A couple of events lately have had me thinking about the Myers-Briggs personality thing again, and specifically about some of the quirks of my own INTP type.
Man, I can't tell you how many times I had to mentally smack myself while reading this for thinking "Well duh. Why is he even writing this out, it's obvious."
Not really, the only little quibbles I have I'm pretty sure are just me. For example, I can't really relate to "I can point to arguments I've had that I was sorry to see end inconclusively - I was really looking forward to getting pinned in the contradiction that I could almost see coming." I think that's partially because the vast majority of my debates either never get going or end up being with internet trolls, so I'm a little bit jaded about any debates outside of the little GCC-LJ group.
On a side note, something that I just remembered that Laura told me once that relates to the perception that INTPs refuse to change their minds was "I don't think you're as internally consistent as you think you are." Of course it seems that way, since I'll defend any position I hold literally to its death. And at the same time, it's true to an extent. I recognize that I'm not perfect, but if the ideas have held up to the "cage matches" so far, my default assumption is of course going to be that they all fit together and are consistent.
I don't think she realizes just how much she's changed my mind at times, though. I sometimes have to remind myself to make sure I tell her she's got me thinking so she doesn't get too fed up with me.
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Anything you'd quibble with, or more-or-less accurate?
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I don't think she realizes just how much she's changed my mind at times, though. I sometimes have to remind myself to make sure I tell her she's got me thinking so she doesn't get too fed up with me.
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