So the general theory of MBTI is that certain people value feelings, or logic, or are more introverted/extroverted, but I find that to be very basic and meaningless. MBTI itself was built on top of Jungâs research in cognitive functions. Thereâs more value in that and I see it as more of a preference rather than a fixed stack that popular MBTI has turned into.
These are the functions:
Extroverted Sensing (Se)
Introverted Sensing (Si)
Extroverted Thinking (Te)
Introverted Thinking (Ti)
Extroverted Intuition (Ne)
Introverted Intuition (Ni)
Extroverted Feeling (Fe)
Introverted Feeling (Fi)
MBTI basically suggests that our brains develop to have a fixed functional stack.
E.g. Iâm an INFP, so my stack is: Fi, Ne, Si, Te
If you flip those letters (e.g. Fi â Fe) then it becomes your shadow stack.
E.g. INFP shadow is: Fe, Ni, Se, Ti
And the order matters. So the first function is your âdominantâ, second is âauxilaryâ, etcâŚ
So thatâs why I hope you can see why I donât like the idea of pop MBTI. Itâs too restrictive and kinda alludes to the perspective that people can only be 1 way.
Anyways. Itâs a lot to get into lol. So Iâll short-cut things by focusing on the first 2 functions.
ESTPs basically live and breathe physical sensation and awareness. They need to constantly be on the move and to absorb new experiences. Their physical mastery is honestly quite impressive to me, but with Ti as their second function, they tend to also be quite âhard truthâ type of people. But that goes more into how type relationships work. Some types respond well to it, some donât (and this is often due to inferior (4th function), demon (8th function), and trickster (7th function) dynamics).
ENTPs are quite similar, but the main difference is that ENTPs are driven by ideas and abstract concepts. Whenever I observe someone who canât stick to a point, and who often needs to play the devilâs advocate to things (cause of Ne+Ti interaction), I immediately suspect theyâre either an ENTP or INTP.
Both types are really fun though. They tend to have a child-like playful energy about them, and love getting to know people and really getting them. But they also like to tease people as a way to help them improve.
INTJs generally tend to be visionaries, and spend quite a bit of time in their heads imagining scenarios and wondering about concepts. But with Te, they also have a drive to execute those things (with difficulty), but this combination tends to lead to quite a bit of obsession to âperfectâ things. Even if itâs just a thought in their head. Prone to cynicism, stoicism, fear of chaos. A lot of them also tend to be âIâm very smart, and people are beneath me.â Not trying to throw shade, but itâs just part of the âtheoryâ behind it, theyâre just more direct and donât really care to be âkindâ especially since INTJs have extroverted feeling blindspot, so they tend to be clueless about how people feel.
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I donât play devils advocate or donât like to, but I am driven by ideas and abstract concepts lol, like my points are often unrelating until I bring them all in home w my last point tying them all back together and its often confusing for people to see how I went from all my points and somehow related them all.
I also feel this.
But I took 3 tests to figure out what HOTD character I was one refused to give me my results unless I paid so I disregarded and the other two gave ENTP then ESTP respectively.
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Yeah this is a big one, and itâs why I donât really like typical MBTI. Weâre all too complex. But I do like MBTI as a way of at least developing an understanding to figure ourselves out, and to perhaps also see if thereâs anything out of alignment.
From what you described though, I sense a strong Ne preference. So you might want to look into ENTP/ENFP.
ENTPs tend to be the type of people who will take on like 100 projects, and leave everything unfinished (this is just an extreme to drive the point across). Their minds just work REALLY fast, and they get bored very easily. But when they are interested, they will obsess over every minor detail, then suddenly a flip switche and theyâre like âmy next adventure awaits!â
I had an ENTP friend once where sheâd enjoy writing only during the plot formation phase, and once itâs time to execute things, she disappears lmao. They kinda remind of a typical Aries where they come and go very easily. But when theyâre around, they have a lot of interesting stories to tell and tea to spill.
BUT, I do notice they tend to get into fights quite often. Often cause people donât really get how theyâre lacing a point within a joke, and ENTPs arenât afraid to just confront things directly. Another interesting observation is that they are lively around people, but tend to be quite monotonous when theyâre on their own. ENTPs really need people around them.
You could try looking into ENFPs though. Theyâre also extroverted intuition dominant. Have a very open mind to things. But theyâre driven more by their personal values and duty. They avoid confrontation more, and care more about creating a positive environment for others. But I notice that they tend to self-doubt a lot. They want to be more organized and efficient, but need a lot of validation from people theyâre close to. So theyâll ask a lot of questions like âdo you think I should do thisâŚâ, âI have 3 options, what should I doâŚâ