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I came to a very strange and profound realization about myself today, and I wanted to share it to see if it was a general INTP thing or just my own idiosyncrasy. I'd wager others have felt this, since it seems like a very Ti-Ne type of issue to have. Anyway, without further prologue... I have a...

I literally let them go on for 1+ years too long because I am scared to have the conversation (inferior Fe). The idea of a painful back and forth and trying to find a nice way to let them down without feeling bad about themselves and without hating me - well, it causes me to overanalyze and get...

DHT has clearly been linked to MPB. I think you are just desperately looking for an alternative solution that has a "cure", rather than accepting that for the time being, there is no side-effect free way to stop hair loss.

Positives from my interactions with INFJ women: Intelligent, good refined taste in arts/literature, independent thinkers, sense of humor, passionate Negatives: Sensitive/touchy with a tendency to explode and overblow issues, have strong views without considering alternatives or being completely...

I don't recommend it for disorders. It's easy to find a lot of commonalities with a disorder that make perfect sense, but when you find out more about psychology you realize that you were overzealous to diagnose just because there were a few things that seemed to match. And self-diagnosing with...

If you were to rewind 1000 times to the exact same moment of "choice", you would pick the same result every time, according to physics and logic. You feel like you have a choice, you think about it long and hard, you hem and you haw, but really the same personal history and the same external...

There is no explanation for human agency (e.g., choice). There is an explanation for determinism and randomness.

I dug up some old newspaper quotes from my local public library that I found interesting: "I thought we'd already had the discussion about slavery as a society. If not than why does the current slavery system exist? Why aren't the slaves let out in the streets to be free already?" - 1806...

You can postulate any theory you like. The most likely explanation is usually the one that is most easily explainable. We can reasonably postulate that the human brain is a collection of cells/synapses that operates according to the vetted principles of physics. That would be the Occam's razor...

BTW, a conversation on UBI may miss the point of why we even need a "basic income". What qualifies as "basic"? Why "income"? Is the idea to provide for "basic" human needs? If so, why do we want to provide income instead of directly providing free government services? Some interesting related...

Depends on your definition of art. Once you define that, then the answer to your original question should be easier to answer. :D

Logic and science would indicate there is no free will. Quantum physics does not change the problem of agency. Either things are deterministic or random, but neither option leaves room for human free will. That said I don't live my life according to the above because it would render it...

Yes. The majority benefit from mutually agreed "order" (i.e. Property rights), so they agree to it. Those who don't are expelled or forced into submission by the police state (i.e. any state).

Kendrick Lamar - Untitled 2

Perhaps I'm ENTP. =P But seriously, sorry - I had a lot of coffee and was feeling brash. Apologies to OP. I think survival of the fittest, statistically, is essentially true - but only in pre-government societies. With government, those that would otherwise die are supported (welfare of...

I don't think that it is categorically bad, but you can imagine a situation in which monopoly is very dangerous from an individual perspective, where the sole producer of a good can shut off supply and jack up prices. In an industry when a competitor can't just spring up and compete immediately...

"New" Euro-style strategy board games should be a favorite of INTPs given our ability to think broadly and process multiple potential outcomes. I find INTPs are typically the best at these games once they learn the ropes. Examples: Settlers of Catan, Puerto Rico, Agricola, Dominion, etc.

Many of you are acting awfully Ni in this forum. What happened to INTPs thinking deeply about a topic and going back to first principles? The first problem with your question is that it is phrased all wrong. "Why not?" is not the right question, but rather "why yes'? If you want to disrupt...

Discovering weed is probably the best thing that's ever happened to me. It makes me a better person, makes me see reality more clearly, reduces anxiety, puts me in touch with my Fe, makes me happier. These are observations I have made myself, and also have heard from others describing me...

Only had time to listen to the first one. I liked it. Where's the vocal sample from? The beat is good. At first I didn't think the beat really matched the vocal flow but it really picked up well as it went along.

Henry Miller - Tropic of Capricorn Ivo Andric - Bridge on the Drina Henry Miller is probably my favorite author, ever. Talk about a guy who marches to the beat of his own drummer and tells it like it is like no other. A very INTP-friendly author I'd say.

It seems that you assume there is a clear delineation between "close friends" and "casual friends". For me, best friends are those who I can talk to and connect with immediately whether we spoke 10 minutes ago or 10 years ago. It comes from being familiar with each others' souls/natures/minds...

Hey man - are you still around? I really dug one of your posts, related to it a lot.

Seems like there must be an underlying cause for this kind of avoiding behavior. If you don't want to spend some time thinking about the reasons why, you might be helped by seeing a shrink to talk things through with. Most insurance will cover a good part of the cost and it can be really...

Because animal protein is healthy. Also I look sickly if I don't work out and eat a lot of protein, so vanity mostly is the reason.

I've done "business" stuff for the last 10 years. I would find accounting type work painfully boring as it would not allow me to exercise my Ne. I am also not good at office politics, in that it doesn't come naturally and I don't care enough to try, though I am not BAD at it, I just don't do it...

Funny, my most recent ex was also ISFP.

Have you given some thought to what exactly you are afraid/ashamed of showing to others? Specifically?

Ahahahahaha. Zing! I mastered: Settlers of Catan Fujigolf Scrabble Acting cool and smooth with girls I am interested in...despite not really being either of those.

Hmm, not sure I'd want to switch at all. But if I did, I would probably consider ENTP since they are basically able to think just like INTPs but are slightly more socially comfortable and warm. Although I do find them a bit too manic, but charming nonetheless.

Or if you don't have 5 best friends, then your top X best friends. Mine: INTJ - great deep convos, mostly about interesting topics/theories/concepts INTJ - great deep convos, mostly about interesting topics/theories/concepts INFP - great deep convos, more about life than specific topics INFP -...

Thank you for your replies and welcome. Alias, to clarify, I am not talking about things like "losing weight" but rather things like "I am aware of my body in this moment, I am conscious of every part of my body, I can feel the energy in my body". It is, in a way, the opposite of a cerebral...

Is it Si, Fi, Se? Si seems like it would be a candidate, but then again, body awareness in the present has practically nothing to do with "relating sensations to past experiences" at all. Thanks.