ENTPs are often well-liked, thanks
in part to how laid-back and flexible they tend to be. In addition, they have
an intuitive ability to understand people and situations. They are lively and
outspoken, in addition to being energetic and independent. One might even call
them charming. ENTPs are also great at conversation, enjoying the exercise of
sparring verbally with their associates and friends. They have “great social
ease and ability to fit comfortably into most social situations.”[1]
Anything new will excite them. However, they also have a low tolerance for
people, possibly due in part to the fact that they are great lie detectors.
An
ENTP will probably be good at almost anything that snags their interest, and
that tends to be many things as they are naturally curious and questioning.
They are analytical and objective, and also clever. However, they dislike
schedules and environments that confine them. Deadlines, isolation, and
stubbornness all pain them. So do routine, detail-oriented tasks. They need to
know first of all, the big picture; then supporting logic. They have the skill
to be balancing multiple projects at one time – yet organization is almost
non-existent.
In
general, an ENTP will resist being controlled by others. Yet at times, they are
too smart for their own good and tumble into bad situations, thanks to
arrogance or boastfulness. They don’t enjoy thinking things through
meticulously, and look down on those who do as time-wasters. They are also
quite quick at sizing up a situation, and usually can do so accurately and with
impressive depth. ENTPs can see the relationships between people, things, and
ideas. Sometimes minor setbacks annoy them more than they should. They strongly
value knowledge and competence, but school tends to be difficult and they have
one of the lowest overall GPAs for the sixteen personalities.[2]
That being said, they also maintain one of the lowest stress levels of all the
personalities. Additionally, they are natural teachers, “continuously devising
new and intriguing ways to get their students involved in learning.”[3]
One
strength of an ENTP is their ability to solve problems creatively – which entirely
makes sense, since they can see the connections, make them effectively, and
therefore solve the problems. Possibilities are in everything for an ENTP. They
can improvise quickly and well, and are good at influencing others to join
them. This is because they get enthusiastic about the things they enjoy, and
know how to communicate that enthusiasm to others. This means that ENTPs are
naturally cut out to be leaders – yet they dislike controlling others almost as
much as they dislike being controlled themselves. Another strength of theirs is
their ability to see many points of view and the merits of them all.
Unfortunately, at times, these skills can result in a dislike of doing things
in a traditional way.
ENTP Specs –
ENTPs
– change the world. The Inventor. The Visionary.
Real
life ENTPs – Esther (the Bible - clear visionary); Newt Gingrich (political
figure); Leonardo da Vinci (artist); Benjamin Franklin (inventor); Steve
Wozniak (co-founder of Apple); Bertrand Russell (philosopher, mathematician);
Mao (dictator of communist China); Robert Downey, Jr. (actor); Neil Patrick
Harris (actor); Gillian Anderson (actress); Hugh Grant (actor).
Fictional
ENTPs – the Mad Hatter (Once Upon a Time); Bard (Hobbit -
visionary); the trickster (fairy tale – good or bad, causing mischief and
thinking of schemes and ideas); Robin Hood (at least in Disney); Thomas (Downton
Abbey – quick, ingenious, stimulating, alert, outspoken); Colonel
Fitzwilliam (Pride and Prejudice); Sirius Black (Harry Potter);
Iron Man aka Tony Stark (Iron Man); Merry (Lord of the Rings);
Barney (How I Met Your Mother); John Willoughby (Sense and
Sensibility); Monsieur Thenardier (Les Miserables); Richard Castle (Castle).
Presidential
ENTPs – John Adams, James Hayes, James Garfield, Theodore Roosevelt.
Prayer
of the ENTP – “God, help me follow established procedures today. On second
thought, I’ll settle for a few minutes.”
First
impression of the ENTP – Fun idiot.
General
impression of the ENTP – Full of ideas, quick, intuitive; fast, fluent, and
well spoken in debate; inventor, curious, clever; ingenious; like debate
coaches who believe life is a misfit orphanage and they are the caretaker.
Honest
stereotype of the ENTP – Would probably blow up the world to calculate
shrapnel velocity.
You
say potato, ENTP says… “Wrong pronunciation. I bet you say tomato
incorrectly too.”
Dessert
personality for the ENTP – A froyo bar – bored by routine. Smart and
interested in finding new ways to do things. Candied ginger ice cream.
Quote
for the ENTP – “It is better to debate a question without settling it than
to settle a question without debating it.” – Joseph Joubert
Percentage
of ENTP in Men vs. Women – 4.0% male versus 2.4% female - 3.2% total.
[3]
David Keirsey, Please Understand Me II, (Del Mar: Prometheus Nemesis
Book Company, 1998), page 203.
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