I’d just like to add! That when you said ENFPs can come across as an INFJ and other types despite the fact that they are technically ENFP. It’s probably why our empathy levels are so high because we look at the morality of individuals first and their actions after so we can see ourselves in every person in some sort of way. Which in a way makes us pschoanalytical and extremely adaptable. We see ourselves in other people, easily connecting why people would act or behave in certain ways. ENFPs can chameleon at times to be other types because they relate to all types at least at one time in their life and never forget it.
"It’s probably why our empathy levels are so high because we look at the morality of individuals first and their actions after so we can see ourselves in every person in some sort of way. Which in a way makes us pschoanalytical and extremely adaptable. We see ourselves in other people, easily connecting why people would act or behave in certain ways." Yeah, that's your Ne at play mate.
finally, an ENFP description i can truly relate to. i truly care about people but i don't have to socialize all the time to feel connected. can easily make friends but also need time for my thoughts and philosophy books.
I'm an ENFP, but whenever I'm alone i feel like an introvert, and I become very analytical and I see myself as more stereotypical INTJ than ENFP in that state. This video makes a lot of sense, thanks
I type as INTJ but when I looked into the function and the things I do is very ENFP, but my aura is intj like. But when I spend time with people I act like Enfp.
very true!!!! im enfp.....sometimes i lose touch with feeling. mostly im all about gathering info, ideas, creating and organizing those ideas and info, analyzing and organizing in categories, searching patterns and creating connections and building my own structure.....in extreme details, with rational application...so much so that i can sit in library with books and computer for 8-10 hours or i can talk for hours discussing ideas without getting tired. It energizes me relaxes me greatly. sometimes when there is noone to discuss, i talk to myself and have a long conversation until i relax. :) I never felt im an extrovert but i am quite gregarious when i'm in a group. I love crowds and i like to be very active and initiating within a group. Still I like my own times for endless mental exploration where i learn and analyze so that later i can go and help others with that knowledge. My hobby is to give advice and mostly people reach upto me in my lonely tower to get my advice. i have my own philosophy, sayings and theories for everything. i have hundreds of friends still im mostly alone in my tower. in another word, im everywhere. lolz. i consider myself an ambivert in true sense coz while interacting with others, i become quite flamboyant, and extroverted and at other times when i am alone, i fit in the description of an introvert. but thats my researching mode, i still need to get my message out. Your video is extremely accurate.
Finally! An ENFP description, that resonates mostly with what I feel like! I'm happy go lucky, when necessary, but I analyze all day long--to a fault sometimes, way more than I "Feel" like being jolly lol. It's almost like I'm jolly around people (in fact, most people's descriptions of me would be happy go lucky honestly), but when I'm by myself, all I do is either contemplate about things, analyzing them in my head, or research videos, and writings, to then analyze. I feel more at ease, doing the latter, than being happy go lucky, but I thoroughly enjoy both. However, there is NO QUESTION that I am a "feeler" compared to a "thinker," with regard to being an ENTP--they think (process things) differently than I do.
YES! I am like this too!! I am very smiley and bubbly with others, usually I socialise for a short time if I can help it, but I then go straight back into my 'hole' and do what you do! haha, I loved reading your comment :)
WOW. If there's anyone who truly understands the enfp, its certainly the infj. I do feel like an introvert who just knows how to extrovert very well. There is a constant inner turmoil of duty. Duty to create vast change. And now more than ever, the world needs us, enfps, infjs..the humanitarians to restructure our system that is clearly crumbling. Thanks for sharing, I hear the dedication in your voice.
This is the most accurate description of an ENFP I have ever heard. As an ENFP, I thank you for this truly excellent information. I am often irritated and/or angered by the whole airhead social butterfly held together by glitter description that is rampant everywhere.
Omg same the airhead trope is pretty insulting to be honest. It made me wonder if I was an INFP instead but those cognitive functions didn’t align with mine. So grateful for this video! 😍
@@LaniBeanzYES. I often wonder if this trope is just rampant by people who aren't under the surface sort of people. They take people at face value in which you see an enfp being cheerful and bright and idealistic and that's that. We aren't the best at articulating our ideas when emotions are high and are better writing our thoughts down or needing to think for a bit before speaking, but we are thinking very deeply and complexly!! Perceiving strong ideas and concepts and reaching profound conclusions!! Sometimes I often have to catch myself allowing myself to be the 'dumb' person in a group just to keep peace and not be overwhelming with all the thoughts and ideas I really have going on underneath. Enfps are ambiverts/introverts where they have this bubbly exterior as a means of, 'lets get this conversation with a stranger over pleasantly, so I can go back to what thoughts I was doing on my own!' If you aren't an under the surface sort of person and think an enfp is just an airhead social butterfly, that's all an enfp is going to show you! The deeper sides to themselves are kept safe and given to those they trust with their deep thoughts, which is why Enfps "collect introverts" cause ENFPs are just more socially capable introverts, and find deeper connections with deeper introverted personalities who also like under the surface sort of relationships!
Normally ENFP is displayed as this ridiculous character in MBTI UA-cam videos...a type that is often presented with the harshest stereotype...but this video truly adds something of value. As an ENFP I can be ridiculous and I embrace and enjoy it...sometimes just to annoy the hell out of horrifically predictable people, but... I am also the ENFP described here. I wholeheartedly appreciate the depth this video adds to the analysis of the ENFP. We aren't incompetent cartoon characters basking in delusion...unless we want to be of course and we'll be excellent at that as well. Thank you for adding depth to the conversation! Very much appreciated.
Hahaha! 100%! I can social-butterfly with the best of them, until I get bored of it and want to get on to something real. And I am told so many times by others what a nerd I am. They say that they think I’m cool but when they get to know me better, they realize what a big nerd I am. I just say, “You know it!” 😂
OMG finally a great ENFP analyst video that I resonated the most! I don’t really get the “party-animal” or unicorn descriptions about us. Yes I can be quite the “chaos” among my friends, however I also do need a lot alone time to think, reflect, analyse and create plans that seem logical to me, and I am such a geek on finding the meanings of true life and all the philosophical aspects of anything. Thank you for your amazing videos and now I can truly say that yes I am a ENFP, for certain.
Yes!! I’m a very analytical ENFP and never really related to the “campaigner” archetype. And one of my closest friends is an INFJ and we could spend all day philosophizing! This affirms my usual ENFP result
Not an ENFP myself, but based on the Enfps i know, this analysis is one of the rare accurate descriptions of this type on the internet. NeTe description is so spot on, and so is Fi authority - them being just confident (generaly), big characters and unbashingly themselves, this makes other people rely on them a lot and be at ease with their presence and humour. Also we need more debunking of innacurate stereotypes about the oppositional Si.
@@CognitivePersonality ENFP here, I've just finished linking the mechanism behind evolution to the cause of aging. I'm hiding this comment as a personal reply so that you, alone, will see it. This aging treatment is available, for free, because of your excellent presentation!
This description summed me up very well. Used to wonder why I was such a serious and principled ENFP. Turns out most descriptions of us have too much bias.
11:30 my ENFP wife definitely doesn’t run from the past. She is almost more obsessed with it and embraces her past experiences, yet typically with a bit of a “what if” type of attitude. When healthy, I see her really activate that exercise schedule you spoke about. I love that you speak more to this side of the ENFP, and less on the unicorns & rainbows (albeit a real ‘aspect’ of their external personality).
@@CognitivePersonality Thanks Harry. You masterfully articulated why I felt an incongruence with the standard ENFP description. We're the paradoxes of the MBTI. I've been joking for years now that I most identify with the black cat "glitch in the Matrix" 😄
Wow, thank you very much for laying that out. I have tested as an ENFP many times over. Other sources were able to get me into the ballpark to understand myself. But now, I think I found my place on the field. I was very suspicious about the social butterfly and spontaneous stuff. I understand why others may think I am spontaneous. My thoughts may seem spontaneous (ideas just happen, and I express them), but I don't do anything until I perform long analysis, internal deliberation, and somewhat detailed planning, allowing room for improvisation. Yes, I start many projects, but I don't leave them because of boredom. I put them on hold because I have determined that something is an immediate priority based on holistic considerations. But the projects do get completed. I have ten or more books open at once. I just know that certain days I will not truly absorb the information because my interest shifted that day, week, or month. But the books get finished -- with understanding. This video nailed it.
I think every Enfp have wachted the video agreed and fascinated by every word of you. It was very enlightening for me. Your observations are very genious, very deep. And there's nothing else more satisfiying to listen a good analysis like this. Wish you good luck : )
Thank You! Yes. We can be social butterflies and we love it. It's fun and sometimes even a mask. ENFPs can be (are) very deep and capable. Thank You for capturing and sharing that with the world.
If you wanna know somethin... i realize it already since i was child lol, i never really get why these "happy go lucky artsy unconsistent unfinished project etc etc" of Enfp appear on every mbti type description/video🙃 The fact is i always using my Te to accomplished some things in life, i do have schedule, plans, and goals and whenever i want somethin I WILL ALWAYS WORK SUPER HARD TO GET IT NO MATTER WHAT, because i also have this ambitious and lion side Actually Moral of the story for enfps is "Try to think as you are the poorest person in the world, you will actively push ur strength button no matter what! " "We are all human who have ability to change, so if u wanna be better then do it for ur goodness" Sorry for bad english :""v And everyone has different need but right now im happily in relationship with ISFP🤗💃 Takecare as always ENFPs, YOU REALLY CAN DO IT, YOU REALLY CAN ACHIEVE SO MANY THINGS IN LIFE, U HAVE BIG POTENTIAL, PLEASE TRUST ME
You absolutely nailed it! Thanks for the more thoughtful, in depth description of the ENFP. I have taken multiple tests and ENFP is always my outcome yet I can't relate to the stereotype of constant novelty/thrill seeking and need for new exciting experiences. I consider myself very grounded and at times a homebody yet there is also a strong desire to connect with a certain few core friends and family. It's a balancing act.. I can go out roller skating or dancing with friends, be the life of the party and thoroughly enjoy it but then a part of me can't wait to be alone, watch videos like this, write down my thoughts and process the pattern and connection of it all. Some people have laughed when I said I was part introvert but those who really know me understand both people and time in solitude recharge the batteries. Regardless of what function is dominant there is always a need for a bigger purpose and to figure out how it plays in the grand scheme. A teacher once described it as meaning making intelligence. I'll stop tooting my own horn but it is a gift to have your foot in both worlds. Thanks again. :D
This analysis is phenomenal and I think the explanation that many of us ENFPs have been searching for. In particular, the fact that many of us can be highly logical and analytical -- hell, I can best my ENTJ brother at chess and strategy games -- and have no idea what we are feeling about something until 3 days later. As you mentioned, ENFPs can categorise things as INFJs and can often mirror many of their attributes. This is something that I have keenly noticed, and perhaps is the reason behind the INFJ/ENFP personality click.
I'm really good at strategizing as well, especially in games (maybe because there's no real risk, so I don't overthink it). Heck, I used to play D&D with a group of mostly thinker-type guys, and I was often the one coming up with plans to use everyone's skills in different ways. I suck at the role-playing part of it though. Not what the stereotype of an ENFP would suggest.
You nailed it. I had no idea what I was. I didn't even really bother to look at any of the extroverts. There were a couple of times that I got ENFP but I didn't believe it. I am really outgoing but I don't like to be around a lot of people. I prefer to have a few close friends that I trust rather than a whole bunch of idiots lol. I do have a need to go out and explore but I also have a need to stay in and reflect. I've always kind of felt like no one understands me. This helps so much. Thank you
Thanks for this accurate description of ENFP type, I finally undestand why MBTI test indicates that I am INTP-A with no sens for me and my closest friends. I'm a clinician psychologist in France and never find a description I can recognize myself. When I started to look at cognitive functions, my highest scores were Ne, Te and Fi. Really great job, I feel deeply connected to people and work hard to help them find themselves and purpose in life but need profound time alone to rebuild energy and be more curious for informations or for hobbies. Much gratitude and sorry if my english makes some people cries ^^
Thank you for your video! How reaffirming it was! As an ENFP, I have to admit, I've been so involved in task at hand, I forget I have to use the restroom.....the struggle is real.
Gatoraid bottles are ..TWO- way .for these times when we can't be bothered to stop the project and also Handy when on sub-rosa investigation. We must stay hydrated, , Yet are Not thirsty. AND I SHUT my phone off while sleeping. P.s I woke at 4am to pee and write this ..back to bed .. dreamy head.. Cheers \m/\m/
We're walking meta-interpreters; interpreters of interpretations between everything. I feel like that might be the best way to simply put ENFPs. For example, you're probably an ENFP who is on a youtube voyage rn trying to get different explanations of yourself. You are then taking all of those, connecting the points between explanations, events, people, feelings, behaviors and ideas. Things are making more and more sense, you can really feel the synapses connecting in your brain. You use people's frameworks of ENFP to understand other other's frameworks of ENFP. This is meta interpretation, interpretations of interpretations based on interpretations, your own analysis, and your self image of everything. People who are more linear and organized in their thinking, their brain is like a tree. ENFPs and other similar types have a brain like a spider web. In a web, every idea is connected to every other idea. This makes us phenomenal at making connections between ideas, and also immensely incomprehensibly imaginative. Tree brains, all 'branches' are connected, but only by the other branches, and not directly to each other. This makes them much more organized and concrete in their thinking, but with fewer connections between each idea. yeah.
I loved how you put complex, philosophical, insightful words into very clear sentences The philosofical: "We're walking meta-interpreters; interpreters of interpretations between everything. I feel like that might be the best way to simply put ENFPs." The very clear explanation: "For example, you're probably an ENFP who is on a youtube voyage rn trying to get different explanations of yourself. You are then taking all of those, connecting the points between explanations, events, people, feelings, behaviors and ideas. Things are making more and more sense, you can really feel the synapses connecting in your brain. You use people's frameworks of ENFP to understand other other's frameworks of ENFP. This is meta interpretation, interpretations of interpretations based on interpretations, your own analysis, and your self image of everything." That's awesome, and I think this is the Te power. Simplification of the complex to make a 5-years-old boy understand it.
@@victorcorcos Thank you so much! If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. That's something that annoys me a lot when I have to write papers for classes, they push writing more and more to meet a quota, when I think its a vastly more useful skill to be able to reduce your language down, and be able to get the same point across in simpler and more concise words. Definitely a Ne-Te thing.
@@dominoot2652 I know I'm late to this party but I can't agree with you more. That's what got me into writing poetry. I like the challenge of trying to distill my thoughts into the shortest concise package I can. That and language is like a ever-evolving web that's fun to play with. I only could have done that with a commitment to being honest about/with myself. Probably one of the best tools an ENFP can use for meditation and self discovery.
Thank you so much! I feel very seen, heard, and understood. This was a love letter to all ENFPs, especially those of us who feel misunderstood and put in a box when we read the stereotypical descriptions of ENFP.
This is so true, thanks for this! Certain traits of mine like my enthusiasm make some people think I'm an airhead, or they think I'm crazy. They don't realise I've got it all logically planned out in my head.
Sir, thank you so much for this. Your linking Ne to Te is paradigm shattering for me. It’s what I’ve always observed in myself but didn’t quite understand as I thought this was disregarding where Fi falls in the stack. Really great stuff. I always see enfps as these incessant organizers and categorizers of more subtle and numinous data. I often find a lot of stereotypically ENFP types to be really annoying, and it might be because they are not enfps at all. An enfp is very serious about putting concepts into buckets so he can make use of them lol
Yes! Yes! Yes! This is exactly how I feel and I don't know how to describe it better than what you did. I am an ENFP but I also have attention deficit disorder and I have the hyperactive part of that. So it does make me seem very social butterfly like. But actually I am not that way on the inside. I do that to make others feel warm and welcome. I want people to feel happy around me because that makes me feel happy. But I actually don't always want to hang out with people or even talk to them. I like being by myself and I think I am good company. Many of the things that you said resonated with me and I think I need to watch this video over again. Anyway it was an accurate description of how I feel. Especially when it comes to my core beliefs .Excellent! Thank you! I might actually use this video to help with the people understand me better.
I love that you said you think you’re good company as I completely relate to that. I also have ADHD and can often get super lost in my thoughts but I often tell myself it’s only because my thoughts are so entertaining 😅
This is the most accurate description of ENFPs I've ever come across! And I've been into typology for a few years now! Thanks for putting this video out there into the world & helping people understand us ENFPs on a deeper, realistic manner. We appreciate you!
Thank you for this highly interesting point of view. I still don't know if I am an ENFP but I'm grateful to hear that the ENFP are not all scatter brained social butterflies. Thank you
7:20- tim and i were talking about just this and he said my stubbornness is around when people tell me what to do or there is something i am forced to do. I fight back against that lolol
Thank you. I have suspected for some time that I'm probably rather an ENFP than an INFP this video conferms that. With this description it is mutch easier to relate to the ENFP. Looking forward to INFP vs ENFP video. 😁
this describes me so well. I can socialize when needed but a lot of times I enjoy being by myself. I can also be highly analytical and research focused but at the same time I have a childlike imagination and love to have fun. I kind of feel like ESFPs are more of the social butterflies than ourselves even though we can be highly energetic. Great video💗
Wow. This is the second enfp video I've seen of yours, immediately following the first so back to back, and during both, you've completely changed the way I view my own self worth in a positive way. I never knew why I thought the way I do, and having been called annoying told I talked to much, shut up, too many questions, all of the things you might say if you want to snuff out the creativity and highly instinctive wonderment of a child and turn their naturally optimistic view of the world into a very cold and uncomfortable one.. And it's taken me till 31 years old to find, learn, and understand that I shouldn't have had to been subjected to that treatment. And all these years later I find myself drawn to uncovering all things ideas and concepts related to existential philosophy. I knew for sure I saw the world very analytically, always pondering the deeper questions, deeper than the ones other people would consider deep. You've made me very happy and broke open the lock I guess I put on myself many years ago in an attempt to fit in and seem normal. Thank you.
I relate a lot to this. While most ENFP type descriptions is accurate to when I was a kid, this seems more like a matured ENFP. Similar to the INTJ descriptions being wayyyy too focused on the thinking function, ENFP descriptions have been written with so much focus on the feeling function and socially extroverted aspect that I can’t recognize much of myself in it. There is also rarely a mention of a philosophical or organized side, which I have always had (compared to my messy ENTP brother). Being less socially extroverted, more organized and more philosophically inclined than most ENFP descriptions, I thought I must be an INFJ, but it never felt right. Thank you for this video!
I myself have been struggling to understand my type because of the stereotypes. I do feel at home with ENFP, but there is also a lot of things that I don't agree on. Like for example that ENFPs love everyone and are always kind. Or that we are master procrastinators and never get anything done. Or that we are these extroverted unicorns who feel a lot and have no logic. For me these are not true and it has been confusing me. I'm highly empathetic, but my logic is strong and more often than not logic is the one I base my decisions on. I recognize my feelings and why I feel in certain way, but I can use my logic to make decisions that are best for me and for my surroundings. Just because I'm empathetic doesn't make me an idiot. I usually see the bigger picture and sometimes struggle to have solid opinion in subjects that have too many sides on them. Like for example politics are really hard for me because I feel like I can see the bigger picture, but every side has valid points and understandable reasons for those opinions. These questions of course only give me hardships when they don't touch on things that I have strong values on. I also struggle with this idea that ENFPs are clumsy, unsystematic and procrastinate all the time, because even though sometimes my trail of thought might seem weird for others and my actions might seem unsystematic, almost everything I do and act upon has logic and plans behind them. I use calendars, planners, spreadsheets and notes to plan my life because I can't get things done if I don't plan them first. I'm also usually the leader and the coordinator in group projects because I can see in which order and timeframe things have to be done. I'm good at planning what others need to do and making sure that they do their tasks in time. I've also found that people seem to like me as a leader because I'm ready to help them when they need help. Once again even though I'm empathetic, I still make sure everyone does their part and that every project is handled like it should. I'm also not this social butterfly, even tho I do enjoy social working. I still need a lot of me time and for example prefer to live alone. I'm more than okey with being alone for weeks, but I also enjoy being with people. I enjoy talking and expressing my thoughts and feelings through talking, but I also like writing and thinking by myself. When I speak, I usually do it with confidence but also humility to show that people are welcome to challenge my opinions and that they are not supreme to other opinions. I really love to be challenged and it also kinda gives me a permission to show my confident and hard side which is usually hidden beneath my always laughing soft side. I sometimes get frustrated because I've seen many people claim to be ENFP, but they have no logic at all. They don't seem to be able to see the bigger picture and just act upon feelings. Then they get angry at others because they are not acting empathetic enough as if that's a proof that they are not empathetic. The more time I spend in ENFP groups the more I wonder if I'm mistyped. I think I'll look at ENTP side next to see if that maybe fits me better. Anyway, thanks for the video! It was really eye-opening! 😊 In the end, I'm still not sure if I'm ENFP or not. I need more information about the functions and how they mix together.
Thank you for this. This is all exceptionally true of me -- and I always had a hard time relating to the descriptions of ENFPs because they focus too much on them as social butterfly / highly extroverted / somewhat irrational types and that isn't me at all. I'd much rather stay home and read a book, write a novel, or discuss philosophy with online friends and I have no trouble being objective, rational, or seeing my projects through.
YEs!! i adore this description, i always felt a little off from the popular enfp description, i am more of a creative brain for sure, but i'm incredibly passionate about science and more academically-inclined
Thank you for this video! For a bit I was struggling with sense of self-imagine and was worried I was losing the "better" version of the happy-go-lucky person. Sometimes it was hard to feel comfortable around other people and it scared me that I was no longer who I wanted to be. I am definetly still silly around friends and family, but I am much more analytical then modern typers would portray us as. So it refreshing to hear this version of ENFPs that is not brought up as often and makes me not feel as guilty for willing to challenge the status quo, follow more logic solutions for societal problems, and being overall an analytical person. This has made me feel that I really did not lose myself throughout it all, thank you!
First of all, thank you for this wonderful video! Your description of ENFPs is one of the most accurate ones I have heard. I feel like the happy-go-lucky novelty seeker stereotype describes an ENFP in a particularly good mood, but most of the time, your description is far more relatable. I'm still processing it, and will probably watch the video again, but I really enjoyed it. Your points about Si were very interesting, especially the part about having designated times for certain important tasks. I literally punched the air when you said that because it's the part of my personality that has always confused me and made me question if I was an ENFP. I don't actively seek novel sensory experiences. I am very comfortable eating the same thing every day if I like it and know that it's good for me, for example. I also like to go to certain bars and cafes that have a special meaning to me. And when I was living abroad, part of me wanted to go and explore every part of the city, another kept wanting to go back and explore the same place that I had found particularly compelling. But I do get very excited by new information, and the way my mind perceives and works with information is very much the Ne-Te you described. I work in theatre, and even before I had learned about personality typology, I always used to think about how you need to be able to hear the same words and do the same things over and over again without going crazy in order to stage a play, make a film, paint, or do anything artistic really. In that sense, it seems Si plays a pretty big role in enabling creativity. I think an ENFP with a strong Fi objective can be very organized, analytical, focused, and disciplined, even reclusive. I really enjoy strategizing and planning routines to maximize productivity, but I do have trouble actually sticking to the same one for more than a week without it negatively affecting my mood. When that happens, I know to switch it up. I was wondering if you could explain how Fe manifests in ENFPs. I know that in Socionics it is the Demonstrative function and is supposedly very strong, but I am really interested in what you have to say. :)
Thank you so much! Heh, yes, the Si-side of the ENFP tends to go overlooked - this is partially owing to what I consider to be a misunderstanding of the important role the oppositional function plays within the psyche. I'm really not a huge fan of this whole 'assigning a function in x position a specific role/archetype' thing but to answer your question regarding Fe in an ENFP - this function is the sub-authority and thus pushes forward an agenda in an albeit unconscious and more secondary manner, but it is also a function the ENFP dips into from the position of Te in order to more effectively communicate their plans to others and ensure a cohesive social atmosphere :)
That’s very true! I love to create routines for myself! If it’s something like, the place where I put each of my work tools when I get home, so I know where they are in the morning and don’t have to stand at the door for ten minutes mentally wondering if I’ve forgotten anything- a routine like this can remain unchanged for a long time and it won’t “bore” me. But if it’s like a route I take, accessories I wear, my hair, foods, etc. I like to get familiar with something first by making it into a routine (depth exploration), and then change it up suddenly when I get the feeling for something new (breadth exploration).
Cognitive Personality Theory That also makes a lot of sense. I will use my Ne/Fi which is always focused on win-win ideas to benefit everyone. But my Te delivery sometimes comes out as sounding entirely task-based and devoid of empathy. People sometimes really mis-read my intention because of this. I would like to be able to use Fe better in these situations.
THANK YOU! Despite being incredibly solid in our internal values - our external Chameleon-like presentation seems to throw off the type descriptions by a mile. I'm hiding, processing & recovering from the world MOST of the time.. Even if I get to be "the girl" who talks gibberish to strangers at a party, or dances on a table if the moment fits - I'm still extracting Social Science data for post-processing. We're like Jane Goodall with the Chimps.
I relate To Lancelot Link Secret Chimp.. Investigator who happens To be a monkey that fixes shit!.. or at least can tell you how and why ..and The origins of fixing shit..AND Jane Goodall was hot ! and took copious notes. much respect.
I truly just love you for making me feel understood… Thank you… Honestly I hate how everyone talks about ENFPs like we don’t have a brain when how you described the way we think is EXACTLY how I think… I am fighting the impulse to send this video to everyone because I want to be understood, lol but I know not everyone has studied all the terms and wouldn’t understand everything but gosh I wish lol.
This is me to a tee. Interestingly I 'score' exceptionally low on my Si but my Fi and Ne I feel like makes up for it. 'wow I'm in such a horrible mood, why? Oh because I didn't get enough sleep last night' as a basic example
Supposedly I’m an ENFP but most other descriptions don’t sound like me. Your description is the only video I’ve ever seen that makes me feel like someone understands me. Thank you!
Thanks for this interesting vid..I’m a highly analytical and logic loving ENFP myself. I get that many ENFPs may think they are T’s, but I didn’t realise that feeling a lack of resonance with the typical type description was so common. I’ve also resonated very highly with the definitions I’ve read, but not so much with many other ENFPs who I generally find to be far more self centered and less intellectually engaged than I feel I am myself!! (Thank you for reading my analysis!!)
I very much relate to what you are saying here as an ENFP. I’ve taken the test multiple times, disappointed to get the same result because it doesn’t describe me. Ha. I don’t personally relate to the majority of how this personality type is described, but what you say here very much resonates with my experience. Thank you !
This is one of the nicest videos about enfps I’m glad I found this. I was finding a lot of videos on how distracted we are and emotional and flaky. But I am an enfp with adhd and I’m still more logical than many people due to lots of introspection and researching everything. I’m constantly learning and applying it. That’s the beauty of life in my opinion.
Thank you, this is by far the most nuanced description of the ENFP and their functions that I've ever seen. This is the first time I've heard ENFP's described as analytical. I've been torn between ENFP and ENTP. Because I value both detached, logical, critical, analysis, of both external (political, economic, etc.) and internal (philosophical, value, psychological.) systems and intensely enjoy philosophy even in its most pure form of analyzing existence and existential questions with no human relation. But I also feel like I have deep Fi like values and convictions and deeply value being true to myself and my principles. I love how you said that there's no essential dichotomy between thinking and feeling. Obviously we humans are both thinking and feeling beings. And its nice to see an mbti analysis that reflects my own non-essentialist philosophy on life and especially humanity. You obviously have incredible insight on this issue.
Wow, as an ENFP, I'm just beginning to understand, how looking at introverted feeling content through an introverted sensing lense is all I need for recreation. Explains, why I love 10-day silent meditation retreats. They make me feel like I'm reborn. Undistracted by NeTe :D Thanks Harry
I'm an ENFP, growing up I did not get out much and was socially starved, (toxic family situation) the few times I was out in social situations I was absolutely 💯 that social butterfly type described as the typical ENFP. I would have a small group of people where I could anchor myself then run around a flit from each group of people and say hi to every single person I would ever remember meeting. 😂 I later learned that a lot of them did not even remember me from the times we had briefly met. Like I said socially starved. I knew I was extraverted because anytime I was alone I would get incredibly depressed and my perspective of reality was screwed and I thought the world was ending. Since growing up and moving out I was still very extraverted - wanting to talk to and meet new people...I would say hi to strangers in the grocery store..... Now days the social interaction that I once craved leaves me feeling exhausted. Like a starving person will crave food, but once you have food you can differentiate between good food that satisfies and junk food that makes you sick. Now what I look for in my social interaction is quality. I HATE small talk, waste of time, I want to talk about your concepts of right VS wrong, God, morals and ethics, what do you think about the economical systems and which one do you prefer? I do a lot of research and study on my own particularly with topics that interest me. I struggle to finish the random drawer of projects and end up passing them in to my sister. I'm the start and she is the finisher, we joke about it all the time. I have always had a sense of self that I could never explain before. But I also became a social chameleon...I really struggled being true to myself and currently working through that now. I have always been obsessed with lists and systems. And how to do everything the "right" way, I recently realized that there was nuance to everything and more than one way to do it.....but I still have perfectionist tendencies.....idk if it's from the trauma or just me lol. That's another thing .... Figuring out if I am ME or the Trauma talking. Anyway this video shed some light for me so thank you. God bless, new subscriber 💕
I love your point about extraverted intuition, when you said that it’s not extraverted in a people sense but in an ideas and system sense. This explains so much, because I certainly love the external world but not necessarily external social situations
Thank you for this. I have taken several tests and they all come back ENFP even though the descriptions I see make no sense to me. The funny UA-cam type videos are the worst. I am creative and free-spirited in many ways, but I am so analytical and conscientious. I like to perform and meet new people, but I seek deeper connections and a better understanding of others. I may skip around to different activities, but I am deeply loyal and rarely let go of relationships willingly.
I also want to add that most MBTI descriptions sound like horoscopes to me. I feel like like people buy into them because they like the idea of being understood and belonging to a group, rather than because they found an accurate description of themselves. Your explanations are so much more nuanced and logical!
wow !! thanks so much this is almost an emotional experience, listening to you describing and understanding me to a T. Making all the world labelled paradoxes in who I am so logical and normal. Because that's what I am to me, 'normal' and 'logical' and yes funny enough the social butterfly, novelty seeking, adrenaline addicted personality I get thrown on me quite often or ................moody.........just because I am optimistic most of the time but I don't hide when I am affected by the world 'negatively' or feel thrown off. But people just don't get it. When they think I am impulsive many many processes have taken place inside of me before taking action. So yeah I completely resonate with this I am still figuring out how to make this all work for me instead of against me. step by step I am getting there ;)
This could never have been more helpful.... I recently found out about myself... I always used to feel... Something is not adding up... Or how ppl don't see things the way I see it... And most times I end up thinking maybe they do but in their own way... But usually it's only me who does that.... And now that I have come across what I am... I understand... Things better..
As an ENFP, I really appreciate this! I perform a lot of analysis for my job, and have an advance degree in this area. I also apply this approach in my personal life. So thank you for providing this. It very much applies and resonates with me.
This is it. I’ve read so much about ENFP and INFJ and cognitive functions. I was sure already I have the cognitive functions of an ENFP, but this video is the extra mile I was missing to understand it in deep. Thank you sooo much! I have an INFJ friend I could speak hours and hours with. I consider myself as extrovert and introvert, I don’t like spending much time with too many people but I love talking and talking with selected friends. And yes, I am analytical! I am an engineer, and a manager, and I don’t relate to the description that says ENFP don’t follow through and get lost with too many new activities or ideas. Thank you so much.
Awesome discription! I told the other person who also did the 16 personalities test with me the exact thing you are saying: I recognize just about everything, but it lacks the introverted/analytic part of me. I am a social butterfly when I am in the presence of other people, but I also really enjoy being by myself. In fact, I can be by myself for a much much longer period of time than I can be in the presence of others. I am always aware of my internal processes and love philosophy. Where I work (a social cooperation where everyone is equal), I do coaching (which covers my need for social contact and intimacy), am in the board of the company (covering my need for teamwork and analytical/abstract thinking) and run my own company -also coaching (covering my need for authenticity and autonomy). All together it covers my need for change and to act on multiple levels. And it shows my chamelion like ability to fit in whatever role is necessary. I feel very lucky to be where I am now :) Thank you for this insight!
I love this! I was confused about my type several times being an ENFP-A with 5-4-9 tritype. When I started watching the videos of this channel, I was finally sure that I am actually an ENFP, no doubt. Recently I became confused about my type again that if I am actually an INFP or INFJ or not. But my Ni, Ti these functions are quite weak, so I started to doubt if I am actually an INFP rather than an ENFP. Then I again came to this channel finding this video and again totally could relate with this. This videos are totally mind changing with new, quite interesting, unique descriptions and thorough analysis through the functions! I am loving all of this, thanks a lot for both such wonderfully and differently explained (which my Ne basically craves for and she loves that) and delivering the clear conception about the personality. 😀 & those gaps between lines were really decent and good for understanding with patience and thoroughness, without pulling the seek back for further understanding. It was made very thoughtfully and carefully, no doubt. 🤔
😮 Whouuuu that was such an amazing view on ENFP, I must say that in my 20s I was a lot like it is described on the test results description. I was trying to know and understand myself in a deep level. But now that I'm in my 30s I drastically changed to that Analytical and philosophical type. Who is trying to understand human nature in a very deep level as you describe, because I'm so aware that change is needed in our society. But having these deep views makes it hard to stay around people that's why I give myself a lot of alone time to dig deeper away from the crowd. We can end up seeing the world in away that others cannot as we try to be close to the truth in an objective and logical way. But truth can often be hard to digest. As you said from our Si we use Te to found the ressources that will lead us to the path that will not only help us but also others. Thank you!
Long time since published I just discovered this video and has clarified my confusion always typing as INFJ most of the times but feeling more like an ENFP....I was always debating specially because I like to please people but not at the cost of my own principles, being very good at using Te....this is much clear now. Thank you
As a systematic, organized, improvisational, detail lacking ENFP, I appreciate this analysis! This makes more sense for me than a lot of other descriptions of ENFPs.
I really enjoyed this video! So much so that I wrote a long comment that got deleted and I am back to try to re-create what I said. Everything you said shows you have taken time to really think about the functions that an enfp has and how it could show up in the real world. As you mentioned extroversion does exclusively pertain to how people show up in social situations. Even though I do enjoy being around others and being involved in conversations I prefer having a small group of friends, having one on one conversations rather than group conversations and often I remove myself from the group totally just to sit on my own which makes others more uncomfortable (they think I am lonely but I am loving the space). I appreciate how you described Ne as a wide angle lens, that is a simple description that makes extroverted intuition easier to understand. Also, oddly, your statement about having an exercise schedule is so true for me. I feel like the best version of myself (mentally more than physically) when I regularly (daily) take the time to be active. I stick to a schedule to make sure I am taking appropriate supplements to my diet, I stick to a skincare routine and more etc. anyway I could go on and on but this video was very well done. Thanks for your hard work in putting this together!
Thank you & I'm sorry to hear your comment got deleted! I certainly appreciate you taking the time to re-create it. This sounds like a perfect example of the ENFP's Te-Fi axis; cheers! :)
I already commented but forgot to say thank you for such an amazing analysis. You are 100% spot on. Don’t know how you did it, but yours is the best ENFP encapsulation I’ve ever heard.
When I read the functions for the first time, I was sure I had Ni and Ti in my function stack! Even in function tests, it comes as dominant Ni. I'm really glad I've finally heard it from someone. I have to perceive every little thing as what it is and understand the logic behind it when learning something, only then I feel like using Te all the time. When learning something there are so many times I've used more Ti than my friends with high Ti. So, thank you for this amazing video!
Damn, sir. I learnt and resonated A LOT with your description. Especially new cool fancy words like behest and plethora. 😂😆 Your way of talking is very professional and sophisticated. The way you have presented your insights verbally, it's apparent that you put a lot of thought, time and effort onto it. So, yes! Thank you for debunking our myths!!! I really despised the *rainbow unicorn hyperactive annoying nosy talkative* stereotype of Enfps as there is more concrete individuality to us. We put too much struggle in developing ourselves, so calling us scatterbrained is very insulting. Anyhows! Subscribed!!!😁
Thank you! Phenomenal explanation! I’m not sure of other ENFPs modus operandi, but my internal dialog is that analytical “spiderweb” of neural connections. I believe that everyone finds categorization of the ENFP as problematic because of our adaptive nature. I noticed that around 26 years old that the temperament, type humor, and level of depth in which I converse all shift with a fluid automation between those “Social Butterfly, Campaigning, etc” modes instinctively. What do you other “Bimbos” think? 🤣
I just discovered your channel and I’m blown away! A few years ago I got very involved with researching everything I could about MBTI and the cognitive functions, but a lot of the material I read online just seemed confusing because… Well, I never really understood why it was until hearing the way you describe auxiliary functions/codex vs. lens/flipping axis, etc. Your system makes sense, and is actually the way I ”felt” about each type’s perception/assimilation/motivated action. But the way the stack was described, and the supposed lack of each type’s ability to actively utilize the functions “lower” in the stack just never felt right for me, personally. I also love that you describe the feeling functions as having a limbic component. I have visceral realizations- daily! Haha Keep up the great work and keep your videos coming!! Thank you!
Yes!! Finally! This is the final piece of the puzzle. After bouncing from type to type for so long, it all makes sense now. Thank you for producing this content.
Finally ! Thank you so much for getting us. I have been going back and forth between ENFP and INFP as I'm becoming more and more introverted with age. THIS finally settles me into my ENFP state. I'm flabbergasted by your understanding of the mbti. Are you an INFJ? You certainly have the most INFJ vibe of all the people I have seen on the internet. Thx again ❤
I've been reading into cognitive functions pretty heavily for the last few weeks and it has taken this long to hear someone accurately describe the blend of Te & Ne that I have felt is so poorly described by the pamphlet wielding Campaigner personality, thanks!
Very helpful. The diamond shape behind you makes it look like you've got a Dracula cape on. I'm an ENFP-T (turbulent). The descriptions of many ENFPs on paper seem to be more geared towards ESFPs. Do I get really energized about something and immediately want to share it? Sure! But when I was a baby, my grandmother called me the little inspector. I can still pick out patterns very easily and notice things that most people will miss. And that's not a detail thing to me. It's openmindedly noticing what is not in the patterns or what else is in the patterns, as well as what may be considered obvious. And then I can't find the ketchup in the fridge that is literally in front of my face.
Glad to see an objective, serious analysis of the ENFP type. So much of what you say is correct. But, like so many others, you limit Typology to four functions. In the case of ENFP, it is Ne, Fi, Te, Si. The reality os that all of us have Eight functions. In the case of ENFP, it is Ne, Fi, Te, Si, Ni, Fe, Ti, Se. The first four may be termed the Conscious functions, the last four the Subconscious functions. As described by Jung, we develop these functions with age and maturity, starting with Ne for the ENFP, INFJ and others. We develop these functions with life experience, but only access the subconscious functions within the stressors of a challenging life. Thus, some of us may never quite grow up. But for those of us who learn to access the four subconscious functions, a complete, wholistic life may be realized. This applies to all Types.
Hi! I don't limit the ENFP to four functions, nor do I limit the cognitive functions to eight. Rather, I place all functions on a spectrum, and it is this fluid spectrum that is the underlying emphasis of my videos :)
Thank u I'm an Enfp-a and some time I feel strange when I ear the other people in the community talking about enfp like we may be crackhead that follow only their emotions,that get stressed easily,that are super energetic and extrovert...this can be really frustrating. Thank u for your description of us❤️
As an ENFP I resonate with both, I’m highly extroverted, chasing novelty at an opportunity I get but also with your analysis. It’s odd. I really feel like you got the nail on the head
So accurate!! I always test as an ambivert, and I’m very analytical. But I definitely had that phase of life where I lived abroad and had every adventure…. Your explanation definitely does a better and more multi-faceted job of breaking down our personality type.
I saw this video a number of years ago, and after seeing scores of other videos since on then ENFP personality type, this is one of the most insightful in my opinion.
As an ENFP, I also relate very well to that description, particularly with the ability to be a highly analytical and develop systems. I often wonder why Te is so low on our cognitive stack since i rely on the Ne - Te pair for every task i do in my every day life and professional life.
Its sounds like someone travelled through the neurons of my brain and chambers of my heart and beautifully presented as a travelogue not objectively but too subjective (from a within perspective).. You had worked damn hard to explain concretely our abstractness.. Love you for that😊🤝
One of the greatest descriptions and understandings of ENFP that I've ever seen on the web man. Thank you for really taking the time to flesh this out. What is your approach to developing your theory on understanding humans?
Thank you, that really means a lot! My approach is to take a hollistic perspective towards creating a fluid model that allows for both individual variation and self-growth :)
As ENTP, if you are successful at school, you're an ENFP. If you get annoyed by other people's emotions, because you get emotional from their emotions, you're an ENTP.
Thank you so much for this video! I have encountered people typing me as ENTP because I don’t relate to my emotions swaying my actions. I have always loved my Te. When I decide to sit down and work on something, I imagine my Te and Fi having a conversation. Fi decides if this thing is important enough for me to sacrifice other things in my life, and once it decides it does, Te has hold on my decisions. For example, working on a project is incredibly important to me. However, I also like hanging out with friends and new people. I am able to swat away my impulses based on what I have decided I wanted for myself in the future.
As an ENFP, I can’t tell you how refreshing this is. Yes, we can be a social butterfly, but that’s only sometimes, if we feel like it. I am definitely an extrovert because when people are around, I definitely prefer to interact with them and this energizes me. But when I need to de-stress, I need to be alone or withdraw. Otherwise, I don’t have a chance to work through my feelings. And my INTJ husband always tells me how logical and analytical I am. And that means a lot coming from an INTJ! 😁
My God 😂how did you find the keys to my mind. I thought I had put them around here somewhere. Holy F, who are you? This was integrative and incredible… wait, are you an ENFP? How? Like how? Hahah . Well done thank you, I feel seen. Microscopically seen.
ENFP Personal Values and Motivation: I found that basic ethics, and spending time understanding the most fundamental laws of the universe, along with socially relevant credible facts is hugely important for me. Also to keep up to date with modern science. Speak in generic terms, and avoid bias at all costs. Cherrish yourself, even though it's against your nature perhaps. Gain deep empathy for yourself, family and friends. Don't neglect your personal relationsips, and understand equal value in every perspective and approach. Careful making decisions, and accept help structuing your ideas first. Be flexible to change your opinion, and listen to others without reacting. Don't be afraid to tell someone you need to sleep on it and chat the next day, or week. Don't make too many assuptions. Preceive to understand the interrelated individual and group level social impacts of your logical systems. I speak in public...in an emotional manner, such that I can be highly motivating...and rather convincing. I can be a teacher, but only in subjects that I've mastered. Someone else would need to write the curriculum for me, and constantly challenge me. My basic goal is to move towards and maintain harmony within my spiritual life, and maintaining my personal boundaries. To practice what I preach. This type of writing is something Ive developed...but wow its hard. I speak casual af in person... I think I am ENFP at the moment. Hope it helped. I'll have a different answer next week LOL.
@@CognitivePersonality Thanks dude! Yeah honestly, I am a Business Analyst, with an IT focus. I also work in Enterprise Services. So the video really resonated with me, and helped me understand things in a different way. I've also been watching a lot of stuff like this, and writing my thoughts, and going thru the pain of reviewing and editing it...sucks at the time. But then it sort of settled in my mind better too. I write a lot of emails at work that is like a battle to pick the most diplomatic words too. I definitely can't judge, but got a feeling your content quality is among the most well founded and insightful I've found so far. Keep it up dude! Cheers 🤙🏼
Thank you SO much for sharing that the ‘E’ does not mean *socially extroverted! Although I own three businesses I always pictured myself as an INFP because I never considered myself extroverted. When you explain that the ‘E’ is extroverted in *thinking, that makes a LOT more sense to me. Thank you! 🙏 Now who are my best matches please (as I’m single)? 😉😄
This is a very thought provoking perspective of ENFP. I definitely relate, although, one of my Gallup Strength Finder Strength is Strategic, not analytical. I am very Strategic I do think logically, but I am very adept at emotional thinking as well. 😂 I have become more introverted over the years, needing to spend much more time alone, and I've always been a shy extrovert. I will only be a social butterfly when I feel safe in an environment. Otherwise, I am very quiet. Loved your video. Thank you for describing this fascinating perspective of our personality type.
I’d just like to add! That when you said ENFPs can come across as an INFJ and other types despite the fact that they are technically ENFP. It’s probably why our empathy levels are so high because we look at the morality of individuals first and their actions after so we can see ourselves in every person in some sort of way. Which in a way makes us pschoanalytical and extremely adaptable. We see ourselves in other people, easily connecting why people would act or behave in certain ways. ENFPs can chameleon at times to be other types because they relate to all types at least at one time in their life and never forget it.
Cheers for the great contribution!
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@J. T. just ENFP things ✨✨ sksks
"It’s probably why our empathy levels are so high because we look at the morality of individuals first and their actions after so we can see ourselves in every person in some sort of way. Which in a way makes us pschoanalytical and extremely adaptable. We see ourselves in other people, easily connecting why people would act or behave in certain ways."
Yeah, that's your Ne at play mate.
Yes.
finally, an ENFP description i can truly relate to. i truly care about people but i don't have to socialize all the time to feel connected. can easily make friends but also need time for my thoughts and philosophy books.
Thank you for this comment!
genius buddy.
Meeeeeee , I agree
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I'm an ENFP, but whenever I'm alone i feel like an introvert, and I become very analytical and I see myself as more stereotypical INTJ than ENFP in that state. This video makes a lot of sense, thanks
This^
I type as INTJ but when I looked into the function and the things I do is very ENFP, but my aura is intj like.
But when I spend time with people I act like Enfp.
very true!!!! im enfp.....sometimes i lose touch with feeling. mostly im all about gathering info, ideas, creating and organizing those ideas and info, analyzing and organizing in categories, searching patterns and creating connections and building my own structure.....in extreme details, with rational application...so much so that i can sit in library with books and computer for 8-10 hours or i can talk for hours discussing ideas without getting tired. It energizes me relaxes me greatly. sometimes when there is noone to discuss, i talk to myself and have a long conversation until i relax. :) I never felt im an extrovert but i am quite gregarious when i'm in a group. I love crowds and i like to be very active and initiating within a group. Still I like my own times for endless mental exploration where i learn and analyze so that later i can go and help others with that knowledge. My hobby is to give advice and mostly people reach upto me in my lonely tower to get my advice. i have my own philosophy, sayings and theories for everything. i have hundreds of friends still im mostly alone in my tower. in another word, im everywhere. lolz. i consider myself an ambivert in true sense coz while interacting with others, i become quite flamboyant, and extroverted and at other times when i am alone, i fit in the description of an introvert. but thats my researching mode, i still need to get my message out. Your video is extremely accurate.
Great comment, thank you! :)
Finally! An ENFP description, that resonates mostly with what I feel like! I'm happy go lucky, when necessary, but I analyze all day long--to a fault sometimes, way more than I "Feel" like being jolly lol. It's almost like I'm jolly around people (in fact, most people's descriptions of me would be happy go lucky honestly), but when I'm by myself, all I do is either contemplate about things, analyzing them in my head, or research videos, and writings, to then analyze. I feel more at ease, doing the latter, than being happy go lucky, but I thoroughly enjoy both. However, there is NO QUESTION that I am a "feeler" compared to a "thinker," with regard to being an ENTP--they think (process things) differently than I do.
Excellent, glad to hear it! No doubt, the ENTP and ENFP process information and emotions very differently :)
awwwww you described me! hi 5!!
YES! I am like this too!! I am very smiley and bubbly with others, usually I socialise for a short time if I can help it, but I then go straight back into my 'hole' and do what you do! haha, I loved reading your comment :)
Can you describe how you process things as an enfp? And / or how entps process differently?
Love this comment! You described me to a t!!
So, you’re saying we’re socially and emotionally intelligent logic-loving nerds? I agree!!! 😉
Thank you for this! ❤️
Yeah that's a nice description. I'll take that. Lol
Y'all also struggling to resonate with other enfps descriptions and find this video a breath of fresh air?
Oh we are DEFINITELY nerds haha
I like that more than the general dumbass shit lol
@@chunnilal2111 100%!!!
WOW. If there's anyone who truly understands the enfp, its certainly the infj. I do feel like an introvert who just knows how to extrovert very well. There is a constant inner turmoil of duty. Duty to create vast change. And now more than ever, the world needs us, enfps, infjs..the humanitarians to restructure our system that is clearly crumbling. Thanks for sharing, I hear the dedication in your voice.
For sure! Thanks so much for this comment :)
Yup, INFJs love us so much.. 🙌🏾
WAIT MOM WHEN DID YOU SAY DIS
I’m an INFJ mom to two enfp young adults and honestly, if an INFJ could invent a personality it might be ENFP.
4:15 - well that explains a lot of my life. ❤️
This is the most accurate description of an ENFP I have ever heard. As an ENFP, I thank you for this truly excellent information. I am often irritated and/or angered by the whole airhead social butterfly held together by glitter description that is rampant everywhere.
Thank you - as am I :)
Omg same the airhead trope is pretty insulting to be honest. It made me wonder if I was an INFP instead but those cognitive functions didn’t align with mine. So grateful for this video! 😍
@@LaniBeanzYES. I often wonder if this trope is just rampant by people who aren't under the surface sort of people. They take people at face value in which you see an enfp being cheerful and bright and idealistic and that's that. We aren't the best at articulating our ideas when emotions are high and are better writing our thoughts down or needing to think for a bit before speaking, but we are thinking very deeply and complexly!! Perceiving strong ideas and concepts and reaching profound conclusions!! Sometimes I often have to catch myself allowing myself to be the 'dumb' person in a group just to keep peace and not be overwhelming with all the thoughts and ideas I really have going on underneath. Enfps are ambiverts/introverts where they have this bubbly exterior as a means of, 'lets get this conversation with a stranger over pleasantly, so I can go back to what thoughts I was doing on my own!'
If you aren't an under the surface sort of person and think an enfp is just an airhead social butterfly, that's all an enfp is going to show you! The deeper sides to themselves are kept safe and given to those they trust with their deep thoughts, which is why Enfps "collect introverts" cause ENFPs are just more socially capable introverts, and find deeper connections with deeper introverted personalities who also like under the surface sort of relationships!
Normally ENFP is displayed as this ridiculous character in MBTI UA-cam videos...a type that is often presented with the harshest stereotype...but this video truly adds something of value. As an ENFP I can be ridiculous and I embrace and enjoy it...sometimes just to annoy the hell out of horrifically predictable people, but... I am also the ENFP described here. I wholeheartedly appreciate the depth this video adds to the analysis of the ENFP. We aren't incompetent cartoon characters basking in delusion...unless we want to be of course and we'll be excellent at that as well. Thank you for adding depth to the conversation! Very much appreciated.
"Harshest stereotype"
Have you seen infp's and entp's?
@@letsreadtextbook1687 Yes I have lol and have been around them a lot. Every single INFP on earth believes they are an artist 🎨 😂👀🤷♂️
#Facts
Hahaha! 100%! I can social-butterfly with the best of them, until I get bored of it and want to get on to something real. And I am told so many times by others what a nerd I am. They say that they think I’m cool but when they get to know me better, they realize what a big nerd I am. I just say, “You know it!” 😂
OMG finally a great ENFP analyst video that I resonated the most! I don’t really get the “party-animal” or unicorn descriptions about us. Yes I can be quite the “chaos” among my friends, however I also do need a lot alone time to think, reflect, analyse and create plans that seem logical to me, and I am such a geek on finding the meanings of true life and all the philosophical aspects of anything. Thank you for your amazing videos and now I can truly say that yes I am a ENFP, for certain.
Yes!! I’m a very analytical ENFP and never really related to the “campaigner” archetype. And one of my closest friends is an INFJ and we could spend all day philosophizing! This affirms my usual ENFP result
Not an ENFP myself, but based on the Enfps i know, this analysis is one of the rare accurate descriptions of this type on the internet. NeTe description is so spot on, and so is Fi authority - them being just confident (generaly), big characters and unbashingly themselves, this makes other people rely on them a lot and be at ease with their presence and humour. Also we need more debunking of innacurate stereotypes about the oppositional Si.
That black square in the background is just so positioned to give a very ‘Count Dracula’ effect! 😆
I see it!
@@CognitivePersonality It drew me to your video...
@@CognitivePersonality ENFP here, I've just finished linking the mechanism behind evolution to the cause of aging. I'm hiding this comment as a personal reply so that you, alone, will see it. This aging treatment is available, for free, because of your excellent presentation!
I can see it though..? anyway i'm interested@@roblake602
@@roblake602where is this free treatment?
This description summed me up very well. Used to wonder why I was such a serious and principled ENFP. Turns out most descriptions of us have too much bias.
Agreed :)
11:30 my ENFP wife definitely doesn’t run from the past. She is almost more obsessed with it and embraces her past experiences, yet typically with a bit of a “what if” type of attitude. When healthy, I see her really activate that exercise schedule you spoke about. I love that you speak more to this side of the ENFP, and less on the unicorns & rainbows (albeit a real ‘aspect’ of their external personality).
This is awesome to hear!
enfp here.
Love being understood.
Next stop: buying your book
Thanks for your in-depth insight.
My pleasure - and thank you! :)
@@CognitivePersonality Thanks Harry. You masterfully articulated why I felt an incongruence with the standard ENFP description. We're the paradoxes of the MBTI. I've been joking for years now that I most identify with the black cat "glitch in the Matrix" 😄
Wow, thank you very much for laying that out. I have tested as an ENFP many times over. Other sources were able to get me into the ballpark to understand myself. But now, I think I found my place on the field. I was very suspicious about the social butterfly and spontaneous stuff. I understand why others may think I am spontaneous. My thoughts may seem spontaneous (ideas just happen, and I express them), but I don't do anything until I perform long analysis, internal deliberation, and somewhat detailed planning, allowing room for improvisation. Yes, I start many projects, but I don't leave them because of boredom. I put them on hold because I have determined that something is an immediate priority based on holistic considerations. But the projects do get completed. I have ten or more books open at once. I just know that certain days I will not truly absorb the information because my interest shifted that day, week, or month. But the books get finished -- with understanding. This video nailed it.
That's it! Ne-Te epitomised :)
I think every Enfp have wachted the video agreed and fascinated by every word of you. It was very
enlightening for me. Your observations are very genious, very deep. And there's nothing else more satisfiying to listen a good analysis like this. Wish you good luck : )
I appreciate that, thank you :)
Thank You! Yes. We can be social butterflies and we love it. It's fun and sometimes even a mask. ENFPs can be (are) very deep and capable. Thank You for capturing and sharing that with the world.
Yes, totally! Cheers for the comment :)
If you wanna know somethin... i realize it already since i was child lol, i never really get why these "happy go lucky artsy unconsistent unfinished project etc etc" of Enfp appear on every mbti type description/video🙃
The fact is i always using my Te to accomplished some things in life, i do have schedule, plans, and goals and whenever i want somethin I WILL ALWAYS WORK SUPER HARD TO GET IT NO MATTER WHAT, because i also have this ambitious and lion side
Actually Moral of the story for enfps is
"Try to think as you are the poorest person in the world, you will actively push ur strength button no matter what! "
"We are all human who have ability to change, so if u wanna be better then do it for ur goodness"
Sorry for bad english :""v
And everyone has different need but right now im happily in relationship with ISFP🤗💃
Takecare as always ENFPs, YOU REALLY CAN DO IT, YOU REALLY CAN ACHIEVE SO MANY THINGS IN LIFE, U HAVE BIG POTENTIAL, PLEASE TRUST ME
Awesome comment, couldn't agree more!
You absolutely nailed it! Thanks for the more thoughtful, in depth description of the ENFP. I have taken multiple tests and ENFP is always my outcome yet I can't relate to the stereotype of constant novelty/thrill seeking and need for new exciting experiences. I consider myself very grounded and at times a homebody yet there is also a strong desire to connect with a certain few core friends and family. It's a balancing act.. I can go out roller skating or dancing with friends, be the life of the party and thoroughly enjoy it but then a part of me can't wait to be alone, watch videos like this, write down my thoughts and process the pattern and connection of it all. Some people have laughed when I said I was part introvert but those who really know me understand both people and time in solitude recharge the batteries. Regardless of what function is dominant there is always a need for a bigger purpose and to figure out how it plays in the grand scheme. A teacher once described it as meaning making intelligence. I'll stop tooting my own horn but it is a gift to have your foot in both worlds. Thanks again. :D
This analysis is phenomenal and I think the explanation that many of us ENFPs have been searching for. In particular, the fact that many of us can be highly logical and analytical -- hell, I can best my ENTJ brother at chess and strategy games -- and have no idea what we are feeling about something until 3 days later.
As you mentioned, ENFPs can categorise things as INFJs and can often mirror many of their attributes. This is something that I have keenly noticed, and perhaps is the reason behind the INFJ/ENFP personality click.
Thanks so much!
I'm really good at strategizing as well, especially in games (maybe because there's no real risk, so I don't overthink it). Heck, I used to play D&D with a group of mostly thinker-type guys, and I was often the one coming up with plans to use everyone's skills in different ways. I suck at the role-playing part of it though. Not what the stereotype of an ENFP would suggest.
You nailed it. I had no idea what I was. I didn't even really bother to look at any of the extroverts. There were a couple of times that I got ENFP but I didn't believe it. I am really outgoing but I don't like to be around a lot of people. I prefer to have a few close friends that I trust rather than a whole bunch of idiots lol. I do have a need to go out and explore but I also have a need to stay in and reflect. I've always kind of felt like no one understands me. This helps so much. Thank you
Thanks for this accurate description of ENFP type, I finally undestand why MBTI test indicates that I am INTP-A with no sens for me and my closest friends. I'm a clinician psychologist in France and never find a description I can recognize myself. When I started to look at cognitive functions, my highest scores were Ne, Te and Fi. Really great job, I feel deeply connected to people and work hard to help them find themselves and purpose in life but need profound time alone to rebuild energy and be more curious for informations or for hobbies. Much gratitude and sorry if my english makes some people cries ^^
the only thing that makes me want to cry about your english is how much better it is than i have seen from some native speakers i know.
This was enlightening. It was an ENFP that lead me to discover my INFJ result. She was someone that was a champion for everyone.
It so often is the case! Cheers :)
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Thank you for your video! How reaffirming it was! As an ENFP, I have to admit, I've been so involved in task at hand, I forget I have to use the restroom.....the struggle is real.
My pleasure!
Gatoraid bottles are ..TWO- way .for these times when we can't be bothered to stop the project and also Handy when on sub-rosa investigation. We must stay hydrated, , Yet are Not thirsty. AND I SHUT my phone off while sleeping. P.s I woke at 4am to pee and write this ..back to bed .. dreamy head.. Cheers \m/\m/
We're walking meta-interpreters; interpreters of interpretations between everything. I feel like that might be the best way to simply put ENFPs.
For example, you're probably an ENFP who is on a youtube voyage rn trying to get different explanations of yourself. You are then taking all of those, connecting the points between explanations, events, people, feelings, behaviors and ideas. Things are making more and more sense, you can really feel the synapses connecting in your brain. You use people's frameworks of ENFP to understand other other's frameworks of ENFP. This is meta interpretation, interpretations of interpretations based on interpretations, your own analysis, and your self image of everything.
People who are more linear and organized in their thinking, their brain is like a tree. ENFPs and other similar types have a brain like a spider web. In a web, every idea is connected to every other idea. This makes us phenomenal at making connections between ideas, and also immensely incomprehensibly imaginative. Tree brains, all 'branches' are connected, but only by the other branches, and not directly to each other. This makes them much more organized and concrete in their thinking, but with fewer connections between each idea.
yeah.
I loved how you put complex, philosophical, insightful words into very clear sentences
The philosofical: "We're walking meta-interpreters; interpreters of interpretations between everything. I feel like that might be the best way to simply put ENFPs."
The very clear explanation: "For example, you're probably an ENFP who is on a youtube voyage rn trying to get different explanations of yourself. You are then taking all of those, connecting the points between explanations, events, people, feelings, behaviors and ideas. Things are making more and more sense, you can really feel the synapses connecting in your brain. You use people's frameworks of ENFP to understand other other's frameworks of ENFP. This is meta interpretation, interpretations of interpretations based on interpretations, your own analysis, and your self image of everything."
That's awesome, and I think this is the Te power. Simplification of the complex to make a 5-years-old boy understand it.
Yes! I am on this UA-cam voyage. I call it going down a rabbit hole. Love your explanation.
@@victorcorcos Thank you so much! If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
That's something that annoys me a lot when I have to write papers for classes, they push writing more and more to meet a quota, when I think its a vastly more useful skill to be able to reduce your language down, and be able to get the same point across in simpler and more concise words.
Definitely a Ne-Te thing.
@@dominoot2652 I know I'm late to this party but I can't agree with you more. That's what got me into writing poetry. I like the challenge of trying to distill my thoughts into the shortest concise package I can. That and language is like a ever-evolving web that's fun to play with. I only could have done that with a commitment to being honest about/with myself. Probably one of the best tools an ENFP can use for meditation and self discovery.
Thank you so much! I feel very seen, heard, and understood. This was a love letter to all ENFPs, especially those of us who feel misunderstood and put in a box when we read the stereotypical descriptions of ENFP.
It was and I'm glad you think so :)
This is so true, thanks for this! Certain traits of mine like my enthusiasm make some people think I'm an airhead, or they think I'm crazy. They don't realise I've got it all logically planned out in my head.
Exactly!
Sir, thank you so much for this. Your linking Ne to Te is paradigm shattering for me. It’s what I’ve always observed in myself but didn’t quite understand as I thought this was disregarding where Fi falls in the stack. Really great stuff. I always see enfps as these incessant organizers and categorizers of more subtle and numinous data. I often find a lot of stereotypically ENFP types to be really annoying, and it might be because they are not enfps at all. An enfp is very serious about putting concepts into buckets so he can make use of them lol
Yes! Yes! Yes! This is exactly how I feel and I don't know how to describe it better than what you did. I am an ENFP but I also have attention deficit disorder and I have the hyperactive part of that. So it does make me seem very social butterfly like. But actually I am not that way on the inside. I do that to make others feel warm and welcome. I want people to feel happy around me because that makes me feel happy. But I actually don't always want to hang out with people or even talk to them. I like being by myself and I think I am good company. Many of the things that you said resonated with me and I think I need to watch this video over again. Anyway it was an accurate description of how I feel. Especially when it comes to my core beliefs .Excellent! Thank you! I might actually use this video to help with the people understand me better.
I love that you said you think you’re good company as I completely relate to that. I also have ADHD and can often get super lost in my thoughts but I often tell myself it’s only because my thoughts are so entertaining 😅
ENFP that developed actual treatments for aging: You tagged me precisely. Subscribed.
This is the most accurate description of ENFPs I've ever come across! And I've been into typology for a few years now! Thanks for putting this video out there into the world & helping people understand us ENFPs on a deeper, realistic manner. We appreciate you!
Thank you, I appreciate you too!
Thank you for this highly interesting point of view.
I still don't know if I am an ENFP but I'm grateful to hear that the ENFP are not all scatter brained social butterflies. Thank you
Haha, cheers :)
7:20- tim and i were talking about just this and he said my stubbornness is around when people tell me what to do or there is something i am forced to do. I fight back against that lolol
Haha I imagine you would!
I second that! BUT: How do you feel if you both respect the person, AND agree with their "plan of action"?...
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Excellent correction of the reduction that "fast food" psychology does of this type.
Thank you. I have suspected for some time that I'm probably rather an ENFP than an INFP this video conferms that. With this description it is mutch easier to relate to the ENFP.
Looking forward to INFP vs ENFP video. 😁
It's on its way!
this describes me so well. I can socialize when needed but a lot of times I enjoy being by myself. I can also be highly analytical and research focused but at the same time I have a childlike imagination and love to have fun. I kind of feel like ESFPs are more of the social butterflies than ourselves even though we can be highly energetic. Great video💗
Thank you!
The geometric object behind you makes you look like you have a weird vampire collar, but you’re amazing:)
I'm an ENFP and I completely agree with you. Also I am a social butterfly as well I just balence it out.
Cheers :)
Wow. This is the second enfp video I've seen of yours, immediately following the first so back to back, and during both, you've completely changed the way I view my own self worth in a positive way. I never knew why I thought the way I do, and having been called annoying told I talked to much, shut up, too many questions, all of the things you might say if you want to snuff out the creativity and highly instinctive wonderment of a child and turn their naturally optimistic view of the world into a very cold and uncomfortable one.. And it's taken me till 31 years old to find, learn, and understand that I shouldn't have had to been subjected to that treatment. And all these years later I find myself drawn to uncovering all things ideas and concepts related to existential philosophy. I knew for sure I saw the world very analytically, always pondering the deeper questions, deeper than the ones other people would consider deep. You've made me very happy and broke open the lock I guess I put on myself many years ago in an attempt to fit in and seem normal. Thank you.
I relate a lot to this. While most ENFP type descriptions is accurate to when I was a kid, this seems more like a matured ENFP.
Similar to the INTJ descriptions being wayyyy too focused on the thinking function, ENFP descriptions have been written with so much focus on the feeling function and socially extroverted aspect that I can’t recognize much of myself in it. There is also rarely a mention of a philosophical or organized side, which I have always had (compared to my messy ENTP brother).
Being less socially extroverted, more organized and more philosophically inclined than most ENFP descriptions, I thought I must be an INFJ, but it never felt right. Thank you for this video!
I have said for years when describing the MBTI “that doesn’t mean that Thinkers don’t feel and Feelers don’t think!” It’s more complicated than that…
I myself have been struggling to understand my type because of the stereotypes. I do feel at home with ENFP, but there is also a lot of things that I don't agree on. Like for example that ENFPs love everyone and are always kind. Or that we are master procrastinators and never get anything done. Or that we are these extroverted unicorns who feel a lot and have no logic.
For me these are not true and it has been confusing me. I'm highly empathetic, but my logic is strong and more often than not logic is the one I base my decisions on. I recognize my feelings and why I feel in certain way, but I can use my logic to make decisions that are best for me and for my surroundings. Just because I'm empathetic doesn't make me an idiot.
I usually see the bigger picture and sometimes struggle to have solid opinion in subjects that have too many sides on them. Like for example politics are really hard for me because I feel like I can see the bigger picture, but every side has valid points and understandable reasons for those opinions. These questions of course only give me hardships when they don't touch on things that I have strong values on.
I also struggle with this idea that ENFPs are clumsy, unsystematic and procrastinate all the time, because even though sometimes my trail of thought might seem weird for others and my actions might seem unsystematic, almost everything I do and act upon has logic and plans behind them. I use calendars, planners, spreadsheets and notes to plan my life because I can't get things done if I don't plan them first. I'm also usually the leader and the coordinator in group projects because I can see in which order and timeframe things have to be done. I'm good at planning what others need to do and making sure that they do their tasks in time. I've also found that people seem to like me as a leader because I'm ready to help them when they need help. Once again even though I'm empathetic, I still make sure everyone does their part and that every project is handled like it should.
I'm also not this social butterfly, even tho I do enjoy social working. I still need a lot of me time and for example prefer to live alone. I'm more than okey with being alone for weeks, but I also enjoy being with people. I enjoy talking and expressing my thoughts and feelings through talking, but I also like writing and thinking by myself. When I speak, I usually do it with confidence but also humility to show that people are welcome to challenge my opinions and that they are not supreme to other opinions. I really love to be challenged and it also kinda gives me a permission to show my confident and hard side which is usually hidden beneath my always laughing soft side.
I sometimes get frustrated because I've seen many people claim to be ENFP, but they have no logic at all. They don't seem to be able to see the bigger picture and just act upon feelings. Then they get angry at others because they are not acting empathetic enough as if that's a proof that they are not empathetic. The more time I spend in ENFP groups the more I wonder if I'm mistyped. I think I'll look at ENTP side next to see if that maybe fits me better.
Anyway, thanks for the video! It was really eye-opening! 😊
In the end, I'm still not sure if I'm ENFP or not. I need more information about the functions and how they mix together.
Thanks for the super in-depth comment! This sounds like a far better first-hand account of the actual ENFP cognition :)
@onski juulia, different enfps are in different stages of evolution... different genes,culture,values and hence .
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I found your account delightful to read. As an enfp myself, I found myself very much relating to what you said!
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Thank you for this. This is all exceptionally true of me -- and I always had a hard time relating to the descriptions of ENFPs because they focus too much on them as social butterfly / highly extroverted / somewhat irrational types and that isn't me at all. I'd much rather stay home and read a book, write a novel, or discuss philosophy with online friends and I have no trouble being objective, rational, or seeing my projects through.
YEs!! i adore this description, i always felt a little off from the popular enfp description, i am more of a creative brain for sure, but i'm incredibly passionate about science and more academically-inclined
Thank you for this video! For a bit I was struggling with sense of self-imagine and was worried I was losing the "better" version of the happy-go-lucky person. Sometimes it was hard to feel comfortable around other people and it scared me that I was no longer who I wanted to be. I am definetly still silly around friends and family, but I am much more analytical then modern typers would portray us as. So it refreshing to hear this version of ENFPs that is not brought up as often and makes me not feel as guilty for willing to challenge the status quo, follow more logic solutions for societal problems, and being overall an analytical person. This has made me feel that I really did not lose myself throughout it all, thank you!
Exactly! Happy to have helped and thank You for the comment :)
First of all, thank you for this wonderful video! Your description of ENFPs is one of the most accurate ones I have heard.
I feel like the happy-go-lucky novelty seeker stereotype describes an ENFP in a particularly good mood, but most of the time, your description is far more relatable. I'm still processing it, and will probably watch the video again, but I really enjoyed it.
Your points about Si were very interesting, especially the part about having designated times for certain important tasks. I literally punched the air when you said that because it's the part of my personality that has always confused me and made me question if I was an ENFP. I don't actively seek novel sensory experiences. I am very comfortable eating the same thing every day if I like it and know that it's good for me, for example. I also like to go to certain bars and cafes that have a special meaning to me. And when I was living abroad, part of me wanted to go and explore every part of the city, another kept wanting to go back and explore the same place that I had found particularly compelling. But I do get very excited by new information, and the way my mind perceives and works with information is very much the Ne-Te you described.
I work in theatre, and even before I had learned about personality typology, I always used to think about how you need to be able to hear the same words and do the same things over and over again without going crazy in order to stage a play, make a film, paint, or do anything artistic really. In that sense, it seems Si plays a pretty big role in enabling creativity.
I think an ENFP with a strong Fi objective can be very organized, analytical, focused, and disciplined, even reclusive. I really enjoy strategizing and planning routines to maximize productivity, but I do have trouble actually sticking to the same one for more than a week without it negatively affecting my mood. When that happens, I know to switch it up.
I was wondering if you could explain how Fe manifests in ENFPs. I know that in Socionics it is the Demonstrative function and is supposedly very strong, but I am really interested in what you have to say. :)
Thank you so much! Heh, yes, the Si-side of the ENFP tends to go overlooked - this is partially owing to what I consider to be a misunderstanding of the important role the oppositional function plays within the psyche.
I'm really not a huge fan of this whole 'assigning a function in x position a specific role/archetype' thing but to answer your question regarding Fe in an ENFP - this function is the sub-authority and thus pushes forward an agenda in an albeit unconscious and more secondary manner, but it is also a function the ENFP dips into from the position of Te in order to more effectively communicate their plans to others and ensure a cohesive social atmosphere :)
That’s very true! I love to create routines for myself! If it’s something like, the place where I put each of my work tools when I get home, so I know where they are in the morning and don’t have to stand at the door for ten minutes mentally wondering if I’ve forgotten anything- a routine like this can remain unchanged for a long time and it won’t “bore” me.
But if it’s like a route I take, accessories I wear, my hair, foods, etc.
I like to get familiar with something first by making it into a routine (depth exploration), and then change it up suddenly when I get the feeling for something new (breadth exploration).
Cognitive Personality Theory That also makes a lot of sense. I will use my Ne/Fi which is always focused on win-win ideas to benefit everyone. But my Te delivery sometimes comes out as sounding entirely task-based and devoid of empathy.
People sometimes really mis-read my intention because of this. I would like to be able to use Fe better in these situations.
THANK YOU! Despite being incredibly solid in our internal values - our external Chameleon-like presentation seems to throw off the type descriptions by a mile. I'm hiding, processing & recovering from the world MOST of the time.. Even if I get to be "the girl" who talks gibberish to strangers at a party, or dances on a table if the moment fits - I'm still extracting Social Science data for post-processing. We're like Jane Goodall with the Chimps.
I relate To Lancelot Link Secret Chimp.. Investigator who happens To be a monkey that fixes shit!.. or at least can tell you how and why ..and The origins of fixing shit..AND Jane Goodall was hot ! and took copious notes. much respect.
I truly just love you for making me feel understood… Thank you… Honestly I hate how everyone talks about ENFPs like we don’t have a brain when how you described the way we think is EXACTLY how I think… I am fighting the impulse to send this video to everyone because I want to be understood, lol but I know not everyone has studied all the terms and wouldn’t understand everything but gosh I wish lol.
Yes thank you. This is so real.
Thanks Michelle! It's affirming to know you as an ENFP related to this :)
Cognitive Personality Theory its affirming to know I’m not alone and for that trait to be recognized
This is me to a tee. Interestingly I 'score' exceptionally low on my Si but my Fi and Ne I feel like makes up for it. 'wow I'm in such a horrible mood, why? Oh because I didn't get enough sleep last night' as a basic example
Supposedly I’m an ENFP but most other descriptions don’t sound like me. Your description is the only video I’ve ever seen that makes me feel like someone understands me. Thank you!
My pleasure :)
Thanks for this interesting vid..I’m a highly analytical and logic loving ENFP myself. I get that many ENFPs may think they are T’s, but I didn’t realise that feeling a lack of resonance with the typical type description was so common. I’ve also resonated very highly with the definitions I’ve read, but not so much with many other ENFPs who I generally find to be far more self centered and less intellectually engaged than I feel I am myself!! (Thank you for reading my analysis!!)
Intellectually engaged with what? (Lovely view)
I originally was cautious of this type, but somehow I just keep finding my way back to it. Thanks for the video, it helped a lot!
My pleasure - thank you as usual!
I very much relate to what you are saying here as an ENFP. I’ve taken the test multiple times, disappointed to get the same result because it doesn’t describe me. Ha. I don’t personally relate to the majority of how this personality type is described, but what you say here very much resonates with my experience. Thank you !
My pleasure to shine a much-needed light on this type :)
Respect the genius-ness....Subscribed.
How come nobody here is appriaciating his brilliant play of short and long pauses ...
Haha, much obliged!
This is one of the nicest videos about enfps I’m glad I found this. I was finding a lot of videos on how distracted we are and emotional and flaky. But I am an enfp with adhd and I’m still more logical than many people due to lots of introspection and researching everything. I’m constantly learning and applying it. That’s the beauty of life in my opinion.
Thank you, this is by far the most nuanced description of the ENFP and their functions that I've ever seen. This is the first time I've heard ENFP's described as analytical. I've been torn between ENFP and ENTP. Because I value both detached, logical, critical, analysis, of both external (political, economic, etc.) and internal (philosophical, value, psychological.) systems and intensely enjoy philosophy even in its most pure form of analyzing existence and existential questions with no human relation. But I also feel like I have deep Fi like values and convictions and deeply value being true to myself and my principles.
I love how you said that there's no essential dichotomy between thinking and feeling. Obviously we humans are both thinking and feeling beings. And its nice to see an mbti analysis that reflects my own non-essentialist philosophy on life and especially humanity. You obviously have incredible insight on this issue.
Wow, as an ENFP, I'm just beginning to understand, how looking at introverted feeling content through an introverted sensing lense is all I need for recreation. Explains, why I love 10-day silent meditation retreats. They make me feel like I'm reborn. Undistracted by NeTe :D Thanks Harry
I'm an ENFP, growing up I did not get out much and was socially starved, (toxic family situation) the few times I was out in social situations I was absolutely 💯 that social butterfly type described as the typical ENFP. I would have a small group of people where I could anchor myself then run around a flit from each group of people and say hi to every single person I would ever remember meeting. 😂 I later learned that a lot of them did not even remember me from the times we had briefly met. Like I said socially starved. I knew I was extraverted because anytime I was alone I would get incredibly depressed and my perspective of reality was screwed and I thought the world was ending.
Since growing up and moving out I was still very extraverted - wanting to talk to and meet new people...I would say hi to strangers in the grocery store.....
Now days the social interaction that I once craved leaves me feeling exhausted.
Like a starving person will crave food, but once you have food you can differentiate between good food that satisfies and junk food that makes you sick.
Now what I look for in my social interaction is quality. I HATE small talk, waste of time, I want to talk about your concepts of right VS wrong, God, morals and ethics, what do you think about the economical systems and which one do you prefer? I do a lot of research and study on my own particularly with topics that interest me. I struggle to finish the random drawer of projects and end up passing them in to my sister.
I'm the start and she is the finisher, we joke about it all the time.
I have always had a sense of self that I could never explain before. But I also became a social chameleon...I really struggled being true to myself and currently working through that now.
I have always been obsessed with lists and systems. And how to do everything the "right" way, I recently realized that there was nuance to everything and more than one way to do it.....but I still have perfectionist tendencies.....idk if it's from the trauma or just me lol.
That's another thing .... Figuring out if I am ME or the Trauma talking. Anyway this video shed some light for me so thank you. God bless, new subscriber 💕
I've watched this like 4 times and ya, I'd make a freaking amazing CEO. And thus, I begin my career change from music production into tech.
Ell yeah!
I love your point about extraverted intuition, when you said that it’s not extraverted in a people sense but in an ideas and system sense. This explains so much, because I certainly love the external world but not necessarily external social situations
Thank you for this. I have taken several tests and they all come back ENFP even though the descriptions I see make no sense to me. The funny UA-cam type videos are the worst. I am creative and free-spirited in many ways, but I am so analytical and conscientious. I like to perform and meet new people, but I seek deeper connections and a better understanding of others. I may skip around to different activities, but I am deeply loyal and rarely let go of relationships willingly.
I also want to add that most MBTI descriptions sound like horoscopes to me. I feel like like people buy into them because they like the idea of being understood and belonging to a group, rather than because they found an accurate description of themselves. Your explanations are so much more nuanced and logical!
wow !! thanks so much this is almost an emotional experience, listening to you describing and understanding me to a T. Making all the world labelled paradoxes in who I am so logical and normal. Because that's what I am to me, 'normal' and 'logical' and yes funny enough the social butterfly, novelty seeking, adrenaline addicted personality I get thrown on me quite often or ................moody.........just because I am optimistic most of the time but I don't hide when I am affected by the world 'negatively' or feel thrown off. But people just don't get it. When they think I am impulsive many many processes have taken place inside of me before taking action. So yeah I completely resonate with this I am still figuring out how to make this all work for me instead of against me. step by step I am getting there ;)
This could never have been more helpful....
I recently found out about myself...
I always used to feel... Something is not adding up... Or how ppl don't see things the way I see it... And most times I end up thinking maybe they do but in their own way... But usually it's only me who does that.... And now that I have come across what I am... I understand... Things better..
I too .. Use Ellipse's... I formerly used more ,'s ... but Find These dot things work for me ..and I like 3's...Half the number of the beast! 333...
As an ENFP, I really appreciate this! I perform a lot of analysis for my job, and have an advance degree in this area. I also apply this approach in my personal life. So thank you for providing this. It very much applies and resonates with me.
This is it.
I’ve read so much about ENFP and INFJ and cognitive functions. I was sure already I have the cognitive functions of an ENFP, but this video is the extra mile I was missing to understand it in deep. Thank you sooo much!
I have an INFJ friend I could speak hours and hours with. I consider myself as extrovert and introvert, I don’t like spending much time with too many people but I love talking and talking with selected friends. And yes, I am analytical! I am an engineer, and a manager, and I don’t relate to the description that says ENFP don’t follow through and get lost with too many new activities or ideas.
Thank you so much.
Awesome discription!
I told the other person who also did the 16 personalities test with me the exact thing you are saying: I recognize just about everything, but it lacks the introverted/analytic part of me. I am a social butterfly when I am in the presence of other people, but I also really enjoy being by myself. In fact, I can be by myself for a much much longer period of time than I can be in the presence of others.
I am always aware of my internal processes and love philosophy.
Where I work (a social cooperation where everyone is equal), I do coaching (which covers my need for social contact and intimacy), am in the board of the company (covering my need for teamwork and analytical/abstract thinking) and run my own company -also coaching (covering my need for authenticity and autonomy). All together it covers my need for change and to act on multiple levels. And it shows my chamelion like ability to fit in whatever role is necessary.
I feel very lucky to be where I am now :)
Thank you for this insight!
Thank you for this comment!
I love this! I was confused about my type several times being an ENFP-A with 5-4-9 tritype. When I started watching the videos of this channel, I was finally sure that I am actually an ENFP, no doubt. Recently I became confused about my type again that if I am actually an INFP or INFJ or not. But my Ni, Ti these functions are quite weak, so I started to doubt if I am actually an INFP rather than an ENFP. Then I again came to this channel finding this video and again totally could relate with this. This videos are totally mind changing with new, quite interesting, unique descriptions and thorough analysis through the functions! I am loving all of this, thanks a lot for both such wonderfully and differently explained (which my Ne basically craves for and she loves that) and delivering the clear conception about the personality. 😀 & those gaps between lines were really decent and good for understanding with patience and thoroughness, without pulling the seek back for further understanding. It was made very thoughtfully and carefully, no doubt. 🤔
😮 Whouuuu that was such an amazing view on ENFP, I must say that in my 20s I was a lot like it is described on the test results description. I was trying to know and understand myself in a deep level. But now that I'm in my 30s I drastically changed to that Analytical and philosophical type. Who is trying to understand human nature in a very deep level as you describe, because I'm so aware that change is needed in our society. But having these deep views makes it hard to stay around people that's why I give myself a lot of alone time to dig deeper away from the crowd. We can end up seeing the world in away that others cannot as we try to be close to the truth in an objective and logical way. But truth can often be hard to digest. As you said from our Si we use Te to found the ressources that will lead us to the path that will not only help us but also others.
Thank you!
Long time since published I just discovered this video and has clarified my confusion always typing as INFJ most of the times but feeling more like an ENFP....I was always debating specially because I like to please people but not at the cost of my own principles, being very good at using Te....this is much clear now. Thank you
As a systematic, organized, improvisational, detail lacking ENFP, I appreciate this analysis! This makes more sense for me than a lot of other descriptions of ENFPs.
So freaking true!!! We appear gregarious but we love deep, philosophical in-depth conversations.
I really enjoyed this video! So much so that I wrote a long comment that got deleted and I am back to try to re-create what I said. Everything you said shows you have taken time to really think about the functions that an enfp has and how it could show up in the real world. As you mentioned extroversion does exclusively pertain to how people show up in social situations. Even though I do enjoy being around others and being involved in conversations I prefer having a small group of friends, having one on one conversations rather than group conversations and often I remove myself from the group totally just to sit on my own which makes others more uncomfortable (they think I am lonely but I am loving the space). I appreciate how you described Ne as a wide angle lens, that is a simple description that makes extroverted intuition easier to understand. Also, oddly, your statement about having an exercise schedule is so true for me. I feel like the best version of myself (mentally more than physically) when I regularly (daily) take the time to be active. I stick to a schedule to make sure I am taking appropriate supplements to my diet, I stick to a skincare routine and more etc. anyway I could go on and on but this video was very well done. Thanks for your hard work in putting this together!
Thank you & I'm sorry to hear your comment got deleted! I certainly appreciate you taking the time to re-create it.
This sounds like a perfect example of the ENFP's Te-Fi axis; cheers! :)
I already commented but forgot to say thank you for such an amazing analysis. You are 100% spot on. Don’t know how you did it, but yours is the best ENFP encapsulation I’ve ever heard.
When I read the functions for the first time, I was sure I had Ni and Ti in my function stack! Even in function tests, it comes as dominant Ni. I'm really glad I've finally heard it from someone. I have to perceive every little thing as what it is and understand the logic behind it when learning something, only then I feel like using Te all the time. When learning something there are so many times I've used more Ti than my friends with high Ti. So, thank you for this amazing video!
Damn, sir. I learnt and resonated A LOT with your description. Especially new cool fancy words like behest and plethora. 😂😆
Your way of talking is very professional and sophisticated. The way you have presented your insights verbally, it's apparent that you put a lot of thought, time and effort onto it. So, yes! Thank you for debunking our myths!!! I really despised the *rainbow unicorn hyperactive annoying nosy talkative* stereotype of Enfps as there is more concrete individuality to us. We put too much struggle in developing ourselves, so calling us scatterbrained is very insulting.
Anyhows! Subscribed!!!😁
Thank you, this means a lot to hear and I appreciate the sub!!
I am really impressed by your in-depth understanding and ability to describe what the ENFP is really like behind the friendly exterior.
Thank you! Phenomenal explanation! I’m not sure of other ENFPs modus operandi, but my internal dialog is that analytical “spiderweb” of neural connections. I believe that everyone finds categorization of the ENFP as problematic because of our adaptive nature. I noticed that around 26 years old that the temperament, type humor, and level of depth in which I converse all shift with a fluid automation between those “Social Butterfly, Campaigning, etc” modes instinctively. What do you other “Bimbos” think? 🤣
A spiderweb of neural connections is an apt analogy!
I just discovered your channel and I’m blown away! A few years ago I got very involved with researching everything I could about MBTI and the cognitive functions, but a lot of the material I read online just seemed confusing because… Well, I never really understood why it was until hearing the way you describe auxiliary functions/codex vs. lens/flipping axis, etc.
Your system makes sense, and is actually the way I ”felt” about each type’s perception/assimilation/motivated action. But the way the stack was described, and the supposed lack of each type’s ability to actively utilize the functions “lower” in the stack just never felt right for me, personally. I also love that you describe the feeling functions as having a limbic component. I have visceral realizations- daily! Haha Keep up the great work and keep your videos coming!! Thank you!
I appreciate this comment so much! Thank you - I'm glad CPT provides that additional level of congruence :)
Yes!! Finally! This is the final piece of the puzzle. After bouncing from type to type for so long, it all makes sense now. Thank you for producing this content.
Finally ! Thank you so much for getting us.
I have been going back and forth between ENFP and INFP as I'm becoming more and more introverted with age. THIS finally settles me into my ENFP state. I'm flabbergasted by your understanding of the mbti.
Are you an INFJ? You certainly have the most INFJ vibe of all the people I have seen on the internet.
Thx again ❤
I've been reading into cognitive functions pretty heavily for the last few weeks and it has taken this long to hear someone accurately describe the blend of Te & Ne that I have felt is so poorly described by the pamphlet wielding Campaigner personality, thanks!
Very helpful. The diamond shape behind you makes it look like you've got a Dracula cape on. I'm an ENFP-T (turbulent). The descriptions of many ENFPs on paper seem to be more geared towards ESFPs. Do I get really energized about something and immediately want to share it? Sure! But when I was a baby, my grandmother called me the little inspector. I can still pick out patterns very easily and notice things that most people will miss. And that's not a detail thing to me. It's openmindedly noticing what is not in the patterns or what else is in the patterns, as well as what may be considered obvious. And then I can't find the ketchup in the fridge that is literally in front of my face.
Glad to see an objective, serious analysis of the ENFP type. So much of what you say is correct. But, like so many others, you limit Typology to four functions. In the case of ENFP, it is Ne, Fi, Te, Si. The reality os that all of us have Eight functions. In the case of ENFP, it is Ne, Fi, Te, Si, Ni, Fe, Ti, Se. The first four may be termed the Conscious functions, the last four the Subconscious functions. As described by Jung, we develop these functions with age and maturity, starting with Ne for the ENFP, INFJ and others. We develop these functions with life experience, but only access the subconscious functions within the stressors of a challenging life. Thus, some of us may never quite grow up. But for those of us who learn to access the four subconscious functions, a complete, wholistic life may be realized. This applies to all Types.
Hi! I don't limit the ENFP to four functions, nor do I limit the cognitive functions to eight. Rather, I place all functions on a spectrum, and it is this fluid spectrum that is the underlying emphasis of my videos :)
Thank u I'm an Enfp-a and some time I feel strange when I ear the other people in the community talking about enfp like we may be crackhead that follow only their emotions,that get stressed easily,that are super energetic and extrovert...this can be really frustrating.
Thank u for your description of us❤️
My pleasure :)
As an ENFP I resonate with both, I’m highly extroverted, chasing novelty at an opportunity I get but also with your analysis. It’s odd. I really feel like you got the nail on the head
So accurate!! I always test as an ambivert, and I’m very analytical. But I definitely had that phase of life where I lived abroad and had every adventure…. Your explanation definitely does a better and more multi-faceted job of breaking down our personality type.
I saw this video a number of years ago, and after seeing scores of other videos since on then ENFP personality type, this is one of the most insightful in my opinion.
As an ENFP, I also relate very well to that description, particularly with the ability to be a highly analytical and develop systems. I often wonder why Te is so low on our cognitive stack since i rely on the Ne - Te pair for every task i do in my every day life and professional life.
Its sounds like someone travelled through the neurons of my brain and chambers of my heart and beautifully presented as a travelogue not objectively but too subjective (from a within perspective).. You had worked damn hard to explain concretely our abstractness.. Love you for that😊🤝
One of the greatest descriptions and understandings of ENFP that I've ever seen on the web man. Thank you for really taking the time to flesh this out. What is your approach to developing your theory on understanding humans?
Thank you, that really means a lot! My approach is to take a hollistic perspective towards creating a fluid model that allows for both individual variation and self-growth :)
As ENTP, if you are successful at school, you're an ENFP. If you get annoyed by other people's emotions, because you get emotional from their emotions, you're an ENTP.
I am not good in school but i think i am enfp
Thank you so much for this video! I have encountered people typing me as ENTP because I don’t relate to my emotions swaying my actions. I have always loved my Te.
When I decide to sit down and work on something, I imagine my Te and Fi having a conversation. Fi decides if this thing is important enough for me to sacrifice other things in my life, and once it decides it does, Te has hold on my decisions. For example, working on a project is incredibly important to me. However, I also like hanging out with friends and new people. I am able to swat away my impulses based on what I have decided I wanted for myself in the future.
As an ENFP, I can’t tell you how refreshing this is. Yes, we can be a social butterfly, but that’s only sometimes, if we feel like it.
I am definitely an extrovert because when people are around, I definitely prefer to interact with them and this energizes me. But when I need to de-stress, I need to be alone or withdraw. Otherwise, I don’t have a chance to work through my feelings.
And my INTJ husband always tells me how logical and analytical I am. And that means a lot coming from an INTJ! 😁
My God 😂how did you find the keys to my mind. I thought I had put them around here somewhere. Holy F, who are you? This was integrative and incredible… wait, are you an ENFP? How? Like how? Hahah . Well done thank you, I feel seen. Microscopically seen.
ENFP Personal Values and Motivation: I found that basic ethics, and spending time understanding the most fundamental laws of the universe, along with socially relevant credible facts is hugely important for me. Also to keep up to date with modern science. Speak in generic terms, and avoid bias at all costs. Cherrish yourself, even though it's against your nature perhaps. Gain deep empathy for yourself, family and friends. Don't neglect your personal relationsips, and understand equal value in every perspective and approach. Careful making decisions, and accept help structuing your ideas first. Be flexible to change your opinion, and listen to others without reacting. Don't be afraid to tell someone you need to sleep on it and chat the next day, or week. Don't make too many assuptions. Preceive to understand the interrelated individual and group level social impacts of your logical systems. I speak in public...in an emotional manner, such that I can be highly motivating...and rather convincing. I can be a teacher, but only in subjects that I've mastered. Someone else would need to write the curriculum for me, and constantly challenge me. My basic goal is to move towards and maintain harmony within my spiritual life, and maintaining my personal boundaries. To practice what I preach. This type of writing is something Ive developed...but wow its hard. I speak casual af in person... I think I am ENFP at the moment. Hope it helped. I'll have a different answer next week LOL.
Love this - super useful across the board but especially with regards to ENFPs!
@@CognitivePersonality Thanks dude! Yeah honestly, I am a Business Analyst, with an IT focus. I also work in Enterprise Services. So the video really resonated with me, and helped me understand things in a different way. I've also been watching a lot of stuff like this, and writing my thoughts, and going thru the pain of reviewing and editing it...sucks at the time. But then it sort of settled in my mind better too. I write a lot of emails at work that is like a battle to pick the most diplomatic words too. I definitely can't judge, but got a feeling your content quality is among the most well founded and insightful I've found so far. Keep it up dude! Cheers 🤙🏼
@@rklos11 I really appreciate that, thank you!
@@CognitivePersonality no worries my dude! Take care 😊
Thank you SO much for sharing that the ‘E’ does not mean *socially extroverted! Although I own three businesses I always pictured myself as an INFP because I never considered myself extroverted. When you explain that the ‘E’ is extroverted in *thinking, that makes a LOT more sense to me. Thank you! 🙏 Now who are my best matches please (as I’m single)? 😉😄
This is a very thought provoking perspective of ENFP.
I definitely relate, although, one of my Gallup Strength Finder Strength is Strategic, not analytical. I am very Strategic I do think logically, but I am very adept at emotional thinking as well. 😂
I have become more introverted over the years, needing to spend much more time alone, and I've always been a shy extrovert.
I will only be a social butterfly when I feel safe in an environment. Otherwise, I am very quiet.
Loved your video.
Thank you for describing this fascinating perspective of our personality type.