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First off, what do you all think of math? I personally like it, but I like it for the logic. I'm terrible at mental calculations, and I hate when the whole class is simply "here's a formula, plug in some numbers." I hated math until 6th grade when I realized I was actually good at it. The...

I like to differentiate between intelligence and smartness. Intelligence is the ability to comprehend very complicated and/or theoretical concepts, while being smart is knowing lots of things. I think (I could be wrong, what do I know?) that INTPs tend toward being both intelligent and smart...

I've noticed that INTPs, for whatever reason, tend to shy away from swearing. One of my best friends, an INTP, greatly disproves of it, an INTP ex-friend of mine thinks that anyone who swears must be an idiot, and an ENTP friend of mine (same functions, slightly different order) usually doesn't...

Skimming through this site, I've seen a few mentions of the way INTPs generally act in grade school, such as "disobedience" and getting lower grades. However, I've always been a rule follower, done my best to stay out of trouble, and gotten good grades. Is there any truth to what I've read? Is...

Thanks! It's good to be here.

Thanks! Could you please explain what "trying to structure things into coherent systems" means? I've seen the phrase used before, but I'm not entirely sure I grasp the meaning. As for the kind of mathematics, I have no idea. All I know is that there is something very satisfying about the...

Well. Here we are. This is my first time posting to this forum, and only my second time ever posting to a forum in general, so forgive me if I'm super awkward. I don't know forum customs. I don't know how it's done. DON'T JUDGE ME. Anyways, about myself. I'm an INTP, but every time I take...