, even if it doesn't seem to exactly fit your ultimate goals. Stepping away from what you truly want and trying other avenues may help.

2. Have a just do it attitude. Sometimes we look too much at the challenge at hand, and just need to do it rather than stare at the challenges ahead.

3. Don't beat yourself up if you are having a lack of energy. We all have these times and they are important for growing. Read as much as you can. Invest in a library to grow yourself.

4. Go on a vacation to somewhere you have never experienced.

5. Try taking classes in something you have never learned.

INTP pep is important to your overall wellness. The lows can be really low. Sometimes you need breaks to look at your emotions and do some emotional healing. Try listening to music, writing poetry, even watching television that helps provoke emotional awareness.

Yess on November 20, 2016:

"INTP can lean too much into their laziness like a crutch. This can lead to an undesirable amount of apathy."

I am currently struggling to have any motivation to do work. Do you have any advice how I can stop being lazy and start doing important things?

Andrea Lawrence (author) from Chicago on September 21, 2016:

Hmmm. Perhaps some proofreading is in order by yours truly.

INTPer on September 20, 2016:

This could have been better if you had had someone edit it; I didn't totally understand parts. :P

Andrea Lawrence (author) from Chicago on August 17, 2016:

@JMoney

Dealing with the opposite of one's self is always a burden. Fortunately, your shadow is an idiot. That's a compliment, in a way. But they need your help dearly so they don't bunk everything for the world. But there are so, so many idiots. Don't get lost with them for too long.

JMoney on August 17, 2016:

Lol. The parts about INTP's being intolerant of "idiots" is spot on. I am an INTP and I deal with this on a daily basis. And yes, I really do hate idiots, though I really try not to. But yeah, I can't stand to be around them or having to deal with them.

arif ramlee on June 18, 2016:

this is accurate. and i am struggling right now

Julie K Henderson on July 31, 2015:

Bravo. You nailed this subject with impressive wit and perception. Voted up. By the way, are you an INTP?