Asterion
Ruler of the Stars
- Joined
- May 6, 2009
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- MBTI Type
- INTP
- Enneagram
- 5
- Instinctual Variant
- sp/sx
INTP transformation after showering and brushing teeth
still gonna get mashed up by the predator, just so you know
INTP transformation after showering and brushing teeth
INTP transformation after showering and brushing teeth
I thought ENTP for the longest time. I could see INTP too though. I'm not very social (could be due to variant stacking sx/sp.. or upbringing as both parents are introverts)... but when I'm forced into a social situation I love talking to different people. I like going out if there's a plan but dont like going out if ppl are just chilling in a parking lot or something lame like that. I relate more to ENFPs than INFPs.
Its weird, depending on who you talk to and where I know them from, they'd say I'm the most introverted laid back person ever or the craziest asshole they know.
Any sure fire ways to tell an ENTP from INTP?
EDIT: nevermind, pretty sure im entp and theres already enough threads on entp/intp differences, why cant i delete this thread
Tap that ass.
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Anyway, I had myself automatically pegged as an INTP, too. The fact is, I "blah" out easily when alone. I get much more energy when I DO end up interacting with people. Thing is, I'm quite self-conscious - partly because I don't want to interact with people unless I look my best (what? do YOU want to face someone if you have coffee breath or if you have ketchup on your shirt?) and also, I am EXTREMELY blunt and goofy when I do get to talking with people, so I try not to put people in that situation, esp. if they seem like conventional, formal "SJ" types.
Just groove around the forums and concentrate on posts by INTP and ENTPs, and you'll probably quickly identify which sounds more like you. INTP's are really into deep-thought philosophy and computers, and ENTPs seem more into travelling and mad-scientist type of things for instance. ENTP's seem more ROFL and INTP's seem more "heh" in their humor, to use an sound-effect analogy.
(That's not scientifically proven, but it's my casual observation).
I will shut up, but you got me started. See?
How to tell whether you're an ENTP or INTP
If you're an INTP, your functions are Ti, Ne, Si, and inferior Fe
If you're an ENTP, your functions are Ne, Ti, Fe, and inferior Si
Notice that all four functions are the same. Both ENTPs and INTPs like concepts, theories, introspection and understanding things. The primary differences are as follows-
Inferior functions: ENTPs have inferior Si, so we tend to be bad at learning from our mistakes or noticing small details. INTPs are relatively better at this.
INTPs have inferior Fe, so they tend to be relatively bad at relating to other people and/or sharing their feelings. ENTPs are relatively better at this.
^this usually should be able to sort you out pretty easily. If you're still unsure:
Dominant/Secondary functions:The ENTP's dominant function is Ne, so we love to theorize, to observe patterns and to try and make all sorts of connections between all sorts of fields. We tend to love to discuss our ideas with people who can understand them. We come up with all these postulations and theories on the fly, and then we process them with out secondary function, Ti. Introverted thinking is what we do when we need to weed out the unnecessary bits and refine our ideas.
On the contrary, INTPs are Ti dominant and have secondary Ne. They begin from a more logical and rational perspective than ENTPs, who are more willing to go crazy outside. INTPs do tend to go crazy on the inside, and this sometimes leaks out- but ultimately they spend more time in their internal world than the external. They tend to come up with fully formed ideas before sharing them with the world, whereas ENTPs tend to like to improvise with works-in-progress and just wing it. As a result, INTPs tend to have more mental fortitude and stamina than ENTPs, who are both more likely to slip up and more likely to forgive the slip-ups of others.
I only believe in the arrangement of the first two (e.g., Ne and Ti or vice versa). I don't necessarily believe that Fe or Si should be the third or fourth, necessarily.
I find it hard to measure my place in the I/E duality.
Most of my friends consider me an extrovert but I find myself to be eccentric enough to be fully effective in my sociability. Or maybe I should consider sociability a totally different thing from I and E.
I sometimes think that I may pretentiously consider myself E, but looking at my INTP acquaintances, they can be too weird or ill-mannered for me to compare myself with. Probably it's easier with the healthier INTP, but the stereotypical know-it-all, shizoid, forum posing INTPs, not really.
I'd say that there was a fair amount of ENTPs that are not the most sociable in the world. In normal language a fair proportion probably see themselves as introverted... ie prefering smaller social groups.
In MBTI langauge however E means as Kat says pointed out energiesed by sharing and growing of ideas.
There was a thread a while back about either NTs or ENTPs socialising, which it was aagreed by some that ENTPs can sometimes play up a larger audience/socail group by becoming a personification of themselves... actually someone who iritates themselves... but actualyl they are more comfortable in smaller mor eintimate groups which have less social pressure.
I think NTs often suffer from social akwardness