[INTP] INTP females are you Encyclopediastic as the male INTPs?

[Totenkindly]

Pst, testosterone...

Aw, be kind -- I'm just playin' with him!

have a fun day!

 

[Riva]

No, you should be reading about general male/female differences in socializing -- a pretty broad topic but about which a lot has been published. (sorry if I sound short, I'm in "get things done" mode.)

you were referringto the validation thing. now i get it.

So you're asking this question on an Internet forum why...?
(Instead of being out talking to cute girls?)

i don't want to know about girls. i wanna know - "READ THE TITLE PLEASE". (and ignore the grammar mistakes)

but i shall try my best to keep you on the good side. you are the only INTP i know is a female for sure in this forum therefore your contribution is extremely important.




off topic - my 400th post.

 

[Lauren Ashley]

A good friend of mine is a female INTP and I would say she's "encyclopediastic." She spends most of her day around books and computers so rightly so. But she won't offer information unless asked, or to correct someone

 

[Riva]

A good friend of mine is a female INTP and I would say she's "encyclopediastic." She spends most of her day around books and computers so rightly so. But she won't offer information unless asked for it or to correct someone

there you go. i was right. i have noticed the same.
they are also smart.....

 

[Riva]

Pst, testosterone...

you got that right brother!

Aw, be kind -- I'm just playin' with him!

have a fun day!

i would have used but no use. you are not a NF. it wouldn't have moved you.

 

[Gengar]

So you're asking this question on an Internet forum why...?
(Instead of being out talking to cute girls?)

awww, why, it's GOT TO BE because you are the cutest.

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I've met one INTP girl. She's no encyclopediatic, but she's damn random and funny. Her jokes have been cracking me up for 3 years now. She isn't encyclopediatic.

INTP boys are encyclopediatic, but this doesn't mean they 'show off whatever they know'. The INTP boys in my school tend to show off least actually, they never like to join a conversation with sensors. All they do is sit around the library and think to themselves It's so fun watching them.

I guess they have that overlapping trait eh? Being funny. Except the girls are funny in a more auditory sense and the boys visual. Hmm...me and my theories.

 

[Riva]

awww, why, it's GOT TO BE because you are the cutest.

hello romeo!:hi: next time i need chick advice i am coming to you.

I've met one INTP girl. She's no encyclopediatic, but she's damn random and funny. Her jokes have been cracking me up for 3 years now. She isn't encyclopediatic.

INTP boys are encyclopediatic, but this doesn't mean they 'show off whatever they know'. The INTP boys in my school tend to show off least actually, they never like to join a conversation with sensors. All they do is sit around the library and think to themselves It's so fun watching them.

I guess they have that overlapping trait eh? Being funny. Except the girls are funny in a more auditory sense and the boys visual. Hmm...me and my theories.

so i am right. yipeee

 

[Lauren Ashley]

I've met one INTP girl...she's damn random and funny. Her jokes have been cracking me up for 3 years now.

Yes, my INTP friend is so funny. And she speaks in a monotone which makes it even funnier. Most people don't understand her jokes though; they just think she's a little out of it.

 

[Gengar]

Yes, my INTP friend is so funny. And she speaks in a monotone which makes it even funnier. Most people don't understand her jokes though; they just think she's a little out of it.

that's exactly what makes me crack up even more.

 

[Totenkindly]

awww, why, it's GOT TO BE because you are the cutest.

Wow, I like you!
And what a neat profile pic, +5 on that one.

Thanks for adding your anecdotes to the collective pool, the data is helpful.

i would have used but no use. you are not a NF. it wouldn't have moved you.

Actually, I would have laughed.

that's exactly what makes me crack up even more.

*yup*

 

[Salomé]

so i am right. yipeee

Impressive research skillz.
Still, I wouldn't give up the day job just yet.

 

[Tallulah]

I remember being more the encyclopedia type when I was a kid/teen. But as I gained more social awareness, and saw how the walking encyclopedia thing wasn't exactly social gold, I toned it down a lot. These days, I don't really store information the way I used to. I devour information, but then I just kind of have a vague sense of it, and I remember where to go to look it up again if I need to. Sometimes it's frustrating, because someone will bring something up, and I'll remember that I read something about that, but I won't remember any of the details.

 

[Orangey]

I remember being more the encyclopedia type when I was a kid/teen. But as I gained more social awareness, and saw how the walking encyclopedia thing wasn't exactly social gold, I toned it down a lot. These days, I don't really store information the way I used to. I devour information, but then I just kind of have a vague sense of it, and I remember where to go to look it up again if I need to. Sometimes it's frustrating, because someone will bring something up, and I'll remember that I read something about that, but I won't remember any of the details.

This is exactly my experience. In middle school I used to spout off different facts that I knew (I used to store up random information about animals...then I got hold of a Gray's Anatomy), but then this tactic ultimately got me shunned and disliked, so I stopped. Nowadays, I get the gist of something but have a hard time in discussions because I don't remember the details. I compensate by bringing notes with me.

 

[Zoom]

I did it when I was younger, and still do now, to a certain extent - I am and will be involved in the academic world for some time, where it is slightly more acceptable. My mind for facts is very reference-oriented: someone mentions one thing, I remember eight different facts related to it, begin speaking on one of them and then remember more and more as I share information about the subject.

It's not a matter of showing off, or gaining validation - I just love teaching, and learning. I'm very animated when expounding on subjects that fascinate and excite me, but very dry and monotone when it comes to humor. Often is the experience had of me laughing to myself about something, a person querying about it, and me responding with a "Oh, it's nothing. ...*turns away & smiles to self*."

 

[Riva]

This is exactly my experience. In middle school I used to spout off different facts that I knew (I used to store up random information about animals...then I got hold of a Gray's Anatomy), but then this tactic ultimately got me shunned and disliked, so I stopped. Nowadays, I get the gist of something but have a hard time in discussions because I don't remember the details. I compensate by bringing notes with me.

you carry notes about random topics?

 

[Riva]

Impressive research skillz.
Still, I wouldn't give up the day job just yet.

it's too late.

 

[Grungemouse]

Not really. If it was a natural history encyclopedia, then sure.

I'm just a reclusive joke-dispenser, really. It gets tiring.

 

[jellyfish]

I know a lot(in my opinion, ha. compared to my peers...) but I don't generally talk about it.
People come to me and ask questions about random things, and I'll answer them, though.
Example: I was reading a copy of Frankenstein that happened to be a "SAT-score raising" thing with definitions on the side. My irritating friend thought I was doing this to raise my score, and I replied, irritated, "No, I know all those words already. I'm reading this because I got it in exchange for volunteer hours."
He didn't believe me and quizzed me on the words in the book. I knew them all.
So, if you give me the chance, I will be a shameless info whore. >>

 

[Fluffywolf]

Ultimate definition of a personal computer.

 

[bluebell]

or maybe they do have it but doesn't have the instant recollection ability or not willing to contribute?

As Orangey and lulah have pointed out, it's not a particularly socially acceptable thing to do. Also, I usually don't feel the need to share what I know with others. I do occasionally do the rattle-off-everything-I-know-about-a-topic at work (in relation to my projects, which I'm genuinely interested in) and then belatedly realise the person's gone blank on me. It's fun if the other person is actually interested, but that's rare.

My mind for facts is very reference-oriented: someone mentions one thing, I remember eight different facts related to it, begin speaking on one of them and then remember more and more as I share information about the subject.

This. If it's something I haven't thought about for a while, then sometimes it can take several days or a week for everything attached to that particular reference word to bubble up.