[de l'eau salée]

Am I the only INFP who constantly thinks this in their head? Just curious :)

[EaRMo]

That thought rarely occurs to me. In conversations, I'm just there for the ride, and I contribute my own fair share of digressions and off-the-wall references.

I'm fairly certain that people think "Get to the point, already" toward me, however.

[de l'eau salée]

Well the only time I think that is when I ask someone a question and I expect an answer, but instead I get this long detailed rambling. I s'pose that may just be my lack of patience speaking, though.

[prufrok]

For whatever reason, it happens fairly frequently that when I ask a question, I can intuit the answer after the first few words of the other person. In those instances, I get impatient, because I no longer care to hear what I've already figured out. I can't help but think that this is an INFP trait to some extent, given that our secondary function is extroverted intuition (right?).

[Spooky]

I think this ALL THE TIME. And not just when I ask a question. When someone starts telling me something that I don't care anything about and I just stand there and nod my head in agreement. Lately, I've gotten to the point where I either change the subject to something more interesting or walk away.

[snail]

For whatever reason, it happens fairly frequently that when I ask a question, I can intuit the answer after the first few words of the other person. In those instances, I get impatient, because I no longer care to hear what I've already figured out. I can't help but think that this is an INFP trait to some extent, given that our secondary function is extroverted intuition (right?).

Yes, this happens to me all the time, but I don't necessarily get impatient. I am usually interested in hearing how the person will go about explaining the idea that I have already intuitively grasped. What is being said no longer interests me as much as observing the methods used to say it, and I like analyzing why a specific person might use a certain communication technique instead of another. I compare it to how I might have stated the idea, and in my mind, I am refining and simplifying the other person's statements to create greater clarity and precision. I find ways of remaining entertained.

[Spooky]

It also depends on who's talking to me and if I have something else going on inside of my head.

[Nightriser]

An introversion trait, perhaps? We don't necessarily enjoy conversations, so excessive gab, such as small talk, is annoying.

[Dr. Metallic]

I need people to get to the point too. However, to fulfill their end of communication properly, they must provide sufficient detail.

For me, it's a question of pertinence.

[snail]

What does irritate me is when someone goes on and on and on and on without any breaks in the speech for me to stop and process the information or think about my own ideas. It's like they can hijack my mind for the duration of the boring encounter and I become overstimulated because of the constant noise with no silent moments for recovery.