10 Crucial Intj Vs Intp Differences explores key ideas related to psychology, presented clearly and practically.
might mistake themselves for the other type.
But there are actually ten key differences
that illustrate just HOW different these two
brilliant personality types are from each other.
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meaning, or large-scope vision of a thing.
Which is in contrast to internally analyzing
and categorizing the information they perceive.
For them, getting into “the zone” comes from
getting a sense of seeing the future and then
INTPs, on the other hand, are more naturally
inclined towards Introverted Thinking. They feel
completely at home with logical analysis and
complex problem-solving. You’ll see them thrive
at solving puzzles, categorizing the data they
come across, and then refining information to
find the closest thing they can to “truth”. They
also enjoy visualizing future possibilities,
but logical analysis is their go-to activity.
a process called Extraverted Thinking. Everything
should be sorted in accordance with a certain
system or category, and have its own place.
In short, INTJS prize a streamlined, efficient
environment. They usually have no problem
directing and delegating (although they might
think they can do things better on their own).
INTPs follow a different process. They’re often
uninterested in their external environment’s exact
condition, caring only about their internal world.
So long as they can sort out their own ideas,
theories, thoughts and facts, and keep them
So long as they can figure out where to put new
information into their mental rolodex, their
outside environment could be less than perfect.
This process is called Introverted Thinking.
Difference #3 – Where They Get “Hunches” From
If you find yourself getting an “aha” moment while
doing something random like cooking dinner or
taking a shower, you’re more likely to be INTJ.
That’s when you run to your notepad or computer,
get it out of your head, and then analyze it to
figure out how you came to that conclusion.
INTPs differ in that they consciously sit down
and then see patterns in data and information.
The possibilities and ideas occur to them,
and they analyze each to determine which is the
most viable. Or to put it shortly, INTJs seem
to get their visions out of the blue, vs INTPs
who find their needle by searching the haystack
Times of stress bring out more of an INTP or
INTJ’s natural differences as well. However, it’s
important to keep in mind that both tend to grow
detached and problem-focused. The difference is
whether they do it through thinking or intuition.
These variances also intensify depending on how
stressed they are. Under normal levels of stress
INTJs become more reclusive, focused on abstract
mental scenarios. INTPs, alternately, obsess
over analyzing data and their past experiences.
But when the stress grows extreme or recurs on
a regular basis, INTJs wrap themselves in a
sensory activity to indulge in. Consuming more
food or drink, obsessing over environmental
details, or over-exercising are examples.
INTPs experiencing the same levels or frequency
of stress become strangely sensitive and insecure.
In contrast to shutting out the world via sensory
experience, they take things completely to heart,
Difference #5 – How They Apply Their Knowledge
To put it simply, the INTJ applies knowledge
externally, while the INTP applies knowledge
internally.. But what does that even mean? Well..
INTJs need their accrued knowledge to impact
the world. With introverted intuition and
extroverted thinking as their two main functions,
the INTJ uses knowledge to improve their external
environment. Their lessons and insights become
fuel for strategically making a more efficient,
improved outer world, ultimately with the hope of
solving the world's problems on some level.
It’s different for INTPs who just want to learn
“for the sake of learning”. With the opposite
dominant functions of external intuition and
internal thinking, the INTJ wants to broaden
world’s functions. They don’t feel compelled
to necessarily do anything with the information
they know, meaning they don’t feel as called
to implement change in their outside world.
INTJs want to achieve their goals, focused on
their personal value system. It’s not necessary
for others to agree with them - the proof is
in the pudding so to speak. In their view,
On the surface, INTPs don’t seem to care about
social opinion. They look self-absorbed in
creating and refining their inner systems,
understanding the world. They seek to shape it
in accordance with their own “mental blueprint”,
evaporates when people disagree with them.
They grow frustrated, because in the end they DO
want to have a positive response to their efforts.
Ironically, they have a harder time expressing
both their thoughts and solutions than INTJs
precisely because their knowledge is so focused
internally during their usual functioning.
Difference #7 – Appearing Direct or Flexible
INTJs appear blunt and logical in their speech,
But INTPs prefer to discuss ideas, angles,
They don’t mind pointing out what’s false but
don’t want to say they’re correct - in fact,
they see so many ways of looking at things
that what is “correct” seems hard to judge
to them. Skepticism and questioning comes
naturally to INTPs, but they see the conclusion
as something to be found, not experienced, and
so take more time to form their conclusions.
Similar to their approaches to social opinion,
INTJs generally prefer to work on their own,
achieving their desired results. When leading,
they prefer the individuals they’re leading
to enjoy the high-level intellectual debate
with questions - preferring instead that they
follow their own initiative. They want any sort
of discussion or debate that is ultimately brought
to them to be well thought-through by that point,
versus a constructive discovery that’s shared
between them. In short, they want things prepared
before they occur, instead of reveling in the
experience of building the plan with others.
While both INTJs and INTPs excel at problem
solving- becoming obsessive about the process
in their own unique ways -they divert from each
other in how they interact with others emotionally
and how well they perceive the emotions of others.
While INTJs tend to perceive and understand
the feelings and intent of others rather well
due to their enjoyment of stimulating intellectual
debates, INTPs struggle here. They’re so used to
determining the logical system of problems and
systems in their heads that when they have to
deal with something decidedly illogical like
someone’s subjective emotions and feelings,
it’s so foreign to them that they tend to
come across as cold and uncaring. After all,
they’re primary interest is solely in the
actual solving of problems, not experiencing
Ultimately, INTPs are in a constant state of
discovery. Because they are more focused on
learning for its own sake. This leads to less of
a focus on being right, particularly given they
don’t much care how their answers impact the
world around them. This leads to them being
single-minded in their search and often detached
from anything beyond that thirst for knowledge.
INTJs share many of these characteristics, whether
it’s the unyielding desire for more knowledge or
being constantly aware of opportunities to make
a new connection. However, they differ in that
they externalize their thoughts and desires. It
isn’t enough for them to learn something new or
go down another mental rabbit hole. They need it
to mean something- to lead to a tangible result
like a successful campaign or project in the real
world. This also leads them to growing frustrated
when they fail, since they so heavily associate
themselves with their results and competence.
For them it isn’t enough to learn more- what
they know and are capable of now needs to be
do you think you could be either of these
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