INTP : Character Development
Summary
TLDRThe video script delves into the INTP personality type, characterized by a deep love for abstract thinking and a candid, talkative communication style. INTPs are portrayed as private, organized individuals who value logic over emotion and are exceptionally good at predicting outcomes based on observed patterns. They are also depicted as having a strong belief in universal morality and a tendency to be direct in their communication. The script explores how INTPs approach relationships, decision-making, and problem-solving, often seeking to understand and fulfill expected roles within them. It also touches on the potential for an INTP to become a villain when feeling unappreciated or invalidated, leading to self-destructive behaviors. The summary highlights the INTP's quest for knowledge, their preference for thinking over doing, and their unique approach to emotions, which can sometimes lead to misunderstandings in social interactions.
Takeaways
- 🧠 INTPs are exceptionally curious and value their own opinions highly, often spending a lot of time in their own thoughts.
- 🤔 Known for their absent-mindedness and organization, INTPs are usually private and can be apathetic towards uninteresting subjects.
- 🗣️ INTPs are candid and talkative, but their exteriors are calm and serious, masking deeply passionate souls.
- 🧐 They view the world as an interconnected machine and are skilled at predicting outcomes based on observed patterns.
- 📚 INTPs seek knowledge for its own sake, often preferring thinking over doing, which can lead to a tendency to start many projects but complete few.
- 💭 They have a strong preference for direct and truthful communication, and may come across as evasive due to their pursuit of precision.
- 🌐 INTPs believe in universal morality and take a 'live-and-let-live' approach, but can be firm in their beliefs when it comes to hot-button issues.
- 🤝 In relationships, INTPs invest time in understanding others, aiming to help them avoid pitfalls, although their social skills can be underdeveloped.
- 🔍 They approach emotional situations logically, often seeking a framework to organize their responses to others' emotions.
- 📈 INTPs love order and take time to process information before making decisions, which can lead to a perception of indecisiveness.
- 🏆 Motivated by guilt, especially when it's sincere, INTPs can become highly productive to prove their intelligence, especially when feeling unappreciated.
Q & A
What is the INTP personality type described as in the script?
-The INTP personality type is described as exceptionally curious individuals who value their own opinions highly, are often absent-minded but organized, private, and apathetic towards uninteresting subjects. They enjoy abstract and symbolic thinking and are candid, talkative, and have calm, serious exteriors with deeply passionate souls.
How do INTPs view the world according to the script?
-INTPs view the world as a big machine made of interconnected parts, with people being just another predictable part of the machine. They are good at predicting outcomes of behavior patterns due to their study of those around them.
What is the INTP's approach to relationships?
-INTPs approach relationships by taking time to decide if they are worth investing in. Once committed, they are willing to protect the future of those they care about, studying their behavior patterns to help avoid pitfalls. However, they may struggle with social skills and expressing affection.
How do INTPs handle emotional situations?
-INTPs handle emotional situations by seeking a logical framework to organize their responses. They may deduce the most socially acceptable response to others' emotions rather than reacting based on their own internal emotions. They value logic over emotion and may struggle with expressing their own feelings.
What is the INTP's communication style?
-The INTP's communication style is informative and they favor directness from others. They believe in the importance of truth in communication and expect it to be received with respect. However, they can paradoxically seem evasive due to their pursuit of exactness.
How do INTPs make decisions?
-INTPs make decisions by carefully considering all aspects of a situation, including potential outcomes, how to achieve the desired result, and what level of sacrifice they are willing to make. They require time to process information before committing to a course of action.
What are some common sayings or phrases that an INTP character might favor?
-An INTP character might favor sayings such as 'Look before you leap,' 'Poor planning promotes poor performance,' or 'I told you so,' reflecting their preference for caution, planning, and accuracy in predictions.
How do INTPs approach problem-solving?
-INTPs approach problem-solving by seeking knowledge for its own sake, which allows them to better understand the interconnected facets of the universe. They prefer thinking over doing and may struggle with patience to see a project through to completion.
What is the typical behavior of an INTP when they feel unappreciated?
-When feeling unappreciated, an INTP may stop caring about the feelings and needs of others and engage in self-destructive behaviors such as severe isolationism, ignoring obligations, and focusing solely on their own interests.
How do INTPs express their humor?
-INTPs express their humor in a dry and deadpan manner, often using irony and satire. They may not be easily understood by those not familiar with their style of humor.
What are the characteristics of an INTP villain as described in the script?
-An INTP villain is likely to be coldly calculating, dedicated to the truth at the expense of others' welfare, and motivated by feelings of being unappreciated. They may not directly target a group or organization but could cause collateral damage in pursuit of their own interests.
How do INTPs deal with guilt?
-INTPs are highly motivated by sincere guilt, leading them to apologize and correct their behavior. However, if the guilt is insincere or undeserved, they may become resentful and adopt a self-destructive attitude.
Outlines
🧠 INTP Personality Overview
This paragraph outlines the INTP personality type, characterized by their curiosity, private nature, and preference for abstract thinking. INTPs are portrayed as organized, apathetic towards uninteresting subjects, and candid in their communication. The goal is to understand how INTPs process information, which influences their behavior, decision-making, and communication style. The paragraph emphasizes the INTP's view of the world as an interconnected machine and their ability to predict outcomes based on observed patterns. It also touches on their quest for knowledge, preference for thinking over doing, and their informative and direct communication style.
🛋️ INTP's Preferred Environment and Morality
The second paragraph describes the INTP's preferred living situation, which allows for privacy and immersion in entertainment without unnecessary social interaction. It discusses their belief in universal morality and their tendency to adopt a live-and-let-live approach, except when it comes to issues they consider important. The paragraph also explores how INTPs logically organize their responses to others' emotions and their comfort in using a flowchart approach to emotional reactions. It mentions their indecisiveness, love for order, and the determination they show once a decision is made. Additionally, it covers their approach to relationships, their struggle with social skills, and how they show affection by protecting the future of those they care about.
🤔 INTP's Relationship Dynamics and Fear of Aspirations
This paragraph delves into the INTP's approach to relationships, their struggle to fulfill expected roles, and their awkwardness due to underdeveloped social skills. It highlights how INTPs can become stuck in a rut due to their fear of negative outcomes and the irresponsibility they observe in others. The paragraph also discusses the INTP's dry and dark humor, their inner conflict between confidence and anxiety, and how they can become self-doubting when they need to express their ideas to others. It concludes with the INTP's tendency to value logic over emotion and how they can be right in the wrong ways, leading to feelings of resentment if accused of being uncaring.
🏆 INTP's Motivations and Response to Guilt
The fourth paragraph examines the INTP's motivations, particularly when they feel unappreciated or their skills are not validated. It describes how INTPs can become self-destructive, indulging in time-wasting behaviors and ignoring responsibilities when they do not feel good about themselves. The paragraph also explores the INTP's response to guilt, their tendency to be motivated by sincere guilt, and how they can become resentful if the guilt is undeserved. It mentions their fear of being the only intelligent person and their competitive nature when encountering others who are perceived as smart. Additionally, it covers their nostalgia, tendency to repeat stories or jokes, and how they compare new experiences to past ones.
💥 INTP Villains and Pursuit of Personal Passions
The final paragraph discusses the characteristics of an INTP villain, who is likely to be coldly calculating and dedicated to the truth at the expense of others' welfare. It explains that an INTP villain's actions may indirectly affect a protagonist, with others being collateral damage. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of including the INTP's deep passion for what they value in any portrayal of an INTP villain. It concludes with a note on the typical INTP's version of debauchery, which involves self-destructive behaviors like excessive gaming and isolationism, and a reminder to include the passion that drives their actions.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡INTP
💡Abstract Thinking
💡Quest for Knowledge
💡Communication Style
💡Universal Morality
💡Emotional Response
💡Order and Organization
💡Decision Making
💡Relationships
💡Self-Doubt
💡Introversion
Highlights
INTPs are exceptionally curious individuals who value their own opinions highly.
INTPs are usually private, organized, and may appear apathetic towards uninteresting subjects.
INTPs enjoy abstract and symbolic thinking and are candid in a very talkative way.
They possess calm, serious exteriors but have deeply passionate souls.
INTPs view people as predictable parts of the world machine and are good at predicting behavior patterns.
When caring for others, INTPs seek to help them avoid common pitfalls in a practical way.
INTPs are driven by a quest for knowledge for its own sake, often prioritizing thinking over doing.
They prefer theoretical possibilities over fully realizing projects, which can lead to a lack of patience in completion.
INTPs value direct and truthful communication and can be evasive in their pursuit of exactness.
INTPs have a strong belief in universal morality and a live-and-let-live approach, except for hot-button issues.
They logically organize responses to others' emotions, which can initially come off as play-acting.
INTPs are indecisive and take time to make decisions, considering all details carefully.
They love order and organization, taking time to process information before making changes.
Once an INTP commits to a decision, they can be remarkably determined and tenacious.
INTPs approach relationships with a focus on understanding expectations and fulfilling their roles.
They may struggle with social skills and showing affection but will protect the future of those they care about.
INTPs can get stuck in a rut due to fear of falling into the same traps as others.
Their humor tends to be dry, deadpan, and often dark or ironic.
INTPs live with conflicting inner confidence and anxiety, valuing logic over emotion.
They are prone to nostalgia and rely on past experiences to understand new data.
INTP villains are often motivated by feelings of being unappreciated and may become self-destructive.
An INTP villain is likely to be coldly calculating and dedicated to the truth at the expense of others' welfare.
Transcripts
exceptionally curious individuals who
spend a lot of time in their own minds
and value their own opinions above all
else the INTP is absent-minded but
organized usually very private and will
be apathetic and dismissive towards
anything that doesn't hold their
interest they like abstract and symbolic
thinking are exceptionally candid in a
very talky way and possess calm serious
exteriors but deeply passionate Souls
like all videos in this series I aim to
get you inside your character's head in
order to assist you in portraying
fictional characters that feel real
identifiable and organic by outlining
each of the sixteen union personality
archetypes however this will only give
you an outline and a personality type
does not a character make hopefully by
the end of this video you will have a
better understanding of how the intp
processes and values information and how
this affects their behavior decision
making and communication style so that
you can then add motivations backstory
interests relationships and likely
personality quirks to result in a more
organically complete character that your
audience will connect with I'll give you
the outline and then you can fill it in
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if your intp character had a favorite
saying it would probably be look before
you leap poor planning promotes poor
performance or their ultimate favorite I
told you so intps view the world as one
big machine made of interconnected parts
and people are just another part of the
machine and just as predictable as any
other part
intps are exceptionally good at
accurately predicting how a particular
pattern of behavior will turn out
because they have spent significant time
studying those around them and have
figured out their patterns why don't I
believe him well his father told me what
he was doing when the INTP cares for
another individual they will seek to
help them avoid their most common
pitfalls in a concrete and practical way
that does not take motion into account
if you end your training now you choose
the quick as later did do I become an
agent of evil the INTP seeks knowledge
not as a means to an end but for its own
sake knowledge allows them to better
understand more and more of the
interconnected facets of the universe
intps greatly prefer the thinking over
any actual doing and may struggle with
having the patience to see a project
through to its fully fleshed out and
actualized real-world potential before
moving on to the next intellectually
juicy theory they prefer to seek out
more and more theoretical possibilities
rather than spending the time to
complete fewer ones the intp is on a
quest for knowledge but they're not
really looking to get anywhere their
destination is simply an excuse to set
off on the journey not really a compute
person you know or a work of any kind
person didn't know why'd they select you
well I sort of test well you know which
is cool except that it leads to jobs
intps employ an informative style of
communication while favoring a more
direct style from others they
intuitively believe that the truth is
the most important factor of any
communication and expect the truth to be
received with respect and for others to
reciprocate dingoes ate my baby played
their instruments as if they had plump
Polish sausages taped to their fingers
sorry man
no it's fair if an INTP comes across an
individual who is very direct in their
communication style this may trigger an
interest or at least an initial level of
comfort with that person simply because
direct and blunt communication is
something that int P's value however the
int P can paradoxically be seen as
evasive by others because in their
pursuit of exactness they may seem to
play very wordy verbal games this seat
is ideally located both in relation to
the heat source in the winter and a
cross Breeze in the summer it also faces
the television at a direct angle
allowing me to immerse myself in
entertainment or gameplay without being
subjected to conversation as a result
I've placed it in a state of eternal
dibs
intps have a strong belief in a
universal morality they tend to have a
none of my business and
live-and-let-live approach to other
people but when a hot-button issue
arises hot-button being defined entirely
by the individual int P in question they
will usually stand firm in their beliefs
of an objective moral correctness
did you see that he just cut the line
he's just joining us friends it's fine
no it's not fine
it is a breach of wine etiquette who
here takes issue with this person
cutting the line told you well what a
sad state of affairs that you've all
been so ground down by life you don't
even notice what someone disrespects you
amateur INTP will often seek a logical
framework in order to organize their
responses to others emotions so for
instance once the intp figures out that
someone is emotionally responding to
them you're mocking me aren't you
they will logically deduce the most
socially acceptable or useful response
to the other person's emotions rather
than responding as a result of their own
internal emotions maybe we shouldn't be
to come around Buffy oh you mean because
of how the only guy that ever later
turned into a vicious killer and had to
be put down like a dog can't she cram
complex issues into a nutshell or what
all right prepare to uncouple uncouple
this is a very conscious and learned
response and while the desire to help
and to do the right thing is genuine
until they get sufficient practice at it
their attempts can still take on a
play-acting quality they take comfort in
this flowchart approach to emotional
reactions and in a world where others
posture and have emotional outbursts
intps pride themselves on remaining cool
headed and logical they may seem
indecisive to others and can take a
great deal of time to come to a decision
about anything they need to consider
very carefully whether or not they wish
to do the thing how they would go about
getting the thing done what level of a
sake they're willing to put up with from
the thing and all extraneous details of
the thing before they commit to actually
doing the thing
intps love order and organization
progress cannot happen in the midst of
chaos and so intps patiently seek to put
their lives and their world in order
before implementing whatever plans they
have this takes time
and from the outside will usually look
like this interest or just laziness but
once the decision is made the intp can
prove themselves to be a remarkably
determined and tenacious individual this
need to fully process information before
changing their minds also shows up in
their delayed responses to changing
environments and exaggerated mental lag
time which is something that can
frustrate the heck out of other
personality types I alone have
information that reveals as weapons only
weakness yo my friend are responsible
for delay in my run if it was star fan
and trying to push intps before they've
had sufficient time to process the new
information is unlikely to be productive
let me just you can leave me alone
I need to figure things out but maybe if
we talked about it we could look I'm
sorry this is hard for you but I told
you what I need so I can't help feeling
like the reason you want to talk is so
you can feel better about yourself my
problem
the INTP approaches relationships in the
same way be they romantic platonic or
professional it may take them some time
to decide if a relationship is worth
investing in but once they do they are
usually both willing and eager to do
whatever is necessary to make it work
since their social skills tend to be
underdeveloped and they are not always
comfortable knowing what to say
the INTP will generally show affection
by trying to protect the future of those
they care about
intps will study the individual they are
interested in and gather information
about them just as they would in the
other topic they find interesting and
they will figure out the patterns of
that person's behavior and try to help
them avoid the pitfalls that the INTP
sees coming this manifestation of their
affection isn't always seen for the good
hearted gesture that it is and it can
lead to conflict when the other person
doesn't heed the intps well-meaning
advice under normal circumstances I'd
say I told you so but as I have told you
so with such vehemence and frequency
already the phrase has lost all meaning
therefore I will be replacing it with
the phrase I informed you thusly within
all relationships be a professional
platonic familial or romantic the intp
is consciously concerned with figuring
out what is expected of them and how
they can fulfill their expected role in
a way that will best serve promote and
encourage the relationship once the INTP
decides they wish to have the
relationship in their life they will be
invested in making it work but they are
unlikely to intuitively know how to go
about making it work or how to give the
other person what they need and they can
come across as very awkward at times
here is a hot beverage to comfort you
it's in a to-go cup make of that what
you will
intp is when they get comfortable are
very likely to get stuck in a rut
because they are so good at seeing the
likely outcome of everyone around them
as aspirations and because these
outcomes tend to be so consistently
negative and you're responsible
intps develop a hesitation to rock the
boat why'd you cheat on they are afraid
of falling into the same traps and the
same irresponsibility as others so they
will refrain from any aspirations or any
ambitious personal growth or
achievements this often manifests as
failure to launch or simply failing to
grow into new relationships and new
stages of life they're afraid of wanting
anything not because they think they
will fail necessarily but because
they're so painfully aware of how
irresponsible those around them are with
their desires and ambition and they
begin to wonder if it's the ambition
itself that makes things go wrong they
are afraid of wanting something and it
turning out badly and that they'll end
up harming people you know what I
respect women I love women I respect
them so much that I completely stay away
from the only way for an intp stuck like
this to get out is for them to be made
uncomfortable in their routine this is a
force that will have to come from
outside of themselves something that
pushes them outside their comfort zone
and forces them to change their behavior
their humor tends to be exceptionally
dry and deadpan to the point where if
you're not tuned into this particular
style of humor then you may not be able
to tell if the INTP is making a joke or
is is actually being serious Kari geez
who's changed you came with books IV
books for me well actually they're kind
of for me I don't get it that's sort of
a funny story remember when I didn't
graduate particularly when that dry
humor is also on the dark side irony is
also a favorite comedic tool of the int
P and they typically enjoy satire and
over-the-top parody
excuse me barmaid I'm afraid you brought
me the wrong offspring I ordered an
extra-large boy with beefy arms extra
guts and glory on the side he's here
this is a talking fish bone this is in
part due to their lack of practice with
expressing and interpreting emotions
they exaggerated their own emotional
responses to better assist others and
interpreting them so that when they're
comfortable and get going the INTP
behavior can be more than a little
theatrical the INTP lives with a
conflicting inner confidence and anxiety
while they will remain resolute and sure
about the validity and correctness of
their ideas and theories their
stereotypical lack of social fluency
will make them incredibly anxious about
what others will think about their
theories and how they will react to them
they do instinctively understand that
emotions are important to other people
even if the way this manifests baffles
them and will spend a great deal of time
concerned about how they come off to
people this is typically not shown
externally
until and unless the INTP needs to
express their ideas to someone they
highly respect or to a large group of
people at which point the INTP can
become incredibly self-doubting and
needy the intp will always value logic
reason and practicality over emotion and
when viewing an argument or explanation
will treat any attempts at emotional
perspectives as trivial and unimportant
you know she's on her way over here okay
first you relax okay just help just stop
calming me down and tell me what I
should do
intps will shy away from expressing or
considering their own feelings because
it makes them uncomfortable that they
cannot logically analyze them they will
usually be afraid that if they did let
their emotions show they would be unable
to moderate them and would
unintentionally offend someone with
practice the mature intp learns to
overcome this but it's something they
have to learn until they do however
because of their inexperience with
dealing with human emotions both their
own and others along with their almost
obsessive need to get to the truth of
the matter and to point out logical
flaws the INTP has a noted tendency to
be right in all the wrong ways well
perhaps you're obsessively picturing him
engaged in drunken coitus with another
woman
is that it did I get it right which is
to say that yes they tend to be
factually correct but the way they
present their argument a lien aids
everyone around them okay but I hit a
night theory a lifetime of this repeated
pattern only serves to fully demonstrate
to the INTP why they should never trust
emotions in any form
intps are typically the most
traditionally introverted of the
introverts spending a great deal of
their time alone and isolated from other
individuals as a defense mechanism
against this constant cycle of trying to
logically help those around them so they
will feel better only to do the exact
opposite and end up making themselves
feel worse because they are very
concerned and insecure about causing
offence or hurting others however intps
are likely to be motivated by guilt when
the applied guilt is sincere and not
manipulative the INTP will be highly
motivated by the guilt alone to both
apologize for and to correct their
behavior
I did this
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when the guilt is not sincere or is
undeserved the INTP will take it very
personally and become resentful
intps are prone when in this mindset to
adopt a if I'm gonna do the time I may
as well do the crime attitude so if they
are accused of being emotional astrub
aughts and not caring about anyone but
themselves they may decided to stop
caring and simply indulge in their own
self-centered interests if they are
accused of cheating on their partner
they may decide to go out and have an
affair intps are also plagued by the
thought that they might be the only
intelligent person on the planet of
course they realize rationally that this
can't possibly be correct but it
certainly feels that way to them a lot
more than it does other personality
types this creates an odd dichotomy
within the individual where on the one
hand they really are worried about the
state of the world because no one seems
to see and understand the things they do
yet at the same time they kind of like
being the smartest person around and can
get hyper-competitive when someone else
comes along who other people think are
smarter than them they will respond to
this with a bout of hyper productivity
in order to prove to themselves not to
others that they are in fact smarter
than the other guy Oh what are you
working on something remarkable
since my prospects for the Nobel Prize
in Physics have disappeared
thank you very much I've decided to
refocus my efforts and use my people
skills to win the Nobel Peace Prize I
have a tendency to tell the same stories
again and again or to tell the same
jokes again and again or to watch the
same TV series again and again and are
particularly prone to nostalgia in
general they retain strong memories of
their past experiences and when learning
something new will almost always compare
it to something in their past so as to
help them better understand the new data
I know this bridge
this place is real isn't it yeah I cross
it every day to get to the college never
recreate places from your memory always
imagine new places you got a drop from
stuff you know
the INTP villain will be motivated by a
feeling of being unappreciated
if the talents and skills they feel they
put a great amount of time and effort
into developing are not being validated
by those around them if the INTP is not
feeling validated and not being made to
feel good about themselves from others
they will decide to stop caring about
the feelings and needs of others and
fall into debauchery working only to
make themselves feel good and to only
pursue their own passions independent of
any social norms or values for the
typical INTP however their version of
debauchery is likely to take the form of
time wasting self-destructive behaviors
such as allowing themselves to be
consumed by video games other media and
severe isolationism they will ignore
their obligations and responsibilities
ash when Dallas and Kane are off the
ship I'm senior officer
you also forgot the science divisions
basic quarantine law no that I didn't
forget oh I see just thank you and they
will not care about any chaos left in
their week or any collateral damage
caused from their actions or from any
deals they make in their relentless
pursuit of their own pleasure because
they tend to become self-destructive at
their worst and rarely project that
destruction outwards it's pretty
difficult to find examples of INTP
villains when they do occur however you
can expect them to be coldly calculating
and dedicated to the truth at the
expense of the welfare of those around
them unfortunately by breaking
quarantine you risk everybody's life
maybe I should have left him outside
maybe I have jeopardized the rest of us
but it was a risk I was willing to take
it's unlikely that an intp villain will
direct their energies on a group or
organization directly as their primary
goal your intp villain is more likely to
be pursuing something indirectly related
to your protagonist and the good guy
simply end up as collateral damage do
not forget to include the intps deep
passion for what it sees as valuable
without passion there seemingly
emotional listen villainy makes no sense
still don't understand what you're doing
mr. perfect organism its structural
perfection is matched only by its
hostility you admire it admire its
purity surrender don't close it tight
conscious for most contributions of
morality and they would love the irony
of that thank you for watching and I
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