They Say Intps Are Architects... Not Necessarily.

It may also be beneficial to keep in mind that INTPs can sometimes get hung up on there being one right way to do something, and that they can be very stubborn about it. I am an INTP who has been trained to play well with others. I think that if I were to start up a business, I could take a strong leadership role because I would be focusing on making sure things were done correctly, which would override my need to be introverted in that situation. Also, it could be that you are I and E in different situations seeing as you are right on the border. Perhaps at work you are more able to be an E and take the lead.

Walker, I suspect that it holds less true for you b'c you fall so close to the midline of I/E. Many of us INTPs are on the far end of the I/E scale. If you look at yourself, and imagine yourself without your social-interpersonal skills, and without your ability to read people, you would be a lot closer to that INTP Architect, I expect. However, be thankful! You have been given the gift of the I's ability to withdraw and contemplate as well as the E's ability to successfully interact with people in a multitude of roles! It sounds like you have the best of both worlds! be thankful :)

I, too, am close to the center of the I/E scale, though probably not as close as you are, and not as close as i was before I had children(!) However, I speak from experience that some of the worst experiences in my life have occurred when I was put in a role of authority over my peers. It has ALWAYS blown up in my face. As an adult, I have been wise enough to turn down offers of higher positions, even when they seem to carry some honor with them. I have learned that the best way for me to lose friends is for me to have to direct and motivate them toward a goal.

I'm glad that it is easier for you. That's the difference that keeps the world changing and growing!

The architect means that we like to draw up a plan that we feel is perfect - like the architect in the Matrix movies.

the architect written of in typological theory is not be confused with the designer of blue prints for buildings etc (although he may be). The INTP Archiect is more the designer of ideas. Besides, personality theory is more based on what may be general preferences of an individual, it doesn't claim to be 100% accurate.

There is more than one way to think about being an architect. You can approach like trying to see how things are related to each other. An INTP is a person who is interested in learning about how things work.

hi,

yup the test helps us learn about ourselves but not to control our life

i got INTP as the result, but i like planning something, do a list like the INTJs,

when im in a group i do like being a leader

I am an INTP and I am an architect by profession. It tripped me out thought the first time I read the INTP description after taking the test.