ENTP vs ENFP - Which one is better?

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I used to be ENTP when I was 17-20. Then turned more emotional and friendly and always was ENFP for the past 5 years. And sometimes even very rarely, even INFP - on my introverted days.

I now took two extensive tests, on two different sites, one is ENTP, another one says ENFP, which one to believe?

On ENFP - My thinking and feeling percentages are always close to each other. 53%feeling, 47%thinking.

dynamicyandere · Accepted Answer

Every MBTI has its strengths and weaknesses, so what is better depends on what you’re trying to do.

Better at what, right?

I think N and F combinations are really good at being empathetic and understanding your own emotions and the emotions of others.

I believe that N and F combinations are the most ideal for those who want intimate and/or romantic relationships.

T types are useful for career success and being very logical about every single decision.

But, it can hurt your ability to empathize and connect to others if you’re too calculating and not feeling enough.

As for my own MBTI, I’m not sure if I’ve ever gotten the INTJ result before.

But, I have gotten ENFJ multiple times and INFJ the most.

So, for me, I teeter between I and E, but with a slight lean towards I.

However, I switch between different headspaces, almost like gears to a car, when I need to handle a particular role well.

For example, if I’m in a high pressure situation at work and I need to solve a logistical problem on my own (big deadline to meet and nobody is both available and capable of sorting it out except for me at the time and jobs are at stake if we underperform), I can go full on T and put my feelings aside, so I can calmly think of the most logical and strategic course of action. In moments like that, my headspace is more of an ISTJ.

But, if I’m off work, and I need to relax, unwind, and spend time with my S/O, then I need to be sure I return to my usual INFJ headspace.

HawkPerception · Accepted Answer

I've taken the test on many different platforms over 50 times and the results is always the same. I consistently get INTP.

I would not say that ENTP and ENFP are better than one another. They each have their traits that distinguish them. Their personality types get along with different personality types. My best friend is an ENTP and we relate on a lot of stuff and communicate similarly. I tend to not relate as much to people that are overly emotional. It doesn't mean I can't get along with them. I just find it harder to see where they come from a lot of the time. That's the dynamic between personality types in MBTI

CalmUntilAbused · Answer

These are both applicable to humans, so to say one is better than the other is to say that some people are better than other people. While people are by no means equal, it's morally wrong to extend the natural inequalities in their capabilities (which are usually somewhat balanced in the end, anyway) to the point when we consider some to be better, or "more human", than others.

Now, if we want to compare the values themselves:

Being Extroverted is a strategic blunder in a battle for survival, as it tends to reveal far too much sensitive data about You to people You should never fully trust. However, it also boosts Your social status, making You a well-liked (or well-defended) member of a group, which somewhat compensates for the aforementioned vulnerability. Being Introverted gives You more control over what data to distribute among people and can even allow You to create different personas for different environments to make You appear nigh-invincible or at least make taking You down seem not to be worth the risk. However, unless You can create a convincing extroverted persona, it basically dooms You to being an outcast, and life is far more regularly and far more dangerous on the fringes of the society.

As for being Sensing, I don't really have much data on it, as most of the people I know are iNtuitive, or the way it is described, "reasoning", but if these people are prone to falsehoods in data they are presented with, that's a massive weakness as well, and it's hard to find any compensation for this. Now, being iNtuitive makes You able to make sense of the data at hand and find any inconsistencies. The minor flaw here is that several logical models of the situation might sometimes be equally probable given the data at hand and trying to find the actually correct one might take (too much) time.

Being Thinking means being able to analyze the data and make Your decisions based on this data alone with no emotional distractions, which is a big advantage, as the logical decision is most likely to be effective, as long as the data is complete and correct. Any deficiencies in the data makes Thinking people struggling to make sense of the situation and might pose a danger, especially given that the decisions You are likely to make while Thinking are likely to be unpopular with the society. Being Feeling, on the other hand, makes Your decisions extremely adaptable to any amount of chaos (sometimes changing these decisions in high frequency) and yet again, it makes You a well-liked (and well-defended) member of a group. However, if the chaos can be relatively easily sorted out, logical decisions will prevail over emotional ones, which poses a threat to entire Feeling societies.

Being Judging makes You resistant to change, which is pretty useful when said change comes from societal pressure, as it basically means Your morals are set in stone and not much can change them. However, it might be detrimental if said change is a radical change in data at hand that would require a drastic change of decision/attitude. Being Perceptive, on the other hand, makes You more capable of following trends, which will be helpful anywhere where trends and their changes are crucial, like stock markets. However, if You follow some social trends, You might find Yourself a victim of a negative, but much less obvious health trend.

All in all, all personality types have their strengths and weaknesses. The way I see it, ENTP is the "stronger" option in any sane circumstances, but in the chaos of the 21st century, ENFP might have the advantage. However, the true problem is not "which one is stronger", but "which one fits me best", as it might happen that the one You perceive as "weaker" is Your actual type.

NathanDavis · Answer

same... I think the best is we can be both...

DJB72 · Answer

I'm extremes. ENFP. No idea what being on the cusp could be like

msc545 · Answer

This is interesting but unfortunately not very reliable or valid. Try an MMPI instead. I would be interested to see that result.

Grond21 · Answer

I usually get ENTP, but I'm not sure too many details about it.

smahala1991 · Answer

I'm enfp so I'll go with that

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