INTP vs ENTP - Which one are you? 

As an ENTP it gets rlly annoying in multiple choice, because I always have the counter argument to every answer, so I always take so much more time on them

I like how he acknowledges the fact that ENTPS aren't equally extraverted socially.

Here's a shorter version: if you're a charming nerd, then you're an ENTP, if you're just a nerd, then INTP.

*Dealing with stupid rules* INTP: Spends a good amount of time calculating the best way to bypass these rules without anyone noticing ENTP: Kicks them out of the way

Me an ENTP - “what do I like?” Also me - “what do I NOT like though?” *ahhhh I don’t know. don’t make me choose. I don’t have favorites*

INTP: Load, Aim, Shoot ENTP: Shoot, Aim, Load

my answer: i like to analyse chaos even be around it, but i don't like to be a part of it

"both of these types like hearing about themselves" Hey, shut up! Also, please do go on...

INTP: introvert ENTP: extravert Me, who relates to both INTP and ENTP: *ambivert confusion* Update: took several tests on cognitive functions, turns out I am an INTP with very high Ne, that explains the confusion

'need and desire being around people but don't really like them' explained that better than I ever could lmao

The chaos thing depends... If i'm doing my job, i hate chaos and at worst can start feeling ready to shank someone, if things get too chaotic... Otherwise, chaos can be quite fun and entertaining. -INTP

And now I'm even more confused since I relate to both 🤣

This is the most accurate take on INTPs I’ve ever heard. I remember telling my mother that I would never get married, and was going to college for Computer Science, because computers are predictable, they make sense, and they have an answer - unlike humans. Then I discovered typology and realized that there are concrete, scientifically justifiable explanations for human behavior and it was mind blowing to me. I’ve been deeply studying this ever since. I’ve almost gotten to the point where I can have functional relationships and mutually enjoyable conversations with my siblings. Still aspiring to achieve that. Wish me luck.

Based on this video alone, I think I've been mistyped as INTP for years where I may actually be an ENTP. Just the fact of not wanting to commit to anything is quite meta on my experience of not wanting to settle on INTP. To expand on that, I'd rather do nothing at all than to commit to some task or obligation that takes away my time over the long term - it's all about maintaining the potential to be able to explore and try new things.

I feel like I can relate to both aspects of ENTP and INTP. I’ve taken over 6 different variations of tests over an interval gap of 3-5 days atleast 30 times now, and frequently fluctuate between INTP or ENTP. All cognitive functions tests and I only go for the most “accurate” tests. In all my tests, my Ti and Ne are almost always EQUAL…. And my Fe is only slightly higher than my Si with my Se being weakest. Though I resonate with a lot of INTP I also resonate a lot with ENTP characteristics… especially with being able to socialize and connect with people. I am very much capable of that and have been since I was in high school, I just willingly choose to distance myself from people because I find them annoying. I also think primarily through a logical lens, and don’t really make decisions based on personal values… which I don’t really have many personal values now that I think about it. I am very understanding and always argue both sides of an argument. I like understanding things in depth, however, and love to learn for the sake of learning. Ultimately, I’m left unsure of what type I truly am

Honestly, even as an INTP, I kinda love chaos. except in important things like work, that is strussful. However, I love chaos because it gives me new things to look at and figure out. Its a very INTP way to look at it but honestly chaos provides something new. I love figuring things out.

Were are my female ENTP fellas at? 💁‍♀️💁‍♀️💁‍♀️

I'm (I think) an INTP, but I really resonated with the "can't pick a favorite book/song/movie" from the ENTP. My theory behind this is that INTPs like consistency and unchanging systems, and there are always new movies and songs coming out. I do have favorites when it comes to things like colors and foods, because those are the types of things that don't change. Great vid as usual!

I used to strongly identify as INTP abut after watching this I might be ENTP, what made me think this was the chaos part. I love chaos and when something new happens, even if it’s bad. Like if one of my family members got arrested I would just be so intrigued rather than worried because usually the same shit happens everyday, so when something new happens I always get excited and happy, even though I usually don’t have the balls to actually make something different happen. Also I identify as an ambivert, because in most situations I keep quiet if I’m in a place or group with a lot of people, but I enjoy coming up to individual people who I find interesting to talk to. So I might be ENTP

Entp if you really love people. Intp if you love people, theoretically.

Ladies and gentlemen, the video we've all been waiting for

INTP: I like chaos theory.

"As soon as they put their flag down somewhere, their brain will instantly play devil's advocate to themselves". The accuracy of this is uncanny, as an ENTP it can be downright terrifying to be so attached to something or someone. It's as if it goes against my own nature because suddenly my mind shifts into focusing on the benefits of the next new or shiny thing.

I know that I'm an ENTP, but with social anxiety. - INTP

Its true ... as an ENTP I heavilly dislike it when i am asked "What is your favourite X ?" I dont have a favourite in anything... i dont understand how people can even have a "favourite" something ,it feels too limiting... and usually i have a lot of "things" that I like in "X" category ... and also a lot of things i dislike in it... usually i can explain the reasons why i like or dislike them Just being asked "whats is your favourite X" is not enough to make me anrgy , but if you fail to understand my way of thinking and are unwilling to listen to my explanation as to what my way of thinking actually is , I will get annoyed

Husband, the intp, built a man cave in the crawlspace to think in peace. Son, the entp, taught himself drums, moonwalking, and shoots off his mouth for kicks in his spare time.

God, ENTP makes so much sense! I've genuinely been angry with exam feedback because I do psychology and you need such specific things in your answers. Heck, wording things slightly wrong can turn your potential A grade into an F. Misunderstand a question a bit so you mention stuff which is slightly what isn't being asked for? You clearly know nothing about psychology. Like, "Explain how the psychodynamic approach explains personality". There are multiple psychodynamic theories which explain personality in my course. So I assume I have to broadly talk about all of them. Well, no. The question was secretly asking for a detailed (ew) explanation on one single theory. But you have to guess what that theory is. So, I accidentally showed more knowledge than I was supposed to, and got no marks for my answer. Great. :) And yes, screw feeling comfortable on choosing your values instead of changing like the weather.

If you're cool Intp, if you're annoying entp...

INTP vs ISFJ is a really interesting dynamic for you to mention. While INTPs are so different from me in many ways, I often find myself relating to them.

It seems to me that the type of personality can change according to the mood. Like what kind of cognitive functions are there? For entp and intp, they are the same, only they stand in a different sequence. So what prevents a intp who has had a good night's sleep on a day off, who has cleaned his teeth and washed his head since morning, who has eaten normally and is fastidious, who has understood the importance of human relationships in our biological form of social beings, from simply taking and... *bang* turn into an entp. After all, the 16 personality types of Maers-Briggs are just a theory based on how people behave in a given situation. Extrovert/introvert, sensory/intuitive, thinking/feeling, planning/adapting - all this is variable. Yes, someone likes to communicate more, someone less. Someone plans more, someone less. This is what the personality type is built on. But all this is so relative that sometimes it ceases to make sense. In general, to all Maers-briggs fanatics who cannot stop typing everything in a row, I will give advice: "pay attention not to one of the specific 16 personality types, but to one of 4: I forgot what the names are, in short, purple, green, blue and yellow." Because the types of personalities within these four differ so little and depend on such relative and variable things that it's just silly to try to meticulously pinpoint one of the sixteen. (changed) I am an analitic who has tried to define my personality type unambiguously. And sorry for google translate.

I thought I was ENTP but I’m actually INTP. I do like people but I really want a system and not unpredictable and dislike it when people make annoying decisions. It is true the older I get feel more structured and organized

As an INFJ with an ENTP roommate, this guy is insane. He's clumsy as hell, doesn't have any boundaries and pure chaos is the best way i can describe him. However, i also understand him deeply, his struggles. After I decided i was gonna try to embrace how he was like instead of getting pissed off silently, I could see how similar we are. Both of us being intuition doms with Fe/Ti in the middle, we actually share a lot of traits. I understand the ENTPs difficulty with Fi, deeper relationships with other people, their organization and choices in life. They're great people, but same as my experience as an INFJ, have a huge road of learning and gathering experiences to cross

........ and I still don’t know. I’m closer to ENTP, but about half of the time I go into INTP mode. Especially when I become focussed on a subject. The internal logic of ideas is very important to me. EDIT: I’m thinking my ongoing indecision on which type I am is a clue that I’m an ENTP. 🤣

I do like some pressure in my environment. It helps me to process the logical conclusion faster, not meandering endlessly. I see pressure not being the same as chaos. Pressure is more a time crunch than disarray. - INTP

It's so refreshing to hear someone that understands just because you are an extremely introverted ENTP doesn't mean you aren't one or you were mistyped. I am strongly ENTP,but I'm extremely introverted and although the idea of people is very appealing actually being with them is like pulling the plug on my energy reserve. I'm drained within minutes. Kind of like buying a food that looks good in the store and then you eat it and it's disgusting. People look good,but they aren't good for me. ENTPs aren't all social butterflies,but that doesn't make us less ENTP.

I am a true XNTP: I literally used to work all day as a software engineer and then on Tuesday nights perform stand-up comedy at a local club! I was equally comfortable doing both, but I was more consistently proficient doing the geek stuff. Sort of…most of the time…

...and this is why I should stop pining for a certain ENTP. -INTP

As an ENTP I see INTP as terrific teachers on every subject. I just love listening to them, even when they get into details. I will use their details to connect the dots and connect it with other subjects.

this is all bs.. intps aren’t a more ‘rigid’ version of entp but a more deep one entps focus on bouncing their ideas off of people, and getting others’ reactions to them they want others to praise them for being so called creative, and therefore try snd say anything interesting that comes to mind however, once this thing/thought has been said, they simply move on to the next, hence their extraversion- who mainly wants to share with others, not always going very deep and being much more surface level in where the thoughts came from intps think more about their own personal ideas and creations, all branching off from the crazy thing of a brain within their heads long term projects, acquiring skills, mastering or being the absolute best at something is more interesting to them, since they value these things internally, and aren’t focused on what other people think they would never want others to ruin their beautiful, inner world, and thus would rather think more freely to themselves in secret, hence the introversion their dreams in life are theirs intps impress people without constantly trying to

Before I even watch this just gonna say Im an INTP yet again verifying Im still an INTP 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

You have the most meticulous and intrinsically logical of all descriptions (or articles) I have ever watched/read. I wish this description will serve as the basis of these types and not the stereotypical cool nerd vs typical nerd distinction I often see in the comments. I’ve also wondered before the basis on how each types were described and often find it unrealistic, I wonder how you get to these conclusions on the types cause its more sensical. I don’t really buy the stereotypes usually described on the articles and had almost wanted to read Jung’s book but I’m lazy so this is, in a sense, a time saver. Love your contents!

I love to get into depth of certain topics but I never really get stuck on it I like to explore things deeply what’s considered more INTP but I also never stop improving or developing my thought process about a certain topic but that doesn’t mean that I’m only interested on scratching the surface actually it’s the opposite through the development I feel like I can get a deeper understanding of a topic -ENTP

pls make more of these, this one was very helpful

After centuries I've discovered that I'm an ANTP ;-;) ☕

.... So I've come to a conclusion... I'm just an INTP who is a wannabe ENTP.... Great... Now I don't know who I am🤡

Thanks man, i spent over half an year trying to figure this shit out and you nailed it for me. I can rest into my introvertity in peace thanks to you

Immediately on topic informative and a good voice. I'm subscribing

Finally! Somebody who understands my disdain for picking favorites! I hate doing it. I usually have a pool of things I like, rather than pedestals of favorites. Constantly getting asked about my favorites, I finally came up with some answers just so I'd have something to say, but it doesn't feel right.

I'm an ENTP 5w4, which often makes me think I'm an INTP, so this video was very helpful :)

Thank you for that long video :) Very useful! Cheers

Well that's the last comparison I was wondering about, still an INTP, I love routine, good food, deep intellectual conversations and when people do things I don't like, or when I do things were I stand by my principles I find myself getting annoyed with people and saying "it's not about (insert arbitrary social norm here), it's a matter of principle!" I think so many people who believe they are INTP don't understand how much Si third function is such an important part of what makes an INTP, an INTP So thank you for this video 🙂

I really like your vision on the MBTI system. I was always a bit dismissive of personality tests, untill I did this rather short personality type test which had some really great points about how I interacted with the world. Really interesting that with this small amount of questions you can be this accurate, but at the same time, a personality/human life has so much more dimensions which you can never include in a test. If I can speak for my own situation. I had a traumatic experience following with long term sickness. This changed my way of behaving with the world to introverted. Now as I'm finally getting better my extraverted tendencies are coming back. Again, Great work Nathan. Keep sharing those thoughts, I'm really interested in how you look at these things.

My friend is an INTP, and she will spend a lot of time calculating before making a decision in order to minimize failures I'm an ENTP And I oftentimes find myself acting, and thinking while acting, and I don't care about making a mistake cause that's how you learn but yeah I think it's interesting how INTPs and ENTPs may differ within their cognitive functions

ENTPs are so interesting to me in that even an individual with 0 interest in other people can still be astonishingly socially adept. I've got a lot of respect for this type.

We're a mind floating in a infinitude of possibilities. The intp is more interested in comprehending the mind, the entp is more into the possibilities. That's how I see it as an intp

I'm an intp and I literally can't tell at all if I'm an intp or entp, this is gonna kill me

My two dogs are named Mischief & Mayhem. Yeah, I like chaos. 🖤 #entp

This is so helpful, thank you!

This one was pretty helpful in distinguishing which of the two I'm more likely to be, which is INTP. IIRC, the INTP/INTJ one leaves more space for ambivalence.

Do you think you can classify RU-vidrs that may or may not have taken the test and got the wrong mbti and now think it's false? Like PewDiePie, or Penguinz0, and DisguisedToast?

"need and desire being around people but don't really like them" so thats why I feel the way I feel all the time, quite a way you put it mr. intj man

I think it's funny how similar are ENTPs and ESFJs when one is considered a ball of chaos and the other one is considered the one taking care of everyone

I am an INTP and my husband is an ENTP. I recommend every introvert to find the extrovert type of themselves. It's like talking to yourself all the time, like you share the same brain. Bonus: you can have the extrovert to run errands for you or any stuff that involves going outside and talking to people. lol

I appreciate the depth you went into here. Usually, I just hear things like "When you're not sure, you're an ENTP", because apparently INTPs are more introverted then most introverts. And I used to be, but I got sick of Ti-Si loops, and have learned to embrace Ne and Fe more. In certain social environments now, I don't get drained anymore. Supposedly types aren't suppose to change though, so I was very baffled. Your description made it quite clear that I'm really just an INTP that is becoming more social. Chaos is ultimately what drains me, in fact its that element of social interaction that forces me to leave and recharge, which is why I can talk one on one for hours now or get energized coming out of philosophy class. The issue isn't people, it's external stimuli. I So clearly I'm not an ENTP. Problem solved. Thanks for keeping it simple.

It’s hilarious because I’m dead on in between I&ENTP. It just depends whether I enjoy that subject and what mood I’m in that day xD

I have a bit of both but lean towards Entp, Interesting. I love chaos and change in ever evolving theories, but I also love to much more dive into and distill and get the little details right. It's weird because I love it when a system is Ridgid, but sometimes I'll get a wonderlust to change things up a bit even if it's small.

I have really enjoyed these videos. I feel like I toggle on the ij/ep axis, but I'm ultimately an intp (IDK... maybe an entp). However, as I like to say, all models are useful and none are accurate (that precision and understanding thing!), and so I see how I have other traits outside this framework which Sometimes muddy the best fit and MBTI. For example, I am a "creative," in writing and design... I can get pretty emo in prose and also really require an aesthetic environment, which is a bit s. I am also an execute/explore in 5 dynamics, and I think of myself as a high action, highly practical personality, looking for ideas based on if they're useful. Yet, I far more identified with your other video's intp rather than intj. However, now I am fully infatuated with you, specifically, and I will watch all the videos because in some universe, it is 100% possible we will have a grand romance.

great video

Ive been dyingggg for you to make this videoo

I'm an intp ( I think? [Based on points I mostly agree with on YT videos and internet research about cognitive functions and their relevance to me] but still confused if I'm an entp or infp, and still questioning this mbti classification, at the same time actually enjoying to hear the points about things that makes us humans, I'm so torn lmao 😭) However, unlike what you said about INTP being reliant on fixed systems, it actually triggers my anxiety to think about the concept of a fixed system - in humans (I find joy in living by witnessing the spontaneity that creates cuteness in human interactions). It makes me restless that there is a system for people and it might not excite me anymore if I get to understand it. So I'm watching videos like with this lingering anxiety). I found myself being comforted by the idea that phenomenon that involves humans and their behavior are something that cannot be fully systematized, bit by bit. Hence I calm myself by just telling myself that there are great amount of things left to be known and will never run out of things to discover as new things will emerge out of all the existing things. I go by this quote that says "life gets boring when you stay within the limits of what you already knew"(The exploration on the understanding of things and ideas in this material world) YET sometimes, I also go by this one as well, "Meaning makes a great many things endurable -perhaps everything" (Maybe this one gives me comfort when my Ti Ne suddenly gets hit by my Si and makes me overwhelmed) These 2 really give me a pat on the back. The concept that there is the unknown and the unexplored, that there's a lot of things to live for -to keep knowing, to keep on understanding ⊂(´･◡･⊂ )∘˚˳°

These differences even out somewhat with age/maturity/experience.

I think people mostly don't mind being the best in the room at their dominant function...

I love your videos. I would like to see more videos on ENFPS or ENFJs

I’ve always thought that I’m an INFP or an ENFP but today I have realized that I’m actually an ENTP - in my well protected shell. Like, wow…

Ok, so I am probably an ENTP. Because my friend is an ISFJ and we are literally polar opposites. I also do enjoy chaos. I have been mistyped as an INTP a few times while I was trying to test the consistency of the MBIT tool and possibly debunk it. But it seems to be pretty accurate just by seeing people like you, really analyze the whole theory of these tests. I approve of this test and seems like a cool way to understand each other a little better.

why am i having a crisis over this at 1 am

I have taken so many personality tests and I have always been identified of the personality type as intp all the times, and yet even though I have all the introverted tendencies when it comes to people I still behave like that of an entp like constantly roasting people, witty deadpan remarks, many many unplanned projects, getting bored quickly after starting any project, no favorite shows because of too many choices, difficulty in playing anything on netflix as I waste all my time just choosing what to watch and ultimately failing to watch anything there, hate for routine, at least 50 tabs open in my browser, not wanting to settle, jumping fluidly between all of them, doesn't care about the details and precision as much...but then I sometimes find myself being in my intp mode where I am slow in taking action, think about useless stuff a lot, analyze some topic with a lot of time even if I have to finish something else, commited to only peculiar types of routines if only I find them interesting and inside my comfort zone, zoning out and absentmindedness...wheww! So I am just gonna think of myself as a XNTP for the time being now :D Thanks for coming to my ted talk!

It has been getting confusing as i am INTP with high Ne. My Ne has developed massively in my 20s, I really like exploring new things and cross-pollinating ideas. I am aware I can sometimes lack foundation and my ideas come off as vague compared to other INTPs. But I still think Ti is my primary function. When I do not know well about something I use Ne, I rely on pattern recognition, but when I really get obsessed over something and wants to know everything about it, my Ti shines.

"The need to be around people but dont really like them" I feel attacked 😅

Should I forget about buying a house? Looking over 3 years in different areas and can’t commit. Ought I check out real estate on exoplanets? 🌌 - ENTP

This interestingly sheds a lot of light on the frustrations my ENTJ friend and my INTJ self have with each other, too. Te is a different beast than Ti (as well as Ni and Ne), but a judging dom vs a perceiving dom still have a lot of the same problems in communication 🤔🤔🤔

A coworker asked me what my favorite type of cheese was recently. My immediate and first response was "Oh my god that's terrible. Why would you even ask me something like that." This video gave me a flashback of that and made me laugh. INTP here!

Looking forward to the ENTP vs ENFP video.

After 20 years I suddenly realized that Radiohead is my favourite band. It seemed like SUCH a discovery to me. I felt wow, I actually made up my mind [in this way] to which my friend said; duh, I could have told you that! How’d you not ‘know’? Erm, well bc it’s too hard to narrow down out of ALL the music out there. LOL.

THANK YOU

we def want more vids about entps and intps

I sit almost exactly between the two. Depending on my mood when I take the test, I get one result or the other. Both times I'm close to 50% on the E/I axis. I'm very firmly NTP, Asertive type, but the 'I' and the 'E' is usually a big '?' dependant entirely on how I'm feeling at the time.

why is that so true about the ENTPS, as an ENTP myself, I want or feel the desperation to socialize, but I really don't like "people" in general. that's why sometimes I come across as very introverted because I get bored talking to those who are less efficient than me.

I have a trick, everytime I'm asked what's my favorite that and that, I say something random. People get really confused and distance themselves from you if you don't have favorites. Everyone has favorites! Then they change their favorites. It's madness and random.. just like my fake favorites😂. It works like a charm and they don't suspect a thing.

I look at these personality tests as more of a fun pass time to ponder about myself, although its interesting when you talk about extrovert and introvert not mattering quite as much. Out of curiosity I took the test for the third time last night (half a sleep mind you) and I got INTP. The interesting part is that in highschool I was INTP, but when I was in college I turned ENTP according to the test. I had more social situations where I had to be quite involved for several years. After that and things quieted down in my life, I guess I moved back into introversion. So I inference that that E and I factor may be subject to change throughout ones life. Not that other parts couldn't, but that seems like the most fluid one.

Me quite literally being the hybrid. Tested INTP a year ago (51% introverted duh) and does really think deep, also turns everything into a math problem to solve, and obsessively observes patterns, but then after the inner "calculator" to solve these math problems were built, I start to favour chaos. I firmly believe I strive in chaos and I really like debating with other people as well. However I haven't gave up stability, and its really something I like a lot to this day. I feel like I put myself into chaos and I start to miss stability lol

Every word in this vid abt entps i find accurate af. This guys actually got it

If you are sure you are definitely one of these two types, but not sure which one, think about the Fe/Si. Do you feel your Si is pretty good but your Fe is annoying, etc? then you're intp. If you feel you are better with people, but less organized, etc, then you're entp.

It's interesting. I was always determined as INTP. At the same time, I am pretty chaotic, my list of interests often shocks people, searching for cross-connections is my favorite thing, and all the best things that I did I did under the stress. But I am undoubtedly an introvert. Sometimes extremely. I always felt that there is no way that I can be an ENTP.

yes i like to maintain the chaos, keeps me occupied and yeah i like to hear about myself

I deeply like music improvisation. Improvisation in general. I find it liberating. Other trait that tells me I'm an ENTP.

Awesome video, any advice for a shy ENTP who finds 99% of people unlikable or boring, I want to overcome my shyness around new people but I also don't feel like talking to people I find unintersting.

As an INTP the only reason I would go into exploration mode for it’s own sake would be to upgrade the quality of my Ne, exploration mode for it’s own sake is a great Ne “excercise” and it allows me to see things from different points of views and see all the possibilities. Exploration mode for it’s own sake allows me to have good Ne which is important for theories that I’ve developed for the universe around me. I go into exploration mode for it’s own sake to increase my Ne so I can get to the bottom of things in a more efficient way. I’m more of a person who wouldn’t do it for it’s own sake though, I find it fun but it isn’t as fun or cool to me as the theories and problems I’m solving.

How does this apply when you have mental/personality disorders? For example, I have autism, which makes me more inflexible to change and less likely to interact with others. But I find that I'm good at applying a skill from one field to another so I'm pretty sure I'm an ENTP

‘Need and desire people but...don’t really like them’ accurate af😂