You know you are ENTP when you think the video is too long for you to focus and you just want to check the comments and systemically analyze if you check the boxes of the most liked comments.
We are the only the type that uses our extraversion as introversion. I'd much rather talk to the cleaning lady I don't know if it helps me avoid Greg from accounting.
@@CognitivePersonality I think extroversion more means just having less aversion to unknown people. A few times in my 20s literally me alone and no one I actually knew would end up at parties with just random people and that was the best shit in the world because you're kind of anonymous and you have these new disposable friends that are new and interesting and there's this foreign guy and this chicks cool get in the car we're getting more beer woo-hoo! (Course 9 times out of 10 I was drinking alone-alone but hey ENTP right?) We don't hate people. We hate boring people and most people are boring.
@@CognitivePersonality ENTPRPG: An unknown group of EXXPs appears "Hail ENTP, pray thee, we are on a noble quest seeking various articles of inebriation. Should your presence, or an ante towards the spoils, prove useful you may make it known to us at this time." "Indeed travelers, it is fortunate you have happened upon me! I am well versed in both methods and means you speak as well as invaluable guide in navigating the current surroundings and settings in which you find yourself. I offer my expertise at no cost to you and ask only to share in said spoils." ENTP has joined the party.
@@Layniacsofficial It's not that I'm struggling, I just hadn't thought about it. It's like somebody pointing out something you do habitually but never noticed
Finally understanding why Ive been avoiding making closer friends, I'm afraid of the potential bad blood, tension or awkwardness that could come with that because it's very disheartening and all I want is positive social experiences. I thought I was just going through an introverted phase, definitely not. I still get really hung up on "bad" relationships, if I'm specifically not liked by someone it drives me insane
I feel introverted now because I had to leave my friend group. I wasn't getting the same good vibes as before. Lockdown really did a number on the friendship. Every one kept to themselves. I would ask questions, relay a cool fact etc but the responses were bland or non existent. But ... When someone bought a new item of clothing everyone would chim in then. I felt like I was the only one that wanted depth🤔 And yeah I relate, my main vice is the fear that someone doesn't find me interesting.
You represents me perfectly to the detail of it ngl, because this is what I meant when I said 'I'm no interested of having friends bcs you guys are just my acquaintances' and they hella confused
It’s like you are articulating my thoughts that I have never verbalized before. I think my ENTPness also causes me to overthink whether or not I am genuinely an ENTP or if I’ve just convinced myself that I am and I’ve done all my research wrong😂😂
@Hannah, this is where cross checking can help (Socionics core model A + quadra values + intertype relationships + for instance to tell apart INTP and ENTP, understanding if your Ti is a goal or and end, if it is cautious and all encompassing or if it works rather in a 80-20 fashion to fuel Ne main worldview... that's the rational vs. irrational dichotomy, one of the very few extra Socionics dichotomies that kinda works) give many angles...
Same, whenever I come across an information that might suggest I'm mistyped I fall into hours long rabbit hole trying to figure out if I really am an ENTP
When I first tested as ENTP 4 years ago, I was so surprised I was an "extrovert". I always thought I was an introvert. This video finally says it that we ENTPs exhibit more introverted traits than extroverted ones
More or less, there is a social anxiety, but when you understand the framework of how the place and people around you work that disappears. If I want a thing from a person in a big group I will just go and ask for it without problem. When I need to do the same thing, but in regards to getting to know someone in a group my first question is what are the interests that that person has and how would they react if I would ask questions about those interests. Basically you are a clockmaker put in front of different clocks, if you know the clock already it's super easy, if you know the model it's easy, if you look at a photo of a clock and you need to repair it in the next hour, you ask for the "manual".
@@josiesmith1295 Bot quite, for specific situations you act either extroverted or introverted in theory an ambient should be happy with the situations he is in if the interaction is positive, but for us that's not the case, you may want people when you are alone, or you want to be alone when you are around people. It's really weird.
Me too Sometimes i hate my personality (Realising i have rare type of Divergent thinking study type which is so slow but highly creativity according to my convergent feeling -people dont values entps creativity also envies this ne fe convergent as an manipulative persona until knowing that Entp is not a (estp or isfj) Thanks infj brain ❤❤❤ Also trying to developing my other 4 cogniton
"Many ENTP's feel truly themselves when they're alone". This is so true. And " reacting to the external world", that is what I was trying to explain people when they read on superficial MBTI websites that ENTP's love to be with people. Really liked the identity part to. Interesting what you said about the hobbies. I have so many interests and hobbies running side by side, or following each other up. The only problem I have with that sometimes is that I'm jealous of the ISTP types who really master something, I guess. This was by far the best ENTP video I've seen so far. Keep up the good work!
Thisss the hobbies part. Ive been “doing” and still do many different hobbies my whole life. And ppl always ask me why are you not mastering the one thing ur good at? How are these hobbies connected? You need to choose one or two of them! You cant go in so many directions these hobbies and interests are all so different ! Why? U cant ! And stuff like that. I never even tjought that way that they all should be with one specific direction or they should somehow work together. Or like goal. Ofc uts fun to play with different interests and combine them. But idk that was not my intention. Just wanted to try something new and i liked it and want to be developed in many dif ares and topics Also im sorry for my english. Its my third language so im trying my best HAA
guys this is not the sims, those personality types should not be taken for a 100% accuracy, its a scientific model and not a meta physical law or something :D
not quite correct, when i started watching his videos, i just stopped and first learned the functionstacks for a couple of months. now i was able to follow everything and he is on point. i am most definitely an entp :)
Cognitive Personality Theory Is it possible that you can do more sensing dom/authority function focused videos, I feel like the idea of being a sensor is misunderstood , especially after Keirsey started the whole “unremarkable sensor” trend
Every mbti type is pretty misunderstood except for INFPs and INFJs. Often given way too much credit than what it deserves. But even then, every single one of them is pretty misunderstood. Every type is a thinker and feeler, and intuitive and sensor in their own right.
Ne being our primary function, our way of extroversion is to have 5 books, one iPad and two videos playing when we are trying to understand and soak in the knowledge. For some reason we come to some sudden insight when we have an internal conversation with ourselves. That’s how we make sense of this world.
Heeeyy your vid is 20 mins long as an ENTP thats too much for me im at 4.46 and im already lost in comment section lol Pls can anybody summarize the vid? xD
1. if you tend to stay in your head, tossing around ideas about what you could do without actually acting on them to increase your social value, 2. If you are surprised by somebody’s reaction to what you did, or are not thinking of how somebody will react to your actions, 3. If you are fine with being a bystander of a social group, just observing, 4. If you don’t need social reassurance that you are a desirable person 5. If you know your values and you know who you are, and can separate the subjected image of you from who you are, You aren't an ENTP.
I got 4/5. I'm young, and still trying to learn about people's emotions and emotional reactions. I can tend to be insensitive and feel terrible when I make a mistake. Especially socially. I always end up trying to do my best to make amends and love being there for others. But social prediction is something that is still foreign to me. Probably because of being homeschooling for most of my life. Thoughts??
Greyson Woods I was the same as you a year ago, but the whole sensitive people getting hurt feelings I’ve gotten better at predicting. Then, I was really intrigued by why this one girl got so offended by everything comment, it wasn’t personal. Now I know how she ticks.
I get INFJ, INFP, ENTP, INTP and ENFP. From observing my reactions in situations, reading some shit online and watching videos like these I can conclude that I am most definitely ENTP. Now I just hope I can quit the self doubt, but I don’t think I will lol
I honestly thought I was an ENTP with high Fi, as I grew older I thought I mistyped for so long and thought I was an ENFP, until i watched his video on ENTP empaths. at that point I really understood that I am an ENTP. maybe watch that video and understand if you truly are, as that video hit me to the very soul and answered many questions I had about myself too.
Thank you for explaining that ENTPs can also be caring and understanding. I mistyped as ENFP due to many tests being based on the stereotype of "you give a damn about people? you are a feeler." Even my friends typed me as ENFP because they all thought ENTPs are jerks. People on Reddit on the other hand often typed me as xNTP but I took that with a grain of salt since they don't know me irl. After reading about cognitive functions and learning more about MBTI, I wasn't sure if I actually was ENFP, since I related more to the functions of ENTP. After watching your video, I'm 100% sure I'm ENTP, you actually spot-on described me, it's almost scary how accurate this is.
Same here. I really thought I'm an ENFP too for years until I watched the ENFP's video on this channel. And it's not describing myself at all. Strong authenticity and busy with activities. Both are things I couldn't even relate in the slightest. Until I came here and the video talks about hobbies, skills, and people pleasing. Which is quite different from what I thought an ENTP would be. I'm here, probably really is an ENTP instead of ENFP. Not sure if it's a blessing or a curse. Because I hate the mindless people going around claiming they're an ENTP when they clearly lack the social reading and left awful and stupid comments. The MBTI world needs a detoxification process, really.
my sister (infj) always tells me that i'm probably an intp because of how much i enjoy my alone time and sometimes even i think so too until i realize that i also thrive talking to people about things and very much need someone to vent out to about whatever i'm wondering about. it's a very weird trait.
Any actual ENTP knows if you take multiple test you'll type as more than one type. ENTPs, ENTJs, INTPs, INTJs are highly self actualized and know who they are with or without some MBTI test. If you're on here saying you typed as ENTP but thought you could be an INFJ or ENFP, you haven't bothered going down the rabbit's hole.
YES! Exactly, and you have put it into the perfect words. I fell like as if I might be subconsciously bending my answers to fit what is defined as ENTP, and then I catch myself and I have to reflect over whether I am choosing something that isn't me just to not select what seems inherently ENTP.
@@tanishasingh4457 oooh yes, both of y'all exactly described it. I will forever know I'm an ENTP at heart/mind, regardless of what each test result gives me since these answers are only binary to the questions actually asked.
How to deal with the “too many hobbies and interests” issue. (1.) Get your own space... Something I didn’t do until I was a divorced empty-nester. The freedom to pursue interests and leave half-completed projects lying around is what I had been missing all my life. I wish I had bought a trailer or built an art studio to call my own way back when. For the first time, I’m actually completing projects. (2.) Consciously try to “circle back” to a limited number of over-arching interests. For example: Learning Photoshop ==> learning photo transfer techniques ==> learning encaustic art ==> hey, I can combine photography with encaustic ==> obsession with camera lenses ==> random class in wood working ==> hey, I could figure out how to make a floating frame... See? Even as you go off in many different directions, you can try to corral them back to relate to hobbies you have pursued previously. Same thing with music, I might have 15 instruments and play them all poorly, but as I “circle back” to each one I find myself improving at all of them AND gradually “weeding out” the ones that don’t sync with my “true self”. Uke, bass, flute, banjo, and violin are now OUT, but somehow they led me to the concertina, and surprisingly the concertina is becoming “my” instrument. I never would have found it if I had stuck with the very first instruments I tried. (3.) Get a storage space, and organize it really well, taking advantage has both the horizontal and vertical space. You can spend years accomplishing nothing if you live in clutter, as we tend to do. (4.) Become adept at selling stuff on eBay. Financial ruin often lurks at the ENTP’s doorstep. We tend to toss or give away (or store) the things that don’t interest us any more. Remember that other people are still interested in the same things you once were. Also, as you pursue an interest, you will naturally develop a taste for better and better “stuff” related to it. Keep the best, get rid of the middling. (5.) Don’t waste time trying to get other people to understand you. Only other ENTPs will understand, and - interestingly - I find that we DON’T tend to like each other. We feel both competitive with and hyper-critical of each other. Most of my best friends are various types of Js. They appreciate me but don’t “relate,” and that’s fine, as long as they respect my “space” (see point #1). (6.) As the smart fellow who made this video says, remember that the ultimate aim of “competence” is to be socially useful. Every once in a while, make the brave leap into actually doing rather than learning. Make things and actually try to sell them. Force yourself to perform a musical piece, or join a group to perform with. Donate your skills to a cause. Make a UA-cam video to demonstrate your original technique. You don’t want to end your life with a phD level of knowledge in a hundred subjects yet nothing “concrete” to show for it. (7.) ENTPs tend to be physically unhealthy. Use your temperment to your advantage. Make healthy living into a fun project. I grow a sprout salad for every day with my cool Easygreen sprouter. I got a smart bike trainer and have made a “project” of riding it in every country of the world (check out Kinomap). As we get older we can’t ignore the physical world anymore.
We do get misunderstood - especially when we attempt to "discuss a point to clarify" and its perceived as arguing. Soooo frustrating! On alone time... yes! We do need to have alone time to take in new info and synthesize it. I think people look at this and think it's about "recharging" when it's not. Thanks for the video! 💛
Mm hmm .. my eldest sister tells me I am bossy and judging her, arguing all the time, etc. because I say things like, "Your plan sounds pretty good, but I think you should know that when we tried. .. then .... . happened and we didn't figure out a way around that issue, yet. So if we were going to do your plan, we'd have to sort that out."
Yeah, having to over explain things that to me are just common sense is extremely tiring. Few people have the mental and emotional fortitude to defend and/or challenge their own views
So true! I’m still not sure if I’m estp or entp but one thing is certain. When I argue I tend to ask questions that would prove the fact that someone’s theory is wrong and very poorly made. Someone that I know is a feeler for sure says that I’m attacking her by doing it. Like what? I respect that you want to believe in something that you have no proof of but I can’t just turn a blind eye on that nonsense. Like imagine hearing something like that: - I know that around 80% of the bible might be fake but I believe in god. - Alright, so do you believe in the god from the bible? -Yes - But you know that most of it might be untrue? You just said that. - Yes, but I believe in the true things written in the bible. - Then how do you know that the „true” things that you speak of are true unlike the untrue ones? What if all of it is untrue? -I believe it. You should too or else you are going to hell! - But I don’t believe in it. I can’t just start to believe in something out of fear. - Yes, you can. - How? - Just start to believe. 🫣
"ENTP mistyping as INFJs" This is SOOOOO true. I thought to myself whether I'm an INFJ with ADHD or an ENTP, your video really helps me. Thank you so much! I spent days wobbling around my mind with these 3 MBTIs. I would think that I'm an INFJ or an ENFP instead, but I'm glad I found this video.
Same! When I first started with mbti I got typed as an intp and later the tests typed me as infj and I just sticked with it but always felt a bit out of place since I can be really extroverted and chaotic sometimes (plus I struggle with social anxiety so that confused me even more). But now that I have digged in a bit more into cognitive functions I am at least 75% sure that I'm an entp :P
I’m quite curious, since entp seems to display a lot of adhd traits, (like hyper focus and procrastination issues) are these things correlated? Or do entp people display these traits without having adhd. I fell down the mbti rabbit hole today and realised that what I thought could have been adhd are very similar to entp traits, and wondered whether this is a thing. I a’saw a lot of comments mentioning adhd so it I find is so intriguing especially as I was recently considering getting tested for adhd.
All Intuitive dominants have a desire for 'everything at once' and focusing on a single thing without connecting it to everything else is something that must often be learned :)
has anyone noticed an enhanced productivity/outcome a) when doing more things in parallel, or b) when practising less for something? as paradoxical as it might sound, my grades in college were consistently better when attending 9 classes than when attending the average 6, and also at work I tend to be much more engaged when heavily multitasking, because when I get bored of seeing something I still have something else to attend that still is productive, giving my Ti enough leverage such as "okay, I let you lose focus on this, as long as you redirect it on that else" (not that I didn't indulge in wikipedia binges, but that's another topic). similarly, I play bass guitar in a few bands, and I discovered that my playing in the gig tends to be much better if I just rehearse the tune enough to learn it, and then practise it very sparsely or rarely. So, if I have a gig with band A, best thing to do is to rehearse the tunes from bands B, C, D ... anything but A's repertoire (you'll end up rehearsing them at least a time or two before the gig with the full band anyway), so during the actual gig your brain doesn't just disconnect while playing, which obviously leads to mistakes.
Yes, I noticed this. For example, I was much more organized while I had classes than when I was on a school break. Now that I'm an adult, my life was much more organized when I worked full-time vs now that I'm unemployed, or even when I work part-time. If I have a lot of time, I get out of control and it's a constant struggle to do what I need to do.
For a long time (almost 3 years) I've been getting INTJ on all the mbti tests I took. When I began reading on Jungian functions I realized I was actually an ENTP... The problem, as you tell, lies in the questions itself, they focus on behavioral cues and not cognitive ones, so obviously I was gonna say I rather prefer alone time and planning my tasks (although I'm a big procrastinator) thus ending up getting INTJ...
ENTP here. I really like your understanding of the type, sir. Most people I meet don't get the subtleties of what it feels like being an ENTP. I take it there's a bunch of jealousy involved, we can do most things and charm most anyone with relative ease. So I rarely meet people inclined to ... empathize with me in a sense. Maybe I present maybe as a social bulwark of success, I don't know, but there's not much room for failure in my interactions. "You display confidence, you better deliver now" is how I feel I'm being treated most of the time. And I try to not be influenced by it, but I really am. I also feel a bit of a victim of my own stereotype : yes I can say obnoxious things, push boundaries with people, but never in a threatening way. But then people take me as this monster show. How many times have I heard aquaintances say to one of their friends "You gotta meet this guy, he's an animal/freak/monster". Not in a negative way either, but just not in a humane way. At some point in my ENTP life I do hope someone will just allow me to be ... vulnerable, I guess ? I mean it has to go both ways obviously. The story of my life is getting into tense situations with really valuable friends because I'm harsher on them in social situations. So I could defend some random fucker who took an insult from my friend and end up loosing a friend for trying to include the random guy and not sticking with my friend's stupidity. Hearing you speak about our type made me feel understood, for real. Thank you.
I get that a lot too. I really enjoy discussions and discovering new things, especially when it comes to figuring people out. This is an investigative approach as well as a fun competitive approach at times. For some reason people think I'm mad or attacking them, when I'm just excited and stimulated. Most of the time when people are describing me they give others a disclaimer of me like I'm a dog without shots, and it makes me feel like a monster. In arguments what will usually happen is I will present a logical point that is probably against the grain, and whoever I'm talking to will dismiss that by explaining why that makes me a bad person, and if only I was as empathetic and compassionate as them I could maybe understand why I'm so wrong. Like Pinocchio. If I hope and wish hard enough, maybe I'll be a real girl, with feelings and everything. Which I find insulting. I just want to figure out what makes people tick, and I want other people to want to figure me out too. I've never gotten a response like "so why do you think that?" It's always "you shouldn't think that" I know it's unlikely there will be many people who get me, but I'd at least like for people to care enough to try, instead of assuming I have malicious intent.
@@emma_doucette I can relate to this a lot. I would guess it's even harsher for you since you are female. I recently met an ENTP female, whom for the first time I was sure was an ENTP, I sometimes doubted other females who presented themselves as such, I guess the male/female energy is different between types and I've got preconceived ideas about them, but well ... She had this very ENTP confidence I can't mistake, but then her words were surprising to me. She was very involved in social movements, feminism and what not and I could not relate less to her experience of life. A well assured "independant soon to be woman" type ... I was like, I'm a 27 years old manchild who can't take anything seriously without doubting my decisions as I know every involvement leads to a certain type of life whether I want it or not, and I don't feel enough sense of care for any struggle that I would have to make it my way of life... And you're a 21 year old girl who thinks she's figured it out ? That doesn't sound right to me, knowing you're ENTP. SO maybe that was a bit judgemental, but I became wary about people who know what they fight for. When it comes to being the monster, I feel like many people think there's only one way to get where you want to go, and they don't understand this desire to just explore, enjoy myself along the way. No one I meet and no money I'll earn will ever replace this feeling of satisfaction I get knowing that I did things my way. I recently quit my studies to work as a receptionist in a hotel, I needed money and emancipation. COuldn't be happier. Now everyone around me except my closest INTP and ENTJ friend thinks I'm some kind of stupid lazy ass dude who couldn't finish their studies for nothing, who pretended to be smart but reached their limit. It's just not the case, I had to have something at this point in my life, and I had to do what I'm doing now to feel better about myself, and surely go back to school in less than 2 years. Absolutely no one seemed to understand I was a 26 years old guy living with his parents with no car and no possessions of my own beside a guitar and a computer, and this image I had of myself was devouring me and preventing from everything, from studies to relationships, to just feeling fine in general without feeling outbursts of suicidal thoughts knowing I was no one, not even doing what I knew had to be done to feel better. I reached the conclusion I'd better not listen to anyone, I know how things make me feel, no one else understands, let them live their delusion of me being like them and pretending like "I'm soooo different". I act different because I am, not to make everyone else feel weird. Meaning yes I'm addicted to cola, smoking does help me relax, I don't care about my lungs everyone gets cancer ANYWAYS, I stilll outrun y'all fat bastards, I like to spend time trying to figure out a solutions, I like to overuse my own things just to have an excuse to take them apart and fix them later, I don't care about your kids, they make you uninteresting to me if you live through them, do better, and I have a crazy libido. Why should that be a problem ? I just am open about everything you hide. How does that make you feel ? Anger got me in the end. But by all means express yourselves.
@@JoeLaFigue I think no matter the personality type, feminist activists are going to be annoying and seem like self righteous judgemental people 😂 As for being a female, I would say sometimes people are harsher on me because of that like "act like a lady" kind of thing, but not always. I think it goes both ways. Like aggressive women are going to be judged because they're not feminine enough, and aggressive men are going to be judged because they have "toxic masculinity". Goals in life are good, so is taking advice from other people. But feeling suffocated from other's expectations of you is not healthy, and pursuing what you want and how you want is of course preferable. Your life your way. I do have people I can talk to and lean on, it's just hard because I'm so direct which frightens them a bit 😂 I do need people though. Like I could definitely shut everyone out and live by myself forever like my instincts tell me every once in a while, but I know that would make me miserable too. My best solution for myself is to not apologize for who I am, and keep searching for "my people".
Emma Doucette your self awareness of how your compulsion to debate in order to discover possibilities can be off putting and your desire to improve that to improve your social surroundings is part of being an ENTP. I’m an ENTP too, and I am really attracted to female ENTPs, but the inevitable train wreck always results, lol. I like your observations.
This is a really interesting perspective on Extraversion, where it's most often thought of as involving other people. In this example, it's not other people providing external simulation, but the world as a whole, Which is actually really beautiful.
I'm ENFP and we are notorious for extroverting with just about everything. xNxPs are kind of addicted to knowledge and understanding. add the extroversion and we need to be constantly extroverting to feed that. using whatever is available to extrovert with is kind of necessity. I don't think words like "dull" have ever been used to describe ENFPs or ENTPs.
and thats funny because being a NT i wouldnt be weird to be conected to external things as well and not only to people... for me, to absorve the world around me i need some alone time to figure the things, to look, to touch, and everything and people usually gets me distracted.
@@CognitivePersonality another entp here and usually I can’t stand pauses for more than a second but the way you have with words and how intelligent you are makes it acceptable. I’m always excited for what you’re gonna say after a pause cause I feel it’s gonna open another rabbit hole to explore
I'm really skeptical about lots of MBTI stuff because I often find it oversimplifies stuff. Your vids, on the other hand, are on a whole other level . I resonate so much with so many things here. Am I positively enhancing social atmospheres only to benefit myself, is something I often doubt about myself. I always feel confident in social situations, I always feel like I'm being genuine too, but on the flip side I feel that maybe I'm being a cameleon. Tbh there are too many things in this video that I'd wanna talk about and it's hard to put in words in a youtube comment, but it's like you're putting in words some of the things I've tried to understand about myself for a long time. It feels sort of good that someone "gets it". Anyway, keep up the great videos, truly impressive the way you came up with such elaborate insight and explanations for this stuff.
Humans are so complex! Personality test are guaranteed to be wrong, we aren’t just one simple character that’s why it’s so hard, you know yourself better than anyone.
OMG I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME. I took the 16personalities but it always came out as INFJ. I decided to also take the sakinorva test since ppl said it was more accurate. I was around 75-80% ENTP while my INFJ being only around 57%
So true to me. I rarely enjoy to the fullest my social activities, I save myself a part to predict other people's reaction which makes me like a bystander. Sometimes it helps, sometimes it sucks.
I was just scrolling the comments to see someone notice that too ahah He blinks rarely more than four times, sometimes it's one but usally it's when there is a cut
I wanted to make a comment about it, figured someone else already commented it and started searching. Meanwhile I missed a huge chunk of the video I have to watch again, but I found the comment hahaha
It's actually the relationship between tertiary Fe and inferior Si which creates our insecurity. With our lack of routine and inconsistency that we are aware of within certain types of systems, we actually feel as if this limits our ability to adequately feel valued in the society we live in, and this is contradictive to our desire to improve the lives of others. This conflict is what creates the internal struggle over our own value and self-worth.
It's so satisfying to go through all of your videos mentioning the ENTP cause for once we are actually understood and oh that sweet validation. I need an INFJ friend like you, you're visibly thoughtful, putting the effort in to share your theories while also apparently trying to keep social harmony as you react to every single comment. The only question now is whether adopting or kidnapping is a better approach
INFJ friend? Don’t bother. As an ENTP such a friendship won’t last long. You’ll offend them 1 to many times because of your personality and they’ll leave your life
I have recommended this video to my mom--I think she's an ENTP. She fits the debater stereotype, but although she loves intellectual discussions, I wouldn't consider that her main characteristic. I like how you described the Ne-Fe loop, because it makes so much sense in my understanding of her. How can a person be so intellectual and yet so warm and engaging at the same time? ENTP! If you see this comment, Mom, let me know what you think.
My theory of how so much of MBTI gets confusing is this: no one considers the culture in which these different types operate. An ENTP in America is going to have a completely different experience as an ENTP than one in the UK. I have lived in America for my entire 61 years and I can tell you it is an INCREDIBLY hostile environment to ENTP’s (and INTP’s...probably others). Certain types simply don’t fit in to American society...full stop! That changes all the dynamics of type analysis. It has to.
I can well imagine. I have to say as an ENFJ, not sure about in the US but in the UK I don't find my divergent subtype fairs too well either...no one wants the bogey man who comes along asking difficult questions/drops the proverbial truth bomb...no wonder I'm turning into an embittered old woman 😂😮
Thank you for this! I have had so much trouble differentiating between ENFP and ENTP in regards to my husband. I agree that ENTP is one of the most misunderstood types plagued with confused stereotypes.
The five signs you are not an ENTP: 1. You interact with your internal world more than with the external world. 2. You go with the flow of a social experience instead of trying to anticipate it. 3. You gravitate more towards being a social bystander and observing others. 4. You need less social affirmation than other people. 5. You can hold onto the core of who you are and understand your subjective identity. And the bonus sign mentioned at the end of this video: 6. You feel a need to combine your areas of interest together.
I thought these distinctions were very worthwhile and I listened to the end because he was addressing questions about ENTP that many others “gloss over” or ignore! I was re-questioning my being ENTP - and I’m now more convinced that I am. Thank you!
Yet another amazing video!! 🤩 This is extremely on point. I'm an entp and you have captured everything expertly. Thank you so much! It's very refreshing to see an accurate non-sterotypical description of the entp ❤️
After watching this video I am both relieved and confused. Granted it is 11PM right now and I'm tired, but I have struggled with gaining a sense of who I am, feeling like a terrible person, and always thinking that I can't make sense of myself so something must be wrong. I looked into MBTI because everyone else had a solid sense of identity and grasp on the world while I felt stuck in a rut and not knowing anything about myself or why I am the way that I am. I have gotten multiple types on the tests, which ultimately just raised more questions. The more I learn about being an ENTP the more questions I have. Granted I'm young. I know I have a lot of growing to do. Anyway, I guess this is just a drawn out thank you for the help in figuring out why I am the way I am.
I've been typed as an INFP so many times by every test I have taken and it hasn't made any sense. I generally just thought I was an empathetic INTP since ( and side note: I really want people to understand that I am not trying to show off here or sound egocentric, I simply am trying to let people know my previously experienced dilemmas while establishing credibility) since I am top of the class at my school. I have this innate desire to understand the world. I am wanting to triple major in mathematics, physics and computer science and minor in philosophy, but I have to be more realistic, I know. I also have placed top 10 in many state art competitions, so I have this INFP-esque side to me. But when I was younger, probably up until I hit this stage of an extreme depression, I was much like the stereotypical ENTP. Looking for reactions, being the class clown, and trying to just make sense of things. Now I realize that I am an ENTP empath with a very developed Ti. My daily life consists of balancing logic with people's emotions, and lot of times I find myself affirming people excessively and then proceeding to tell them how wrong they are. Edit: Sorry, I am very bad with explanations. I realize that I am just coming across as trying to flaunt achievements. I provide the information that I use, as an Ne dominant, to question and try to make sense of my type. I say something like being the top of my class to try to communicate how much of a thinker I am, and how confused I have been about being an INTP. I spend a lot of time disconnected from the world and in my own head. But INTPs are said to be robotic, and I was typed as an INFP, plus my tritype is a 529. I am very much conscious and concerned with other's emotions, so that's where I get the idea of myself being just an INFP. Then I learned and actually started to understand cognitive functions, which made me realize just how wrong I was, and now things are making so much more sense and falling far better into this framework of how I view things and myself, now that I realize that I am an ENTP. I get very excited and honestly quite obsessed with the idea that I can simplify people down into 16 categories (I know people are not bound by their types), but it's so helpful to be able to use that when social interacting with people. I think these few paragraphs were really trying to have someone put themselves in my own shoes and have a buildup to the moment that I realized I was an ENTP, so they can sympathize with the excitement I felt of making sense of myself. That also may not be the case since that is something that I myself as an ENTP is inclined to do. Then again, this is a comment section full of ENTPs so maybe not, what's good boys.
I can relate to you very much...I used to get either ENTP or INFP in my early 20s when my major depression hit me. Since then I have been typed as INFP which doesn't seem to fully encapsulate who I am (Many of my friends are INFP artists and I mostly dated INTP philosophy (sub)majors and I always felt torn between them). I surely need to find out about ENTP subtypes. Thanks and hope you are doing well!
the part about needing affirmation to know you're doing well and not knowing your values until they come up in an issue is so accurate for me. I've described this myself long ago. I do have a strong identity, questioning myself is rare, it can happen especially if someone induces it within me, but after that person or situation is dealt with i go back to confidence and i can't even imagine myself feeling that way lol. Like why would I ever think I can't do something? I just DO it. But on the other hand, it's hard to predict all of my values until they become real to me, which means I'm prone to changing my mind instantaneously when challenged by something I can't argue against. I will always correct my thinking to what I see as the best explanation, even if I was very passionate about my argument two seconds ago. This makes me highly adaptable and able to embrace infinite possibilities in the most efficient manner.
I've almost always typed as an ENTP but at the same time always entertained doubts about it because I tend to experience difficulties perceiving myself and gauging my attributes. Therefore, I often felt uncertain about my answers to the MBTI test. Your videos, especially this one, really help consolidate my belief as being of this personality type. Thanks a lot and continue your great work!
The thing about entp needing to know that they’re in good terms with others, made me feel so happy, cuz it’s true but all these mbti meme pages make out entp as an asshole who doesn’t care about others when that’s not fully true
I enjoy giving compliments to people strangers, acknowledging and smiling at children, and engaging with people when I'm out and about. I didn't for a few years. I was sunk in a depression, but when I was a teenager into my early 30s I was pretty social and had a lot of acquaintances (I was more of a quiet young child, observant). Then I went into a depression and blocked out the world for a few years. I've been a lot healthier these last few years, and am back into engaging with people again. I like giving compliments and trying to bring an upbeat short conversation with people.
Truthfully, I'm creeped out at how accurate this depicts my brain and here's where the overthinking comes in: Once I hear another fact about ENTPs that is incredibly true to what I feel and do, my brain starts overthinking if I just decided to relate to that thing to stay true to how I thought I was or if I truly related to that. I have to use memory to remember how I related to it in the first place but I can't remember bc a million thoughts have filled my head since then so I'm left with an identity crisis Agreeing with your last point (that I saw on a comment), I still have no idea what my identity is And I'm guessing that my identity is not knowing what my identity is because if you think about it- ok I'll stop overthinking now
Thank you for the great information. I have never been as sure as I am now that I am an ENTP. I always test INTP, but after quite a bit of research over several years I have determined that I had be of the INTJ/ENTP Dichotomy. You have very well put-together information. I appreciate it. Keep up the good work.
It's well explained but the pacing is kinda putting me to sleep. hahaha You have a way of speaking that's with constant tempo & pauses like a metronome. (Not necessary a bad thing, just that I was thinking why I'm slowly drifting away.)
Yeah, it was difficult for me to go through the whole video at once with full focus. But I dont blame the speaker. I blame my ENTPness 😆. Good content though!
I've tested as and thought of myself as an INFP my whole life, occasionally considering that I may be an ENFP. Recently, I became more interested in the cognitive functions, and now I have no idea where to place myself. I resonate with a lot of what I am learning about the ENTP, such as its capacity for social awareness and its intense, self-motivated interest in learning about things and people in the external space while feeling a rich internal depth but struggling to understand it. I have dealt with some OCD and anxiety most of my life, and I think I have presented many idealized versions of myself to my friends and family in order to receive validation and make up for personal insecurities. At times in my life I have been very naturally sharp and funny, but for a long time that quality has been muted by some fear and insecurity associated with the aforementioned anxiety and OCD. I always thought that because I'm a good writer, I wanted to live in Middle Earth for a long time, and I'm a serious overthinker I was INFP, but I'm learning it might not be that simple. Thoughts? INFP? ENFP? ENTP? Something else? Thanks so much.
Will make a video on this at some point. A project must generally be a part of an active exploratory process - every step must feed your curiosity with the promise of social relevance :)
@@CognitivePersonality Good evening sir, (BTW this is my 1st public comment you have excited, motivated or compelled me.) I am often verbose but due to my line of work I'll be laconic-def not as typical-yet the attempt at inquiring or eliciting is quite necessary at this precipis for catharsis ... Can you do that pls & also make one (1) about the so-called INFJ/ENTP unique relationship???? (immoveable object/unstoppable force dynamic.) All the research (books, Quora, introspection, reflection, journals, social communication, Dr. Grande other online video forums) man I just do not understand how tis was the best 7 months of my life (while away on training) followed by the worst 7 months of my life (moving together into the real world paradigm). Aside from this supposed purported "marketed" as the best duo out there twin flames & all that ish ... is the lifestyle-personality-blending failure perhaps also a cocktail of other matters such as: upbringing/nature, environment/nurture differences or underdeveloped existential/experiential? Is it the - "demon in a mask wanting peace trying claiming for harmony" (Mr. Agreeably elusive, sheltered needy/dependent clingy, secretive/lying, private/manipulating, sycophant/poseur, chameleon/narc, idealist/amorist, machavelian/superiority, passive-aggressivenes/boohooing martyr, shy/quiet, put-together appearance/controlled agenda) Libra aspect VERSUS "the angel seeking dominance causing chaos" (Ms. Offensively sweetheart, independent/free-spirit, debater/rebel, visionary/intellectual, logical/rationalist, relentless/fearless perceived aggression, enigmatic/charismatic, threatening/pro women, argumentative/combative, blunt/monster, walking contradiction/altruistic empath, unfocused/ambitiously all-over) Aries approach? Insight: We were magic. Synergistic aliens. Then we often argued over accountability, apathy, identity, considerate/conscientiousness, turbulence, finances, openness (he never had a conversation, or shown any creds or documents in my presence he claimed he prided close preservation for future dreams), adaptability, whose the hypocritical ppl pleaser actor (ambivert) or detached isolator or actual complex & difficult person (he a more susceptible/vulnerable mimicker or projector). He was beyond conflict averse an observer I'm an inquisitive doer. I as the devils advocate I am more in your face or risky/exploratory & value or pride venting/interaction/knowing while doing is authenticity of individuation a nondisingenous sense of self. Also transparency of the benefit for the most overall good not self interest, advocacy & bullying in our job or for our families (I later discovered his only friend was his fiance-not ex-that he went right back to actually surely was living with us both at the same time & while referred her in our job). Plus he was married, not actually divorced, but separated so the same gold digger/also former coworker broke his other household too. Both women lived with his mother in another state at different times. He pursued me while we were friends on pretenses (or his illusions?) those months we swore, mainly he, found the soulmate. But I really now see I didnt know anything about who he really was. I am not sure he knows he is a desperate user perhaps. He used the same poems to woe & court her I later found. So is it like a Jung & Freud divergence thing (the indisputable bond leads to undeniable train wreck lol). Or the truly only [singular] dominant function sharing in both misunderstood types (even by each other it seems) can not prove the tests of time? Or was this just a bad batch him or I? I appreciate the beautiful unbiased/unjudgy intricacies of your style so I ask to share & learn sir. TY in advance. I apologize to any for any inconvenience nada here is personal. I just want to know if this is a type I really should avoid door slam both ways.
@@blahwhatever123 That's very interesting! I consider the match excellent so long as there is time apart. An INFJ/ENTP combo video would certainly be an interesting project!
Weirdly enough, I've never truly thought I was an ENTP until this video. I'd always tested as an ENFP (probably a bias formed from 16 personalities to give me a sense of identity, as I am lacking in the "values" or Fi department - which is just more evidence really), but even though I identified with some major aspects of the ENFP type, there was enough confusion left for me to question it - primarily when it came to these things you've described in your intro to CPT, such as the convergent Ne-Te of the ENFP compared to the Ne-Fe of the ENTP... but it was really when you mentioned the need for social affirmation of an ENTP, which most personality tests would consider a "Feeling" thing and automatically label me as an ENFP, even though I didn't strongly identify with the main use or symptoms of Fi. In short, thank you, you've provided a lot more clarity for me and allowed me to break from a long-time "box" of identity I'd eagerly hopped into during high school (also probably a bit early to start typing myself lol) and opened more room for self-awareness, or at least the awareness that I somewhat lack that self-awareness as an 18-year old ENTP ;)
I’ve had 15 different jobs, the range of which includes graphic/web design, landscaping, cable man, NBA dancer, roller skater, airbrush artist, photographer/videographer , and now director and own my company EYEROC … I’m learning the guitar and Greek language. This way of life is what I feed off of. Addicted to philosophy and social experiments. I couldn’t get over the fact that I was absolutely obsessed with Socrates, Tony stark, Leonardo da vinci and many others that I found later were ENTP and it made so much sense. I’m almost certain that Quentin Tarrentino is also ENTP . When he talks I feel like my subconscious is talking. This is highly intriguing to me and I wish I could disprove it but every time I study it , it’s always incredibly accurate. And more and more studies are creating new ways to digest this information . Many people should focus on this because it’s really a big portion of who you are. These parts of me I know I can’t change. No matter how hard I try. It gives me life.
Not a whole lot of youtubers focus on the emotional qualities of entp. I have spent many hours holding hands in hospitals and visiting retirement homes. You focus on this a lot and i appreciate it. Mbti communities people are like you are an asshole and like to troll you must be an entp. Tertiary fe isnt an asshole. Lol. Having an identity is very hard, im 36 and still struggle. Compartmentalizing of interests... people tease me for reading 5 different audiobooks in a rotation haha. You left out getting stuck in your head pacing and running into things!
I very rarely make it a point to actually comment on things online these days. Not for a lack of desire to express anything but mainly because of my aversion to interactions over social media due to the little impact I feel like I actually have of the flow of a conversation, seeing how I can't adjust and shift my tone of voice etc as a response to the feedback of the other people involved as I would in real world interactions. In my experience very few people have been interested in playing along whenever a question has popped up that could be interpreted in a poor manner because most of the time they'll go for the worst case at hand and be dismissive altogether. Slightly frustrating at times albeit understandable too because of the sheer inquisitive nature that, at the very least, I tend to posses as well which, let's face it, isn't always as desirable and especially when you don't get the full picture, included the presentation. The latter often being what I put most emphasis on myself in order to actually get the desired outcome as described in this video haha. Besides making a few of my own anectodes in this context heard, my main point for leaving this comment was to commend you for having put in the time to not only dig into the subject at hand but also for presenting it to others in, what I would say, a pretty accurate way. I've been going through plenty of the different systems that are based on Jungian typology and even though most get plenty of stuff right according to me (sometimes in spite of drawing the wrong conclusions) and definitely would be suitable for the purposes of personal growth, I feel like the biggest component that most have missed is the plasticity and fluctuations of our brains and what that actually means in translation to reality. Therefore I find that most of what I've seen on your channel so far has been more logically consistent perhaps due to the inclusion of this understanding which is relieving for lack of a better term. Not saying that I don't appreciate others' attempts of understanding of course but seeing how "truth" has always had a very special meaning to someone like me it's way harder to "settle" before finding something that seems to be more aligned with my own perception of the interactions within any given subject. Now, how to get the understanding of our differences combined with our similarities across to people who are either: A. Uninterested, B. Dismissive or C. Neglectful of how well it could impact their lives, even according to their own wishes (somehow plenty of people seem to believe it would be solely for my own personal gain to tell them how they could go about realising how they and others work on a deeper level (I guess the irony is that they don't know how I work which is why they won't see how little it would benefit me, besides working around this exact parenthesis, how meta of me haha)) ; remains somewhat of a mystery to me. I also say this knowing that others don't necessarily need to be as curious about these things or at least not to the extent that I have throughout my life. This having been one of many topics I've pondered and played around with long before I ever touched even the most surface level of personality theory. With plenty of knowledge at hand these days however it all kind of comes full circle seeing how it would lie in my nature to be interested in the first place, oddly amusing thought. Oh well to anyone having taken the time to read all of this, or otherwise, although the sentiment might be harder to having been fully captured if not, hmm.. Have a good continuation of whatever time of day you're about to take on. Cheers.
Daniel, I totally relate to what you said re not commenting on anything in social media. I just don’t see the point when everyone is concrete on their belief systems and the desire for discourse is only coming from my end. It is difficult, if not extremely difficult, to have a productive back and forth in the internet nowadays.
@@CognitivePersonality Haha I'm glad we could have this reverberation of mutual appreciation then because as claimed in a "somewhat" shorter form, you've been putting in good work so, keep it up! :)
@@CDOro I was just about to say that I agree but I realise it's kind of a mute point when I was the one making the opening statement haha. However, I guess I just wanted to add that it is pretty sad that people generally don't take their time to understand where others are coming from. Then again, I'm thinking that probably has to do with how most people live their lives too these days. When quick fixes and fast stimuli from things is the go to for most, stopping in their tracks towards the next like isn't very easy to do, habitually speaking. Seeing how that is also connected to the built in validation system of most social media platforms, presented in an external form, probably doesn't help people in discerning that them going for the next "win" in a discussion isn't necessarily the right thing to do in order for neither themselves nor others to grow. Adding layers of miscommunication on top of this and it's all sorts of messy even from its genesis. I guess that's why some of us end up here, to try and remedy some of this if possible *shrugs*. I'm glad you replied anyhow, it's nice to know that others can relate. :)
Your best friend must be an entp or something because your analysis is mind-shatteringly good. I keep coming back to this video and the entp empath video because it feels so good to be understood at this accuracy. I would LOVE if you could make another entp video someday and share some additional insights. Thank you very much you son of a kind loving mother, you!
Thank you, this is very interesting and confirms my recent discovery that I may be an ENTP (I have been typed, through tests only, as INFJ, INTP, or even ENFJ and INTJ before). If I may make a small suggestion about your delivery method, consider pausing between points more. Sometimes it was not exactly clear when you were stopping to describe an ENTP and already starting to describe what is not an ENTP like. But as I said very cool information.
As an ENTP, it has taken me many years to know who I am. Almost had an identity crisis because i didnt know my core values. I prioritized the emotions of others and I gave little attention to how things affected me. Made me stay in the wrong relationship, even i did know he is not the one. I still love monitoring the emotional state of others, and I feel responsible for their emotions. On the other side I don‘t like sharing my emotions because i don’t want others to have any impact of my emotional state. What has changed now is, that I regularly take alone time to feel how things affect me. Not just to work on my skills. For me it’s almost impossible to activate introverted intuition and introverted feeling around others. Seems like I can‘t stop using Fe. What works best for me is lots of alone time and music that appeals to my inner emotional landscape. I highly recommend journaling for ENTPs. Don’t know if this makes sense, but listening to music in my alone time seems like a push into FI and letting go of the strong pull of introverted thinking. Sorry if there are any mistakes… I‘m from germany😊
I can relate a lot to this comment. Youre a chameleon, thats not a bad thing but sometimes it pays knowing what you think and believe. journaling has helped me a lot in developing fi, and on a day to day basis actively asking myself as much as possible about what i think and believe about pretty much anything. Like even when youre ordering coffee, noting to yourself why you keep drinking it, if its just the flavour- what is it about the flavour? or is it the colour, the packaging, or maybe you like the place because its a friend who introduced you to it and youve never stopped drinking coffee since ? Eventually youll be able to answer deeper questions about yourself. It amazing how little we pay attention to, not even as ENTPs but just as people. Not a lot of people know themselves
I did enjoy this. Sounds I am still ENTP. I’m hardly ever mistyped anyway, but I think your take on the type has been a little gift in this landscape that I’ve known about two decades, return to every few years at very different life stages. My partner is INFJ and I was surprised by this INFJ craze we are in (i mean just look at number and views of videos for supposedly the rarest type!) Not So much focus on other types and whenever ENTP comes up it seems to come in relation to INFJ relationship... Really all these types are supposed to be such a minuscule parts of the population that a lot of people are just not really these types, which is part of what you’re saying. But the other parts pointing to misunderstood aspects of the ENTP. I don’t think I mind being labeled one of those villain/witch types any more; I can carry that type of persona pretty well (if it makes others happy and if that’s what they need you know ;)) But when younger that can be hard. I still can be annoyed that some people think ENTPs are people who just argue for the sake of arguing and are not as rational as the rest of the NTs or bizarre things like that. This might be because I am a more Ti dominant than Fe heavy ENTP but it’s like man if you don’t get that we are very much logic driven in debate and thinking both, to the point we may neglect our own feelings do you even get us at all? And related, if I can give a small constructive suggestion about your ENTP videos: I know it’s harder to talk about the internal functions, but I feel like you talk about different aspects of social utility and social patterns so well, but not as much about our ... basic rationalness, for lack of a better word, because that is often the solid and stable and grounding part of our identity given Ne and Fe can shift a lot and Fi can be inaccessible and/or undesirable . (Maybe because those aspects are already covered or don’t belong in this video. I also understand that it’s hard to understand and talk about others’ internal functions.) I hope I didn’t come across too nitpicky and I feel I didn’t express myself clearly. But overall I really like this video anyway so it doesn’t matter much. And now I kinda feel bad dammit, because I didn’t wanna come across as critical.. Darn (predictive) Fe... Excuse the voice dictation and any corrections that escaped me
The INFJ craze it completely bizarre! You make an excellent point. I focus more on the F-side of this type because it so often goes under the radar, yet is often a primary utlity. Hehe, not at all, I do think I could focus more on opposing functions in general :)
I had to pause the video (at 14:43 as a note) to comment that I felt so reassured and understood and even the essence of the video went through me without effort to accept it in order to mislabel and mistakenly (but "ignorantely") feel validated as a defense mechanism due to exhaustion in this theme and all its controversy that this channel quite lacks and instead adds a very logical and approachable information input in regards to the essence of the types and its cognitive functions instead of the meme culture and mere tests alone which many times prove wrong as one rarely unnattaches from himself enough to have an outside view (to witness) of himself to answer precisely to the questions of the tests, and the test even put you through some "fallacies" of yes or no as the grey dot is something to be avoided in order to get more precise results. You are an ENTP when you see this video and it flows through you and (if you have watched and most likely you went for INTP, ENFP or and INFP first...) the others of this series felt forced to accept if you thought that was "your" type, in a linear domain if anyone can catch this one hehe Blessings to all and thank you for all the high quality informative videos.
I’ve spent this weekend figured out that I’m NOT an INFJ. I was sure I’m an INFJ for so long but some aspects of the INFJ personality type haven’t made sense to me… that’s when I went on a full research about the MBTI 16 personality type theory actually is, and that helped me realize how so untrue some of these statements about some of the personality types. Anyways, I’ve realized that I am probably an ENTP, and this video made so much sense. Honestly I’m pretty scared of saying I am an ENTP after having thought I am an INFJ for so long. I am scared of the stereotypical comments about the ENTP personality type. I appreciate this video so much. And as cliche as it sounds, this video truly is a safe space for me. Thank you
ENFJ who loves you guys like the fuzzy balls of love you are. I can relate to not entirely being cognisant of your values unless boundaries are crossed.
One of your better videos. Though I'm not entirely certain you fully understand the way the functions manifest fully on an internal level, I will say you nailed the emotionally predictive aspect. While most people consider emotions irrational and unpredictable, I find them to be quite static, stable, and understandable if you have any understanding of the individual that has them. While yes, I will tell you there's a true and very Promethean desire to contribute and bring positive influences to situations. There's a psychological need for congruity.
Can you please elucidate your first point just out of interest/a desire to understand? ENFJ here who also agrees that peoples emotions are in fact very predictable; as divergent thinkers & owing to our predictive capabilities this certainly makes sense for the ENTP & ENFJ &, perhaps a few other types as well.
@@AnyaAnnika67 It's been a couple of years since I wrote this, so I can't honestly say I remember what I was referencing, but based on what I remember from this I'm going to guess it was his generalizations of how functions work. There are a few important things to know about cognitive functions. 1. All functions beyond the dominant have a relationship to the dominant and are altered based on this. So for example, tertiary Fe is not the same for ESTPs as it is for ENTPs. 2. There are developmental variables that dictate how we use our functions ranging from genetics to socialization to environment, which change their nature in big ways. This is why there are so many "subtypes" and why Myers-Briggs themselves are evolving past just 16 types. 3. That means Fe isn't just Fe. Dominant Fe and Auxiliary, Tertiary, or Inferior are all very different functions. Also, the functions are different based on the other functions in their stack as well as what their dominant function is. 4. There is an association between our functions and other lenses of understanding, even Jung knew this. This is why manifestation is so important. Our functions connect with things like our wants, needs, aspirations, etc., and this is very relevant when discussing this stuff. I've watched a lot of his videos and while he has some insight, he is very clearly trapped inside a loop of his own mindset. He has this Ni-Ti connection he's found and he doesn't let himself get bothered by external data that contradicts his thought processes.
Currently an ENTP who has been suffering with a radical level of depression for years. It has gotten so bad that i dont persue hobbies anymore. Im not convinced any level of aptitude is going to grant me the freedom social acceptance brings. I feel like people set me up to be someone and project a circumstance onto me in order to get me to seem "scatterbrained and unorganized, socially inferior" so as a whole they have some semblance of internal comfort in believing that if enough people gang up on me, they will be correct and more credible. Unfortunately the world as a whole has spiraled down this road and now im not the only one suffering. 1+1 could equal 3 if enough experts said so. At this point, the pattern i am reading into is so extensive i can litterally predict how people are going to respond to just about anything worth trying in a social setting. Dont bother trying to be my friend at this point. Other people ruined you for me.
Watching it now entirely (had no time yesterday) and this is making everything SO CLEAR. The reactive approach on concepts from external reality, the compartmentalization of lots of different interests, the ''using people as a sounding board to debate your ideas with yourself'', the need to predict emotions on others and anticipating them, thus suffering tremendous anxiety when social or interpersonal relationships are unpredictable and unstable (sense of loss of control on your environment).... and the fact that our ultimate goal is to gain a set of skills to enrich our social circle or society as itself, feeling our value as a person relies on that rather than on who we are (Fi)... Makes lots of sense. Wow, I just awakened. Thank you so much! P.S.: I think I mistyped as an INTJ because of the compartmentalization part. I tend to categorize and put everything into boxes, and behaviourally that is perceived as judging, thus the J. The I is explained by liking alone time and having solitary hobbies. MBTI tests are bullshit, functions are the real deal.
I have done several tests and always ENTP on different workplaces, and I feel spot on when seeing many descriptions or listening to other ENTPs how they act , I see myself in everything, but something that i reacted on is how you touch on something that I do not think others mentioned before as much but I have reflected over myself. I have a very easy time to talk to people/influence and people often like me very quickly, however for example if I go into a store, or am at a conference without a real purpose to be there, I feel really out of place and not feel like being there at all. Also I think about what you said that I deep down often feel that I do not fit in, it is only when I truly have purpose that I believe strongly enough in that I do. Anyone else feeling this way?
Yeah I don’t know who I am. In the last year I have been betrayed and rejected by my friends/girlfriend. It’s caused me to lose sense of who I think I am. It is ruining my life and I don’t know how to get out of it. Normally I’d go meet new people/strangers but coronavirus ruined that. Thank you pandemic and Thank you Strong Fe and super weak Fi.
A few points, A) Please adjust the Jung book so that it's spine doesn't go bad. It's sad, it needs a helping hand. B) Your hand movements are like watching someone dancing at a rave, but in slow mo and with a cuter accent. C) I have always received either ENTP or INTP on the self-assessment tests. I generally float around 50/50 on the E/I spectrum. This makes sense to me, as I perceive myself. I have recently been diagnosed with autism level 1, and my adhd-combined diagnosis was reconfirmed, along with acronyms such as GAD and MDD. I've never really bothered to delve into what my personality type is, or what it might look like to outside observers, but your description of the ENTP type rings very true to me. I am very adept at knowing how people feel about me, and am very engaged in creating games and experiences for groups of people. I draw a significant amount of self worth from either creating novel experiences for others, or becoming highly adept at skills (hobbies, obsessions) that I can share with others. Examples being: sailing (I lived aboard a Cal 34 Mk III for many years), mycology and mushroom foraging, and most recently amateur radio. I am hyper attuned to negative interactions, and desire to be a more positive drive in others lives, even if I am an uncomfortable one. My self worth is tied up almost entirely in what I am able to learn, and how effective I am at sharing what I have learned with those around me. I also require a significant amount of alone time, but often not because I am over-people'd. Rather, because I need a break from human distraction so that I can delve into the interest of the month and absorb all I can and work on projects, to then later be shared with a few individuals or large groups. I also have been delving into the concept of alexithymia as it relates to autism, I have a very difficult time understanding my own emotional states in the moment. Though, I historically can be highly aware of those around me, even if I don't necessarily know how to respond. My sense of core self if far more mutable and changing than I would ever like to admit, there's a sense of a foundation, but everything on top of that is costuming and subject to being exchanged dependent on the audience. Ironically, I am a horrible actress and am caught in my lies fairly quickly. Sorry to ramble on, but you made some salient points about this particular personality type that I appear to have, and it has given me some food for thought. Drink water. Be good.
For me it is easy for making friends and very hard for maintain that friendship...peoples are very intreasted in me and came like a magnet..but i,m a loser to maintain those friends...i have no contacts of my highschool and collage mates...i left them and not like to keep in touch..i only want friends where i work currently..i only have 3 best friends .but they also became a nuisense for me sometimes....because i need more alone times for thinking and watching my intreasted subjects.....i dont like being an extrovert for long times...i like it with my friends...i dont know which type i,m at first i think i,m an istj because i care my body shape (work out)and a hypochondriac, then i study more i got intp because i like to argue and like alone time then intj then infp now entp ...actually who am i .can any one tell me who am i??????????
All this time I was mistyped as an INFJ for 2 years. I’ve kept tested as INFJ on dichotomy tests and I never saw myself as an extrovert or a perceiver. I also test as 5w4 on the enneagram so that can explain why I feel too reserved and solitude to be an extrovert. I looked at your “5 signs you’re not an INFJ” vid and then this vid and discovered that I actually don’t think to see how my hobbies relate to each other. I am able to stop and think how they do, but that isn’t my first thought when I pick up a hobby. If it’s cool, it’s cool. I’m also active in the emotional world as I’d feel upset if I made someone else feel upset and feel compelled to right my wrong to make them feel better. Apparently ENTP 5w4s are super rare so that also explained why I didn’t initially relate to the ENTP 7w8 stereotypes of being trolls who are hyperactive and like chaos. I also don’t like to get into heated arguments while disregarding or invalidating the emotions of the other like aggressive ENTP 8w7 stereotypes portray. Thank you. I now know myself. Though just in case, do you think you can watch a few of the comedy videos I made on my channel and see for yourself whether I’m an INFJ or ENTP please? I might be fooling myself so I can want someone else to see if I look like an ENTP or if I’m just self-deluding myself with this video.
@@CognitivePersonality I looked up some notable examples of ENTP 5s and I don’t really relate to them. I think I might be an INFJ that doesn’t really use my Ni constantly.
@@CognitivePersonality The problem is that I don’t relate to ENTP or INTP’s cognitive functions, but I never used Ni like it’s described in INFJs or use Fe as much as INFJs day they do. I also don’t use Fi. Basically I feel like I’m just Ti incarnate with just pure imagination for the sake of imagination and my Ti is cause of 5w4 because I love spending time alone 20/7 and read books and play Nintendo games. Derp.
@@CognitivePersonality Oh and btw I spend time alone for the sake of being alone. It’s not because I have to or that I lost my energy. Basically I’m too introverted to be ENTP, too rational and not as actively empathetic as an INFJ, and not blunt or logical enough to be INTP.
You know you are ENTP when you think the video is too long for you to focus and you just want to check the comments and systemically analyze if you check the boxes of the most liked comments.
Certainly seems to be the trend!
Hahahahahaha that's exactly what I'm doing rn
BOI WHAT THE HELL BOI IM DOING THIS RN LMFAO
@@rosen2510 OMG SAME
Functions are drier than a man in a desert with no water for a week
Alone time allows you to do the weird things you want to try without judgments.
Very true!
Yes!
Absolutely
anonymity allows me to do the weird things i want to do without judgments
My favorite!! Lol.
if my MBTI type isn‘t ENTP it‘s ADHD
Haha, there is much truth in these words!
Lol!! My ADHD is outta control. Or maybe it's just my entp? I dunno but I'm a mess. Lol.
See I tested as ENFP until I got a handle on my ADHD 😂
Flames:
Then you're likely a mistyped ESTP.
SAME
We are the only the type that uses our extraversion as introversion. I'd much rather talk to the cleaning lady I don't know if it helps me avoid Greg from accounting.
Anything but Greg from accounting!
@@CognitivePersonality I think extroversion more means just having less aversion to unknown people. A few times in my 20s literally me alone and no one I actually knew would end up at parties with just random people and that was the best shit in the world because you're kind of anonymous and you have these new disposable friends that are new and interesting and there's this foreign guy and this chicks cool get in the car we're getting more beer woo-hoo! (Course 9 times out of 10 I was drinking alone-alone but hey ENTP right?)
We don't hate people. We hate boring people and most people are boring.
@@DrDeathpwnsu Nice :)
@@CognitivePersonality ENTPRPG:
An unknown group of EXXPs appears
"Hail ENTP, pray thee, we are on a noble quest seeking various articles of inebriation. Should your presence, or an ante towards the spoils, prove useful you may make it known to us at this time."
"Indeed travelers, it is fortunate you have happened upon me! I am well versed in both methods and means you speak as well as invaluable guide in navigating the current surroundings and settings in which you find yourself. I offer my expertise at no cost to you and ask only to share in said spoils."
ENTP has joined the party.
@@DrDeathpwnsu Good questline imo
You know you’re ENTP when you want to go do something else 10 seconds in
Hehe
yea but i also have adhd
You know you’re an ENTP when you stay just to learn
relatable
I hate it already but I want answers lol.
"They are not aware of their values"
YES I AMMM....
*starts to figure out what my values are to prove that I am aware of them*
Haha :D Ti-Fi all the way.
I reacted the same lol
MOHAMEDO AVDURU
Value is just an excuse to blend in with society. Just pick one. No one really cares lol
@@Layniacsofficial It's not that I'm struggling, I just hadn't thought about it. It's like somebody pointing out something you do habitually but never noticed
You're not an ENTP if: you watched this video in one go without pausing it
That would be some serious attention span!
I did, on an adhd pill. 😂
it took me awhile to finish this video, 19 minutes a lot man
Yes!
Also Double Tapping 10 seconds to rewind/fast forward...
Finally understanding why Ive been avoiding making closer friends, I'm afraid of the potential bad blood, tension or awkwardness that could come with that because it's very disheartening and all I want is positive social experiences. I thought I was just going through an introverted phase, definitely not. I still get really hung up on "bad" relationships, if I'm specifically not liked by someone it drives me insane
Sounds like one of the harder sides of Ne-Fe to contend with!
Ughh so trueee
I feel introverted now because I had to leave my friend group. I wasn't getting the same good vibes as before. Lockdown really did a number on the friendship. Every one kept to themselves.
I would ask questions, relay a cool fact etc but the responses were bland or non existent. But ... When someone bought a new item of clothing everyone would chim in then. I felt like I was the only one that wanted depth🤔 And yeah I relate, my main vice is the fear that someone doesn't find me interesting.
You represents me perfectly to the detail of it ngl, because this is what I meant when I said 'I'm no interested of having friends bcs you guys are just my acquaintances' and they hella confused
Same
All the dislikes are from people who thought they were ENTPs.
Heh :)
The superior type obvi. 😌💅
@@크라이슷스파이스 i mean no, being an entp sucks most of the time
@@sunnohh No I mean we’re higher than most of the other types. 😌💅
Ngl but people with hate, that can't belong to our elite group. Hm
It’s like you are articulating my thoughts that I have never verbalized before. I think my ENTPness also causes me to overthink whether or not I am genuinely an ENTP or if I’ve just convinced myself that I am and I’ve done all my research wrong😂😂
Same here!!!
Hah, I get you!
same bro
@Hannah, this is where cross checking can help (Socionics core model A + quadra values + intertype relationships + for instance to tell apart INTP and ENTP, understanding if your Ti is a goal or and end, if it is cautious and all encompassing or if it works rather in a 80-20 fashion to fuel Ne main worldview... that's the rational vs. irrational dichotomy, one of the very few extra Socionics dichotomies that kinda works) give many angles...
Same, whenever I come across an information that might suggest I'm mistyped I fall into hours long rabbit hole trying to figure out if I really am an ENTP
When I first tested as ENTP 4 years ago, I was so surprised I was an "extrovert". I always thought I was an introvert. This video finally says it that we ENTPs exhibit more introverted traits than extroverted ones
More or less, there is a social anxiety, but when you understand the framework of how the place and people around you work that disappears. If I want a thing from a person in a big group I will just go and ask for it without problem. When I need to do the same thing, but in regards to getting to know someone in a group my first question is what are the interests that that person has and how would they react if I would ask questions about those interests. Basically you are a clockmaker put in front of different clocks, if you know the clock already it's super easy, if you know the model it's easy, if you look at a photo of a clock and you need to repair it in the next hour, you ask for the "manual".
We are ambiverts to be precise.
@@josiesmith1295 Bot quite, for specific situations you act either extroverted or introverted in theory an ambient should be happy with the situations he is in if the interaction is positive, but for us that's not the case, you may want people when you are alone, or you want to be alone when you are around people. It's really weird.
Me too
Sometimes i hate my personality
(Realising i have rare type of Divergent thinking study type which is so slow but highly creativity according to my convergent feeling
-people dont values entps creativity also envies this ne fe convergent as an manipulative persona until knowing that
Entp is not a (estp or isfj)
Thanks infj brain ❤❤❤
Also trying to developing my other 4 cogniton
I did it a few days ago and I was like "ExtRoVerT??" Wth I didn't know that?? Now it makes sense
"Many ENTP's feel truly themselves when they're alone". This is so true. And " reacting to the external world", that is what I was trying to explain people when they read on superficial MBTI websites that ENTP's love to be with people.
Really liked the identity part to. Interesting what you said about the hobbies. I have so many interests and hobbies running side by side, or following each other up. The only problem I have with that sometimes is that I'm jealous of the ISTP types who really master something, I guess.
This was by far the best ENTP video I've seen so far. Keep up the good work!
Thank you, I appreciate it!
I am too jealous of the ISTP!
Thisss the hobbies part. Ive been “doing” and still do many different hobbies my whole life. And ppl always ask me why are you not mastering the one thing ur good at? How are these hobbies connected? You need to choose one or two of them! You cant go in so many directions these hobbies and interests are all so different ! Why? U cant ! And stuff like that. I never even tjought that way that they all should be with one specific direction or they should somehow work together. Or like goal. Ofc uts fun to play with different interests and combine them. But idk that was not my intention. Just wanted to try something new and i liked it and want to be developed in many dif ares and topics
Also im sorry for my english. Its my third language so im trying my best HAA
@@karolinavapper7047 you've even learned 3 languages 😂
I really hope istp know I envy them..
I don’t fit it. I love alone time. I live in constant “what if” and “I wonder what” mixed with “let me google it.”
I would die without Google.
SAME
guys this is not the sims, those personality types should not be taken for a 100% accuracy, its a scientific model and not a meta physical law or something :D
I relate this very deeply.
- INTP
@@bernossi5185 i agree with u
If you bothered to watch this fully and understood it you're not an ENTP my friend.
:0
I get annoyed with this type of videos. But I grew out of obsessing over these things. 🤭
Well that settles it. I usually watch like half the video and move on to something else.
not quite correct, when i started watching his videos, i just stopped and first learned the functionstacks for a couple of months. now i was able to follow everything and he is on point. i am most definitely an entp :)
me when I will only obsess over understanding an INFJ video not my own video LOL
You know you're not an ENTP if you didn't get distracted at least once while watching this video
I didn't even watch it...
@@existentialchaos8 same lol, i just skipped everything
Dude that's way too true
That is a streotype of the ENTPs. Probably just ADHD.
One of the most misunderstood of the personality types...
Apart from every sensing type.
Boom!
Cognitive Personality Theory Is it possible that you can do more sensing dom/authority function focused videos, I feel like the idea of being a sensor is misunderstood , especially after Keirsey started the whole “unremarkable sensor” trend
Every mbti type is pretty misunderstood except for INFPs and INFJs. Often given way too much credit than what it deserves. But even then, every single one of them is pretty misunderstood. Every type is a thinker and feeler, and intuitive and sensor in their own right.
Ne being our primary function, our way of extroversion is to have 5 books, one iPad and two videos playing when we are trying to understand and soak in the knowledge. For some reason we come to some sudden insight when we have an internal conversation with ourselves. That’s how we make sense of this world.
Everyday i feel blessed by split-screen technology on hand-held gadgets. Opening a video a book and movie at the same time
Heeeyy your vid is 20 mins long as an ENTP thats too much for me im at 4.46 and im already lost in comment section lol
Pls can anybody summarize the vid? xD
lol I am at 2:48 and have been scrolling through the comments at like 1:50 and now I am finding your comment lmao
i’m a 0.42
No but...can somebody summarize it please??
Edit: 1:45 lol
I just HAD to say that I’m exactly on 4.46 as well
00:20
1. if you tend to stay in your head, tossing around ideas about what you could do without actually acting on them to increase your social value,
2. If you are surprised by somebody’s reaction to what you did, or are not thinking of how somebody will react to your actions,
3. If you are fine with being a bystander of a social group, just observing,
4. If you don’t need social reassurance that you are a desirable person
5. If you know your values and you know who you are, and can separate the subjected image of you from who you are,
You aren't an ENTP.
Yes, awesome - thanks for summarising!
But i saw these signs also show themselves in some Unhappy/depressed ENTPs.
Says who.
I got 4/5. I'm young, and still trying to learn about people's emotions and emotional reactions. I can tend to be insensitive and feel terrible when I make a mistake. Especially socially. I always end up trying to do my best to make amends and love being there for others. But social prediction is something that is still foreign to me. Probably because of being homeschooling for most of my life. Thoughts??
Greyson Woods I was the same as you a year ago, but the whole sensitive people getting hurt feelings I’ve gotten better at predicting. Then, I was really intrigued by why this one girl got so offended by everything comment, it wasn’t personal. Now I know how she ticks.
This was a good one; getting rid of stereotypes is something the "MBTI" Circles need, if it is ever going to be taken seriously
Thank you my friend!
Yes!
Agree
I get INTP, INFP, ENTP, or ENFP on every test. On cognitive functions tests, I always get ENTP, and I relate to this video. Conclusion: I’m an ENTP
That'll do :)
omg i also get those 4 on every test xD I'm still trying to figure it out haha
Me: (the thing you said)
Me 2 days later: OR AM I?
I get INFJ, INFP, ENTP, INTP and ENFP. From observing my reactions in situations, reading some shit online and watching videos like these I can conclude that I am most definitely ENTP. Now I just hope I can quit the self doubt, but I don’t think I will lol
I honestly thought I was an ENTP with high Fi, as I grew older I thought I mistyped for so long and thought I was an ENFP, until i watched his video on ENTP empaths. at that point I really understood that I am an ENTP. maybe watch that video and understand if you truly are, as that video hit me to the very soul and answered many questions I had about myself too.
Thank you for explaining that ENTPs can also be caring and understanding. I mistyped as ENFP due to many tests being based on the stereotype of "you give a damn about people? you are a feeler." Even my friends typed me as ENFP because they all thought ENTPs are jerks. People on Reddit on the other hand often typed me as xNTP but I took that with a grain of salt since they don't know me irl. After reading about cognitive functions and learning more about MBTI, I wasn't sure if I actually was ENFP, since I related more to the functions of ENTP. After watching your video, I'm 100% sure I'm ENTP, you actually spot-on described me, it's almost scary how accurate this is.
Same here. I really thought I'm an ENFP too for years until I watched the ENFP's video on this channel. And it's not describing myself at all. Strong authenticity and busy with activities. Both are things I couldn't even relate in the slightest.
Until I came here and the video talks about hobbies, skills, and people pleasing. Which is quite different from what I thought an ENTP would be.
I'm here, probably really is an ENTP instead of ENFP. Not sure if it's a blessing or a curse. Because I hate the mindless people going around claiming they're an ENTP when they clearly lack the social reading and left awful and stupid comments.
The MBTI world needs a detoxification process, really.
It's absolutely mind-blowing how well you understand the ENTP
Cheers! :)
my sister (infj) always tells me that i'm probably an intp because of how much i enjoy my alone time and sometimes even i think so too until i realize that i also thrive talking to people about things and very much need someone to vent out to about whatever i'm wondering about. it's a very weird trait.
Definitely sounds Ne :)
That means your infj sister is wrong and infj brother is right, 😊 Right Harry? 😁
Any actual ENTP knows if you take multiple test you'll type as more than one type. ENTPs, ENTJs, INTPs, INTJs are highly self actualized and know who they are with or without some MBTI test. If you're on here saying you typed as ENTP but thought you could be an INFJ or ENFP, you haven't bothered going down the rabbit's hole.
Wise words!
YES! Exactly, and you have put it into the perfect words. I fell like as if I might be subconsciously bending my answers to fit what is defined as ENTP, and then I catch myself and I have to reflect over whether I am choosing something that isn't me just to not select what seems inherently ENTP.
@@tanishasingh4457 oooh yes, both of y'all exactly described it. I will forever know I'm an ENTP at heart/mind, regardless of what each test result gives me since these answers are only binary to the questions actually asked.
Tanisha Singh Woah!!! I’m shook upon the self realization.😂
Dude I was typed as ENTP, INTP, ESTP, ESFP, and even ENFJ. Have no clue which one
Just reading other ENTP thoughts in the comments.
Without pausing the video
Nice!
Oml I found your comment by doing just that 😂
@@jimmylam1948 same😂😂😂
How to deal with the “too many hobbies and interests” issue. (1.) Get your own space... Something I didn’t do until I was a divorced empty-nester. The freedom to pursue interests and leave half-completed projects lying around is what I had been missing all my life. I wish I had bought a trailer or built an art studio to call my own way back when. For the first time, I’m actually completing projects. (2.) Consciously try to “circle back” to a limited number of over-arching interests. For example: Learning Photoshop ==> learning photo transfer techniques ==> learning encaustic art ==> hey, I can combine photography with encaustic ==> obsession with camera lenses ==> random class in wood working ==> hey, I could figure out how to make a floating frame... See? Even as you go off in many different directions, you can try to corral them back to relate to hobbies you have pursued previously. Same thing with music, I might have 15 instruments and play them all poorly, but as I “circle back” to each one I find myself improving at all of them AND gradually “weeding out” the ones that don’t sync with my “true self”. Uke, bass, flute, banjo, and violin are now OUT, but somehow they led me to the concertina, and surprisingly the concertina is becoming “my” instrument. I never would have found it if I had stuck with the very first instruments I tried. (3.) Get a storage space, and organize it really well, taking advantage has both the horizontal and vertical space. You can spend years accomplishing nothing if you live in clutter, as we tend to do. (4.) Become adept at selling stuff on eBay. Financial ruin often lurks at the ENTP’s doorstep. We tend to toss or give away (or store) the things that don’t interest us any more. Remember that other people are still interested in the same things you once were. Also, as you pursue an interest, you will naturally develop a taste for better and better “stuff” related to it. Keep the best, get rid of the middling. (5.) Don’t waste time trying to get other people to understand you. Only other ENTPs will understand, and - interestingly - I find that we DON’T tend to like each other. We feel both competitive with and hyper-critical of each other. Most of my best friends are various types of Js. They appreciate me but don’t “relate,” and that’s fine, as long as they respect my “space” (see point #1). (6.) As the smart fellow who made this video says, remember that the ultimate aim of “competence” is to be socially useful. Every once in a while, make the brave leap into actually doing rather than learning. Make things and actually try to sell them. Force yourself to perform a musical piece, or join a group to perform with. Donate your skills to a cause. Make a UA-cam video to demonstrate your original technique. You don’t want to end your life with a phD level of knowledge in a hundred subjects yet nothing “concrete” to show for it. (7.) ENTPs tend to be physically unhealthy. Use your temperment to your advantage. Make healthy living into a fun project. I grow a sprout salad for every day with my cool Easygreen sprouter. I got a smart bike trainer and have made a “project” of riding it in every country of the world (check out Kinomap). As we get older we can’t ignore the physical world anymore.
Thank you for your comment. :)
I didn't read half of it but the first part sure was good advice... except it's near impossible
Now that I've read the whole thing... thanks, a lot!
I had to force myself to read this, but thank you so much for this. I will actually save this. Thank you one more time!
We do get misunderstood - especially when we attempt to "discuss a point to clarify" and its perceived as arguing. Soooo frustrating!
On alone time... yes! We do need to have alone time to take in new info and synthesize it. I think people look at this and think it's about "recharging" when it's not.
Thanks for the video! 💛
Or the classical : Prove me i'm wrong so i can learn something
Mm hmm .. my eldest sister tells me I am bossy and judging her, arguing all the time, etc. because I say things like, "Your plan sounds pretty good, but I think you should know that when we tried. .. then .... . happened and we didn't figure out a way around that issue, yet. So if we were going to do your plan, we'd have to sort that out."
Yeah, having to over explain things that to me are just common sense is extremely tiring. Few people have the mental and emotional fortitude to defend and/or challenge their own views
So true! I’m still not sure if I’m estp or entp but one thing is certain. When I argue I tend to ask questions that would prove the fact that someone’s theory is wrong and very poorly made. Someone that I know is a feeler for sure says that I’m attacking her by doing it. Like what? I respect that you want to believe in something that you have no proof of but I can’t just turn a blind eye on that nonsense. Like imagine hearing something like that:
- I know that around 80% of the bible might be fake but I believe in god.
- Alright, so do you believe in the god from the bible?
-Yes
- But you know that most of it might be untrue? You just said that.
- Yes, but I believe in the true things written in the bible.
- Then how do you know that the „true” things that you speak of are true unlike the untrue ones? What if all of it is untrue?
-I believe it. You should too or else you are going to hell!
- But I don’t believe in it. I can’t just start to believe in something out of fear.
- Yes, you can.
- How?
- Just start to believe.
🫣
"ENTP mistyping as INFJs" This is SOOOOO true. I thought to myself whether I'm an INFJ with ADHD or an ENTP, your video really helps me. Thank you so much! I spent days wobbling around my mind with these 3 MBTIs. I would think that I'm an INFJ or an ENFP instead, but I'm glad I found this video.
Same! When I first started with mbti I got typed as an intp and later the tests typed me as infj and I just sticked with it but always felt a bit out of place since I can be really extroverted and chaotic sometimes (plus I struggle with social anxiety so that confused me even more). But now that I have digged in a bit more into cognitive functions I am at least 75% sure that I'm an entp :P
@@Theresaaaaaa003 you are literally me
Mouth: I'll pause in order to allow time for the audience to absorb the stated observations
Eyes: BLINKETY BLINKETY BLINK I'LL DISTRACT YOU FROM THINK
Haha :D
Yeah, that blinking kept distracting me the whole time xdd.
His spirit animal is an owl, an owl that is a teacher.
I’m quite curious, since entp seems to display a lot of adhd traits, (like hyper focus and procrastination issues) are these things correlated? Or do entp people display these traits without having adhd. I fell down the mbti rabbit hole today and realised that what I thought could have been adhd are very similar to entp traits, and wondered whether this is a thing. I a’saw a lot of comments mentioning adhd so it I find is so intriguing especially as I was recently considering getting tested for adhd.
All Intuitive dominants have a desire for 'everything at once' and focusing on a single thing without connecting it to everything else is something that must often be learned :)
yeah im currently in the process of being diagnosed as well (therapist thinks I have it)
it seems to be a common thread at the very least
can anybody summarise the 5 signs? lol thank u
Hanging this reply so if someone does I'll get a notification too
Mission failed no one watching this Is willing to sit thru it
TheMousegod yeah I made it three minutes before going to comments.
Hope someone will sacrifice themselves for us poor souls with no patience
As an esfp I agree hevaily
has anyone noticed an enhanced productivity/outcome a) when doing more things in parallel, or b) when practising less for something? as paradoxical as it might sound, my grades in college were consistently better when attending 9 classes than when attending the average 6, and also at work I tend to be much more engaged when heavily multitasking, because when I get bored of seeing something I still have something else to attend that still is productive, giving my Ti enough leverage such as "okay, I let you lose focus on this, as long as you redirect it on that else" (not that I didn't indulge in wikipedia binges, but that's another topic).
similarly, I play bass guitar in a few bands, and I discovered that my playing in the gig tends to be much better if I just rehearse the tune enough to learn it, and then practise it very sparsely or rarely. So, if I have a gig with band A, best thing to do is to rehearse the tunes from bands B, C, D ... anything but A's repertoire (you'll end up rehearsing them at least a time or two before the gig with the full band anyway), so during the actual gig your brain doesn't just disconnect while playing, which obviously leads to mistakes.
Yes, I noticed this. For example, I was much more organized while I had classes than when I was on a school break. Now that I'm an adult, my life was much more organized when I worked full-time vs now that I'm unemployed, or even when I work part-time. If I have a lot of time, I get out of control and it's a constant struggle to do what I need to do.
For a long time (almost 3 years) I've been getting INTJ on all the mbti tests I took. When I began reading on Jungian functions I realized I was actually an ENTP...
The problem, as you tell, lies in the questions itself, they focus on behavioral cues and not cognitive ones, so obviously I was gonna say I rather prefer alone time and planning my tasks (although I'm a big procrastinator) thus ending up getting INTJ...
100%
ENTP here.
I really like your understanding of the type, sir.
Most people I meet don't get the subtleties of what it feels like being an ENTP. I take it there's a bunch of jealousy involved, we can do most things and charm most anyone with relative ease.
So I rarely meet people inclined to ... empathize with me in a sense. Maybe I present maybe as a social bulwark of success, I don't know, but there's not much room for failure in my interactions.
"You display confidence, you better deliver now" is how I feel I'm being treated most of the time. And I try to not be influenced by it, but I really am.
I also feel a bit of a victim of my own stereotype : yes I can say obnoxious things, push boundaries with people, but never in a threatening way. But then people take me as this monster show. How many times have I heard aquaintances say to one of their friends "You gotta meet this guy, he's an animal/freak/monster". Not in a negative way either, but just not in a humane way.
At some point in my ENTP life I do hope someone will just allow me to be ... vulnerable, I guess ? I mean it has to go both ways obviously.
The story of my life is getting into tense situations with really valuable friends because I'm harsher on them in social situations. So I could defend some random fucker who took an insult from my friend and end up loosing a friend for trying to include the random guy and not sticking with my friend's stupidity.
Hearing you speak about our type made me feel understood, for real. Thank you.
Love this! I love ENTPs and do want the type to be better understood in general :)
I get that a lot too. I really enjoy discussions and discovering new things, especially when it comes to figuring people out. This is an investigative approach as well as a fun competitive approach at times. For some reason people think I'm mad or attacking them, when I'm just excited and stimulated. Most of the time when people are describing me they give others a disclaimer of me like I'm a dog without shots, and it makes me feel like a monster. In arguments what will usually happen is I will present a logical point that is probably against the grain, and whoever I'm talking to will dismiss that by explaining why that makes me a bad person, and if only I was as empathetic and compassionate as them I could maybe understand why I'm so wrong. Like Pinocchio. If I hope and wish hard enough, maybe I'll be a real girl, with feelings and everything. Which I find insulting. I just want to figure out what makes people tick, and I want other people to want to figure me out too. I've never gotten a response like "so why do you think that?" It's always "you shouldn't think that" I know it's unlikely there will be many people who get me, but I'd at least like for people to care enough to try, instead of assuming I have malicious intent.
@@emma_doucette I can relate to this a lot. I would guess it's even harsher for you since you are female.
I recently met an ENTP female, whom for the first time I was sure was an ENTP, I sometimes doubted other females who presented themselves as such, I guess the male/female energy is different between types and I've got preconceived ideas about them, but well ... She had this very ENTP confidence I can't mistake, but then her words were surprising to me. She was very involved in social movements, feminism and what not and I could not relate less to her experience of life. A well assured "independant soon to be woman" type ... I was like, I'm a 27 years old manchild who can't take anything seriously without doubting my decisions as I know every involvement leads to a certain type of life whether I want it or not, and I don't feel enough sense of care for any struggle that I would have to make it my way of life... And you're a 21 year old girl who thinks she's figured it out ? That doesn't sound right to me, knowing you're ENTP.
SO maybe that was a bit judgemental, but I became wary about people who know what they fight for.
When it comes to being the monster, I feel like many people think there's only one way to get where you want to go, and they don't understand this desire to just explore, enjoy myself along the way. No one I meet and no money I'll earn will ever replace this feeling of satisfaction I get knowing that I did things my way.
I recently quit my studies to work as a receptionist in a hotel, I needed money and emancipation. COuldn't be happier. Now everyone around me except my closest INTP and ENTJ friend thinks I'm some kind of stupid lazy ass dude who couldn't finish their studies for nothing, who pretended to be smart but reached their limit.
It's just not the case, I had to have something at this point in my life, and I had to do what I'm doing now to feel better about myself, and surely go back to school in less than 2 years.
Absolutely no one seemed to understand I was a 26 years old guy living with his parents with no car and no possessions of my own beside a guitar and a computer, and this image I had of myself was devouring me and preventing from everything, from studies to relationships, to just feeling fine in general without feeling outbursts of suicidal thoughts knowing I was no one, not even doing what I knew had to be done to feel better.
I reached the conclusion I'd better not listen to anyone, I know how things make me feel, no one else understands, let them live their delusion of me being like them and pretending like "I'm soooo different". I act different because I am, not to make everyone else feel weird. Meaning yes I'm addicted to cola, smoking does help me relax, I don't care about my lungs everyone gets cancer ANYWAYS, I stilll outrun y'all fat bastards, I like to spend time trying to figure out a solutions, I like to overuse my own things just to have an excuse to take them apart and fix them later, I don't care about your kids, they make you uninteresting to me if you live through them, do better, and I have a crazy libido. Why should that be a problem ? I just am open about everything you hide. How does that make you feel ?
Anger got me in the end. But by all means express yourselves.
@@JoeLaFigue I think no matter the personality type, feminist activists are going to be annoying and seem like self righteous judgemental people 😂 As for being a female, I would say sometimes people are harsher on me because of that like "act like a lady" kind of thing, but not always. I think it goes both ways. Like aggressive women are going to be judged because they're not feminine enough, and aggressive men are going to be judged because they have "toxic masculinity".
Goals in life are good, so is taking advice from other people. But feeling suffocated from other's expectations of you is not healthy, and pursuing what you want and how you want is of course preferable. Your life your way. I do have people I can talk to and lean on, it's just hard because I'm so direct which frightens them a bit 😂
I do need people though. Like I could definitely shut everyone out and live by myself forever like my instincts tell me every once in a while, but I know that would make me miserable too. My best solution for myself is to not apologize for who I am, and keep searching for "my people".
Emma Doucette your self awareness of how your compulsion to debate in order to discover possibilities can be off putting and your desire to improve that to improve your social surroundings is part of being an ENTP. I’m an ENTP too, and I am really attracted to female ENTPs, but the inevitable train wreck always results, lol.
I like your observations.
This is a really interesting perspective on Extraversion, where it's most often thought of as involving other people. In this example, it's not other people providing external simulation, but the world as a whole,
Which is actually really beautiful.
Exactly - I think so too :)
I'm ENFP and we are notorious for extroverting with just about everything. xNxPs are kind of addicted to knowledge and understanding. add the extroversion and we need to be constantly extroverting to feed that. using whatever is available to extrovert with is kind of necessity. I don't think words like "dull" have ever been used to describe ENFPs or ENTPs.
and thats funny because being a NT i wouldnt be weird to be conected to external things as well and not only to people... for me, to absorve the world around me i need some alone time to figure the things, to look, to touch, and everything and people usually gets me distracted.
I love when you pause after almost every statment/sentence. - ENTP
Heh, seems like a 'either love it or hate it' thing based on feedback!
@@CognitivePersonality another entp here and usually I can’t stand pauses for more than a second but the way you have with words and how intelligent you are makes it acceptable. I’m always excited for what you’re gonna say after a pause cause I feel it’s gonna open another rabbit hole to explore
I'm really skeptical about lots of MBTI stuff because I often find it oversimplifies stuff. Your vids, on the other hand, are on a whole other level . I resonate so much with so many things here. Am I positively enhancing social atmospheres only to benefit myself, is something I often doubt about myself. I always feel confident in social situations, I always feel like I'm being genuine too, but on the flip side I feel that maybe I'm being a cameleon. Tbh there are too many things in this video that I'd wanna talk about and it's hard to put in words in a youtube comment, but it's like you're putting in words some of the things I've tried to understand about myself for a long time. It feels sort of good that someone "gets it". Anyway, keep up the great videos, truly impressive the way you came up with such elaborate insight and explanations for this stuff.
Thank you so much!!
If you watched this video without pausing or talking to someone or doing something else you aren’t an ENTP
Anyone else just watch first 2 minutes of the video, read some comments, and clicked on another video?
I’m an entp and for years I did keep scoring as an infj but it wasn’t until I just started becoming obsessed w mbti I realized I was entp.
This is such a common mistype I wish more people were aware of!
Humans are so complex! Personality test are guaranteed to be wrong, we aren’t just one simple character that’s why it’s so hard, you know yourself better than anyone.
Same with me lol
OMG I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME. I took the 16personalities but it always came out as INFJ. I decided to also take the sakinorva test since ppl said it was more accurate. I was around 75-80% ENTP while my INFJ being only around 57%
So true to me. I rarely enjoy to the fullest my social activities, I save myself a part to predict other people's reaction which makes me like a bystander. Sometimes it helps, sometimes it sucks.
Interesting!
When he stops talking he blinks 2-4 times than he continues and I find that interasting. I'm an ENTP
INFJ brain calibration.
Its just to make the video better becz when u pause when u talk u give ppl an option to think and ppl love that and in the end love the video
Subliminal messaging. Hes telling us to like him! You fell for it!
I was just scrolling the comments to see someone notice that too ahah He blinks rarely more than four times, sometimes it's one but usally it's when there is a cut
I wanted to make a comment about it, figured someone else already commented it and started searching. Meanwhile I missed a huge chunk of the video I have to watch again, but I found the comment hahaha
It's actually the relationship between tertiary Fe and inferior Si which creates our insecurity. With our lack of routine and inconsistency that we are aware of within certain types of systems, we actually feel as if this limits our ability to adequately feel valued in the society we live in, and this is contradictive to our desire to improve the lives of others. This conflict is what creates the internal struggle over our own value and self-worth.
Why do you have to call my social anxiety out like that? 🤣🤣
Ahaha apologies :D
It's so satisfying to go through all of your videos mentioning the ENTP cause for once we are actually understood and oh that sweet validation.
I need an INFJ friend like you, you're visibly thoughtful, putting the effort in to share your theories while also apparently trying to keep social harmony as you react to every single comment.
The only question now is whether adopting or kidnapping is a better approach
Haha :D That is an excellent question.
INFJ friend? Don’t bother. As an ENTP such a friendship won’t last long. You’ll offend them 1 to many times because of your personality and they’ll leave your life
😂😂😂
I have recommended this video to my mom--I think she's an ENTP. She fits the debater stereotype, but although she loves intellectual discussions, I wouldn't consider that her main characteristic. I like how you described the Ne-Fe loop, because it makes so much sense in my understanding of her. How can a person be so intellectual and yet so warm and engaging at the same time? ENTP!
If you see this comment, Mom, let me know what you think.
That's it!
My theory of how so much of MBTI gets confusing is this: no one considers the culture in which these different types operate. An ENTP in America is going to have a completely different experience as an ENTP than one in the UK. I have lived in America for my entire 61 years and I can tell you it is an INCREDIBLY hostile environment to ENTP’s (and INTP’s...probably others). Certain types simply don’t fit in to American society...full stop! That changes all the dynamics of type analysis. It has to.
This is a pertinent point!
Never been in America, what is so hostie about it for ENTPs?
I can well imagine. I have to say as an ENFJ, not sure about in the US but in the UK I don't find my divergent subtype fairs too well either...no one wants the bogey man who comes along asking difficult questions/drops the proverbial truth bomb...no wonder I'm turning into an embittered old woman 😂😮
Thank you for this! I have had so much trouble differentiating between ENFP and ENTP in regards to my husband. I agree that ENTP is one of the most misunderstood types plagued with confused stereotypes.
My pleasure! Hope it helped :)
Who else keeps finding their eyes drifting to the dangerously unbalanced Jung book on the shelf
Hah, dangerously symbolic!
The five signs you are not an ENTP:
1. You interact with your internal world more than with the external world.
2. You go with the flow of a social experience instead of trying to anticipate it.
3. You gravitate more towards being a social bystander and observing others.
4. You need less social affirmation than other people.
5. You can hold onto the core of who you are and understand your subjective identity.
And the bonus sign mentioned at the end of this video:
6. You feel a need to combine your areas of interest together.
another sign youre not an ENTP: writing 6 points instead of the said “five” points
@@priestshibe As my comment said, a bonus point was included at the end of the video
@@goose647 that just showed that i didnt pay attention to the video and based my interpretation on your commeng
Tried doing the last one is impossible, so i just listed out the main ones and finished
I thought these distinctions were very worthwhile and I listened to the end because he was addressing questions about ENTP that many others “gloss over” or ignore! I was re-questioning my being ENTP - and I’m now more convinced that I am. Thank you!
Yet another amazing video!! 🤩 This is extremely on point. I'm an entp and you have captured everything expertly. Thank you so much! It's very refreshing to see an accurate non-sterotypical description of the entp ❤️
Thanks Tay! Very happy to present this type beyond the (often rather ridiculous) stereotypes :)
I actually mistyped as Intp before I found out about the functions, but now watching your videos Im even more sure that i am Entp, thank you so much
Happy to have helped!
Same here 🤚🏻
I know you're an ENTP when you just used this video as a checklist to make sure you are an ENTP
After watching this video I am both relieved and confused. Granted it is 11PM right now and I'm tired, but I have struggled with gaining a sense of who I am, feeling like a terrible person, and always thinking that I can't make sense of myself so something must be wrong. I looked into MBTI because everyone else had a solid sense of identity and grasp on the world while I felt stuck in a rut and not knowing anything about myself or why I am the way that I am. I have gotten multiple types on the tests, which ultimately just raised more questions. The more I learn about being an ENTP the more questions I have. Granted I'm young. I know I have a lot of growing to do. Anyway, I guess this is just a drawn out thank you for the help in figuring out why I am the way I am.
Glad to have assisted in your journey :)
I've been typed as an INFP so many times by every test I have taken and it hasn't made any sense. I generally just thought I was an empathetic INTP since ( and side note: I really want people to understand that I am not trying to show off here or sound egocentric, I simply am trying to let people know my previously experienced dilemmas while establishing credibility) since I am top of the class at my school. I have this innate desire to understand the world. I am wanting to triple major in mathematics, physics and computer science and minor in philosophy, but I have to be more realistic, I know. I also have placed top 10 in many state art competitions, so I have this INFP-esque side to me. But when I was younger, probably up until I hit this stage of an extreme depression, I was much like the stereotypical ENTP. Looking for reactions, being the class clown, and trying to just make sense of things. Now I realize that I am an ENTP empath with a very developed Ti. My daily life consists of balancing logic with people's emotions, and lot of times I find myself affirming people excessively and then proceeding to tell them how wrong they are.
Edit: Sorry, I am very bad with explanations. I realize that I am just coming across as trying to flaunt achievements. I provide the information that I use, as an Ne dominant, to question and try to make sense of my type. I say something like being the top of my class to try to communicate how much of a thinker I am, and how confused I have been about being an INTP. I spend a lot of time disconnected from the world and in my own head. But INTPs are said to be robotic, and I was typed as an INFP, plus my tritype is a 529. I am very much conscious and concerned with other's emotions, so that's where I get the idea of myself being just an INFP. Then I learned and actually started to understand cognitive functions, which made me realize just how wrong I was, and now things are making so much more sense and falling far better into this framework of how I view things and myself, now that I realize that I am an ENTP. I get very excited and honestly quite obsessed with the idea that I can simplify people down into 16 categories (I know people are not bound by their types), but it's so helpful to be able to use that when social interacting with people. I think these few paragraphs were really trying to have someone put themselves in my own shoes and have a buildup to the moment that I realized I was an ENTP, so they can sympathize with the excitement I felt of making sense of myself. That also may not be the case since that is something that I myself as an ENTP is inclined to do. Then again, this is a comment section full of ENTPs so maybe not, what's good boys.
This is so great!
I can relate to you very much...I used to get either ENTP or INFP in my early 20s when my major depression hit me. Since then I have been typed as INFP which doesn't seem to fully encapsulate who I am (Many of my friends are INFP artists and I mostly dated INTP philosophy (sub)majors and I always felt torn between them). I surely need to find out about ENTP subtypes. Thanks and hope you are doing well!
the part about needing affirmation to know you're doing well and not knowing your values until they come up in an issue is so accurate for me. I've described this myself long ago. I do have a strong identity, questioning myself is rare, it can happen especially if someone induces it within me, but after that person or situation is dealt with i go back to confidence and i can't even imagine myself feeling that way lol. Like why would I ever think I can't do something? I just DO it. But on the other hand, it's hard to predict all of my values until they become real to me, which means I'm prone to changing my mind instantaneously when challenged by something I can't argue against. I will always correct my thinking to what I see as the best explanation, even if I was very passionate about my argument two seconds ago. This makes me highly adaptable and able to embrace infinite possibilities in the most efficient manner.
I've almost always typed as an ENTP but at the same time always entertained doubts about it because I tend to experience difficulties perceiving myself and gauging my attributes. Therefore, I often felt uncertain about my answers to the MBTI test. Your videos, especially this one, really help consolidate my belief as being of this personality type. Thanks a lot and continue your great work!
as an entp i really appreciate the precision of your hand gestures.
This only proved that i’m an ENTP.,.
Awesome!
Why are we so misunderstood or intimidating to some people? Wish more people understood us. Hell, i don't even understand me! Haha
Hah!
@@CognitivePersonality Seriously though... how could we make ourselves easier to understand? ;-p
The thing about entp needing to know that they’re in good terms with others, made me feel so happy, cuz it’s true but all these mbti meme pages make out entp as an asshole who doesn’t care about others when that’s not fully true
I enjoy giving compliments to people strangers, acknowledging and smiling at children, and engaging with people when I'm out and about. I didn't for a few years. I was sunk in a depression, but when I was a teenager into my early 30s I was pretty social and had a lot of acquaintances (I was more of a quiet young child, observant). Then I went into a depression and blocked out the world for a few years. I've been a lot healthier these last few years, and am back into engaging with people again. I like giving compliments and trying to bring an upbeat short conversation with people.
extrovert = reactive. this is great,
how to be authentic / what does it mean anyway / everything is relative / ... = lifelong struggle
The classic existential dilemma :)
Truthfully, I'm creeped out at how accurate this depicts my brain and here's where the overthinking comes in:
Once I hear another fact about ENTPs that is incredibly true to what I feel and do, my brain starts overthinking if I just decided to relate to that thing to stay true to how I thought I was or if I truly related to that.
I have to use memory to remember how I related to it in the first place but I can't remember bc a million thoughts have filled my head since then so I'm left with an identity crisis
Agreeing with your last point (that I saw on a comment), I still have no idea what my identity is
And I'm guessing that my identity is not knowing what my identity is because if you think about it-
ok I'll stop overthinking now
Thank you for the great information. I have never been as sure as I am now that I am an ENTP. I always test INTP, but after quite a bit of research over several years I have determined that I had be of the INTJ/ENTP Dichotomy. You have very well put-together information. I appreciate it. Keep up the good work.
Wonderful! Thank you for the kind words :)
I love how you stop and then blink few times, it's so adorable ✨✨
Haha, this was a pretty blink-heavy video.
Your hand movements are like a wizard spinning the spoken word from within :P --> Gesturing is the $hit XD
Dibs on Gandalf :D
@@CognitivePersonality LOL
@@CognitivePersonality okay, you get Gandalf, and I'll take whoever the Fi-heavy INFJ is... makes me a bit turbulent, sometimes >.
@@CognitivePersonality Fi-centered social archetype (in the INFJ)? Accessed through Ti?Thoughts?
@@tofusamurai22 Dormant state!
The way he blinks a few times after everything he says
It's well explained but the pacing is kinda putting me to sleep. hahaha
You have a way of speaking that's with constant tempo & pauses like a metronome. (Not necessary a bad thing, just that I was thinking why I'm slowly drifting away.)
Haha interesting!
Yeah, it was difficult for me to go through the whole video at once with full focus. But I dont blame the speaker. I blame my ENTPness 😆. Good content though!
I've tested as and thought of myself as an INFP my whole life, occasionally considering that I may be an ENFP. Recently, I became more interested in the cognitive functions, and now I have no idea where to place myself. I resonate with a lot of what I am learning about the ENTP, such as its capacity for social awareness and its intense, self-motivated interest in learning about things and people in the external space while feeling a rich internal depth but struggling to understand it. I have dealt with some OCD and anxiety most of my life, and I think I have presented many idealized versions of myself to my friends and family in order to receive validation and make up for personal insecurities. At times in my life I have been very naturally sharp and funny, but for a long time that quality has been muted by some fear and insecurity associated with the aforementioned anxiety and OCD. I always thought that because I'm a good writer, I wanted to live in Middle Earth for a long time, and I'm a serious overthinker I was INFP, but I'm learning it might not be that simple. Thoughts? INFP? ENFP? ENTP? Something else? Thanks so much.
I liked this. You have us ENTPs pretty well figured out. Sorry, no time for longer comment, gotta go to work. Good job!
Thank you, I appreciate it :D
I’ve always been confused if I’m an intp or an entp. Edit: Okay so I’m an entp cause I’m an extrovert I think :)
How do ENTPs work on their weaknesses? Especially sticking to a project? SOS
Will make a video on this at some point. A project must generally be a part of an active exploratory process - every step must feed your curiosity with the promise of social relevance :)
@@CognitivePersonality Good evening sir,
(BTW this is my 1st public comment you have excited, motivated or compelled me.)
I am often verbose but due to my line of work I'll be laconic-def not as typical-yet the attempt at inquiring or eliciting is quite necessary at this precipis for catharsis ...
Can you do that pls & also make one (1) about the so-called INFJ/ENTP unique relationship???? (immoveable object/unstoppable force dynamic.) All the research (books, Quora, introspection, reflection, journals, social communication, Dr. Grande other online video forums) man I just do not understand how tis was the best 7 months of my life (while away on training) followed by the worst 7 months of my life (moving together into the real world paradigm).
Aside from this supposed purported "marketed" as the best duo out there twin flames & all that ish ... is the lifestyle-personality-blending failure perhaps also a cocktail of other matters such as: upbringing/nature, environment/nurture differences or underdeveloped existential/experiential?
Is it the - "demon in a mask wanting peace trying claiming for harmony" (Mr. Agreeably elusive, sheltered needy/dependent clingy, secretive/lying, private/manipulating, sycophant/poseur, chameleon/narc, idealist/amorist, machavelian/superiority, passive-aggressivenes/boohooing martyr, shy/quiet, put-together appearance/controlled agenda) Libra aspect VERSUS "the angel seeking dominance causing chaos" (Ms. Offensively sweetheart, independent/free-spirit, debater/rebel, visionary/intellectual, logical/rationalist, relentless/fearless perceived aggression, enigmatic/charismatic, threatening/pro women, argumentative/combative, blunt/monster, walking contradiction/altruistic empath, unfocused/ambitiously all-over) Aries approach?
Insight: We were magic. Synergistic aliens. Then we often argued over accountability, apathy, identity, considerate/conscientiousness, turbulence, finances, openness (he never had a conversation, or shown any creds or documents in my presence he claimed he prided close preservation for future dreams), adaptability, whose the hypocritical ppl pleaser actor (ambivert) or detached isolator or actual complex & difficult person (he a more susceptible/vulnerable mimicker or projector). He was beyond conflict averse an observer I'm an inquisitive doer. I as the devils advocate I am more in your face or risky/exploratory & value or pride venting/interaction/knowing while doing is authenticity of individuation a nondisingenous sense of self. Also transparency of the benefit for the most overall good not self interest, advocacy & bullying in our job or for our families (I later discovered his only friend was his fiance-not ex-that he went right back to actually surely was living with us both at the same time & while referred her in our job). Plus he was married, not actually divorced, but separated so the same gold digger/also former coworker broke his other household too. Both women lived with his mother in another state at different times. He pursued me while we were friends on pretenses (or his illusions?) those months we swore, mainly he, found the soulmate. But I really now see I didnt know anything about who he really was. I am not sure he knows he is a desperate user perhaps. He used the same poems to woe & court her I later found.
So is it like a Jung & Freud divergence thing (the indisputable bond leads to undeniable train wreck lol). Or the truly only [singular] dominant function sharing in both misunderstood types (even by each other it seems) can not prove the tests of time?
Or was this just a bad batch him or I?
I appreciate the beautiful unbiased/unjudgy intricacies of your style so I ask to share & learn sir. TY in advance. I apologize to any for any inconvenience nada here is personal. I just want to know if this is a type I really should avoid door slam both ways.
@@blahwhatever123 That's very interesting! I consider the match excellent so long as there is time apart. An INFJ/ENTP combo video would certainly be an interesting project!
Weirdly enough, I've never truly thought I was an ENTP until this video. I'd always tested as an ENFP (probably a bias formed from 16 personalities to give me a sense of identity, as I am lacking in the "values" or Fi department - which is just more evidence really), but even though I identified with some major aspects of the ENFP type, there was enough confusion left for me to question it - primarily when it came to these things you've described in your intro to CPT, such as the convergent Ne-Te of the ENFP compared to the Ne-Fe of the ENTP... but it was really when you mentioned the need for social affirmation of an ENTP, which most personality tests would consider a "Feeling" thing and automatically label me as an ENFP, even though I didn't strongly identify with the main use or symptoms of Fi.
In short, thank you, you've provided a lot more clarity for me and allowed me to break from a long-time "box" of identity I'd eagerly hopped into during high school (also probably a bit early to start typing myself lol) and opened more room for self-awareness, or at least the awareness that I somewhat lack that self-awareness as an 18-year old ENTP ;)
I thought I was ENTP for 6 years, only recently I discovered that I'm ESFP... Both are starter types and I was mistaking Se for Ne. 😬
Happens frequently :)
I’ve had 15 different jobs, the range of which includes graphic/web design, landscaping, cable man, NBA dancer, roller skater, airbrush artist, photographer/videographer , and now director and own my company EYEROC … I’m learning the guitar and Greek language. This way of life is what I feed off of.
Addicted to philosophy and social experiments.
I couldn’t get over the fact that I was absolutely obsessed with Socrates, Tony stark, Leonardo da vinci and many others that I found later were ENTP and it made so much sense.
I’m almost certain that Quentin Tarrentino is also ENTP . When he talks I feel like my subconscious is talking.
This is highly intriguing to me and I wish I could disprove it but every time I study it , it’s always incredibly accurate. And more and more studies are creating new ways to digest this information . Many people should focus on this because it’s really a big portion of who you are.
These parts of me I know I can’t change. No matter how hard I try. It gives me life.
I like how he pauses for effect at the end of each sentence.
Cheers :)
Not a whole lot of youtubers focus on the emotional qualities of entp. I have spent many hours holding hands in hospitals and visiting retirement homes. You focus on this a lot and i appreciate it.
Mbti communities people are like you are an asshole and like to troll you must be an entp. Tertiary fe isnt an asshole. Lol.
Having an identity is very hard, im 36 and still struggle. Compartmentalizing of interests... people tease me for reading 5 different audiobooks in a rotation haha.
You left out getting stuck in your head pacing and running into things!
Exactly this - thank you for sharing!
Did anyone else notice the panther lying on his sofa for exactly .003 seconds in one of the frames? Me either.
And an elusive panther it shall remain.
I very rarely make it a point to actually comment on things online these days. Not for a lack of desire to express anything but mainly because of my aversion to interactions over social media due to the little impact I feel like I actually have of the flow of a conversation, seeing how I can't adjust and shift my tone of voice etc as a response to the feedback of the other people involved as I would in real world interactions.
In my experience very few people have been interested in playing along whenever a question has popped up that could be interpreted in a poor manner because most of the time they'll go for the worst case at hand and be dismissive altogether. Slightly frustrating at times albeit understandable too because of the sheer inquisitive nature that, at the very least, I tend to posses as well which, let's face it, isn't always as desirable and especially when you don't get the full picture, included the presentation. The latter often being what I put most emphasis on myself in order to actually get the desired outcome as described in this video haha.
Besides making a few of my own anectodes in this context heard, my main point for leaving this comment was to commend you for having put in the time to not only dig into the subject at hand but also for presenting it to others in, what I would say, a pretty accurate way. I've been going through plenty of the different systems that are based on Jungian typology and even though most get plenty of stuff right according to me (sometimes in spite of drawing the wrong conclusions) and definitely would be suitable for the purposes of personal growth, I feel like the biggest component that most have missed is the plasticity and fluctuations of our brains and what that actually means in translation to reality. Therefore I find that most of what I've seen on your channel so far has been more logically consistent perhaps due to the inclusion of this understanding which is relieving for lack of a better term. Not saying that I don't appreciate others' attempts of understanding of course but seeing how "truth" has always had a very special meaning to someone like me it's way harder to "settle" before finding something that seems to be more aligned with my own perception of the interactions within any given subject.
Now, how to get the understanding of our differences combined with our similarities across to people who are either:
A. Uninterested,
B. Dismissive or
C. Neglectful of how well it could impact their lives, even according to their own wishes (somehow plenty of people seem to believe it would be solely for my own personal gain to tell them how they could go about realising how they and others work on a deeper level (I guess the irony is that they don't know how I work which is why they won't see how little it would benefit me, besides working around this exact parenthesis, how meta of me haha))
; remains somewhat of a mystery to me. I also say this knowing that others don't necessarily need to be as curious about these things or at least not to the extent that I have throughout my life. This having been one of many topics I've pondered and played around with long before I ever touched even the most surface level of personality theory. With plenty of knowledge at hand these days however it all kind of comes full circle seeing how it would lie in my nature to be interested in the first place, oddly amusing thought.
Oh well to anyone having taken the time to read all of this, or otherwise, although the sentiment might be harder to having been fully captured if not, hmm.. Have a good continuation of whatever time of day you're about to take on. Cheers.
Daniel, I totally relate to what you said re not commenting on anything in social media. I just don’t see the point when everyone is concrete on their belief systems and the desire for discourse is only coming from my end. It is difficult, if not extremely difficult, to have a productive back and forth in the internet nowadays.
Thank you so much for sharing all this! Fluidity is the driving concept behind CPT so I really appreciate your words :)
@@CognitivePersonality Haha I'm glad we could have this reverberation of mutual appreciation then because as claimed in a "somewhat" shorter form, you've been putting in good work so, keep it up! :)
@@CDOro I was just about to say that I agree but I realise it's kind of a mute point when I was the one making the opening statement haha.
However, I guess I just wanted to add that it is pretty sad that people generally don't take their time to understand where others are coming from. Then again, I'm thinking that probably has to do with how most people live their lives too these days. When quick fixes and fast stimuli from things is the go to for most, stopping in their tracks towards the next like isn't very easy to do, habitually speaking. Seeing how that is also connected to the built in validation system of most social media platforms, presented in an external form, probably doesn't help people in discerning that them going for the next "win" in a discussion isn't necessarily the right thing to do in order for neither themselves nor others to grow. Adding layers of miscommunication on top of this and it's all sorts of messy even from its genesis. I guess that's why some of us end up here, to try and remedy some of this if possible *shrugs*.
I'm glad you replied anyhow, it's nice to know that others can relate. :)
Your best friend must be an entp or something because your analysis is mind-shatteringly good.
I keep coming back to this video and the entp empath video because it feels so good to be understood at this accuracy.
I would LOVE if you could make another entp video someday and share some additional insights.
Thank you very much you son of a kind loving mother, you!
Thank you, this is very interesting and confirms my recent discovery that I may be an ENTP (I have been typed, through tests only, as INFJ, INTP, or even ENFJ and INTJ before).
If I may make a small suggestion about your delivery method, consider pausing between points more. Sometimes it was not exactly clear when you were stopping to describe an ENTP and already starting to describe what is not an ENTP like.
But as I said very cool information.
Heh, some people want less pauses and others want more - I'm still getting the balance right! Cheers :)
As an ENTP, it has taken me many years to know who I am. Almost had an identity crisis because i didnt know my core values. I prioritized the emotions of others and I gave little attention to how things affected me. Made me stay in the wrong relationship, even i did know he is not the one.
I still love monitoring the emotional state of others, and I feel responsible for their emotions. On the other side I don‘t like sharing my emotions because i don’t want others to have any impact of my emotional state.
What has changed now is, that I regularly take alone time to feel how things affect me. Not just to work on my skills. For me it’s almost impossible to activate introverted intuition and introverted feeling around others. Seems like I can‘t stop using Fe.
What works best for me is lots of alone time and music that appeals to my inner emotional landscape. I highly recommend journaling for ENTPs.
Don’t know if this makes sense, but listening to music in my alone time seems like a push into FI and letting go of the strong pull of introverted thinking. Sorry if there are any mistakes… I‘m from germany😊
I can relate a lot to this comment. Youre a chameleon, thats not a bad thing but sometimes it pays knowing what you think and believe. journaling has helped me a lot in developing fi, and on a day to day basis actively asking myself as much as possible about what i think and believe about pretty much anything.
Like even when youre ordering coffee, noting to yourself why you keep drinking it, if its just the flavour- what is it about the flavour? or is it the colour, the packaging, or maybe you like the place because its a friend who introduced you to it and youve never stopped drinking coffee since ?
Eventually youll be able to answer deeper questions about yourself.
It amazing how little we pay attention to, not even as ENTPs but just as people. Not a lot of people know themselves
I did enjoy this. Sounds I am still ENTP. I’m hardly ever mistyped anyway, but I think your take on the type has been a little gift in this landscape that I’ve known about two decades, return to every few years at very different life stages. My partner is INFJ and I was surprised by this INFJ craze we are in (i mean just look at number and views of videos for supposedly the rarest type!) Not So much focus on other types and whenever ENTP comes up it seems to come in relation to INFJ relationship... Really all these types are supposed to be such a minuscule parts of the population that a lot of people are just not really these types, which is part of what you’re saying.
But the other parts pointing to misunderstood aspects of the ENTP. I don’t think I mind being labeled one of those villain/witch types any more; I can carry that type of persona pretty well (if it makes others happy and if that’s what they need you know ;)) But when younger that can be hard. I still can be annoyed that some people think ENTPs are people who just argue for the sake of arguing and are not as rational as the rest of the NTs or bizarre things like that. This might be because I am a more Ti dominant than Fe heavy ENTP but it’s like man if you don’t get that we are very much logic driven in debate and thinking both, to the point we may neglect our own feelings do you even get us at all? And related, if I can give a small constructive suggestion about your ENTP videos: I know it’s harder to talk about the internal functions, but I feel like you talk about different aspects of social utility and social patterns so well, but not as much about our ... basic rationalness, for lack of a better word, because that is often the solid and stable and grounding part of our identity given Ne and Fe can shift a lot and Fi can be inaccessible and/or undesirable . (Maybe because those aspects are already covered or don’t belong in this video. I also understand that it’s hard to understand and talk about others’ internal functions.) I hope I didn’t come across too nitpicky and I feel I didn’t express myself clearly. But overall I really like this video anyway so it doesn’t matter much. And now I kinda feel bad dammit, because I didn’t wanna come across as critical.. Darn (predictive) Fe...
Excuse the voice dictation and any corrections that escaped me
The INFJ craze it completely bizarre!
You make an excellent point. I focus more on the F-side of this type because it so often goes under the radar, yet is often a primary utlity. Hehe, not at all, I do think I could focus more on opposing functions in general :)
I had to pause the video (at 14:43 as a note) to comment that I felt so reassured and understood and even the essence of the video went through me without effort to accept it in order to mislabel and mistakenly (but "ignorantely") feel validated as a defense mechanism due to exhaustion in this theme and all its controversy that this channel quite lacks and instead adds a very logical and approachable information input in regards to the essence of the types and its cognitive functions instead of the meme culture and mere tests alone which many times prove wrong as one rarely unnattaches from himself enough to have an outside view (to witness) of himself to answer precisely to the questions of the tests, and the test even put you through some "fallacies" of yes or no as the grey dot is something to be avoided in order to get more precise results.
You are an ENTP when you see this video and it flows through you and (if you have watched and most likely you went for INTP, ENFP or and INFP first...) the others of this series felt forced to accept if you thought that was "your" type, in a linear domain if anyone can catch this one hehe
Blessings to all and thank you for all the high quality informative videos.
All the real ENTP's sped up the video and put captions on
Hah!
I’ve spent this weekend figured out that I’m NOT an INFJ.
I was sure I’m an INFJ for so long but some aspects of the INFJ personality type haven’t made sense to me… that’s when I went on a full research about the MBTI 16 personality type theory actually is, and that helped me realize how so untrue some of these statements about some of the personality types.
Anyways, I’ve realized that I am probably an ENTP, and this video made so much sense.
Honestly I’m pretty scared of saying I am an ENTP after having thought I am an INFJ for so long.
I am scared of the stereotypical comments about the ENTP personality type.
I appreciate this video so much. And as cliche as it sounds, this video truly is a safe space for me.
Thank you
ENFJ who loves you guys like the fuzzy balls of love you are. I can relate to not entirely being cognisant of your values unless boundaries are crossed.
An ENTP while doing the CPT Will be asking themselfes what the question wants to get out of him and to what his answer Will lead
A fine attitude!
One of your better videos. Though I'm not entirely certain you fully understand the way the functions manifest fully on an internal level, I will say you nailed the emotionally predictive aspect. While most people consider emotions irrational and unpredictable, I find them to be quite static, stable, and understandable if you have any understanding of the individual that has them.
While yes, I will tell you there's a true and very Promethean desire to contribute and bring positive influences to situations. There's a psychological need for congruity.
Can you please elucidate your first point just out of interest/a desire to understand? ENFJ here who also agrees that peoples emotions are in fact very predictable; as divergent thinkers & owing to our predictive capabilities this certainly makes sense for the ENTP & ENFJ &, perhaps a few other types as well.
@@AnyaAnnika67 It's been a couple of years since I wrote this, so I can't honestly say I remember what I was referencing, but based on what I remember from this I'm going to guess it was his generalizations of how functions work.
There are a few important things to know about cognitive functions.
1. All functions beyond the dominant have a relationship to the dominant and are altered based on this. So for example, tertiary Fe is not the same for ESTPs as it is for ENTPs.
2. There are developmental variables that dictate how we use our functions ranging from genetics to socialization to environment, which change their nature in big ways. This is why there are so many "subtypes" and why Myers-Briggs themselves are evolving past just 16 types.
3. That means Fe isn't just Fe. Dominant Fe and Auxiliary, Tertiary, or Inferior are all very different functions. Also, the functions are different based on the other functions in their stack as well as what their dominant function is.
4. There is an association between our functions and other lenses of understanding, even Jung knew this. This is why manifestation is so important. Our functions connect with things like our wants, needs, aspirations, etc., and this is very relevant when discussing this stuff.
I've watched a lot of his videos and while he has some insight, he is very clearly trapped inside a loop of his own mindset. He has this Ni-Ti connection he's found and he doesn't let himself get bothered by external data that contradicts his thought processes.
You're blinking a lot more this time
-entp
Been working on it.
-INFJ
Currently an ENTP who has been suffering with a radical level of depression for years. It has gotten so bad that i dont persue hobbies anymore. Im not convinced any level of aptitude is going to grant me the freedom social acceptance brings. I feel like people set me up to be someone and project a circumstance onto me in order to get me to seem "scatterbrained and unorganized, socially inferior" so as a whole they have some semblance of internal comfort in believing that if enough people gang up on me, they will be correct and more credible. Unfortunately the world as a whole has spiraled down this road and now im not the only one suffering. 1+1 could equal 3 if enough experts said so. At this point, the pattern i am reading into is so extensive i can litterally predict how people are going to respond to just about anything worth trying in a social setting. Dont bother trying to be my friend at this point. Other people ruined you for me.
Watching it now entirely (had no time yesterday) and this is making everything SO CLEAR.
The reactive approach on concepts from external reality, the compartmentalization of lots of different interests, the ''using people as a sounding board to debate your ideas with yourself'', the need to predict emotions on others and anticipating them, thus suffering tremendous anxiety when social or interpersonal relationships are unpredictable and unstable (sense of loss of control on your environment).... and the fact that our ultimate goal is to gain a set of skills to enrich our social circle or society as itself, feeling our value as a person relies on that rather than on who we are (Fi)... Makes lots of sense.
Wow, I just awakened. Thank you so much!
P.S.: I think I mistyped as an INTJ because of the compartmentalization part. I tend to categorize and put everything into boxes, and behaviourally that is perceived as judging, thus the J. The I is explained by liking alone time and having solitary hobbies. MBTI tests are bullshit, functions are the real deal.
This is a great comment, thank you! I have the same perspective on tests :)
I have done several tests and always ENTP on different workplaces, and I feel spot on when seeing many descriptions or listening to other ENTPs how they act , I see myself in everything, but something that i reacted on is how you touch on something that I do not think others mentioned before as much but I have reflected over myself. I have a very easy time to talk to people/influence and people often like me very quickly, however for example if I go into a store, or am at a conference without a real purpose to be there, I feel really out of place and not feel like being there at all. Also I think about what you said that I deep down often feel that I do not fit in, it is only when I truly have purpose that I believe strongly enough in that I do. Anyone else feeling this way?
Yeah I don’t know who I am. In the last year I have been betrayed and rejected by my friends/girlfriend. It’s caused me to lose sense of who I think I am. It is ruining my life and I don’t know how to get out of it. Normally I’d go meet new people/strangers but coronavirus ruined that. Thank you pandemic and Thank you Strong Fe and super weak Fi.
A few points,
A) Please adjust the Jung book so that it's spine doesn't go bad. It's sad, it needs a helping hand.
B) Your hand movements are like watching someone dancing at a rave, but in slow mo and with a cuter accent.
C) I have always received either ENTP or INTP on the self-assessment tests. I generally float around 50/50 on the E/I spectrum. This makes sense to me, as I perceive myself.
I have recently been diagnosed with autism level 1, and my adhd-combined diagnosis was reconfirmed, along with acronyms such as GAD and MDD. I've never really bothered to delve into what my personality type is, or what it might look like to outside observers, but your description of the ENTP type rings very true to me. I am very adept at knowing how people feel about me, and am very engaged in creating games and experiences for groups of people. I draw a significant amount of self worth from either creating novel experiences for others, or becoming highly adept at skills (hobbies, obsessions) that I can share with others.
Examples being: sailing (I lived aboard a Cal 34 Mk III for many years), mycology and mushroom foraging, and most recently amateur radio.
I am hyper attuned to negative interactions, and desire to be a more positive drive in others lives, even if I am an uncomfortable one. My self worth is tied up almost entirely in what I am able to learn, and how effective I am at sharing what I have learned with those around me.
I also require a significant amount of alone time, but often not because I am over-people'd. Rather, because I need a break from human distraction so that I can delve into the interest of the month and absorb all I can and work on projects, to then later be shared with a few individuals or large groups.
I also have been delving into the concept of alexithymia as it relates to autism, I have a very difficult time understanding my own emotional states in the moment. Though, I historically can be highly aware of those around me, even if I don't necessarily know how to respond. My sense of core self if far more mutable and changing than I would ever like to admit, there's a sense of a foundation, but everything on top of that is costuming and subject to being exchanged dependent on the audience. Ironically, I am a horrible actress and am caught in my lies fairly quickly.
Sorry to ramble on, but you made some salient points about this particular personality type that I appear to have, and it has given me some food for thought.
Drink water. Be good.
For me it is easy for making friends and very hard for maintain that friendship...peoples are very intreasted in me and came like a magnet..but i,m a loser to maintain those friends...i have no contacts of my highschool and collage mates...i left them and not like to keep in touch..i only want friends where i work currently..i only have 3 best friends .but they also became a nuisense for me sometimes....because i need more alone times for thinking and watching my intreasted subjects.....i dont like being an extrovert for long times...i like it with my friends...i dont know which type i,m at first i think i,m an istj because i care my body shape (work out)and a hypochondriac, then i study more i got intp because i like to argue and like alone time then intj then infp now entp ...actually who am i .can any one tell me who am i??????????
All this time I was mistyped as an INFJ for 2 years. I’ve kept tested as INFJ on dichotomy tests and I never saw myself as an extrovert or a perceiver. I also test as 5w4 on the enneagram so that can explain why I feel too reserved and solitude to be an extrovert. I looked at your “5 signs you’re not an INFJ” vid and then this vid and discovered that I actually don’t think to see how my hobbies relate to each other. I am able to stop and think how they do, but that isn’t my first thought when I pick up a hobby. If it’s cool, it’s cool. I’m also active in the emotional world as I’d feel upset if I made someone else feel upset and feel compelled to right my wrong to make them feel better. Apparently ENTP 5w4s are super rare so that also explained why I didn’t initially relate to the ENTP 7w8 stereotypes of being trolls who are hyperactive and like chaos. I also don’t like to get into heated arguments while disregarding or invalidating the emotions of the other like aggressive ENTP 8w7 stereotypes portray. Thank you. I now know myself.
Though just in case, do you think you can watch a few of the comedy videos I made on my channel and see for yourself whether I’m an INFJ or ENTP please? I might be fooling myself so I can want someone else to see if I look like an ENTP or if I’m just self-deluding myself with this video.
ENTP seems far more likely!!
@@CognitivePersonality Thank you!
@@CognitivePersonality I looked up some notable examples of ENTP 5s and I don’t really relate to them. I think I might be an INFJ that doesn’t really use my Ni constantly.
@@CognitivePersonality The problem is that I don’t relate to ENTP or INTP’s cognitive functions, but I never used Ni like it’s described in INFJs or use Fe as much as INFJs day they do. I also don’t use Fi. Basically I feel like I’m just Ti incarnate with just pure imagination for the sake of imagination and my Ti is cause of 5w4 because I love spending time alone 20/7 and read books and play Nintendo games. Derp.
@@CognitivePersonality Oh and btw I spend time alone for the sake of being alone. It’s not because I have to or that I lost my energy. Basically I’m too introverted to be ENTP, too rational and not as actively empathetic as an INFJ, and not blunt or logical enough to be INTP.
I’m craving alone time constantly, even though I enjoy social gathering..but not too often as it can be exhausting.😊