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How do you spot intuitives? I'm terrible at spotting ENFX's for example. We have a friend who is either an ENFP or ESFP and I just can't decide. I've never natively discovered an ENFX.

Oddly I find Sensors easy to spot. Often by body type because they're so into their Thanksgivings, barbecues and sports. Or the garrulous nature. Intuitives seem to fade into the background.
 

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You look for either dominant Ne or auxillary Ni. Are you really deciding a person is a sensor just by looking at their body type?
 

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Just talk to them, bring up something new and see how they respond. Intuitives can think and give you a new opinion on the spot, conversations which aren't small talk won't just die out. Discussions with Sensors tend to be repetitive, with them mainly focusing on expressing the same opinion until it is accepted, I find conversations with them always run dry.
 

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I generally just spot sensors. Anyone who I don't identify as a sensor I categorise as 'possibly intuitive'.

Ni can be easy to spot though. It's the grandiose assertions with less emphasis on logic or evidence. Is it just me or do they take themselves more seriously as well?

Ne is spottable with humour type, they can be pretty goofy.
 

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You look for either dominant Ne or auxillary Ni.

What? INTP's and INFJ's have intuition in the secondary, both Ne and Ni.

Are you really deciding a person is a sensor just by looking at their body type?

Yes, except I'd say suspecting rather than deciding. Do you think John Madden is an INTP? Body type gives many clues to who a person is.

Just talk to them, bring up something new and see how they respond.

I'm looking for ways to spot them without having to canvass the room.

I generally just spot sensors. Anyone who I don't identify as a sensor I categorise as 'possibly intuitive'.

This is how I do it, but it is problematic. My bigger question is why are Sensor types apparently more easily spotted rather than intuitives?

Ni can be easy to spot though. It's the grandiose assertions with less emphasis on logic or evidence. Is it just me or do they take themselves more seriously as well?

Ne is spottable with humour type, they can be pretty goofy.

Good ideas, however goofy can easily throw you off. What about this one?


Tobuscus

My kid watches him a lot and while I don't really know what he is, I'm pretty sure he's not an intuitive. But you could easily see him as showing off Ne.
 

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Intuitives are full of ideas, they are restless seems like always searching for something, in a conversation with a lot of people they seems to be anxious to express their ideas.

Ni are more paranoid (one sum up very abstract idea/strategy) and Ne more confused (many random ideas).

They listen a while then express their (contrary) POV.

They question a lot.

Change the mind several times in a brainstorm.

And their eyes seems always to be stoned. They look to the void. Always looking to the horizon line even inside a room with no windows. Gyroscope eyes.

Imagination. Creativity. Abstraction. Strange links between objects/concepts...

They show rapid body movements when talking, with peaks of high pitched voice.

In a more deep conversation (without being angry) they can sweat, slightly ruborized, bulging veins in front head or neck.
 

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My personal favourite is the minataur song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awsolTK175c

The execution is almost perfect. Tobuscus is very talented, though I am generally not a fan. His auctioneer speed commentary that he spits out while playing AND devising jokes AND making stupid voices is impressive. He did steal his product design off some other youtuber though (Pewtipie I think it was).

In the minataur clip above there is plenty of word play and clever jokes, as well as some creative story elements.

Going off my video I'd say Ne is present, but I think your video is more representative of his normal state, which is more of a Sensory commentary.
 

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Intuitives are full of ideas, they are restless seems like always searching for something, in a conversation with a lot of people they seems to be anxious to express their ideas. ...

Great insights. This is what I'm talking about. For example, watch this

INTP/NF Geeks

Clearly this guy is an INTP and could be spotted in a crowd. Types put out an "animus" in my experience. A gestalt of cues which show off who they are. With INTP's it's usually a thin body (or perhaps a really fat geek body), a distanced look to their eyes, and a somewhat soft demeanor. Also the "un huh ... un huh" vocal pattern, something I continually do.

Pod'Lair did some work in this but I wonder if they got too specific about the matter. These are statistical observations so you have to look at the sum rather than specific cues. Of course they'd say that is what they do, but I do think you have to be careful about overemphasizing the specifics.
 

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Oddly I find Sensors easy to spot. Often by body type because they're so into their Thanksgivings, barbecues and sports. Or the garrulous nature. Intuitives seem to fade into the background.

I generally just spot sensors. Anyone who I don't identify as a sensor I categorise as 'possibly intuitive'.

That's interesting. I'm the opposite. I have hard time sensing sensors and an easier time spotting intuitives.

My kid watches him a lot and while I don't really know what he is, I'm pretty sure he's not an intuitive. But you could easily see him as showing off Ne.

I think He's an NeTi. I think you folks have a way higher bar for what constitute as an "N."
 

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TI think He's an NeTi.

He could be. The thing that gets me though is the sheer mass of videos he's done. Look at his channel, 4+ million subscribers and thousands of videos all made within a short time. And they're all the same essentially. I know I would get bored long before that, or at least would experiment and put more variation into it. S types are much better at repetitive tasks - even creative ones - than intuitives (consider Picasso).

Or perhaps this highlights my deficiency at spotting extroverted intuitives. Perhaps due to my upbringing (in a highly extraverted S family) I associate extroversion with S.

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Going off my video I'd say Ne is present, but I think your video is more representative of his normal state, which is more of a Sensory commentary.

Agreed. By the way thanks for the PewDiePie reminder, I've been meaning to check him out to compare to Tobuscus. Yes Toby did copy the idea, but is much better at the stream of consciousness.
 

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Clearly this guy is an INTP and could be spotted in a crowd. Types put out an "animus" in my experience. A gestalt of cues which show off who they are. With INTP's it's usually a thin body (or perhaps a really fat geek body), a distanced look to their eyes, and a somewhat soft demeanor. Also the "un huh ... un huh" vocal pattern, something I continually do.

Agreed. Kind of convinces me of not being INTP. (Shut up you, physiological patterns are real.)

Or perhaps this highlights my deficiency at spotting extroverted intuitives. Perhaps due to my upbringing (in a highly extraverted S family) I associate extroversion with S.

I think so.
 

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I can tell the Thinking and Feeling functions in people more easily then anything else. Then it break down from there.

Fe/Ti users have more animated faces and movements with a kinda of "dead pause" when communicating

Te/Fi have a more serious face and more rigid or "respectable" look, while having a more smooth flowing communication pattern
 

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...a distanced look to their eyes...

It's the main INTP trait. I think the reason is the intuition, we don't just look the objects, we perceive abstract extrapolations in every object/idea. From simple ones like memory to crazy abstract relations.

Also the "un huh ... un huh" vocal pattern, something I continually do.

Me too. Sometimes I just keep answering yes, yes, yes while I'm thinking (or perceiving) far ahead from what is being talked.

Pod'Lair did some work in this but I wonder if they got too specific about the matter. These are statistical observations so you have to look at the sum rather than specific cues. Of course they'd say that is what they do, but I do think you have to be careful about overemphasizing the specifics.

Yes. It cannot be viewed as a rigid rule. But when all the factors meet up you have something. And you can't be precise with just one observation because we can morph into other type sometimes (depending on the circumstance). I know podlair use this concept but I prefer the socionics approach (visual identification).

IMO podlair wants to be a kind of mystical cult (just by checking out the site).

By the way, anyone knows what means the Pod'Lair name? Where/why/when they chose this name?
 

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While the body type may be a rough indicator of S/N, you shouldn't rely on it. I know plenty of fat or skinny sensors, and plenty of very fit Intuitives (myself included)
 

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I can the Thinking and Feeling functions in people more easily then anything else. Then it break down from there.

Fe/Ti users have more animated faces and movements with a kinda of "dead pause" when communicating

Te/Fi have a more serious face and more rigid or "respectable" look, while having a more smooth flowing communication pattern

Yeah I can relate to that. Please develop a bit more the "dead pause".

Like Fe/Ti = discrete communication and Te/Fi = analogical communication?
 

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Yeah I can relate to that. Please develop a bit more the "dead pause".

Like Fe/Ti = discrete communication and Te/Fi = analogical communication?

Yeah, Ti is more stop and go. Looking away or using hands to pause the communication to analyze and make a judgment then continuing. The Fe then wants people to agree or connect with what there saying.

With Te, its more like they want you to listen to exactly what they are saying and be proactive. It's a more constructive and authoritative form of communication, built upon there Fi judgements of what they see value in.
 

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Sensors blink their eyes much more than intuitives. In a lesser degree it's the same between F and T.
 

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Yeah, Ti is more stop and go. Looking away or using hands to pause the communication to analyze and make a judgment then continuing. The Fe then wants people to agree or connect with what there saying.

With Te, its more like they want you to listen to exactly what they are saying and be proactive. It's a more constructive and authoritative form of communication, built upon there Fi judgements of what they see value in.

Great analysis.
 

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While the body type may be a rough indicator of S/N, you shouldn't rely on it. I know plenty of fat or skinny sensors, and plenty of very fit Intuitives (myself included)

Agree to that. I keep reiterating this is a statistical theory.
 

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You could probably tell whether a person is intuitive by asking what music he listens(me: classic and jazz), what videos he watches(I watch mainly unpopular channels where people give me some food for thought), is he a fan of documentaries(I LOVE documentaries, except animals, watching them is boring) and "mind-fucks"(12 Angry Men, Memento all were and are my favorites). Also, what about solving puzzles(programming, maths, brain-teasers) ? Do you admire science?(I'm a subscriber to New Scientist and read that stuff almost daily) Do you like parties? (I hate them and don't want to go there anytime in the future). Also, what do you do on your free time? Do you read a book or do you go out with friends playing football because it's what you like to do? I liked football but got bored after several plays. Yet, I love one sport, it's basketball. I even trained my vertical jump to become better at this sport.

But to be honest, what is the big deal to be INTP or ISTP which I think I may be? I won't change if I know my exact type. :} Also, here is another one thing that crept into my mind: INTPs are bad with tools. Any tools. Screwdrivers, scissors, they are bad at repairing car (changing any part). I'm not good at doing physical work: firstly, to me it is boring, secondly I feel like wasting time when i don't sit and learn something new. Yet, it's good motivator to pursue intuitive careers because I freakin' LOATH physical work. :\

And here is another observation: NTs are open to new ideas. They are not afraid of failing and abandoning old stuff and embracing new. I certainly did once Architect recommended Fuhrman books and I applied what I learned successfully for my own benefit. Also, I like experimenting. Just doing some weird stuff and look how people react. :}
 

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But to be honest, what is the big deal to be INTP or ISTP which I think I may be? I won't change if I know my exact type.

OP was about spotting other people, but I think there's huge value in knowing your type. For example, learning how to integrate your inferior later in life. Knowing what careers are likely to work for you when younger. One example, I picked up a lot of habits from my upbringing that didn't work for me, such as religion, outdoors activities and getting out of the house. So over the years I nominally kept with religion (even though I didn't like it), went outdoors a lot (which I didn't like all that much) and got out of the house every weekend (which I didn't really want to do). Disambiguating my type helped me figure out my natural needs and wishes versus the programmed ones.

Gross example. For an INTP vs ISTP, both tend to love programming which is useful to you as a career choice. If you knew you were INTP I might recommend a more theoretical coursework, or a more practical one if ISTP.
 

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Well, I know for sure that I'm introvert who doubts decisions constantly, has tons of projects from which only several were done :D That makes me IP, then I'm definitely not a feeler type. I read all descriptions of dominant feelers and that does not resonate with me at all. Now about S/N ... I have no idea. I like thinking, learning, checking out new ideas which are all N types trait but I don't mind going out either. Sometimes I get very moody when computer fails to execute my program I wrote so I wind up outside, doing something else. Usually solution comes to my mind outside.

When you mentioned theoretical vs practical, I tend to enjoy theoretical more. Though I'm doing as much practice as possible because reading and replicating others proved to be wrong approach. :}

OP asked how to spot intuitives. It was pretty easy for me. At school, there were two people similar to me. They all liked to talk about weird stuff with me, disliked parties, excelled at sciences and overall was a joy to talk with. However, when I talked with sensor type person, almost all of them were disenchanted by mental powers needed to maintain conversation. Sensors like casual talks about life, friends and I'll tell you honestly, there was only one other real intuitive in my class. And he winded up in programming. Also, I know one intuitive who is definitely INTP. He is a maths guru, won several olympiads in my country, he liked playing MMORPGS, studied maths books extensively and ended up in programming, even though his degree is in maths.

I don't say all sensors are not into mentally-intensive talks. I just say what kind of people I met. Most intuitive persons were happy to talk with me.
 

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Ne types come across to me as zany. In particular, you can look for quirky facial expressions, such as moving the mouth over to one side (especially with Fi-Ne people). In fact, I think Ne facial expressions in general are stronger. I am not sure if it is because facial movements are a waste of energy, such that Se types avoid such movements, or if it is because Ne types are simply able to become more energized while standing still. Se types (and Ni especially) come across to me as more mellow, and cool. I can't observe this in youtube videos, but I imagine that they probably become more energized when running around.

Also, I'm an INTP and I like religion just fine. I don't see why that would be a non-INTP thing. And anyway, religion is like brushing your teeth. You don't really do it because you like it.
 

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Also, I'm an INTP and I like religion just fine. I don't see why that would be a non-INTP thing. And anyway, religion is like brushing your teeth. You don't really do it because you like it.

Then why the fuck do you do it?

If you can't think of a single reason why INTP's might be less inclined to believe things that are false/unsupported, you just might not be as INTP as you originally thought.
 

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You do it because it is true, not because you like it. You obviously don't believe it's true. But then, you don't sound very objective about it, either.
 

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The truth value is largely irrelevant.

It may be true that there is ice in Antarctica, but I'm not going to pursue that. If you don't like something, why do it?

Actually, never mind. This is a massive derail. Peace.

Edit: Sorry, I'm looking for a fight to distract me from my homework. I don't respect your beliefs, but that's no reason to actively disrespect them. It's only once I realised that you calling me unobjective was the greenlight I'd been looking for that I reigned back the arrogant prick inside.
 

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My following statements will require the assumption of type being innate. In order to really get a grasp of the possibilities of what an iNtuitive personality can be, how unoriginal or how unresponsive or how uninsightful or how un-abstract or how "Sensorlike" an iNtuitive could be, I think it is important to remove the nurture factor or the culture factor. It's important to differentiate or deconstruct it. This means looking into places where there is minimal education, minimal contact with anything that will exercise the imaginative aspects of the mind, and also maybe in situations in poverty. Yeah, the patterns you see are practical for where you are but it will not be as accurate because the extremes has not been figured out.
 

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Pretty easy. Sensors work on sensory data, observation, facts, science. Jung called them "Concretists", because their ideas are built as strongly as concrete. Their ideas are build on a solid foundation of objective empirical data. So 2 Sensors will probably come to the same conclusion, and there is no arguing with an argument as strong as the Hoover Dam.

Intuitives are the reverse. They are usually suggesting things that no-one who bases their ideas on solid observation, solid facts, and solid science, would ever consider suggesting in a million years. Their ideas come out of left field. Some of the time, they're pure genius. But they're still so totally off the wall, that no-one would actually suggest that, unless they had an inner compulsion. The rest of the time, they're off the wall, and their ideas are barking mad.

Intuitives are thus easy to spot. Just look for the people who, when they talk, everyone looks at them with an expression that positively screams "You've taken way too much mescalin and LSD. We don't know what planet you're on. But it sure isn't planet Earth".
 

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In my opinion, ENTPs usually come across as so non-down-to-earth that they are just plain annoying. So that would be really strong Ne. For some reason, ENTPs seem to get on my nerves. I don't know if anyone else feels similarly. Maybe it is because they are so close to being logical, but just not quite there.
 

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Intuitives are thus easy to spot. Just look for the people who, when they talk, everyone looks at them with an expression that positively screams "You've taken way too much mescalin and LSD. We don't know what planet you're on. But it sure isn't planet Earth".
Hmmm...I look at non-intuitive people like they're loco sometimes when they propose a standard approach which is not that great. (It can be amusing to watch their reaction.)
 

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In my opinion, ENTPs usually come across as so non-down-to-earth that they are just plain annoying. So that would be really strong Ne. For some reason, ENTPs seem to get on my nerves. I don't know if anyone else feels similarly. Maybe it is because they are so close to being logical, but just not quite there.

I think you'll find that their ideas are more logical than most, but not necessarily appropriate. They often follow a concept to its logical conclusion, but fail to take into account some random significant trend that stops their idea conforming with reality. It'll often ends up absurd, but that's half the fun.
 

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Extroverts are always easier to type, whether they're sensors or intuitives.
 

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Hmmm...I look at non-intuitive people like they're loco sometimes when they propose a standard approach which is not that great. (It can be amusing to watch their reaction.)
I used to think so. Then I found out what it's like in reality. Sensors would choose a method they'd used before. Then they'd copy, paste, and change the relevant bits, then test it, each time they needed that method, say, a dozen times. Seemed rather long-winded.

I'd come up with a single method that would do it all at once. But it was much more complicated. So it took a fair time to code. Then I had to test it and debug it against all the situations that I'd designed it for. Then I could implement it. But I still needed to test it. Because it was a new method, there were usually a lot of system-level bugs to fix in the method, which required extensive testing and debugging, and then extensive testing on each case.

My boss, who was a Sensor sometimes told me to do it his way, because my way seemed to be taking a lot longer than he expected. I'd grumble, and then do it. It was boring and monotonous, mainly because as long as I followed the same routine each time, copy and paste the same way, look for the same things to change, and then follow the same testing procedure, it was really easy. I didn't need much of my brain for it. So my fingers could speed up, the way that they do when you keep doing the same physical things over and over again. I did things much quicker his way than mine. On top, I found that because the way you'd test it was pretty standard, it was pretty easy to ensure that I had tested it completely. No unexpected surprises, meant it was reliable and quick to implement and quick to test.

It's annoying that their methods are often much more efficient than our methods when it comes to practice.
 

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@Hadoblado,

About the only people I trust to think logically are INTPs, ISTPs, ENTJs, and ESTJs. And even then, everyone but the INTPs typically has difficulty following real complicated stuff. And of course, even the INTPs act like jackasses a fair amount of the time, depending on individual personaliy.

The fact is, people in general are not that smart. When you start adding in auxiliary thinkers into the mix, you cannot expect too much logic out of them. So I think ENTPs are overrated. Same with INTJs (and especially INFJs).
 

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Sensors generally annoy me more hahah
 

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@Hadoblado,

About the only people I trust to think logically are INTPs, ISTPs, ENTJs, and ESTJs. And even then, everyone but the INTPs typically has difficulty following real complicated stuff. And of course, even the INTPs act like jackasses a fair amount of the time, depending on individual personaliy.

The fact is, people in general are not that smart. When you start adding in auxiliary thinkers into the mix, you cannot expect too much logic out of them. So I think ENTPs are overrated. Same with INTJs (and especially INFJs).

meh, I would've left this alone if I was fer sure an INTP, but roughly xNTP, anyway,
generally and hey maybe even statistically you could be right, but as a specificity just because they use thinking as their dominant function does not mean that they are good at it...haha

there's some logic for you


The fact is, people in general are not that smart <- agreed, though



also, why are ENTPs(we) overrated? <- very curious, please answer

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The difference between Ti in ENTPs versus INTPs is its place in the functional stack. For INTPs, it comes first, which makes them quicker to inwardly judge. INTPs then use their auxiliary Ne to open up and further explore their initial judgments. In ENTPs, the order is reversed. Rather than starting with an initial judgment or presumption like INTPs, they approach things through the fresh eyes of Intuition. They then employ their Ti to analyze and enhance the logic and structuring of their Ne perceptions.

Obviously with the INTPs Ti>Ne>Si>Fe vs ENTPs Ne>Ti>Fe>Si, if you merely attempt to look at the functions then yes you could 'assume' the thinker's in a dominant/primary positions would be more 'logical,' but there is a lot more to it, as seen above.
 

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i think i'm rather istp, i can spot intuitive easily, you just say let's do this, the s type say yeah let's go, or are more into experimenting thing to see how it can work, the intuitive type will more look to the sky to plan things ahead a bit out of nowhere or from his mind to see what will happen =)
 

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I used to think so. Then I found out what it's like in reality. Sensors would choose a method they'd used before. Then they'd copy, paste, and change the relevant bits, then test it, each time they needed that method, say, a dozen times. Seemed rather long-winded.

I'd come up with a single method that would do it all at once. But it was much more complicated. So it took a fair time to code. Then I had to test it and debug it against all the situations that I'd designed it for. Then I could implement it. But I still needed to test it. Because it was a new method, there were usually a lot of system-level bugs to fix in the method, which required extensive testing and debugging, and then extensive testing on each case.

My boss, who was a Sensor sometimes told me to do it his way, because my way seemed to be taking a lot longer than he expected. I'd grumble, and then do it. It was boring and monotonous, mainly because as long as I followed the same routine each time, copy and paste the same way, look for the same things to change, and then follow the same testing procedure, it was really easy. I didn't need much of my brain for it. So my fingers could speed up, the way that they do when you keep doing the same physical things over and over again. I did things much quicker his way than mine. On top, I found that because the way you'd test it was pretty standard, it was pretty easy to ensure that I had tested it completely. No unexpected surprises, meant it was reliable and quick to implement and quick to test.

It's annoying that their methods are often much more efficient than our methods when it comes to practice.

i guess in many occassion, istp can come to more efficient and quicker manner to do things, but there is also many occasion where istp might also have hell of hard time to actually find the best way, it's like they say in any good optimisation manual, sometime it's much more efficient to have good design from start, than trying to optimize an inefficient design, and there some solution that are very hard to come up with from a pure sensor mind

i think i know some intuitive thinker programmer, they are generally very good with large scale planning, and know also lot of theory and algorythm from hell that can really speed up a process as well, that can be very useful, but for most simple task, that involve mostly mechanical type of thinking, istp will often find the most efficient and quick way to do it, S type can have sort of true obsession with performance somehow =)

the typical area is with big data mannagment, istp will try to optimize more the mechanistic aspect of data management, intp will see more how to organize the data for that it's easier to be processed , there are many area where it can be usefull, and some solution that are hard to find with mostly experimentation or more or less empirical processing, but at the end of the day, for most thing that are a little bit big archi, that really need performance on large scale, all the best method of processing are discovered by more intuitive type, and look like hell for istp because they involve lot of theory and math and stuff from hell, but allow for great improvement =)

like currently, i'm bit digging into real time raytracing, thing that involve massive amount of computation, there can be the istp approach that is more or less brute force, but there are also many kick ass algorythm, involving lot of statistic, of math, and stuff, that will really push the whole thing into another realm of what is really possible to do by good planning and lot of theory of stuff, that istp will never really be able to pull out

i think it's big problem of intuitive, it's that they have good idea, but unless they have really huge communication skill, and good charisma, their idea are often under looked because being very abstract and maybe hard to understand for most people, and not that much based on direct experience, and it will be hard for most people to really understand and anticipate the interest of the idea, and they can be best at doing long term research on big algoryhtm , and then getting the thing done once for all in the best way, that will after become maybe a sort of new standard that will save lot of time to thousand of people, rather than in short term common problem solving
 

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@Hadoblado,

About the only people I trust to think logically are INTPs, ISTPs, ENTJs, and ESTJs. And even then, everyone but the INTPs typically has difficulty following real complicated stuff. And of course, even the INTPs act like jackasses a fair amount of the time, depending on individual personaliy.

The fact is, people in general are not that smart. When you start adding in auxiliary thinkers into the mix, you cannot expect too much logic out of them. So I think ENTPs are overrated. Same with INTJs (and especially INFJs).

I'm an ENTP and I kick arse at logic, therefore, your argument is invalid! (I kid).

But seriously, logic is a skill and can be taught. In general you won't see many INTP's who are bad at it, but I think this is more from practice born from preference. Most people don't care about the truth enough to effortfully discern it, but a lot of them can pick up logic if required, regardless of temperament.

Logic is largely not that difficult.
 

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I'm an ENTP and I kick arse at logic, therefore, your argument is invalid! (I kid).

But seriously, logic is a skill and can be taught. In general you won't see many INTP's who are bad at it, but I think this is more from practice born from preference. Most people don't care about the truth enough to effortfully discern it, but a lot of them can pick up logic if required, regardless of temperament.

Logic is largely not that difficult.

agreed

Oh, well, hi there! Didn't know you were an ENTP as well, greetings!
 

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How do you spot intuitives?
My first reaction is, "You can't." Depends on who you are. How do you think a sensor can spot an intuitive when a sensor may not know what hit them? Hit in the face? Is that a clue?

Second reaction: Carefully place a bag over the suspects head. If they say, "Get this damn thing off me!", they are a sensor. If they say, "What are you doing this for?", they are an intuitive.

Third reaction: If you spot someone, then straightaway they are a sensor. That is because 75 percent of people are sensors. If you wait around and they say, "How can I get these spots off me?", you have improved your chances they are an intuitive.:D
 
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