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Dear God yes. I'm not easily bored. I'd go in a heartbeat if I had the resources.

There is no one optimal diet that suits everyone. For example, I can't eat many starches and sugars without putting on weight, but I can eat fat fat all day long without seeing a rise in my weight or my cholesterol. The opposite might be true for someone else. A lot of it is simple trial and...

I agree with this. I don't think humans were meant to go 16+ hour stretches without sleep.

No, I'd be more inclined to pick a child already here.

How are you funding your travels?

GREYGREY: Try here.

I like the Personality Page description, it's pretty thorough.

Oh, man. I've had that happen. It's horrible when you realize it was all nothing.

Times of India, OC Register, Irish Times, Japan Times, EWTN.

I DVR shows I'm interested in and pay attention as I watch them, but I'm usually doing another activity like stretching, meal prep, folding laundry, or something similar. I might sit and do nothing else if I'm watching with someone else but not while I'm by myself. I can't watch a show if I...

Yes but I think I do that, too. I just get lost when he gives details and I have no idea what the topic/big picture is. For example, one of the doors in his home sticks a little. The screws in the top hinge are loose and I asked if he couldn't just replace them with longer screws and his reply...

Assuming you mean apart from dating web sites, pursue things you enjoy in group settings: volunteer, take a class, join a team. I know that's counter to much of being an introvert but IMO the chance of a yes goes up when you're not a complete stranger. Don't do group stuff like that with the...

It's annoying when they include the smallest detail to the detriment of the big picture. I have an ISTP friend who tells a story by beginning with all the tiny details. He might as well be speaking another language, I just get lost.

I like those, Ink.

Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury.

I just get a tourist visa. If there's a short time limit on it, you can usually just pop into a neighboring country and come back, although that depends on the country. Again, that's something want to make sure you have the funds for before you emigrate. You definitely need to know all the ins...

It really varies. I enjoy socializing but it depends on who, where and how. I usually like a dinner party with the right people for a short time. I can do a short trail ride with one other person, or a long trail ride in a group where I can hang back and just enjoy the ride without having to do...

Curiosity is a driving force in my life. Thank God for the internet. I try to curb those kinds of questions in conversation unless I really know the person I'm talking to, they do annoy a lot of [small-minded] people. That kind of constant self-editing saps my energy reserves.

Really good question. I think of it as a means to an end. For example, the door that opens onto our very intense Fe opens onto the wonderful feelings as well as terrible ones, but you can rationally decide how much you want to indulge in either. I tend to spend brief spurts with the negative...

People are still self-centered and caught up in peer identification at that stage. Their brains probably haven't even finished forming. Most don't have much of a personality. It's not their fault, it's just that they're still finding out and developing who they are. It gets better in about five...

What age group are we talking about, here?

INTJs have an easier time in general since they have that crucial J in common with most of the mainstream culture. Having strong N and P preferences really puts you at a disadvantage. It's an SJ world.

Very true. That's not always such a bad way to go. I have a friend who does home inspections because it's an automatic, non-thinking kind of chore which leaves his mind free to create poetry, which is all he really wants to do. It's "Disneyland" and that's actually a difficult job to land...

Always, always have that money before looking for a job, otherwise it puts you at an enormous disadvantage which will be exploited by employers. I usually leave home with at least enough for a return trip and six months' living expenses. A "90% guarantee" is meaningless in some places, like...

I do both but the critical analysis definitely comes first. I agree with you that we excel at it. Many people just find it annoying so I've learned to curb talking about it but I never stop doing it internally.

What are your criteria? Do you meet that criteria yourself?

Sometimes you have to be there in person to get a good job. A lot of deception can go on long distance.

I try not to sleep in my regular clothes for allergy reasons. I usually shower before bed for the same reasons (I also shower after the gym or stable, so I often bathe twice daily). I battle insomnia so there's a long list of stuff I do to try to get a good night's sleep. I run a HEPA air...

I am still in my pajamas. :D

I think that's pretty typical. That should motivate you to seek out a few higher-quality human companions, though. I have tremendous feelings for pets and it's always devastating to lose them.

Depends on where you and what kind of work you're willing to do. I'm emigrated several times without having a job lined up and haven't had much of a problem finding one, although I have degrees and certifications. You want to have something to offer that the locals don't, or don't have as much of.

Hear, hear.

Thinking people don't do this.

Well...

It's not a validation as much as a connection. If every landscape in my life were devoid of intellectual compatibility that'd be a dreary existence indeed.

Singing did this for me as well.

I don't think so. I don't think typing children is that simple and I don't see how that would be useful information for her.

The Oracle 0% Extroversion, 100% Intuition, 0% Emotiveness, 52% Perceptiveness Heuristic, detached, and analytical to a fualt, you are most like The Oracle. You are able to tackle any subject with a fine toothed comb, and you possess an ability to pinpoint nuances and shades of meaning...

In order for me to be happy I need a meeting of the minds with those around me, at work, home, church, wherever I spend time. Without that I feel sad and lonely.

I've never had that experience online. Hm...

I must be missing something. Emotions don't need to be controlled. Emotions are merely information: they are feedback about how the outside world is affecting you. Only behavior needs to be controlled.

I tend to steer away from vain, high-maintenance people, female or male.

I don't understand where the myth comes from. My understanding is that most INTPs experience very intense emotions, high highs and low lows. Not feeling emotions and not expressing them are two different things.

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I have pierced ears, no other piercings and definitely no tattoos.

Isn't that called Facebook?

Your parents allow that?

Sounds pretty normal to me, Coolydudey. Is there anything you've been putting off doing because you haven't had time to do it? A project or hobby? I'd give that a go.

The only time I've had general anesthesia was for multiple teeth extraction, too. When I came to I was in an all-white room which freaked me out for a moment. I was also face-down in a pillow - not sure if that was intentional or not. I felt sharp enough mentally once I realized I had not died...

I like Joe Butt's profile although I've never understood the part about the "haunting sense of impending failure." I've never had that.