The_Liquid_Laser
Glowy Goopy Goodness
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2007
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- MBTI Type
- ENTP
So I’ve noticed in some of my interactions with (immature) ENTPs that the nicer I am the more abrasive and shocking they appear to be but once I get a little nasty they respect what I’m saying and are more co-operative, is this the case?
What is the best way to make an ENTP stop and reassess their actions when they are out of line?
ENTP's rarely think they are out of line, lol. Even if they appear that way to other people. Other than that ENTP's can be pretty unpredictable to some degree. It appears this guy respects you more the nastier you get. If you were acting nasty toward me, I'd see it as a personal challenge to take you down a peg somehow. Of course what you mean by "nice" and "nasty" might look to him as "being fake" or "being authentic". What is most likely though is that he is simply bored and doesn't realize that he's annoying you.
The best way to deal with an ENTP you are working with is to befriend him and keep his mind occupied. For example if you gave him an important part of the task you are doing, that would probably draw in interest. If that thing also happens to be so challenging that most other people wouldn't touch it, then the ENTP will eat it up.
On the other hand if you try to manipulate the ENTP in some other way, they will probably catch on to what you are doing, and see it as a reason to get you back in some way. Your best bet is to befriend them. Show you can relax and laugh at their jokes, and also show you value their input and intelligence.