[ENFP] ENFP personality type descritpion

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I.Extroverted Intuition as a function in itself

“Whenever Intuition predominates, a peculiar and unmistakable psychology results. Because extraverted intuition is oriented by the object, there is a marked dependence on external situations, but it is altogether different from the dependence of the sensation type. The intuitive is never to be found in the world of accepted reality-values, but he has a keen nose for anything new and in the making.TRUE - Even today I started a new hobby, which admittedly will probably last a month before I skip onto the next one.”
Intuition, in the Jungian sense of the term is an irrational function, or unconscious. Its primary focus is on collection of information. RIGHT Intuition by the nature of itself is abstract and therefore closer in tune with the realm of imagination than with the realm of the sensesDefinitely. My imagination is much stronger than my powers of observation .... Yet the approach of Extroverted perceivers, conversely, radically unstructuredCould be. I have to admit, I am left and right.....The ENFP is more feeling oriented than its intuitive counterpart INFJ agreed[/COLOR.

As for instance, it is very common for a Judger to say that they could not imagine the concept of yellow without the word yellow, yet very uncommon for a dominant Extroverted perceiver to make the same claimNever thought about it, really....Yet, the Extroverted perceivers, by contrast, which could be rightly deemed as an animus to the Introverted Perceivers tend to be the most spontaneousYes, this is true. In teaching, I have a vague plan which generally changes as necessary, depending on my intuition. As aforementioned, the reason for this is that they do not require contemplation for direct action, as their perceptions are always in tune with the outer world. Yep.In this regard they are even more action oriented than the dominant Extroverted Judging types, who require a plan of action, or external decisions in order to turn their wheelsWell, it depends. If I have to make a vital decision, I take FOREVER. In class, I'm utterly spontaneous and can deal with situation where most people would gulp and say, GOOD GOD WHATDOIDONOW??. This makes the ENFP especially adept at the art of improvisation, most clearly the case when it comes to dealing with people and the human element, yet could also lead to impulsiveness and poor decision making as a result of marked preference for perception over judgmentCan be. We should note that Extroverted perception can very easily be misunderstood for hyperactivity and inherent inability to focus because information tends to be incepted into the mind of an EP in a torrential fashion. Yep - used to drive my prof crazy. Poor guy....

The term agenda appears to be highly misleading as all perception is unconscious and therefore cannot subscribe to anything we colloquially refer to as a plan of action. Precisely. For example, I will spontaneously do something, and realize later how ingenious it was. Then I WISH I could claim that it was all part of a master plan, but I gotta be honest and say it was "a feeling" or "luck" that I did not even consciously perceive. DOH! Yet, such a thing is unknown to the Extroverted Perceiver, as his inner unconscious ‘agenda’ is much less firmly founded. Yep. It has its seat in the guise of inferior Introverted Sensing. Thus, the Extroverted perception leaps at all information simultaneously, head over heels. Well, I can't help it, damn it! This can induce the EP to be dearth of a sense of priority as all external entities that seem appealing (usually those that are novel), will be subject to exploration. Oh dear, me. In an intense mode, such a drive is highly likely to overshadow Introverted perception and the Extroverted perceiver will likely over-stimulate himself. Indeed.... Being supreme improvisers, they tend to have little concern for security. Okay, here I gotta say that I do like a little security insofar as I need to be financially okay and stuff. But otherwise, fine. Incidentally this leads the ENFP to have a rather fearful view of the world which may lead to many inhibitions that are nearly unheard of for ETP types. Oh okay, well I guess that explains it. This is most distinctly represented in the guise of the ENFP’s shadow or inferior function, introverted sensing, but without a doubt the dearth of Thinking much contributes to this problem.

The abstract nature of the ENFP attests to them being more adaptable than their sensing counterparts as their mind does not depend on the immediate physical environment to function. Yes, that is true. As we recall, Extroverted perception does not have a focus of inception and therefore is forced to be swamped at all information at once, the all or nothing mentality results as a common factor for dominant Extroverted Intuitors. OH YES, this drives my husband nuts. They prefer to devote all of their being to the current task, and this is never a conscious choice, but this happens as a necessary entailment of their interaction with the outer world. RIGHT It is their unconscious perception that foments them to interact with the world in such a fashion, not the conscious secondary Introverted Judgment. Could be.

“Naturally this attitude holds great dangers, for all too easily the intuitive may fritter away his life on things and people, spreading about him an abundance of which others live and not he himself. If only he could stay put, he would reap the fruits of his labours; but always he must be running after a new possibility, quitting his newly planted fields while others gather in the harvest. In the end he goes away empty.” Awww, gimme a break. I do my best.



The ENFP is even in more danger of this than his Extroverted Intuitive counterpart the ENTP. When Introverted Feeling is not properly developed and controlled by this type, it can become consumed in inner passions to the point impetuosity. Rash and impulsive decisions may be inevitable in such a case. Especially true when I'm ticked off. Clearly, this destructive tendencies is exacerbated for this specie of Extroverted perceiving types due to the lack of tough-mindedness. This problem is only to be rectified through cultivation of tertiary Extroverted Thinking which appears to be painfully wanting in the arsenal of unhealthy ENFPs. Thus, here we notice the lack of focus problem that we attribute to Extroverted perception and as well as the quest for novelty. The EP, unlike the IJ, must always be adapting to the new environment, therefore he easily becomes restless after novelty has worn off. Yes, many times. In addition to accessing a myriad of new external phenomena the ENP, as endowed with intuition, will be able to come to visualize how the external environment will progress from the position it is stationed in. Agreed.Thus, for this reason, the ENP is often easily able to see how the current environment could be as opposed to how it is. Yep, my hubby always says that I am "never satisfied" because I am always looking to improve something, no matter how good it is.

A glaring example of this would be the visions of social critics like Voltaire and Bertrand Russell and renowned ENFP Leo Tolstoy. Love Tolstoy. The ENFP attempts to see the entire field and for this reason may forego focusing on any particular aspect as to avoid getting caught up in ‘detail’, WHOA YEAH. which is anathema to abstract Extroverted perception.They are natural entertainers due to their ability to improvise and affinity with the emotional ambience encircling them. Alright, this is not the case, but I am an even E/I, so that could be why. The ability to view the big picture with no preconceived notions or judgments as well as affinity with the human element makes the ENFPs excel at mediation. That is more accurate. Effortlessly they are able to understand the interpersonal perspective of all involved and with proper use of Introverted Feeling should be able to concoct the most humane solution possible both to the individuals involved and groups they are affiliated. Yes, yesterday I suddenly had a brilliant idea on how to solve a conflict at work, where my boss looked at me with round eyes and said, "Damn, why didn't I think of that."The dominance of Extroverted Intuition makes ENFPs excel at enterprises requiring imagination.Hehehe. Should they develop the ability to focus and perseverance by cultivating their Introverting Feeling and further augmenting those qualities by the tough-minded approach of Extroverted Thinking, the ENFPs will excel as novelists, short-story writers and poets. That would be cool. ENFPs, just like their dominant Introverted Intuitive counterparts also enjoy pushing their imagination to extremes, yet by virtue of the talents listed above, they are able to proceed with their ideas without having lost their audience. Yep, like the idea of a dog farting his way to the moon. To hell with Newton and his ideas . Thus, the more imaginative this type becomes the easier it will be to make his ideas presentable to the audience, especially if the audience is comprised of Intuitive types. Because the ENFP is in such close affinity with the perceptions and feelings of others as well as the general ambience, he can make his message presentable to even the dullest of observers. That's why I am a good teacher. Interestingly, this type does not at all suffer from the typical malady of an Intuitive, or an inability to communicate. Right people often tell me that I make stuff easy to understand. The above seem to be sound reasons to propose that the ENFPs tend to have the best communication skills of all types. For this reason they often make excellent educational writers, entertainers and teachers of spirituality as they are able to connect and reach out to individuals of almost all kinds, as well as make even the most abstruse ideas accessible to even the starkest of philistines. Woo hoo, baby!!!Also very atypically to an Intuitive type, standing in sharp contrast especially to the INTs, ENFPs tend to be very patient with those who misunderstand their teaching, RIGHT! willing to explain themselves more than twice Have heard this CONSTANTLY! due to their comfort and confidence with their communication skills and deep sympathy for the individual, especially one seeking an intuitive dream (Ne), or a higher purpose (Fi). Sogyal Rinpoche is another representative of this phenomenon.

 

[Little Linguist]

DUDE, WAS THIS A DISSERTATION?!?!!?! Sorry...

II. Ne-Fi interplay The stronger his intuition, the more his ego becomes fused with all the possibilities he envisions. He brings his vision to life, he presents it convincingly and with dramatic fire, he embodies it, so to speak. But this is not play-acting, it is a kind of fate.”Yep. My students often comment on how engaged I am and love what I do. Fire, Fire!
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In this respect the ENFP is very different from the INFP who is primarily concerned with making private assessments of what has been observed, the ENFP often goes without judgment altogether, merely takes in the external environment, at times even becomes absorbed in it. Very true. I wonder if you are referring to the so-called "chameleon" phenomenon. On that account the ENFP makes a perfect mimic, effortlessly and spontaneously he captures the souls of those around them and can easily represent the observed person by virtue of mere hunches he shall project onto the external environment. WOO HOO...hadn't read this yet...k, thought so. Then yep! Because the ENFP is this intensely attuned with the external ambience and the emotional climate of the environment, he likely would excel at journalism, as this type is overrepresented in that enterprise. Um, not me. Teaching is my baby. Unlike the Introverted perceiver the ENFP does not filter what has been incepted through the inner agenda, but can merely recollect the external image in its pure essence, even pantomime if necessary. Yeah, that allows me to blend in with lots of different cultures...Most people do not perceive me as an American here in Germany. Then even say I have been "Germanicized" in fun. My accent is very good, and my cultural assimilation nearly flawless. As we have observed in the INTJ profile, the perceptions of an introverted perceiver are thoroughly imbued in unconscious predilections of the subject and for this reason end up being inaccurately collected. Yet this is not a problem at all for the ENFP for the aforementioned reason.


In order for the ENFP’s vision to be fulfilled, he needs to arrive at a situation where he picks up the hunch that his vision has been realized. Agreed. Unlike the IN types, he would not be satisfied with merely knowing that he knows how to be successful or captures an internal feeling of fulfillment, he needs for his vision to become a reality. Okay, I can see this. As aforementioned, because of the ENFP’s lack of focus on external perception he is compelled to draw all of his energy into the external endeavor. True, especially in teaching. As Jung commented, for this reason the ENFP tends to embody his vision. He becomes one with the essence he is currently preoccupied with. OH YEAH. Sometimes - okay, all the time - my husband has to remind me: HEYYYY, there's more than teaching. But not because it is a DUTY for me, but rather because it's like a great CRUSADE. Okay, that is exaggerated. I mean I LOVE IT!!! We have here a radically paradoxical notion.

The generally unfocused ENFP here focuses on his vision with blazing intensity the point of becoming one with it. TRUE...once I decide for something, I do it almost to excess. Essentially, unlike the judging dominant types, the ENFP does not need to focus on any one particular thing, but rather on the general scope of his environment. Thus the ENFP can easily be preoccupied with his pursuit of the entire vision whilst shifting from activity to activity whilst undertaking his project. RIGHT...exactly.Extroverted Intuition is often malleable and can easily be influenced by the external environment, as we mentioned it lacks the grid of judgment. The ENFP can very easily be focused on one particular task at one point and by way of external circumstances be blown away to be focused with the same intensity on something radically different. Heheehehe.This problem can be rectified only through cultivation of Introverted Feeling, which is the backbone to his psyche. At this point the ENFP will have a clear, internal focus on his activities and will not rely on external perceptions for guidance. Yes, this has allowed me to kind of "put on the breaks," so to speak. Because the ENFP requires changes in his environment, as an Extroverted perceiver and depends on the outward scenario due to the factor of Extroversion, he depends almost wholly on outward stimulation for his energy. Okay, although sometimes I do need some quiet in order to kinda, well, you know, recharge a bit. Thus when the external environment is satisfactory, the energy level will likely be high where he will devote most of it to the current endeavor he is pursuing. Right, and when it isn't, I feel like crap. This is even more pertinent for the ENFP than the ENTP as the former is much more influenced by the human element and the emotional ambience of the environment. A toxic environment tends to be poisonous for this type as Feeling is at the core of the ENFP. Haha, STOP READING MY MIND, folks!

An unbalanced ENFP is unlikely to have a firm inner being and his self-image, as well as self-esteem will be greatly contingent upon the high and lows of the swings of his intuitive energy. Oh, crap. Ya got me. And of course, to even a greater extent the intuitive ambience he shall entertain as reception from the audience. Oh damn, that's true. When I have a good group of students, I feel as if I am floating - like a natural high. It's like I FEED off of it. But whoaaaaa, if I have a bad group, I feel like CRAP, and I feel like I just wanna cry and stop teaching altogether. Such ENFPs will greatly depend on admiration of others for their own sense of self-confidence. Um, yeah. As the soundness of their inner feelings and values will be almost entirely contingent upon their public reception. Aww, geez. Because such ENFPs will depend on the approval of others to such a tremendous extent they will prostrate their values to appease their audience in order to recollect the proper hunch of harmony and appreciation by others. Ya got me. They will tend to measure their success by how well they are liked. Yep, kinda neurotic with me. They will need consistent external gratification in order to be hold their own soundly. Well, alright, I wouldn't go THAT far. This lack of judgment leads to a grotesque inconsistency in the behavior of this type which often undermines the self-confidence and integrity of the ENFP. Being reliant on the approbation of others, the ENFP will do all that is possible to win their approval, yet even this would be difficult because the lack of judgment in this type will make it hard for the ENFP to behave consistently. Waaaaaaa!The intense external focus (due to lack of involvement of introverted feeling) will make it difficult for the ENFP to reflect on his own behavior and therefore this type likely will be unaware of inconsistencies in his own behavior that are obvious to others. As Introverted Feelers, ENFPs tend to put a high premium on integrity, yet they also would go by external reception to assess their performance. Therefore the ENFP likely will be deeply hurt by others seeing them as insincere and unreliable for the reasons mentioned above. Yup yup. The only sound way to overcome this problem would be to cultivate Introverted Feeling first and foremost, so at that point the ENFP will rely on his own private judgments to assess his character and not on amorphous perceptions and receptions of the audience. I'll try my best. Secondly the ENFP will need to cultivate Extroverted Thinking in order to support their value judgments and acquire the tough-minded fortitude to stand by their values in face of external adversity. Thanks for the tip. The ENFP tends to be extremely sensitive to criticism in great part for different reasons than the quintessential feeling types. Oh dear, ya got me again. A great part of this is the Extroverted perception which leads to excessive reliance on feedback. HELL YEAH.


“The intuitive’s morality is governed neither by thinking nor by feeling; he has his own characteristic morality, which consists in loyalty to his vision and involuntary submission to authority. Consideration for others is weak. Their psychic well-being counts as little with him as does his own. He has equally little regard for their convictions and way of life, and on this accounts he is often put down as an immoral and unscrupulous adventurer.” Alright, folks, let's not overgeneralize, now. It's not like we're all amoral nutcases, k?


This, almost certainly, is a result of the Introverted Feeling, or the judging essence, ethics building faculty being enslaved by the Extroverted Intuition. Such an ENFP sees a good thing as simply whatever is in accord with his vision. RIGHT - and to hell with you, if you do not agree! Grrrr! ;-) Whatever is not, shall be deemed bad. Okay, Mr. Stop reading my mind. Here he simply sees no distinction between desirable and desired by me. As mentioned in the INFP profile, the nature of Introverted Judgment without a purpose will be radically ego-centric, though the introverted judger who has found a higher purpose will likely avoid self-apotheosis. <whine>The latter is the danger that the ENP is particularly susceptible. As the Introverted Judgment is unlikely to function soundly if the ENfP is off-balance. Such individuals will likely use their keen awareness of the external environment to simply ‘pick the berries’ whilst having little concern for the interest of others and even less the amelioration of the community. Nahhh. Such ENFPs will utilize their networking skills to win the approbation of the multitude and appease the interests promoted by their Extroverted Intuition. This once more, is an inevitable consequence of introverted judgment turned corrupt. Manipulating the external situation will be central to his interests. Extroverted Perception will give him a clear view of the ‘entire board’, and Introverted Feeling will allow for the ENFP to make sound interpersonal decisions to do all that is necessary to appease the whims of his egocentric will. Such ENFPs function in this fashion because they lack a higher purpose, or they do not wish to pursue any inner virtue that transcends what befits their external environment. Accordingly they will have little interest in being as sensitive as possible for instance. They will only want to be sensitive enough to get what they are looking for in terms of external rewards. Nahhh, I ain't that bad.

“Since his intuition is concerned with externals and with feretting out their possibilities, he readily turns to professions in which he can exploit these capacities to the full. Many business tycoons, entrepreneurs, speculators, stockbrokers, politicians, etc., belong to this type.” Okay, okay, that's ENOUGH NOW!!!


As aforementioned the ENFP is often able to put on exactly the kind of an image he needs to put on for the sake of meeting a particular external end. Yeah, okay. But not at any price, folks.The ENFP is even better at this than the ENFP because he is attuned with the likes and dislikes of the people around him and the general ambience they produce, almost impeccably he will be able to recollect just the right image he needs to throw in their faces to pay the proper lip service.

“Endless clandestine rivalries spring up, and in these embittered struggles she will shrink from no baseness or meanness, and will even prostitute her virtues in order to play the trump card.” God, who did YOU interview in order to write this?!?!?!

Thus, the ENFP without sound values will merely prostitute oneself for the whims and fancies of his/her spectators. Yet one with sound inner values will teach by example. Much like the INFP, the ENFP will not need to preach or lecture to influence the external environment, he will simply wish to live out his values, as famously demonstrated by Leo Tolstoy. Now, that's more like it!!!! There can be no doubt that ENFPs, as feelers and Extroverted perceivers have an intense need to influence the environment (as mentioned in the earlier allusion to them being over-represented in journalism), yet they shall not aspire to do this in the conventional Extroverted Judging way by imposing their principles on others. Yeah, right. If I wanted to be a panzer general, I would have joined the army. Such ENFPs will truly walk the talk and stand by their commitments and values, and will rarely attempt to act merely for effect. They will not be letting down those who have been taken aback by their sincerity and depth of Feeling, as their behavior will be consistent and well thought out. The quest and morality of this type will be intensely focused on the individual, as denoted by the factor of Introverted Feeling. Despite the all embracing vision represented by the Extroverted Intuition of this type, the aim of the ENFP is often elitist due to the Introversion of judgment. Weeeelll...This is where the Extroverted Visionary differs from the Introverted. The introversion visionary (Ni), will want for all to accept and understand their vision (Extroverted Judgment shall impose on all), yet would lack the expository skills to make their ideas accessible. Yet the Extroverted Visionary aims only at the select few (Introverted Judgment), yet is able to make his ideas accessible to all. heheheIntroverted Vision is concerned primarily with the search of inner life and the outer world, the INJ will wish for all to pursue this quest. Yet the ENFP is primarily concerned with this world, much like Tolstoy and Sogyal Rinpoche, yet admittedly or not, the ENFP will only wish for the selected few to undertake the venture. Well, let's be realistic, you can't aim your goal at any old fart. This also accurately represents the social aspect of this type, as the ENFP prefers to show his true colors only to the select few who have connected with their inner values. This attests to the phenomenon of elitism in this type which is often concealed by the all embracing, everywhere and nowhere approach to life of Extroverted Intuition which is at the helm of the psyche of the ENFP.

III. Ne-Te axis
As earlier mentioned, unhealthy ENFPs are often criticized by their observers as fickle and unreliable as is often a common defect of a perceiving type. Here we go again. Grrr. This, first and foremost is to be rectified by cultivation of Introverted Feeling which will lead this type to be true to oneself. However, the tough-minded approach to life which Extroverted Thinking offers to the ENFP is of indispensable utility. First and foremost it will provide the aforementioned grid of perception which will help the ENFP properly organize and assess the collected information. Okay, fair enough. Secondly personal values will be supported with sound reasoning and the ENFP will be able to critically examine ideals to be incorporated into their value system. With acquisition of Extroverted Thinking, they will rely on the public approval even less, as at this point they will be able to see if what they have done has merit on its own right, with or without the approval of those around them. Whew, that would be nice. Cultivation of this function will endow the ENFP with a higher accuracy in thought and ability to retain composure. That, too. In the event of such an ENFP’s integrity being impugned, the ENFP will be less likely to be personally afflicted, but instead will examine what has happened with a sober eye. Instead of lashing out at others with most vicious personal retorts he can think of, the ENFP will manage to preclude his emotions from spiraling out of control and by virtue of this composure will remain loyal to his values. <blush> No comment. In this respect, clearly sound use of the Thinking faculty will support the Feeling oriented approach to life of this type. This will also help the ENFP conquer the self-sabboutaging tendencies typically associated with poor use of the Thinking faculty, as this type will then be able to cut back on the self-critical and denigrating thoughts. Thanks for the advice. The Extroverted Thinking of such ENFPs will not function in the crude and primitive ways of simply and thoughtlessly following an impersonal agenda and proclaiming judgments of the book, but such ENFPs will be able to do sound impersonal analysis. WOO HOO, always wanted to do that. Akin to that found in the psyche of NTJs. Another gift that this type shall be endowed with is managerial skills and ability to accomplish impersonal tasks in a timely and appropriate fashion to the external circumstances. Definitely need that. The rational and tought-minded approach provided by Extroverted Thinking will also enable the ENFP to rely much less on the highs and lows of their Intuitive energy, as this faculty will lay down the plan for the ENFP to follow on step by step basis. Cool beans. ENFPs are mercurial by nature and rarely are moderate in their energy and passions, yet sound use of Extroverted Thinking will doubtlessly be a tremendous step forward to mitigate the issue. Shweeet.

IV. Inferior Sensing
This function is anathema to the primary faculty of Extroverted Intuition. The ENFP rarely focuses on security concerns, or information that is relevant to him directly. Except finances. Yet, the shadow side often manifests itself in terms of the ENFP inaccurately representing factual information and what requires concrete observation. When Introverted Sensing escapes the grasp of the ENFP’s conscious control, it will flood in a form of sensual and memory-oriented impulses. The insights he spews will be closely linked to his memories and deeply cherished beliefs. True, true. Since the Introverted Sensing is a servile lackey of the Extroverted Intuition in such a situation, memories will often be distorted to better fit the image the Extroverted Intuition wishes to see. Shhh! You weren't supposed ta tell!!! Such an ENFP will likely also be permeated by an intense longing for security which stands in sharp contrast with his adventurous approach to life.

 

[Gabe]

poor Bluewing, no one seems to read his disclaimers

INTP brudda done been mistundastood!

Oh please. He totally prefers Te.
(yes, I have been done caring about that unnoficial forum ettiquette for a long time)

 

[SillySapienne]

Oh please. He totally prefers Te.
(yes, I have been done caring about that unnoficial forum ettiquette for a long time)

Gabe it's Friday, and do you know what that means? That means tonight is the night to fight!!!

Let Mr. Wing have it, you'd be doing him a favor, why? (Because I have this strange feeling that he gets off on it, shit, I know I do.)

 

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so heres what i think

so heres what i think:

basically:

under minor-some stress: functions arent changed

extreme stress: all functions are changed and negative qualities of shadow type appear.

 

[revolve]

thank you solitary walker for posting that . . . but i only managed to skim it as i was getting all fidgety & restless . . . can anyone summarize / simplify this for me as i am lazy . . . i guess the first part is saying enfp's are the most right brained of all the types??? . . . on a side note, - i never thought the day would come when i just would not be interested in more info about myself . . . but it just happened - woe is me!!!