The Top 5 Strengths of the INTP

0:00 right so this video is going to introduce what i consider to be the top five strengths of the intp default cognition now i actually consider this type to be a little bit undervalued obviously not in terms of popularity know the amount of people mistyping into it nor the way in which their integrated thinking tends to be placed on a kind of intellectual pedestal no rather in regards to the unhealthy stereotypes that are often attributed to people of this type and subsequently the way in which the rest of the types cognition tends to be heavily downplayed and what stereotypes you say well you could talk about the kind of called robot stereotype who's fairly stuck in the head entirely fixated upon logic and largely socially inept you could talk about the aston martin professor stereotype you know a person who's so perpetually

0:46 preoccupied with their own internal musings that they lack any real ability to kind of practically navigate the real world or you can talk about like the more nerdy kind of stereotypes you know the person is just stuck in doors all day playing video games reading books and never really getting any sunlight and while of course these stereotypes can be applied and are applied to many different kind of types it tends to be the intp who receives the unfair brunt of it generally speaking people might look to the natural abstract intellectual abilities of this type and discount the rest of what makes them human and as with all cpt videos i'm not going to be using the mbti dichotomies you know the whole intp thing because they're not particularly useful and they don't really align with the person's guidance functions anyway hence why so many people mistype into

1:31 intp these dichotomies are just general kind of personality traits which are fluid and can change across a person's lifetime so let's dive into the video starting with the strength people will be most familiar with in regards to this type precise logical analysis and the emphasis really is upon precision here the introverted sensing lens to which intermittent thinking is assigned within this type lenses type a high fidelity of internal experience as pertains to objective internal frameworking this type doesn't just see a general kind of sense impression of logical criteria but actually zoom down into the fine details of any given logical problem that you're entertaining and this is what differentiates the type from the istp

2:18 both of these types have intuitive thinking and dominant position but the internal lens to which this function is assigned actually changes the way in which the type interacts with this particular codec and in many ways tisi is the chisel this tab uses to chip away slowly at whatever they happen to be sculpting internally however this type's preference for intense internal scrutiny and general kind of tinkering upon any given problem they're working with does not mean this type is inefficient or stuck in the details you see integrated sensing in this type operates upon a continuum with interverted intuition and this integrated intuition is very much the sub-authority of this type therefore having a highly compulsive drive and it is actually as i'll be getting

3:04 into later in the video the relative unconsciousness of this lens function that allows this type to generate multiple different ideas without trying to force together a single cohesive internal narrative what a lot of people attribute to extroverted intuition is actually the unconscious individual intuition feeding this type novel but oftentimes unrelated ideas but back to the logical internal scrutiny the broad internal lens of interverted intuition acts as a kind of vista with which this type can use to survey the general landscape of their logical internal frameworks and using this bird's eye view of intermediate intuition this type can easily kind of spot any areas that might need work or any areas that might be more interesting

3:50 within the mind than other ones so imagine a person who primarily works in terms of internal scrutiny but can happily zoom out to achieve a big picture overview before once again zooming down into the details and this is what makes the internet of thinking of this type so naturally dynamic they were capable of achieving both internal scrutiny and holistic overview it is simply that their ego resides more than the former than the latter and as such this type is more likely to be employing prolonged periods of precise internal critique than they are rushing from one general idea to another one and in many ways this type is the natural executive of intermittent frameworking because they're not just working in concepts but they're actually going into the very brick and mortar of any given internal

4:37 logical structure this type is actually extraordinarily capable of passing anything that they externally perceive with extroverted intuition through a very precise internal filter system and this actually makes them very gifted logical filters of humanity they can take in information pass it through extremely precise and intense logical scrutiny before disseminating it to everybody else and this is actually a great incentive for this type to activate their dominant axis with a more convergent use of extroverted feeling this type can much more effectively relay all that they've scrutinized to other people an ability to spot and demand contradictions contradictions other people may have simply not noticed makes them incredibly incredibly

5:23 valuable to the human race within the itp's framework snowstone is left unturned now strength number two is what i will refer to you know for the purpose of this video as possibility bouncing and by possibility bouncing i mean this types in my opinion extraordinary capability to very naturally entertain multiple different oftentimes contradicting possibilities inside the head at the same time you know being a big ni convergent my ego generally has a hard time doing that kind of thing my ni kind of forces and blends all these different ideas into a single cohesive narrative whereas with an itp you have a type who can very naturally kind of entertain all of these different ideas alongside each other you see integrated sensing into

6:08 the thinking allows this type to essentially compartmentalize different ideas when people say idea bouncing they might think of extroverted intuition but it's very important to bear in mind that this function operates on an axis with integrated sensing it is a combination of intermediate sensing and activated intuition which allows for different multiple ideas to be so compartmentalized vended separate by the discreteness of a precise internal lens now when i say possibility i'm not talking about something always grounded in the external concrete but anything that comprises the generation of new ideas because every single idea is a possibility it's a potential and the itp is extremely gifted at balancing and entertaining multiple

6:53 different potentials together at the same time and it is the combination of this types intermediate interior sub-authority found as it does novel insights into the integrated thinking individual sensing realm and the types activated intuitive authority function which instills an egoistic need to maintain an open mind that instills within this type of natural creativity and lateral thinking style and the creativity of this type tends to be heavily downplayed in favor of the intellectual stereotype often assigned to them but in reality they often both yes they like to really hunk it down into precise internal analyses and can be indeed very bookish but they're also often writers artists musicians you can generally bet in the course of their lifetime and intp to have dipped into

7:40 many a different creative field and the disparate kind of curiosity and exploratory attitude allows for natural innovation to occur within these areas you might have an intp who's primarily an artist and who does software engineering in the spare time or you might have an itp who's a full-time software engineer and just uses art and creativity to unwind but generally speaking this type very happily balances the technical with the creative and in an ideal world they find a way to synthesize both together and again only to the ti fe axis because again these two functions operate alongside each other rather than separately consider alongside the highly precise interval of thinking of this type there is here a natural kind of linguistic altitude and

8:26 i search out of all of the creative fields that is often script writing and comedy that this type most naturally gravitates towards because this allows the idp to blend their precise use of language with their natural creative inclinations and of course this is just one of the many ways in which this type can achieve a kind of symbiosis between their preferred cognitive faculties and all of this also allows this type to come up with fail-safe options and contingency plans if things don't work out in a way that they might want them to and this time they even spend more time accounting for all of the different possibilities of external reality than they do upon focusing upon a single desired outcome and this makes this type extraordinarily adaptable and for as long as they can use their divergent functions more

9:12 convergently that is to say more actively interact with the external world through excavated feeling and extroverted intuition this type can be very naturally opportunistic not only able to spot opportunities but also sees them and as such it is when this type achieves a level of balance between their interverted and extroverted functions that they can navigate most fluidly and indeed happily all that life entails so the third strength of the itp pertains to the predictive capacity that tends to stem from their extroverted intuitive authority function with this particular external lens function being much more divergent to nature the emphasis is much more upon cautious observation of external contingencies and you can

9:58 probably see how this sets the type up for natural attunement to consequences it is important to note the consequences within this type of process within a more intuitive thinking centric modality than an f i centric one and therefore tend to pertain to a more detached understanding of what is logical and what is not and may not necessarily be as invested in you know protecting and safeguarding the individual's own mental health or even in some occasions their relationships but with extroverted intuition here being assigned to an extroverted feeling codec they are highly highly aware of social contingencies within the moment for as long as they are still abiding by their extroverted feeling function that is to say for as long as they aren't around those people who they do drop their extroverted feeling with or maybe just interacting on more online fe

10:44 detached environment they tend to be very very naturally attuned to the social flow but as i'm going to be getting into in the next point they simply place more emphasis upon observing extraverted feeling flow than acting upon it but with external contingency being assessed more on a ti centric basis this does make for a person highly adept within the realm of risk assessment and as much as this type can have unfair stereotypes attributed to it and so far as you know being relatively chaotic and go with the flow in many ways when an itp person use something they tend to have a backup plan because the activated intuitive authority function tends to make the type highly aware of all the things that could go wrong and i would not in any way shape or form consider the intp to

11:29 be a reckless type quite the converse and this factored in alongside the natural critical ability of this type makes for someone who can in many ways illuminate areas of risk and consequences that other types may simply not notice but going into strengthener before this type while this type can drop extra vetted feeling to some extent around people here close with the actual pairing of excavated intuition here is more adjacent to exterminated feeling than it is to extroverted thinking so i would say an infp may be more aware of how the general logical flow is going on in an external world without needing to go into a ti centric modality in order to assess the kind of more logical implications the intp is so naturally aware of the extroverted feeling flow around them but they don't need to go

12:15 into an fr centric modality in order to assess the implications and it is the realm of extraverted failing which is the most underrated strength of this type people tend to attribute to the intp after all an inferior extroverted feeling and this is not strictly inaccurate when it comes to convergent employment of this function you know hugs and cuddles and kisses all that kind of stuff but insofar as actually being aware of what's going on within the external holistic emotional landscape this type can be incredibly well attuned to laws and customs differing subcultures and social circles and it's somewhat of a dichotomy with an intp insofar as they can be quite offensive to people with whom they trust and therefore let go of their extroverted feeling with but on the flip

13:02 side oftentimes with people they do not know and they have not established that report with they're oftentimes the most inoffensive out of all of the types abiding by external social atmospheres in a harmonious way is actually a talent for this type because a hyper diversion text devoted feeling is a high precautious extroverted feeling and until an intp has established a rapport with someone or maybe they're just you know trolling on the internet they tend to be a very naturally socially cautious and polite individual and on the back of this hyper divergent activated feeling as they develop more social confidence and say self-esteem they can develop a more fluid dominant access that allows them to engage extroverted feeling more convergently network promote themselves establish

13:49 necessary connections in order to advance themselves in any given career ladder that they choose and i've actually known many intps in real life in fact who have excellent networking capabilities the divergent exhibited feeling alongside the dominant integrative thinking allows this type to naturally kind of gauge the mood of another person and oftentimes a natural extroverted intuitive curiosity of this type generates multiple different questions to ask the other person to make them feel appreciated and to keep the flow of conversation going the entrepreneurial side of intps is often overlooked whereas it is the honed fe ne networking skills of this type that have forced them the opportunities that they can seize upon and integrate with extroverted intuition

14:35 in the first place and the fifth and final strength of this type well within this video at least because obviously there were more than five strengths of an intp pertains to the systemization that they can acquire through prolonged engagement with their dominant parent there's one massively overlooked strength of the intp in which their intimate thinking interverted sensing highly refined and precise internal frameworks can essentially extend into the extroverted thinking extroverted sensing atmosphere in order to create effective procedures and systems while all human beings can do this ti dominance tend to be particularly gifted to refining and honing crafting internal skill sets with which they can then you know through procedural memory and the like extend into extraverted thinking in

15:20 order to effectively execute these skill sets in external reality and once an intp begins this process and fully activate their extension gateway into tese they can become extraordinarily efficient at anything they pursue and the natural convergent attitude of this dominant pairing makes for an individual who is constantly perfecting and refining their systems and skill sets over time and it is through this test extension gateway that the itp effectively defies their stereotype of being in any way unconscientious because through this pathway this type can actually become rather procedural and these procedures are not just related to you know computers and technology and gadgets it can actually apply to their entire daily structure as much as this type does like to go

16:06 with the flow as much as this type does like room to use their more momentum-based ne productivity the procedural quality of tes activated tisi allows us to have a much more harmonious relationship with their extroverted intuitive authority function more of a balance between their need to explore and create and go with the flow and the natural translation of their carefully crafted internal frameworks and skill sets and knowledge banks into external reality and more procedural intps can even create a level of structure in their lives because the external world becoming structured is simply a byproduct of their own internal formulations so that concludes the video i hope it's been informative and if you know anyone who you think might benefit from the contents of this video be sure to share

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