About INTP – ‘The Architect’
INTPs are architects of creative ideas and systems. Preferring theoretical rather than practical applications, INTPs love theory and abstract ideas. They are future-oriented and value truth, knowledge, and competence. INTPs usually prefer working in technical fields that provide the opportunities to apply logic to theories to find solutions and develop innovative approaches and systems. They prefer professionalism in a work environment that encourages freethinking, independence, and improvisation. INTPs make up 3.3 percent of the U.S. population.
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What Does 'INTP' Mean?
Introversion
You gain energy from your inner world.
Intuition
You value the possible, big picture, and future.
Thinking
You base decisions on logic and facts.
Perceiving
You’re adaptable and prefer flexibility.
Characteristics of INTPs
They Most Value
Ingenuity
They Appear to Others As
Conceptual, Analytical, Critical
- Quiet
- Reflective
- Strategic
- Future-Oriented
- Objective
- Rational
- Logical
- Flexible
- Curious
- Informal
Majors and Careers for INTPs
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