INTJ vs ENTJ: Why They Are So Similar And Yet So Different 

As an INTJ married to an ENTJ.....I plan and she executes.....for all our endeavors success is a given

As an Intj I believe we're so similar in many ways, and I admire entj's tenacity, their fierce, Intjs can be like that but in bursts but entjs are relentless and smart 😆, as well as I can see entj acting more introverted than you would think

I am an ENTJ, and my spouse is an INTJ. We've been the best of friends for over twenty years of marriage. We often share our new findings and learnings from various sources and never tire of it. Honesty is ingrained in both of us, and our approach to planning for the future is also the same. The major difference between us is that I enjoy spending time with people outside, while it quickly drains my spouse's energy. He feels best when he can stay home whenever he has the chance.

ENTJ says what INTJ is thinking

As an INTJ, I just realized I need an ENTJ partner.

when he says something about intj yep its me , and then entj and yep its me too

When you're with your fraternal twin, small differences can seem larger than they are. The INTJ will think there is diminishing returns to the ENTJ's ambitions. The ENTJ will think the INTJ is preoccupied. The ENTJ will want the INTJ to have a higher Se and the INTJ will be more in touch with their Fi.

INTJ here (professionally typed 3x for corporate leadership positions) - - This video is a certified #INTJTruthBomb

I’m an INTJ, my best relstionships have been with ENTJs. There’s something really attractive about how similar yet different we can be. I wasn’t the slightest bit surprised when I asked my current partner if he knew his MBTI and he said ENTJ. I must have a thing for them lol.

I am an ENTJ , previously INTJ , i believe the two types are extremely similar to each other , just differ in social state and some energy

Seems to me the area for INTJ growth is to be more ENTJ and for ENTJs to be more INTJ

I've always had great interactions with both types, depending on how I needed to act in certain situations. I have been lucky enough to have developed in such a way that I can sit right in the middle of both types, though also possessing high level deductive thinking as well, a quality typically reserved for Ti users. While I lean towards cognitive introversion (INTJ), I'm also well suited to social extraversion that allows me to act closer to ENTJ. This is also due to a relatively evenly developed Te with Ni, which may sometimes usurp my Ni, making me closer to ENTJ. Here's a pretty decent summary of how these two interact in my experience with reference to theory: The main thing I think INTJ lacks is impetus, the force to start on something. When things aren't perfect, INTJ will often get hung up on small details that, although they will actually have little effect, they believe can lead to failure. This is due to their repressed Si that likes to bring up their previous failures and is one of the biggest reasons for INXJ types' perfectionism. Better developed INTJs will often use Si to better improve their plans, eventually leading to better impetus and confidence down the line (inferior Se development). While INTJs can be reserved in many cases, when Ni has given a clear vision they often are more confident and outgoing since the path is relatively clear. Main problem with INTJ is they posses an Fe blindspot, often seeming cold, blunt, rude, and braizen. This is something that the outgoing ones attempt to work on, however, it is difficult for them do build this due to their own integrity. They have great penitence for being insincere. ENTJs are great at starting things. That's a massive difference between the two. Te dominants like to keep people moving to minimise wasted time. They tend to be much more proactive and able to start before a complete plan is made. They aren't perfectionists but due to an Si blindspot they may miss details that can make or break plans and cause them more work than was needed. They do, however, make up for this with their people skills, being able to intelligently manage and empathise with others for the sake of improving productivity. The further use of these skills will also help develop their inferior Fi. ENTJs being mostly outgoing allows them to be much better leaders more naturally, though the more reserved ENTJs tend to spend more time on contemplation and making sure that everything runs smoothly and without conflicts by leaning on Ni to determine the result of information that is unknown.

I'm an INTJ with un-diagnosed adult ADHD, which through conditioning gives me ENTJ like tendencies. I hoard information and can go into a multi day/ week rabbit hole, then simply move on to the next subject. I've always excelled in sales/ marketing so people think I'm a people person, but in reality, my I prefer to be secluded within my own thoughts and ponder. I do not seek to become the direct leader within a power structure, I would be more comfortable as a consultant vs. a direct leader. I understand that 'Leaders' always have a target on their back, and I cannot stand the social politics that comes with that. Nor do I have the emotional/ mental capacity to keep up with an image. I'm more Tom Hagen than Michael Corleone. I would rather mastermind and see 4 steps ahead, then to be the face of something powerful.

i can sit down and have a great conversation.. except there is one thing we will never agree on. who is in charge? they think they are in charge. wrong. we are never really sure who is in charge

I took the test twice, the first time I was an INTJ and the second time I'm an ENTJ.

Very interesting content 🙏🏼. Your analysis is pretty accurate I think. Speaking for myself. I was born an entj. Then through childhood became an intj. And after that a went back and forth between E and I. I am late middle age and I find that I can apply the E and the I at will. My greatest challenge? Accepting that I am the odd one out, but now I know that I am the one who gets things done, who always (!) achieves her goals. I seem to be at my best when the rest of the world is in crisis and panicking. And yes, most of the time (my life) I have been single or ‘alone in a marriage’. My girlfriends find that that should not be, but I honestly don’t mind. It is either all or nothing, when it is about romantic relationships. For me, 100% honesty and (oke a bit less) 90% commitment, or it is a no go.

I was listening kind of asleep but did you missed Fi ? That's the only difference that makes me don't want to be ENTJ From the need for validation to values priority in the processing..

INTJ are awesome, I really admire them. -ENTJ.

I act like INTJ in real life. I act like ENTJ online.

It didn't help. I have equal sides of attributes both types still indecisive.

I am ENTJ to INTJ :")

Btw, I don’t think I am awesome, not at all. I am the odd one out. Other types are much easier types to be around with. More fun. But it is what it is.

As a previous entj and now intj, i genuenly dont think we are different at all. It's just me who say whatever i think but hating people more ig.

The salient distinguishable difference between the two have to do with psychodynamic temperaments in social engagements aka extroversion. In personality theory, extroversion is the interest and drive to partake with the “group” due to innate desires and shared interests with the whole. ENTJs exhibit high extroverted tendencies where in which their desire to partake in social settings and activities is natural and relatable to them, giving them the overall ability to socialize however detached they may be. An INTJ does not share such psychopyramidal traits of extraversion and does not desire to be part of the group. In fact the INTJ has an inability to be part of the group and finds social contexts innately undesirable. While both types are great problem solvers and intelligent, they function very differently. An INTJ has to fake it when in social situations and an ENTJ feels lost without people and social activities. E.g. An ENTJs experience and understanding about cultural trends and issue is vastly superior to that of the INTJs. While the INTJs existential/metaphysical and overall individualistic/ introverted ability to engage successfully with their environment is vastly superior to the ENTJs .

But what if your an ONTJ? Or a ONTA / ONTV (same thing) Omnivert Intuitive Thinking Adaptive/Versatile

This is the ole sigma vs alpha discussion, as far as men go anyway.. INTJs and ENTJs are exactly what people are thinking of when they imagine either.

People in the comments are being ridiculous for putting a personality on a higher pedestal superior to the other, when they are different, although similar, cognitive functions.

Yet ENTJ completely loathe order and structure

ENTJ always wins cause INTJ are so terrible with people it’s a nightmare. Ass kissers too, rule followers to a fault and don’t actually “do” anything