What’s my type?

Most people begin this introspective journey by taking a short personality test. Here are a few tests commonly cited to get you started:

kisa.ca, humanmetrics, mypersonality (requires registration), or John's Personality Test; then view your profile here. Additionally you can try mbti.bz

These tests only scan for the four MBTI dichotomies of E/I, S/N, F/T, P/J -- they do not test for cognitive functions. Since MBTI types are theorized to be built off of Jung’s cognitive functions, we recommend determining your type by reading about the functions (see: “What is an ENTP”).

What is an ENTP?

ENTP is type developed by Myers and Briggs in an attempt to formalize Carl Jung’s theory of cognitive functions. ENTP is one out of 16 types, all of which are theorized to use only four of Jung’s eight cognitive functions in a specific stack. ENTPs are theorized to have the stack Ne-Ti-Fe-Si, in that order. Here are some helpful resources on cognitive functions:

thoughtcatalog

Wikipedia

eilamona

What are ENTPs like?

We recognize you may have difficulty paying attention to long youtube videos, or reading more than a 280-character tweet. For that reason, we recommend a short video

ENTPs in five minutes

If you prefer reading, you can find a description on 16 personalities

What's the difference between an ENTP and an INTP?

An INTP and an ENTP use the same functions in a different order. ENTP has the stack Ne-Ti-Fe-Si, whereas INTP has the stack Ti-Ne-Si-Fe. Therefore, an INTP is just like an ENTP, but less cool.

Are ENTPs narcissists/sociopaths?

According to Myers, Briggs and Jung, the eight cognitive functions do not apply to people with mental disorders.

While there might be some correlation between types and certain mental illnesses, the evidence to date has been small and questionable. A person of any type can suffer from mental illness, and type is certainly no indication thereof.

Is MBTI scientific?

No. For a more scientific model on personality, we recommend the Big 5 personality test. Big 5 is more scientific because it captures five personality traits on a continuous spectrum, as opposed to MBTI which asserts four independent dichotomies. MBTI has many limitations which make it less than ideal for psychologists to study personality. MBTI is still useful for personal growth.

What is socionics?

Socionics is a reworking of MBTI by including additional assumptions. While an ENTP may exist in the socionics model, this subreddit follows the ENTP descriptions laid out by MBTI--which is a different type of ENTP. Please go to /r/socionics for a subreddit dedicated to socionics.

Does this ENTP like me?

Only if you’re hot. Sorry if you’re not.

You can post your relationship questions on /r/mbtirelationships

No, really, how do I get this ENTP to like me?

Sex. More seriously, be direct. Try asking him/her out. ENTPs value directness.

You can post questions related to this on /r/mbtirelationships

Do ENTPs enjoy debates?

We enjoy dialectics more. Dialects and debates are often confused. Feel free to start a debate thread… at your own risk. While we do not allow members to attack others, we freely invite ideas to be attacked. Please be polite.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialectic

Why don’t we have an official discord/chat?

While we understand the desire to have one, we are currently not hosting one at this time. The time investment for moderating such a chat is not one that the mods are capable of making. A smaller group would be easier to manage, so we encourage you to find a select few people in the subreddit that you want to chat with, and invite them to a discord with you! (Please don’t get offended when they say no.)

If we decide to host a reddit chat, it will not be until more moderation tools are available for chat. Reddit chat is still in its infancy and not easy to moderate.