How to Think Like an Extraverted iNtuitive... Literally

[@rogerhuggettjr.7675]

Ne is like exploring a fractal. Even if you have a precise conviction, world view, opinion, etc. you can go from there and still have infinite ways to build, explore and philosophize. Ne will never bring you to a dead end or leave you bored.

[@OXGiaNinaXO]

ENFP here and I have a new hobby every week it seems. This might sound like I’m bragging, but every new creative hobby/project I try I always excel and outperform in because if something interests me I am HYPER focused. However, I suck at everything else in life. LOL my house is full of random crap from all my various hobby’s and interest and EVERYTHING about me is novel and not practical. I also waste so much time wondering and researching things that do not matter. I know a lot of theories about secret societies and recently really got obsessed over deep sea creatures. Ask me about the last time I changed my air filter or got an oil change I will look at you blankly because I probably don’t know the answer. Lol

[@Nyalloyd]

You and me both.

[@ugurcankarakas6554]

ENTP here, I also have lost of hobbies but the main difference is it doesn't matter if I'm interested or not what makes me excel at it is if I understand it and if it makes sense to me or not (winks in Ti)

[@YouilAushana]

Fi user self-centeredness

[@benwells2338]

Loved this video! Short and simple. Gotta love fellow NPs. It's a quick disappointment or turn off of mine when ideas of mine are so quickly shut down by others. Not like I search for agreement, but I'd love it if more people could just entertain other prospects more in life. What if we did this? What if that happened? I love those what ifs! Great videos btw, I've seen a bunch of yours.

[@GeekPsychology]

Thanks again, Ben! I fully agree. There's so much to explore! I always imagine it like getting on a bus without knowing where you're going - letting new and interesting people on and off which then brings new ideas and atmospheres - and eventually getting to a destination. Most people just want to arrive at the destination and move on with life. :s But I guess that's just necessary to keep balance in humanity...?

[@elainerotelli9185]

Indeed!

[@rickwrites2612]

I know, I'm always telling my ISTJ partner, "I know its not true but can't you just...try this on? What's the harm in trying on an idea?" Him: "Fine. And then what?" "and then...won't it be fun?"

[@sriradhagovinda]

Very interesting! Thank you for the explanations. I am an ENFP. Your friend'c comment about the brain being so fast and finding it hard to catch up with it, made total sense for me.

[@GeekPsychology]

It keeps on runnin away

[@rickwrites2612]

Love it. I think ENFPs also have a flair for grammar, but it's more "by ear" than ENTPs, in that may not even know the explicit rules. I could always just tell as a young teen, long before an English degree, whether a complex sentence "worked" or not, and correct it by sounding, even when I didn't know the rule and it was counterintuitive to others (such as subject-verb agreement when the subject is not a plural noun but a collective singular noun).

[@adrienneb5445]

Music is on point 😃. Looking forward to introverted intuition .

[@GeekPsychology]

Thanks! I thought of you while choosing the music! Hoped for the best.

[@PowerRedBullTypology]

I really like how you use Metaphoric type of examples to explain things. For me metaphors instantly make subjects I might not know that much about, suddenly very easy to understand en also memorize. I think It explains the formula or essence behind a concept much quicker than actually explaining every detail of the actual concept itself, so the listener does not really have build the concept you're trying to explain from the ground up. Instead, it makes it possible to 'recycle' concepts we already know to comprehend things, which I think is alot more efficient than doing all over again. But maybe it's just me who sees it that way? Not sure if it works that way for all types, but it surely does for me (I'm an INTP).

[@naomisdiary9835]

god im in love with this man… what a gorgeous face and soothing voice

[@amras1984]

You have great videos. Thanks for sharing. And I really enjoy watching you talk. ;)

[@GeekPsychology]

Thank you Michael! It means a lot that you take the time to comment. I hope I can continue to serve well :D

[@DaenerysTheQueen]

thanks for the video, it is really interesting. i am an INFP, too, I use Ne a lot... and I love it ! good luck ! ;)

[@GeekPsychology]

isn't it fun? :D glhf to you too!

[@markwarr794]

Great content and superbly presented. Especially given the content’s complexity.

[@ethansurber479]

I wonder if Ne is the same, more or less, connected to Adhd and ADD.

[@Copaloma]

Really appreciate your content, thank you 🙏

[@Copaloma]

The Christmas tree is a reference to the light that light up all over the place, as the ENFP brain does

[@GeekPsychology]

You’re welcome. Thank Dario Nardi though!

[@TheTygertiger]

It was really interesting to learn about these brain regions. With every region you talked about, I could connect it to way I do things or what I'm good at. I especially enjoyed hearing about your ENTP friend being really into the etymology of words. I never knew it was such an ENTP thing. I do that too. I do also a lot of comparative linguistics between different languages since I speak 6 languages with varying degree of fluidity and I can understand about 6 others to some degree based on the languages I actually speak. It's so interesting to see how e.g. our economic history is coded into the sayings. I live in the Netherlands and I had a really hard time learning the Dutch equivalent to "Don't buy a pig in a poke". In my native Finnish we also buy a pig which is very logical since Finland was a fairly poor agricultural country until the 1950's. You'd want to buy a a good fat pig or your Christmas ham wouldn't be the true king of the Christmas meal it's supposed to be. But the Dutch buy a cat in a sack and I couldn't understand why anyone would want to buy a cat. In the past you were supposed to get a cat for free or for hardly any money when somebody's cat had had some surprise kittens. I could only start remembering which animal is in the Dutch sack, when somebody told me the cats were bought as ship's cats to kill rats. You needed a cat that was a good rat-hunter or your crew had no food left halfway to the Dutch East Indies. That's when I truly realized how strongly the merchant traders had impacted the Dutch culture.

[@otanix]

I'm an ENFP and my friends laugh at me when I say that I can extract a person's motive by just looking at his face, how his eyeballs and eyebrows move, how he pans his head, how he moves his lips, etcetera, specially when I hear the words they speak. But to them it's laughable. My predictions are mostly correct though and they think I'm some kind of a genius or maybe there's a trick or cheat. They can't fathom that it's just my Ne and Fi and nothing to do with genius or whatever trick (I'm not a genius by the way).

[@reizer05]

same but i use Ne and Si then Ti to judge him

[@simonzingius9951]

@@reizer05 do you use Si to get a gut feeling?

[@rogerhuggettjr.7675]

I love Ne as an INTP. Ne is like having a second personality that keeps prodding me with "have you thought of this or tried that" and doesn't let me settle on what my Ti logic sees at first blush. There is always an improvement or nuance that can change everything as Ne tosses me curves to consider. I love INFPs, but have had difficult times with their Ne as a parent function feeding Fi versus Ti. They has a tendency to read between the lines what my feelings or motives are when I'm not expressing them (because I'm not having any) and that has caused friction at work and with dates. Ne makes them very interesting and fragile at the same time (although I don't know any male INFPs).

[@Galaxy14363]

This was really awesome, the video is so informative about so cool stuff and makes you understand yourself in these aspects. First time I've seen your channel and I love it. (possibly overreacting, don't know yet xD)

[@nancyandaharon]

iNe: "It's like 'X'- yada yada yada, BUT on the other hand..." and then you wish you had more than five fingers on each hand.

[@GeekPsychology]

Never enough hands.

[@ioannisp3067]

Interesting.. I score as an ENFP but I mostly considered myself as an Introvert, or at least Ambivert, but after watching your video and your interesting examples, I noticed the difference between a Primary Ne (ENFP) and a Secondary Ne (INFP). You are an INFP, (probably that borders with INTP), you use Ne to "express" your Fi or describe a Ti through interesting examples about video games and stuff... whereas I would do the opposite I would use Ne (outside phenomena and connections) to gain understanding about Fi.. A bit difficult concept I think to describe, but what I mean is that I would have as a "natural" tendency to see outside (Ne) and gain understanding about the inside (Fi), whereas a Secondary Ne would have as a "natural" tendency to see first inside (Fi) and express that to the outside by using Secondary Ne. And that's basically what I did by watching your video, and by also observing that I did that... Basically that's the difference between INFP and ENFP I think.. and probably I am almost out of topic..

[@dosodraws7739]

Sometimes you think you're an Introvert but it turns out you're just bored easily with shallow people, which may happen to surround you.

[@GeekPsychology]

It’s not all about the people! E wants new feedback in the outer world. People do give a lot of that, but so does going to new places (as one example).

[@reizer05]

@@dosodraws7739 im INTP and im easily get bored to the things after learning them. When it comes to people, im bored on how illogical theyre. I just let them do their thing its their life anyway.

[@DandinXY]

Very good video!

[@GeekPsychology]

+Meta MBTI Thank you :)

[@orchidsrising7910]

Oh my gosh. This was interesting. Thank you much. By the way, you articulate very well for an INFP... and have delightful composure and light in your eyes, too... or that is coming from my INFP perspective. Brightness 🌸 I want to look into this more so I can become a better speaker with certain people. I have a question for you if you can relate and wouldn't mind answering... At first, before you worked on yourself, did your speech patterns with people who understand you and you, them have the tendency or ability to be able to jump from a particular topic to a relatable theory to a metaphorical saying to a film reference to an immediate insight to an emotional reaction, or whatever, etc, with them, all on the same tangent and leading back to the original topic... without ADD because you are fundamentally following the same topic, just touching on the many strings that relate to it in the bigger picture and therefore understanding it more...? I am asking because with certain people, I have these types of multilayered multi-textural emotional and philosophical conversations and we feel like we get each other, but with other people, they speak more literally, so I feel I have to sort of simplify and be exact about what I am saying to them. Unfortunately, it feels like I'm putting my brain in a cage. But, I have been working on just listening and being present and meeting people at their level, but I would love to be able to inspire people who are different than me with my words someday. Not as good as, but sort of like the excellent speakers do, such as Obama 💕💕 Sorry for the long comment... (and question)

[@GeekPsychology]

I don't really understand the question. It sounds like just different dynamics of interacting with other types :P Some people do not follow the Ne "ADD bus trips" to other contexts. It's just not their style. I don't feel I speak well, but something I try to keep in mind is to take all the responsibility onto yourself. If they don't understand it, it's because you aren't speaking their language.

[@thentherewasnancy5981]

The strategy thing is on point. I think strategy past what's good for my health. And I've also been said to be a great DM. I think it's probably one of the most enjoyable things this world has to offer (DM'ing).

[@GeekPsychology]

Thanks for commenting. Awesome. Are you an ENTP? I've often wanted to try DM'ing, but I'm still afraid of where it'll take me. lol

[@thentherewasnancy5981]

Haha yeah I'm ENTP and I'd definitely suggest trying to DM. I find it hugely rewarding; creating a fun and intricate adventure while acting out a bunch of different little roles. I also love how quick you have to be sometimes, because it's impossible to plan out every reaction your group will make (but that might be because I tend to improv the fine details). I'd say to give it a shot and don't worry about it! It's worth the experience, especially if you like writing fantasy.

[@GeekPsychology]

It sounds like a lot of fun! Do you have any techniques that work well for you for the things you can plan? Besides a lot of experience... lol I've been learning some single-player no DM styles that I need to find some more time to devote to. Maybe after my group's D&D adventure is done later this year I'll have enough confidence under my belt to try DMing for them.

[@thentherewasnancy5981]

Hell yeah man it's a blast! It's a lot to explain what I do (because DMing is really a lot of work haha) but I can say that I enjoy making a very intricate plot line but not a linear one. I just let them go wherever, rather than push them along a specific path. I write out very general notes that help me remember important things like dialogue and story progression, and then I pretty much improvise for the rest, so it's probably not the best technique out there lol. Basically, if I prepare all of the nouns within my story well enough, then I can easily improvise the rest without being thrown off. It's fun to write out a little world with places and people and an intended story, and then just throw your friends in there and watch what the actual story ends up like.

[@GeekPsychology]

Interesting! I think that's a really good way of going about it - set up your nouns and let people interact with them. My DM always plans a ton but in the end is like, "I have no idea what you guys will do, so I just have ideas and have to work with what happens."

[@sriradhagovinda]

Such an NF trait to answer every comment :)

[@GeekPsychology]

+Sri Oppecini I try :)

[@catvalentine4317]

That was really interesting to watch since I have an extremely high Ne, I took me a few months to figure out whether I am ENTP or ENFP. That might be due to the many perspectives...

[@catvalentine4317]

I actually made it through! Now I know why I love etymology so much... :)

[@catvalentine4317]

And although I am an ENTP, I use O2 a lot

[@GeekPsychology]

You actually made it through! lol Thanks for sticking with it! ;P

[@GeekPsychology]

Everyone's brain is a bit different, but extraverted iNtuition SEEMS to use a lot of O2 - no matter if you're an ENFP, ENTP or INFP. The INTP used in Dario Nardi's book had low activity in O2 though. Hmm...

[@haname802]

Perfect explanation.. funny deep and well prepared 💕💕

[@GeekPsychology]

Thanks! Check out Dario Nardi's work if you found it helpful ^^

[@ballack39]

Very informative.

[@GeekPsychology]

Awesome. Thanks.

[@Ennpey]

Very interesting! I'm an ENFP and I love mimicking people and they usually think I'm making fun of them but to me it's literally just where my brain wants to go. I find it super interesting and exhilarating somehow 🤣😂

[@Deanna_Marie_]

Amazing content. Thank you

[@LycrusGaming]

lol now i understand what my uncle ment when he told me their is link one and link two to use ^^ rly interesting thank you for your defentetly better example :)

[@Raphsophomes]

Ne blind spot really explains my lack of that kind of specific humor I feel like, anyone else?

[@spannycat2]

ISTP?

[@djgulston]

I'm an ISFJ. Thanks for this explanation. It's very helpful. I'm trying to develop my Ne as much as I can, since it's my inferior function.

[@timothyo718]

Dean Gulston That is admirable that you are attempting to develop your Ne. For me as an INTP my inferior would be Fe. Your dominant is Si which is my tertiary function. I guess a selfish part of me has no desire to develop Fe, I would rather develop something outside of my cognitive functions. For example developing Se, Te, or Ni. Probably a stubborn way of avoiding my emotions lol.

[@juliarahr]

you dont wanna overwork your inferior though or you'll end up depressed. just integrate it about 10% into your life and you're good.

[@Alyssav90]

hahaha that moment you were like :uhhhh ok yeah (2:41) was funny! xd and you're not an entp? you remind me of an entp lol

[@GeekPsychology]

lol. Can't say I'm not embarrassed about putting that in the video. You must be seeing the extraverted iNtuition (NP) side of me (INFP) :D

[@jamesfryman6134]

Good video man

[@wafaaharmel4643]

Should i read jung's psychological type book before in order to understand this one? (knowing that i am already familiar with the theory)

[@GeekPsychology]

+Wafaâ Ha No need. Dario Nardi explains things very well.

[@wafaaharmel4643]

Thank you ;)

[@dombon6]

T4 and O2, were you saying that those regions were predominantly used by ENFPs and not ENTPs or are they predominantly used by both Ne dominant types?

[@GeekPsychology]

Based on the brain scans Dario Nardi showed in his book, both ENFP and ENTP had a lot of activity in T4 and O2. The difference is that the ENTP had high-mid leveled activity and the ENFP had high activity. I'm not sure how much of a difference that really makes in the end. But as he says in his book, "These are case studies of specific individuals and do not represent all or even most persons of those types. Everyone is unique due to his or her background." The general theme is there though, and it's likely Ne dominant and auxiliary types will have a good amount of activity in those two regions.

[@dombon6]

okay great thank you!

[@mijochard1719]

Thanks for this

[@zoe9419]

I always feel a little let down by ENFP analysis, it's true I do adore people but there's sooo much more and I felt that the ENTP analysis was more accurate of me.

[@GeekPsychology]

ENTPs have extraverted Feeling as their tertiary function - so that might be a part of it :) I know several ENFPs that don't seem to care much for other people.

[@zoe9419]

Geek Psychology I find enfps tend to be very future and possibilities focused always looking at what are the possible truths, we tend to be driven by our introverted feeling and we can appear ditsy or like we don't fully think out our decisions, but instead it's just that we have decided to do xyz anyway because it's inline with our personal values more than the other options available. We do love people but I see that enfps often champion themselves for causes because of the Dom Ne and aux Fi likes to imagine all the possibilities of what other people are going through and like to explore the depths of other people's personalities and understand what makes people tick. But because of our Te I find that we actually hugely love objective data because we want to be able to utilize it for a purpose that we can execute and we understand that the subjective self will be biased and we want pure forms of data and so we process data objectively and then judge the data in its most purest form subjectively with Fi. Because of our Dom Ne we tend to see reality in a more Schrödinger's cat kind of way, making decisions as if all possibilities are both true and false and like to experiment with social situations to understand the driving causes of social structures and boundaries and is why we often come across as goofy and controversial because of that desire to map out where exactly boundaries lay, often overstepping them. Fe tends to be more confirmative than Fi (as you probably know as an Infp) so the enfp is actually extremely independent because though we love people we highly value authenticity and staying true to who we are which can often cause conflict with those around us because we would rather stay true to what we believe rather than confirming to others ideals for the sake of an easy life. Saying this we really respect it when other people do the same and we tend to be a lot more laid back and accepting of people's natural character. I find I use language more as an art form than a tool and find that I love using language to convey a particular meanings with various levels nuance and love understanding the origins of language and etymology. I find that my te actually makes me very logical and I tend to try way out possibilities, pros and cons and organise everything through lists and flow charts. Because of our Fi and Ne we want to create the best version of something we don't want a system that just works, we want the best system and constantly trying to catalyze our growth, the Te means that we also want to execute our visions and so many enfps I find will dedicate their lives to learning so that they can acquire the knowledge needed to manifest their perfect vision even if this means going against popular opinion. Fi is fiercely independent and would rather make mistakes and learn from them than just do what they're told because someone else thinks it's the best way

[@benjaminfast5496]

@@zoe9419 I know I'm an ENFP because followed everything you just said, and even at times I had ideas pop into my head of past experiences that could confirm what you're saying, while also inspiring me on how to grow even more in the future. Thanks for sharing! Even though this is 2 years later, you're story still helped someone. :D

[@surealmagic9670]

How is the different problem that extraverts deal with because you say that introverts have to get out and do stuff.but extraverts deal with entirely different problem .I am a entp.

[@GeekPsychology]

+thomas Barrera Extraverts have to go the opposite direction and find their grounded and unchanging place in the world that exists regardless of what is going on around them.

[@elainerotelli9185]

ENTP medical provider. Bravo 👏🏻 well done 👍🏻

[@MikaHD]

i dunno man i feel like im a entp but i dont know davesuperpowers has got me doubting. what i need is someone who observes me and or talks to me so he can see the functions i use if i am ne dominant

[@p.hhenry4454]

Hardcore INTP on the road of improving his Extroverted Intuition. Wish me good luck

[@GeekPsychology]

You can do it! For science!!! lol

[@reizer05]

same.

[@marcusaureliusregulus2833]

How you doing so far. I'm starting now too

[@farral]

@@marcusaureliusregulus2833 we use Ne when trying new things, concepts, ideas and experiences and we should expose ourselves to those, even if we just rather stayed home alone, exploring the depths of the internet or reading some useless (sometimes) informations Good luck and wish me likewise 😉 And we should avoid routine.

[@kababudas4157]

My dominant cognitive function is Ni,fe ,Ti, Se, etc

[@ZeriocTheTank]

Ne being my inferior function clearly means that I use some of these brain regions at a low capacity lol. My brainstorming capabilities are abysmal if I have to do it on the spot, I'm much better off doing it overnight while I'm at home alone. Creative & imaginative are two other things that I wish I was, but I'm clearly not. Definitely something to strive for even if I'll never reach those great heights that some people obtain.

[@GeekPsychology]

+ZeriocTheTank Apparently it does show up in the brain scans occasionally! I had a similar conversation with my ESTJ friend recently. He has the most wild, creative dreams almost every night. They’re a blast to hear about. I thought it might be that tertiary Ne trying to find a way to make its voice heard. For Ne, creativity is just connecting 2 or more things, no? You have tons of experiences and information in your mental library to pull from. Maybe there’s a way. :D

[@juliarahr]

it's really impressive that you have interest in these other regions to begin with. I know many Si dominant folk who are terrified of Ne related concepts. Another way the inferior function is thought of is an aspiration. So with refinement you could get a good understanding of it and incorporate it into your personality. my inferior is Si so my aspiration is getting more order in my life.

[@ZeriocTheTank]

@@juliarahr My initial assumption when it came to the MBTI model was to show a person what their strengths are, but also their weaknesses. While in my case I'll most likely never achieve that level of mastery that you have with Ne it doesn't mean that I should ignore it. One of my biggest issues with the MBTI community that I see are many people focusing solely on their first two functions, and ignoring everything else. I don't need help with Si, and I'm more or less a very orderly person, but focusing so much on order leads to stagnation, so occasionally I need to be able to tap into that side of me that wants to explore the unknown.

[@juliarahr]

yes i can completely understand because my brother is an isfj and is yet to acknowledge his need for novelty. he is stuck in an si-ti loop and as an enfp, he completely shuts out my advice and direction.

[@Olga-tc2cq]

Oohh i feel u bro. For me (isfj) Ne is a terrible thing. Never use it, my head literally hearts when im trying to start using it... Im not kidding, i feel like my body rejects it, i get high temperature and feel really tired..

[@MagicUzer]

This entp only plays mages..well usually, for that purpose alone....unstoppable creativity is what magic gives :D

[@GeekPsychology]

Mages are cool, for sure.

[@isskierka0549]

My mom is a sensor (Si-dom) and I showed her 2 random objects and said that these objects are married and she had no problem immediately telling which one is a woman and which one is a man (a slimmer object was a man). So I do not think this method really shows if people are S or N.

[@johndevanmatthewthomas6167]

I can really see that aux-Ne running away with you at around 15:25! =p

[@GeekPsychology]

+John Devan Matthew Thomas lol. You have no idea how much I try to keep it in check during these videos.

[@johndevanmatthewthomas6167]

I can see the struggles on your face sometimes. =p But it's not a problem, it's actually endearing!

[@GeekPsychology]

lol thanks

[@planetketchup5460]

Bad news bears, berenstain bears, Mandela effect! Haha ne doin its thang

[@MrGod1927]

Why not mentioning ENFJ‘s and other ENX when talking about extroverted intuition?

[@GeekPsychology]

ENxJs don't actually prefer extraverted intuition. They prefer introverted intuition. It's a wacky system! :P The J at the end says that the S or N is introverted and the T or F is extraverted.

[@MrGod1927]

Geek Psychology thank you! This is very helpful!

[@nazwaffen9219]

2:47 😂😂😥. 👍

[@mygeniusisalmostfrightenin431]

Soo basically I'm a meme Generator~ENTP

[@eahy7676]

As an Ne dom,everyone think I’m insane, in fact , I think I really am.....

[@ashleighr90]

Guurr, I hated all the hunting comparisons... There's some more innocent ways to describe Ne.

[@ashleighr90]

But nicely informative anyway :)

[@ashleighr90]

You must be a bit of an evil/dark infp.

[@GeekPsychology]

Thanks for the comment :) I've thought of many other options, but keep going back to hunters for iNtuition. I'm not married to it though, so hit me with some ideas if you have em :D

[@GeekPsychology]

lol. Why do you say that?

[@helloMRdj1]

im sorry his example hurt your feelings. :(

[@masterm95]

Yo Geek, can we be friends?

[@GeekPsychology]

lol. Yes?

[@masterm95]

Yay! So... how do we do this again?

[@YouilAushana]

Nice explanation but I'm sticking with my original guess. *_"Ne users were just people who were never told 'no' as a child. So, they were never mentally restricted."_*