The ENFP Analyst - A Different Perspective
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 2. 06. 2024
- The ENFP is often portrayed as a somewhat hyperactive social butterfly - in reality, such ENFPs are more the exception than the norm.
The Extraverted Thinking of the ENFP tends to be underestimated, and as such the highly analytical nature of this personality type tends to pass under the pop psychology radar. As a result of this, people of this type tend to receive 'judging' results such as INFJ and ESTJ from personality tests as much as their actual type.
Thanks to Kiara Kerrick for the subtitles!
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00:00 - Introduction
04:58 - Dominant Stack
07:52 - Divergent Stack
11:20 - Oppositional Function
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Ni/Introverted Intuition - Broad & plethoric perception of internal world.
Ne/Extraverted Intuition - Broad & plethoric perception of external world.
Si/Introverted Sensing - Specific and concrete perception of internal world.
Se/Extraverted Sensing - Specific and concrete perception of external world.
Fi/Introverted Feeling - Subjective codec; internal emotional data & harmony.
Fe/Extraverted Feeling - Subjective codec; external emotional data & harmony.
Ti/Introverted Thinking - Objective codec; internal logical order.
Te/Extraverted Thinking - Objective codec; external logical order.
Lens - Perceives data.
Codec - Rationalises data.
Convergent - Positive, creative, enacting change and seeking novelty.
Divergent - Negative, authoritative, instilling consequence and driving utility.
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Iâd 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. Itâs 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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So so true! You used your internal pattern-seer to draw a fresh and accurate conclusion about how we ENFPs view life!!
@@Jennifurrball just ENFP things âšâš sksks
"Itâs 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.
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^
So, youâre saying weâre socially and emotionally intelligent logic-loving nerds? I agree!!! đ
Thank you for this! â€ïž
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
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 didnât align with mine. So grateful for this video! đ
ââ@@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!
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.. đđŸ
WAIT MOM WHEN DID YOU SAY DIS
Iâm 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. â€ïž
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! :)
Normally ENFP is displayed as this ridiculous character in MBTI CZcams 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 đš đđđ€·ââïž
#Facts
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?
That black square in the background is just so positioned to give a very âCount Draculaâ effect! đ
I see it!
@@CognitivePersonalityTheory It drew me to your video...
@@CognitivePersonalityTheory 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!
OMG finally a great ENFP analyst video that I resonated the most! I donât really get the âparty-animalâ or unicorn descriptions about us. Yes I can be quite the âchaosâ 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!! Iâm a very analytical ENFP and never really related to the âcampaignerâ archetype. And one of my closest friends is an INFJ and we could spend all day philosophizing! This affirms my usual ENFP result
YES! Me, an ENFP, and my INFJ best friend love taking about life!
enfp here.
Love being understood.
Next stop: buying your book
Thanks for your in-depth insight.
My pleasure - and thank you! :)
@@CognitivePersonalityTheory 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" đ
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.
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 :)
I highly relate to your genius understanding of ENFPs. Thank you for putting all of this into words! Stunned over here.
Thank you so much!
i must agree heavily
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 :)
11:30 my ENFP wife definitely doesnât run from the past. She is almost more obsessed with it and embraces her past experiences, yet typically with a bit of a âwhat ifâ 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 âaspectâ of their external personality).
This is awesome to hear!
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 :)
ENFP that developed actual treatments for aging: You tagged me precisely. Subscribed.
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 CZcams 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! 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 :)
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.
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
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.
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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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/videođ
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 ISFPđ€đ
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!
I'm an ENFP and I completely agree with you. Also I am a social butterfly as well I just balence it out.
Cheers :)
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 :)
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! đ
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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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!
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 youâre 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 itâs only because my thoughts are so entertaining đ
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!
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.
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. đ
It's on its way!
Sir, thank you so much for this. Your linking Ne to Te is paradigm shattering for me. Itâs what Iâve always observed in myself but didnât 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
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 :)
Excellent correction of the reduction that "fast food" psychology does of this type.
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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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/
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.
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 Iâm not alone and for that trait to be recognized
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!
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 :)
Thatâs very true! I love to create routines for myself! If itâs 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 donât have to stand at the door for ten minutes mentally wondering if Iâve forgotten anything- a routine like this can remain unchanged for a long time and it wonât âboreâ me.
But if itâs 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.
I have said for years when describing the MBTI âthat doesnât mean that Thinkers donât feel and Feelers donât think!â Itâs more complicated than thatâŠ
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
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 canât 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!
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 :)
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...
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 videođ
Thank you!
Thanks for this interesting vid..Iâm a highly analytical and logic loving ENFP myself. I get that many ENFPs may think they are Tâs, but I didnât realise that feeling a lack of resonance with the typical type description was so common. Iâve also resonated very highly with the definitions Iâve 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)
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 ;)
Iâve been waiting for this!
Hope it didn't disappoint!
Wow this describes me so well, thank you for this video!
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.
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.
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 thatđđ€
A very educative video !! And as an ENFP I relate !
Thank you for your hard work â€
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
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.
An absolutely brilliant analysis.
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.
Harry, your type descriptions are always a great learning experience. Thanks, as always! ^_^
Awesome to hear - thank you!! :)
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!
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I feel understood and that's so refreshing for my mind đ
My pleasure :)
Incredibly accurate. Thank you đ
What wonderful insight!!
I find in general the pop psychological culture that is so pervasive out there, feels so 'meh', and it doesn't help with learning more about ourselves.
I found your account of enfps truly wonderful. I really as I am sure others appreciate the effort and understanding that you have shared with us.
I find myself generally very introverted, I prefer to spend a significant time on my own than be with others. I just love to learn about human behaviour, the various cultural behaviours etc etc, and I am often pondering over the WHYS of behaviours of those around me. I have a real need to understand why people do the things they do.
I also find it very easy and enjoyable to talk to other people, if myself and my infj other half are in a new space that I am interested and excited to be in, it will be me that is at the forefront of asking people questions, gaining as much information as I can and figuring out a plan whereby my infj will take a more observational role. (We will work through things together ultimately).
I also find though that being out in the 'real world' too much can be very exhausting for me. It's like my output gets depleted very quickly when I have to pay attention too much outwards.
thank you!
Thanks dude! This was very affirming.
I cried around the end :") Aside from C.S. Joseph, you're the only other CZcamsr who "gets" our type accurately. Thank you for putting out this video, it was informative and highly enjoyable to watch!
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!
Thank you for helping me to understand myself better. A whole different perspective. Excellent work!
My pleasure :)
Such a good video. Thank you for your expertise on this.
Thanks for this comment!
So accurate!! I always test as an ambivert, and Iâm very analytical. But I definitely had that phase of life where I lived abroad and had every adventureâŠ. Your explanation definitely does a better and more multi-faceted job of breaking down our personality type.
This is an excellent analysis and the most accurate I've heard of ENFP. I've never related so much. I'm an account handler in strategic comms and it's nail on the head on how I thrive in my field.
I truly just love you for making me feel understood⊠Thank you⊠Honestly I hate how everyone talks about ENFPs like we donât 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 wouldnât understand everything but gosh I wish lol.
This video affected my heartbeat. Your knowledge and your ease of speech is... Wow. So great.
Thanks so much!
I love your point about extraverted intuition, when you said that itâs 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
I feel so understood today on why I never quite reasonate with the ENFP stereotypes. Thanks for this so much. Subscribed!
I've just discovered your channel because I was trying to type my friend who I believed was an intp... Looking through your videos I found this one talking about my own type. I've always had everything you said in my mind while I was trying to understand and learn more about the functions. But the way you explained it made it even more clear and gave me a fresh look at it. I'm surely a new fan of your channel and I believe I'll be watching all your videos. I love the way you explain everything. Thank you!
That means a lot - thank you! Glad the video was informative and refreshing :)
I've never been more understood. Thank you.
Appreciate your videos a lot!
They are extremely insightful.
Sometimes a little hard to understand, maybe it's because you talk very effectively (but that's a good thing!), packed with information and really shows the amount of work you put into your research/analysis etc.
I just have to pause or rewatch so I can fully soak up every sentence (lol).
Very impressed!
/Grateful ENFP from Sweden
I truly appreciate this comment!
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!
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
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 one of the nicest videos about enfps Iâm 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 Iâm still more logical than many people due to lots of introspection and researching everything. Iâm constantly learning and applying it. Thatâs the beauty of life in my opinion.
Thanks for that video, that helps a lot to see another ENFP description than the stereotypical one with super outgoing and rainbows and flowers everywhere. Honestly I still struggle figuring out whether I'm INFJ or ENFP. Especially because of the intuitive and feeling functions. I struggle observing my own way of thinking. Guess that will still take a long time.
Finally a description I can relate too with stuff that can explain my strong empathy and mild sadism
This is so helpful. Thank you for the clearer understanding.
You are so welcome!
I very much relate to what you are saying here as an ENFP. Iâve taken the test multiple times, disappointed to get the same result because it doesnât describe me. Ha. I donât 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 :)
I've never felt so seen. Thank you !! â€
Great description. I have spontaneous, can have a great conversation with anyone, and have the ability to bring a room together. Every other description says I should pick a career as an artist or a comedian. Not to negate my comedic material, but I hold 3 financial licenses, working in 3 others, and I am also half way through my MBA working as a financial examiner for a financial firm. Every other exam says we should avoid fields in engineering and finance. Interesting stuff
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! :)
Wow this is the most accurate explanation that I've heard for how I am. It was hard for me to put it in words but this video did that to a great degree.
Your take on the functions and types is refreshing and relatable,i can see myself more in the light of being an ambivert. The INFJ type of ENFP had me intrigued as i could just be that type of the personality.I love people,but i found i often love and need solitude to feel my best. I can truely be bright and expressive lots i i have the energy,exploration is energizing and liberating to me :)
Thank you!
As an ENFP I resonate with both, Iâm highly extroverted, chasing novelty at an opportunity I get but also with your analysis. Itâs odd. I really feel like you got the nail on the head
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 :)
Great analysis. You were spot on.
This is spot on. Well explained ENFP personality.
Thank you!