edited for moar.
- calmly and kindly present the opposite side of a debate topic they take a clear stance on
a major weakness of NTPs, ime, is their inability to deal neutrally with issues they have strong opinions about. they are quick to put down and quick to shut out those who do not agree with them.
- deal equally with people who are less mentally quick
the NTPs i know tend to have a "mental standard" you are expected to meet, or they do not deign that you are worth their time. or, at the very least, they will treat them quite differently than the people they consider to be up to their standards.
- cover up their frustration
i can feel an angry NTP from 2 rooms away. my NTP family members will come in steaming and storming and growling and snappy and wonder why i look upset. hello? you're acting like an angry boar, and you're wondering why i look a little thrown off balance?
- understand how their emotions are affecting others
along the same lines, i don't think NTPs are particularly adept at understanding emotions, because much of their skill is in making decisions without emotional influence. unfortunately, they seem to forget that others are impacted by their emotions, even if they are not.
- compliment others
seriously it's like getting blood from a stone.
- smile genuinely when they are displeased
i said genuinely, ENTPs, stop smirking.
- not cry when someone completely dismantles one of their pet theories
as for a challenge, if we were together in person, i would stage this competition:
- given 5 minutes to talk 1-on-1, who makes (test subject) feel more understood?
i think that given the sheer range of intragroup difference, there will be many NTPs who can perform up to the strengths of NFPs. by the same token, there will be many NFPs who can perform up to the strengths of NTPs. our personality types are a preference, after all, not a capacity. they make us more statistically likely to be better at certain things, but they do not guarantee any results.
ThatsWhatHeSaid said:
NTPs can help people more effectively
since you're requesting proof (by which i assume you mean
examples, because there's no way we can actually
prove these things) from us, i would ask for "proof" of this from you.