For INTPs the driving force in their lives is to understand whatever phenomenon is the focus of their attention. They want to make sense of the world — as a concept — and they often enjoy opportunities to be creative. INTPs are logical, analytical, and detached in their approach to the world; they naturally question and critique ideas and events as they strive for understanding. INTPs usually have little need to control the outer world, or to bring order to it, and they often appear very flexible and adaptable in their lifestyle.

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