ENTP vs ENFP - Which one is better?

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

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.

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I think my real MBTI is ENTP-ENFP cusp, since ENTP was the first one I identified as, for many years during changing into adulthood and I still got strong T and always rank very high on Thinking, even if I get ENFP as a result sometimes, F and T are on the cusp.

[dynamicyandere]

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]

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

[HawkPerception]

are not better than one another*******

[HawkPerception]

Oh I just corrected something that did not need correcting 😭😂

[CalmUntilAbused]

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]

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

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Wow, you are the same?

[NathanDavis]

yes... I always get the EN- for sure sure, but...

the other two are way more balanced and do tend to lean to one or the other from time to time

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

For me, I almost always get EN _P, but T and F are pretty close, like 53%-47% and so on.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Mostly I get 53% F and 47% T, but when I was younger, I got 55%T and 45% F

I think the age and my past experiences made me more empathetic, that’s probably why F became more dominant, but when I was my raw self, without experiences and anything I was always ENTP

[NathanDavis]

I also get ENFJ sometimes...

[NathanDavis]

I actually posted something about it before (two years ago) yes...

how we do change or rather adjust ourselves as time goes by... and what you said is key, experience (s)

" well.. that's what I have noticed about those tests...

some of the questions can be answered in different ways

~ what I THINK I would ~
~ what I SAY I would do ~
~ what I would ACTUALLY DO or HAVE DONE ~

the three can be different sometimes, so the more consistent we are about what we think, we say and what we actually do, the more consistent we will be in this life, but life is still life... and many things change and so do we... that's what time does best, change... "

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

ENFJ is nice. My ex was ENFJ and we kind of got along well 😂

[NathanDavis]

I do get along with most people... lol

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Yeah, he also was very competitive, strategical and ruthless when it was about career. I knew whatever he’d decide to do - He’d reach just anything.

But on the other hand was emotional and very empathetic in a relationship.

So, ENFJs are fine I think.

[NathanDavis]

I'm only competitive within competitions... which is sports, lol

career, or business wise... I go a bit differently, I rather lead than compete

I'm definitely more about teamwork... but then, my business actually had to compete to exist, in the first place, so yeah...

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

He competed in games, he’s a leader too, in a leadership position. But at that time I met him he was 23 and he was in a competition to stand out. Which he managed.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Which I always liked, because he always knew what to do and was always disciplined.

We were total opposites.

I was impressed how composed his life was and he was impressed how crazy mine was.

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Which I don’t understand why would be impressive but I know he told me he wanted to be like me 😂

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Yet, I always wanted to be like him.

[NathanDavis]

oh, I can relate to all of that... lol

and yes, I also had to first manage and follow a lead, before starting my own

there's always something very interesting at that "organized chaos" and how some people do it and make it work that way

there's a method to madness... they say, lol

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I just asked my friend at work to take a test, he’s ISFP, those are cool as well, I seem to get along with them on friendly terms.

[NathanDavis]

yes... I do know a couple of ISFP too

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

Haha, yep. My ex looked at me once and told me

“I am impressed and inspired by you, once after cooking the breakfast for me and bringing me in bed, he told me - I didn’t even know there exist people like you. You are so different. Sometimes I can’t even believe you are real.”

Now, in truth, I was a bit crazy and he liked it about me. God, I felt so loved, to have someone who loved me as crazy and peculiar as I was. He loved me exactly for those things that I am annoyed about in myself.

And I just really admired our differences. He was the engine and he was the power and I was the energy and the ideas in our relationship. Which I found very nice.

Yeah, I am a fan of ENFJs since then haha

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

But I am now curious about other types.

[NathanDavis]

hmm, yes... I know what he means, I've met someone like that before, too

someone unexpectedly "unique" and it seems unreal, but the more you get to know about them... the more genuine they happen to be about all of it and that can definitely be very alluring, and really amazing

however, we were not lucky in timing... so we did not end up together, had we that chance to become something, I think I wouldn't have let her go, ever... lol

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I thought I replied and wondered why you were being late to say “thank you” 🤭😄

I meant to say “No worries, I am sure you’ll find someone special”

[NathanDavis]

well, thank you... haha

and yes, I'm sure that's a matter of time... I always end up stumbling upon some great and wonderful people

[msc545]

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

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I will, what’s your MBTI? I’d guess INTP?

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I took that test.

[msc545]

You took which test?

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

MMPI

[msc545]

Oh do you have someone that knows how to score it?

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I think you forget that you are not at work and you’ve got to answer before asking questions to me 😛

I can ask my cousin, she’s a clinical neuropsychologist, might know.

But I have already read a lengthy PDF about that test, maybe I can do myself.

You didn’t answer my question 🙋🏻‍♀️

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I should calculate an average number out of the numbers I got for each trait? Does validity number also count?

[msc545]

No, and yes. It is rather more complex than that.

[msc545]

Uh - what was your question?

[LaFemmeFatale_1]

I was curious if I got your type right…

[msc545]

I'm not sure since I'm not real familiar with the test you took.

[DJB72]

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

[Grond21]

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

[smahala1991]

I'm enfp so I'll go with that