Hi Everyone! I'm just curious how far in the future INTPs plan and how far out you're willing to commit to that plan. Do you always like to have all doors / possibilities open or at what point are you able to make compromises and close some and then just stick with that one option? Do you always have to know that you can change it or can you ever on your own accord accept that it is fixed?
How far in the future do you commit / plan?
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Hi Everyone! I'm just curious how far in the future INTPs plan and how far out you're willing to commit to that plan. Do you always like to have all doors / possibilities open or at what point are you able to make compromises and close some and then just stick with that one option? Do you always have to know that you can change it or can you ever on your own accord accept that it is fixed?
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Two factors: time, the 'weight' of the thing
*Something trivial = Fuuck me, come back on the day
*Something important/fun/special = I wanna plan as far as 6 months in advance for category A (e.g. travel, moving out), 2 months for category B (e.g. concerts, reunions), 2 weeks in advance for category C (e.g. dates, fishing).
Generally, I don't like planning in advance though. It limits.
(You know, on the off chance that, out of nowhere, it might interfere with the best thing that ever happened to me.)
But on the day (or to some extend the week) I do crave structure and am not particularly receptive to sudden twists and changes.
*Something trivial = Fuuck me, come back on the day
*Something important/fun/special = I wanna plan as far as 6 months in advance for category A (e.g. travel, moving out), 2 months for category B (e.g. concerts, reunions), 2 weeks in advance for category C (e.g. dates, fishing).
Generally, I don't like planning in advance though. It limits.
(You know, on the off chance that, out of nowhere, it might interfere with the best thing that ever happened to me.)
But on the day (or to some extend the week) I do crave structure and am not particularly receptive to sudden twists and changes.
There are no fix plans (as in, objectively, not in my opinion). Everything can always be cancelled, all that differs is how important the reason for the cancelling has to be.
How far into the future I actually make those cancelable plans depends on how much I'm forced to (forced, because I need something from the world around me). Without force, there are no plans beyond vague ideas for tomorrow. With force, I can agree to ... schedule something a month ahead? Something like that. Much further, and it becomes so abstract that I'm likely to forget all about it or cbf to concern myself with it this early in the first place.
How far into the future I actually make those cancelable plans depends on how much I'm forced to (forced, because I need something from the world around me). Without force, there are no plans beyond vague ideas for tomorrow. With force, I can agree to ... schedule something a month ahead? Something like that. Much further, and it becomes so abstract that I'm likely to forget all about it or cbf to concern myself with it this early in the first place.
Only for the absolute most important things, since I get hella antsy setting stuff far in advance.
It's just asking for life to happen. Also I know myself, I have the attention span of a ferret and I will forget something along the way, if not the whole event.
I was going to say the exception would be career or love pursuits, but no....not really.
It's just asking for life to happen. Also I know myself, I have the attention span of a ferret and I will forget something along the way, if not the whole event.
I was going to say the exception would be career or love pursuits, but no....not really.
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I do not plan anything, unless someone else planned something for me to join.
Planning an appointment and planning to make an appointment are two different things. The later of which I definitely don't do.
Planning an appointment and planning to make an appointment are two different things. The later of which I definitely don't do.
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I prefer monthly or quarterly termination rights. My planning consists for the most part of estimating the future effects of my present decisions in order to maximize my future freedom.
“I do not presuppose myself, because I am every moment just positing or creating myself, and am I only by being not presupposed but posited, and again, posited only in the moment when I posit myself; that is, I am creator and creature in one.“ Max Stirner, The Ego and Its Own
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I prefer monthly or quarterly termination rights. My planning consists for the most part of estimating the future effects of my present decisions in order to maximize my future freedom.
“I do not presuppose myself, because I am every moment just positing or creating myself, and am I only by being not presupposed but posited, and again, posited only in the moment when I posit myself; that is, I am creator and creature in one.“ Max Stirner, The Ego and Its Own
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I used to plan a lot. I used Google calendar and planned the whole day like every hour was filled for the following week. After few months I observed that my planing could not take my mood and other smaller things into consideration and because of that, despite having a "productive" day planned ahead, I still didn't accomplish a lot and I felt trapped. Now I plan but in a differet way, I have a priority list of tasks that I need to do and I do the task that I feel I am the most up to. In this way I feel a sens of freendom and still get the important things done. These plans can take years to come alive so theoretically I plan years ahead.
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I mostly just do extensive planning anytime when I travel (especially overseas) or for my career goals. Most of the time, it's "loose and flexible" planning with two or so back up plans. My current career-related plans span out for the next 5-7 years.
Although I also plan for personal projects, I totally suck at following through in terms of that. Hence the many unfinished projects.
I also cannot be the type who has an hour-by-hour routine and don't care much for Google Calendar. As mentioned by someone else, I also prefer to plan according to "priority" and have much flexibility and freedom for when I choose to accomplish things.
Although I also plan for personal projects, I totally suck at following through in terms of that. Hence the many unfinished projects.
I also cannot be the type who has an hour-by-hour routine and don't care much for Google Calendar. As mentioned by someone else, I also prefer to plan according to "priority" and have much flexibility and freedom for when I choose to accomplish things.
I don't really plan specifically. I do things with a long term aim, which I hope to achieve but don't mind if something changes down the line.
For small things, I would say I plan by the week, i.e. plan to meet a mate on the weekend or something.
But yeah, for big stuff I just make small actions which work towards it until I can suddenly say go. For example, I intend to do another big travelling adventure at some point, like quit my job and roam free for a few months in another part of the world. I have no set date though. I'm just going to keep on working, saving up money, and eventually I'll just decide it's time to go. There would be no strict timetable, I would just buy a plane ticket and that would force me to go on that date.
So I dunno really. I'm just not a maker of plans. My life has generally gone in exactly the direction I wanted it to though, give or take a few hiccups, which I think is quite interesting. I guess my 'small actions' philosophy has been working.
For small things, I would say I plan by the week, i.e. plan to meet a mate on the weekend or something.
But yeah, for big stuff I just make small actions which work towards it until I can suddenly say go. For example, I intend to do another big travelling adventure at some point, like quit my job and roam free for a few months in another part of the world. I have no set date though. I'm just going to keep on working, saving up money, and eventually I'll just decide it's time to go. There would be no strict timetable, I would just buy a plane ticket and that would force me to go on that date.
So I dunno really. I'm just not a maker of plans. My life has generally gone in exactly the direction I wanted it to though, give or take a few hiccups, which I think is quite interesting. I guess my 'small actions' philosophy has been working.
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Yea there is no way waiting leads to anything other than disappointment, especially in this day and age.
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