One point that I see everywhere while describing ENFPs is that we don't like being tied down. That's true about experiences but definitely not with people. In fact, quite the opposite. When it comes to people we have a tendency to be somewhat obsessed with people that we love. We become easily and deeply attached to people. To say that we don't commit in relationships is a disservice to all ENFPs everywhere.
@miscellaneousmoon3276 жыл бұрын
metalheadlass I don't know, I actually find that I might become fascinated with someone quickly but lose interest just as quickly because I've already begun searching for a new person to fascinate me.
@ManTheManLV2555 жыл бұрын
I know this is old but I need to say something about ENFPs. We love to connect on a deep emotional level and that can be draining if we are constantly doing that with new people. We have our people who are always there and in my experience it's a small group of people not family. I hope I explained that clearly.
@tten81925 жыл бұрын
I think things like attachment with relationships are very personal, and probably more of a result of your personal experiences as opposed to how your mind works... Cognitive functions on the other hand I think are more personality based.
@candycryptid28325 жыл бұрын
YES! FINALLY! YOU'RE RIGHT!
@scarjara86295 жыл бұрын
i agree. I was thinking "that is not true. with the appropriate person definitely. and i do not get over attached"
@CarmelaDAgostino9 жыл бұрын
As an ENFP, I daydreamed at least once during this video. :)
@lucyii8 жыл бұрын
+Carmela D'Agostino MEE TOO
@theneovas18 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@elliotrobida21388 жыл бұрын
+Lucy Alice Whitten what video
@songbird71198 жыл бұрын
+Carmela D'Agostino lol not exactly sure if this video was made for ENFP's just about us. ;-) I can act some like an INFP sometimes though but I guess it makes sense since ENFP's are the most introverted extroverts. Definitely identify with childlike and dreamer....
@AbiThomassings7 жыл бұрын
5 for me
@GeorgeK14109 жыл бұрын
I am an ENFP, and I gotta say, I never have heard such an accurate description of my personality. The part that was most astounding was the part describing my thought processes. I debate with friends about freedom quite a bit, and I have an extremely difficult time piecing thoughts and sentences together because my mind starts to race at a rate that makes it almost impossible for me to grasp one point or idea and voice it. It is super frustrating. It is nice to hear that is is typical.
@samuellum59468 жыл бұрын
+GeorgeK1410 agreed!and we mostly end up sounding incredulous and misunderstood.
@dangernoodle99616 жыл бұрын
Ok, so this is three years old, but just thought I'd say that it tends to help me if I try to hold onto one single thought even if it's not necessarily the best one just so my mind stops racing and I'm a bit collected
@IndigoBellyDance4 жыл бұрын
GeorgeK1410 u have No idea how hard it is for me to get 1 complete Whole thought out: I will humble my thoughts and words all the time
@k.c.sunshine19344 жыл бұрын
@GeorgeK1410: Although it is typical, being conscious of the trait allows for personal growth to exist (i.e. personal responsibility is not excluded). The related feature that an ENFP can choose to improve upon is fair-judgement (i.e. growing the extraverted thinking Te function to balance value-based Fi). When practicing the Te cognitive function, errors are also typical and so a growth-oriented ENFP would accept objective criticizm from Te dominant people and Fe helpers (e.g. ESTJ, ESFJ).
@AbdulShyllon3 жыл бұрын
George!!! Exactly.. I found a way to help with this. 1)Journaling this will take bit of muscle building practice but as you get more into the practice of doing it can really be a great treasure and friend to us - it’s why we make such good writers. 2) recording your conversation. This is my most favourite. Literally go for a walk and record what’s comes off the top. Especially when you feel like you need to vent/spill/understand your thoughts or emotions. You will find profound ideas and also with time it will serve you as you will be able to organise your insights while they are “hot” so to speak and make sense of the genius that arrives :)
@natalieantonopulos26465 жыл бұрын
I cried when it got to the part about the dark side of the ENFP bc it was so painfully accurate and i’ve never heard anyone recognize that part of this personality type that well
@user-cv1gu9cx6t9 ай бұрын
Aw❤ as an enfp myself, i feel you. This video was almost too accurate, sometimes it can be relieving to feel understood.
@jennismeltzer30857 жыл бұрын
ENFPs are my favorite type. I find myself connecting with them easily. I tend to be drawn to them in friendships and relationships. I'm an INFJ and there is a natural flow with these two types. The ENFP I was with for 7 years wrote incredible poetry! He wouldn't show it to many people though. Me and him are very attached! We aren't together right now but we are still as close as ever. As an introvert, and a very private one,'I love being able to spend hours with him and he likes the company as well. He knows me more than anyone else on earth and I know him more than anyone as well. We can be a power positive team or a negative team. Thank you for the eloquent description! Great video!!!
@monmamelo58325 жыл бұрын
Marrgy him
@user-cc7bf6ou1d4 жыл бұрын
@@monmamelo5832 😂😂😂
@ladyfoxwf10753 жыл бұрын
I’m an ENFP and I agree with you! INFJ’s and ENFP’s are just something else.
@Anonymous_Anon8822 жыл бұрын
@@ladyfoxwf1075 I think ENFPs and INFJs are supposed to be shadow types so that’ll be it.
@ladyfoxwf10752 жыл бұрын
@@Anonymous_Anon882 I mean shadow types is a very specifically terminology from systems such as 4SD by Cs Joseph so I don't really buy into it tbh since his system is full of inconsistencies and his definition of functions are very different from MBTI or Socionics.
@aquamarinedream83048 жыл бұрын
The accuracy of this description is astounding!The idea of an optimistic idealist with a brooding serious awareness of the darker side of life is spot on and I'm surprised someone who I don't even know can understand that about me because of Psychology. That's crazy ~\
@MichaelPiercePhilosophy8 жыл бұрын
+Namaka Lis Yesssss! Thank you for the feedback -- glad I could help!
@tianapitesr85538 жыл бұрын
+Namaka Lis Like to know how one could date a male ENFP/ENTP!
@derekreese69628 жыл бұрын
it's almost overwhelming
@acharich4 жыл бұрын
That's exactly me.. 😭😭😭
@Braleven9 жыл бұрын
This is an explanation like no other. I really value this video. Thanks a lot, man. Usually people just discuss the child like wonder because that's the surface of it but the deep introverted feeling and principles that lie within is what I feel mostly oriented around. Because when I'm alone, I'm not looking at my extroverted behavior. I'm looking at my inner thought and feelings. The fact that I hold my principles so dear to me is a blessing in that it's accompanied by quick thinking and a spur of speech. This allows me to just spill my heart right out my mouth. It's what I call "puking my heart out". If it wasn't for this ability, my thoughts and feelings would be stuck contained inside of me. And nobody would be able to connect with me in the way I want them to. And that's my worst nightmare.
@Mdias89239 жыл бұрын
exactly!
@arisgnnks9 жыл бұрын
(ENFP) Not exactly... This "ability" is not absolute. INFJs express feelings affected by thoughts. We express thoughts affected by feelings. So, we both have a superb way of deeper expression, but we complete each other's functioning. We don't usually do both same intensively or in the same time.
@majatodorovic86833 жыл бұрын
❤️ I am puking my heart out too.
@2junieb9 жыл бұрын
I'm an ENFP and I had the same problem as your friend trying to write! When I was in elementary school, I had to take speech classes because my mind would hop from idea to idea so fast I'd forget what I was saying. I often said "Um" and "Uhhhh...." while I tried to remember what I was going to say, and it became hard for people to understand me. I would be telling a story and by the time I said my second sentence, my mind would be at the very end. Great video! Such explanation, much wow.
@nakedspaniard9 жыл бұрын
I like the part about have a childlike side and a serious grow up side. Some days when I'm pissed off its like an eel out of water
@melissashanda62239 жыл бұрын
Wow wow wow!! He described me so specifically in a way I can't believe! It's like he met me and IS talking about ME! This is my fave video on ENFPs by far.
@cherishtheday22235 жыл бұрын
Melissa Shanda Honestly! I was mistyped as an INFJ. However, I recently tested on a more reputable site and was typed as an ENFP. Watching this video and the “Revisiting...” video has enlightened me to the fact that I am, indeed, an ENFP. 🙂
@alintje115 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@jenhosken9 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thank you for describing ENFP's so accurately, and especially for the attention to our darker, more serious side. Like everyone, we aren't merely one dimensional characters. I am grateful that you defined child-like as something other than childish. There is most definitely a difference. You clearly have a gift for this, I've watched a few of your other videos and they are very insightful and unbiased. I'd love to have that sort of insight into other types, to understand them.
@MichaelPiercePhilosophy9 жыл бұрын
Well thank you! Thank you very much! I hope my work can help impart that kind of insight and understanding to you.
@punkseth17 жыл бұрын
yes, man. for real. you're video is so well made and thoughtful. thank you, for taking an honest and thoughtful look at this
@Perfectly_Cromulent3518 жыл бұрын
dude, your enunciation is amazing.
@healingmagick34759 жыл бұрын
"...The dichotomy of idealism and disillusionment" YES, well said. Spot on. I'd have to add though, it's not true we don't want ever to be alone, because we tune into people so much, we NEED our alone time, making us the most introverted of all extroverts. Thanks for the video!
@idar37037 жыл бұрын
I somewhat agree to what you're saying, but I can also see what Mr. Pierce means. While I most definitely need my alone time, I can also become very scared of my own mind, as it tends to overthink and drift into deep dark thoughts. This drives my art but it also tears my soul apart. I don't know if this is just me, or all ENFPs, but as depicted in the video, I have an intense fear of being alone.
@k.c.sunshine19344 жыл бұрын
Another interesting video describes the sometimes dark introverted side of ENFP as being in danger of psychological "scrying." Refer further to Erik Thor's "The ENFPs Dark Side" video.
@calimorales98803 жыл бұрын
@@idar3703 same, my thoughts are terrifying, but I typically don't go their
@mikuhatsune70079 жыл бұрын
I'm a ENFJ and I think ENFP are people very funny ! ^^ I like very much their exhilaration: that make me happy and when I talk with a ENFP, I feel like if I was a children with another children: it's really a good feeling (sorry for the language, I'm french ^^).
@WickedCowboyz9 жыл бұрын
As an ENFP, I have to say I really love this. To the point that I logged into this account I haven't used in years to tell ya so. It is a very lovely explanation and, quite frankly- I felt flattered the entire time. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your day to do this my friend!
@atomsk016 жыл бұрын
Seriously, people rag on your deadpan delivery but it creates a nice counterbalace to the subject matter (basically, the ENFP's infinite energy and our desire to never grow up and shut up).
@mletcher65145 жыл бұрын
I love how these videos really get to the bottom of all sixteen types. As an ENFP, I do enjoy it when someone appreciates my deep side. People are often shocked when I inform them that I do have a much deeper side, because they only see the outside, not the inside. I am very turbulent and wrestle with my thoughts on a regular basis, but people don't see that. Thanks Michael, and God Bless!
@Swiftykitty8 жыл бұрын
Wow, this was so spot on. only trouble with this is that now that I feel like I fit into such a specific mold, I feel less special/like I need to reconquer my individuality. LOL. Nonetheless, thanks for this video.
@MichaelPiercePhilosophy8 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that can sometimes be the feeling people will get. But the last thing I want to do is cause you to feel trapped in any way. I use personality as a way to help people understand themselves so that they can transcend themselves -- in the way that would work best for them. I don't know if that makes sense...?
@Swiftykitty8 жыл бұрын
Makes perfect sense! Researching personality type helps people gain a more clear understanding of themselves so they can reach their max potential in life. Besides, all the enfps in my life aren't close to being clones of each other, which makes me feel like these types still allow for a lot of personal variance :)
@mustangfreedom8 жыл бұрын
Yes, oddly irritating to read about myself.
@markus90197 жыл бұрын
That's why I like to distinguish between personality and personality type :)
@cadaver66657 жыл бұрын
trolly guacamole Haha, you're not alone! I can't believe my personality is an actual type, shared by many... I always end up feeling so strange in groups of people, like someone who just can't really 'behave' :D
@imwritingapoemaboutit9 жыл бұрын
Possibly the best description I've seen of my personality on KZbin or otherwise. I applaud you my good sir :)
@Earthchyld_3337 жыл бұрын
"Thank you for trying to rejuvenate the childlike genius in each of us." A very touching statement.
@Starlightndust4 жыл бұрын
OMG! So accurate, I'm in tears! As an ENFP never felt understood until I viewed this video. 👍
@acharich4 жыл бұрын
That's how the last few days have been for me, realising I am an ENFP to the T.. 😭 I fully relate.. 💯
@Starlightndust4 жыл бұрын
@@acharich it's strange ready about yourself online. Lol!
@LilyGrace19909 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is SO true! I'm an ENFP and so is my co-author and your description of how ENFPs write is spot on for us. We put our readers through so many emotions and throw all kinds of misfortunes upon characters that we (and they) love while at the same time building to a happy ending that will leave everyone satisfied. Possibly the best example of it was the 4th story in our series in which the main couple fights so much they contemplate divorce and end up upsetting their son so much he runs away, only to be sold into slavery. Once there, the boy meets an elderly man who is his fellow slave and strikes up a close friendship and by having the father go to get him and the mother stay home with the daughter, the parents get the time alone to figure out their issues. In the end, the father buys the boy's friend and takes him home where their friendship continues through the next stories. The parents make up and their relationship is strengthened, leaving everyone with a happy ending. It was such a grim story, a lot of people gave up reading it before the happy ending came about but the ones who stayed expressed their surprise that we were able to deliver such a happy yet realistic ending to a story that depressing. Now that I see this video, I realized that there's a combination of the darkness of reality and the optimism of the ENFP guiding the story. This video sheds light on a lot of lesser known aspects to my type and I wish I could discuss it further with someone because this is really interesting!
@random_shit_online61044 жыл бұрын
Where can I read the story?
@yneshAshanti8 жыл бұрын
Great video! I feel like I'm more an INFP amongst a collective which I'm unfamiliar with, where I'd rather swim in my own imaginations and indulge the fantasies in my mind. But amongst people I love and trust, I feel like a 100% ENFP who is quick witted, loves to make people laugh, loves travelling and just drowning in sights, sounds and cultures - with a friendly tinge of occasional sarcasm! This duality amazes me because I've never thought about this two sides of me so articulately, until I watched your INFP and ENFP videos. Are there anyone else here who can relate to this INFP/ENFP duality?
@saar29358 жыл бұрын
Yes i can totally relate to you! When i'm around people i don't know well, i'm more quiet and awkward. I don't know what it is but i just daydream more and don't really talk. It's not that i do that on purpose, it just happens. But when i'm around people i feel comfortable with i'm almost the loudest one haha. I think this maybe is because the ENFP is the most introverted out of all the extraverted types?
@SparkleFartsTheBigfoot9 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making these videos. People dont understand alot of what makes different personalities what they are. I am a true enfp. Im overly emotional and hate being alone. People say I can be smothering at times because of my need to be around others or at least talk to someone. My gf is an intj and we compliment eachother in many ways but we still have ussues. She can seem cold and uncaring at times and I tend to be very annoying with my talking. But my point is its never set in stone and there are always exceptions to the rules. And thats why im thankful to you. You never said this is how it is and it cant be changed. I see that alot in this world and it is completely untrue. On behalf of all the people who truly care I thank you for helping to bring light and clarity to the personality types!
@46Bax9 жыл бұрын
7 months ago, so how's your relationship with your INTJ girlfriend? Are you guys still together? Just wondering cause I'm an INTJ/infj and have an ex which is an ENFP that I soo miss even after we broke up almost a year ago :/
@PeteJensen848 жыл бұрын
Stuff in my own life made more sense, I cried, felt kinda naked... Indescribable.
@dakinithree8 жыл бұрын
Michael Pierce ... thank you for this!! Especially now ... I am a writer and I also develop augmented and virtual reality worlds ... I am rejuvenating the child-like genius in each of us by telling stories and creating virtual worlds ... yes ... I am a dreamer who is making my dreams a virtual reality ... thank you again ...
@dawnstrauss856 Жыл бұрын
I felt so validated throughout this entire video! Infinity thanks for making it! The mbti can help you understand yourself in such a profoundly transformative way.
@CJFilmz9 жыл бұрын
Most accurate description of my type I've ever seen. Amazing work. You're a genius.
@kesselsol8 жыл бұрын
I find it funny that all the types that love people the most and see the good in everyone: INFP, ENFP, are both the types the most disconnected with reality. Ha.
@averyrathbun38598 жыл бұрын
+Geheimnis 名前 CMXI Not a disconnect, rather an alternate perspective on life, one not corrupted by the influence of pop culture/media, one that has been allowed to grow and be nurtured, one that's far more hopeful and optimistic.
@kesselsol8 жыл бұрын
Avery Rathbun true brotha true. But to some other's views, we'd be looked at as unnormal and disconnected... But what makes normal anyways? Whats normal? Lol.
@averyrathbun38598 жыл бұрын
Well that's their perspective I suppose, I don't feel disconnected in fact more intune with reality then those who constantly follow and live by societies perspective on normal, to me that's just boring and a low quality of life. Individuality is a beautiful thing, why not embrace it?
@shellsand71296 жыл бұрын
Zucchini Juice, perhaps. Everyone has their own reality in life. I deflect negativity (as an ENFP) as much as possible. This ensures my sanity and safety. I rather enjoy my bubble☺️
@TheShadowChesireCat6 жыл бұрын
Sensing types find Intuitive types insane any way, add in more emotional reactivity, it can conflagrate that opinion. I find ST types' lack of empathy disturbing and generally psychopathic (specifically Machiavellian). It goes both ways.
@5bandlover9 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! Your explanation is right on and it has helped me understand myself even better. I can't thank you enough for making this video because it just means so so so much to me. I'm going through a tough time as of now because I'm trying to find who I am and what I want to do with my life career wise, and this video helps me reflect on what I value and what I want out of life. Once again, thanks! Keep up this work for it is so accurate and positive! Your work is inspiring!
@MichaelPiercePhilosophy9 жыл бұрын
Tiffany Truong Thank you! I greatly appreciate that; I'm glad I could help!
@ladyfoxwf10753 жыл бұрын
One of the most accurate accounts! Also love your use of the 11th Doctor to help tell the story! Makes me want more and more and more!
@69LocDog695 жыл бұрын
My fire alarm went off while watching this, forgot I left the stove on lol - ENFP
@anasantiago18698 жыл бұрын
I am an ENFP but i feel like I am such an introvert sometimes. Like at work im am super friendly but reserved like cute shy even when everyone is crazy but i if u get to know me i am super Crazy as well. Also in other scenarios i have been crazy sociable the moment i enter the door. Also when i talk many of the times i just listen and nod. Idk of it's because of the ADD but yeah. Is this normal for an ENFP?
@anasantiago18698 жыл бұрын
Oh and i am in a bad mood wanting to be quiet a lot
@MichaelPiercePhilosophy8 жыл бұрын
Sure -- the test is never supposed to be about specific behavior but about cognition. What's most important is how you process information, the mechanisms by which you decide upon behavior. That being said, of course certain behaviors will crop up more often for certain types in a certain society or environment, but that's just a statistical correlation, not a causation. In any case, most ENFPs that I've come to know over the years do in fact act rather like you described and even describe their perceived "introvertedness" in a similar way. Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm guessing you stumbled over your words trying to get all the ideas out in this message, getting frustrated by restrictions of grammar that prevent your writing from keeping up with your mind running on ahead...? Either way, ENFPs are just as likely as any type to show stereotypical introverted behavior, but in the mind the processes are, in a strict Jungian sense, extroverted (focused on the object). I hope that helps?
@anasantiago18698 жыл бұрын
Nope, i was actually making it shorter. Thank you :) it did help. What type are you?
@MichaelPiercePhilosophy8 жыл бұрын
Ana Santiago Darn it. Oh well, thought I might just take that stab at it. I identify with INFJ.
@najianariffin19998 жыл бұрын
oh totally normal xD yeah im a freak but at times, i feel the need to supress that side of me and be normal sometimes. y'know but then they will be surprises to see im not as introverted as they thought i am. but when it comes to approaching people, usually im the first one to start talking.
@wittyadvocate52999 жыл бұрын
This video is great! As an ENFP I feel like you were describing me perfectly.
@999manman5 жыл бұрын
Another personal ENFP moment: I had a casual conversation with a true ENFP once and it was glorious...for three hours straight we both spoke about one subject after another in a way that would have stymied or infuriated a Non-ENFP....nothing like scintillating conversation to make ones life worthwhile.
@Tiggonsmisanthropie3 жыл бұрын
Finally someone who can explain me better than I could. Thank you ^-^
@lizmedrano2866 жыл бұрын
Wow! This has been my life, my mind, my struggles...Its kind of comforting knowing there are other people like me...my mind makes me crazy sometimes :P Thank you for the video and description 💕
@grant22duncan9 жыл бұрын
Yep that's me exactly... wish I could meet more ENFP's in my daily life.
@moonquaker39573 жыл бұрын
hello
@sdshellybean9 жыл бұрын
yesss. that nightmare scenario of a small white room with no windows, nailed it
@VicDemise9 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU! That was so perfectly CLEAR and positive. I love how you focused on the upside of the type (my type) and did not dwell too harshly on the downside, yet still gave the negatives their due attention. It really helped me to understand myself and what makes me tick.
@VicDemise9 жыл бұрын
Vic Demise Also, nice work with the visuals. (wink!)
@PamelaGiacometti8 жыл бұрын
Thank you Michael for this in-depth description of an ENFP! I'm an ENFP and you really got all the points spot on! I will send this video along to a few of my friends who sometimes wonder what goes on in my head. :) Your message at the end was very touching! :) With smiles, Pam
@Greeny11429 жыл бұрын
A Cowboy Bebop reference? I think I love you!
@MichaelPiercePhilosophy9 жыл бұрын
Greeny1142 You're welcome :)
@lexid25784 жыл бұрын
Ahhhhh the waffle syndrome! Tangents everywhere. This description is scarily accurate. The dream world, the deep love of individual friendships, the deep side sensitive to pain and how to fix it, wallowing if it cannot, trying again and again anyway. Pleased you mentioned Anne Frank. Her diary reads of that childlike hope, punctuated with the reality of her dire situation. I know many view us ENFPs as chaotic good / neutral types, possibly "annoying," but we drive things forward. We dream AND fight for a better world. Much love to my fellow ENFPs (my partner included) and our sister INFPs (my best friend, and favourite musician) ❤
@contracultura65089 жыл бұрын
Incredible! Thank you so so much! I've never felt so bonded and so identified with any other online personality type/test ever! Great explanation, ENFPS ROCK!!!
@matunam25010 жыл бұрын
beautiful, and so down right accurate. ty for this :) comming from a...broken enfp, this IS the best desription yet
@madelinewhite95019 жыл бұрын
I can watch this video over and over...so insightful and delightful! (If it were food it would be nutritious and delicious...jeez i can be random). But dude, love the videos. I ofrce my friends to take the typology test and tell them to watch your videos on themselves and its like ERMEGERD SO TRUE. So yeah thanks for all the hard work, its fabulous. So what I really wanted to ask you was...what's your type? Yours, ENFP
@MichaelPiercePhilosophy9 жыл бұрын
Madeline White Awesome! I'm very appreciative of the compliments, and I'm glad you've found the videos so useful! And especially that you and your friends have found them to be accurate; thanks for recommending them -- that's a huge compliment to me. :) Also, I identify with the INFJ personality.
@crzysttchr9 жыл бұрын
This is me... Nice to see a thorough description. the Childlike wanderer (tho I am not a wanderer)... Thank you!
@CrissyAlwaysSunny7 жыл бұрын
I love that you used the doctor to describe this personality ❤️
@roseroche7 жыл бұрын
This clicked with me so well! A lot of people think I'm so bright and bubbly all the time, which I am for like half the time, but when it really comes down to it and I'm needed, I can be serious in a crisis and think quick on my feet. I've been through the bad and I know that everything isn't rainbows and flowers, but that doesn't mean I can't try to make someone happy to escape that bad feeling. And my mind just RACES against me. I can be talking to someone and I'm already think of ten other topics. And it's true about the writing, I used to do a lot of it, but I would never finish anything 😂 great work!
@awesomeNym139 жыл бұрын
This is very true! The email story is why I can't keep a journal of any sort because my thoughts go faster then my hand writing or typing so I just give up because of it
@blank4689 жыл бұрын
I can so relate to the old soul childlike state of being that is simultaneous and is a drive for expression, but i am very much an infp.. I am introverted, I become quickly exhausted by high stimulus social situations, I am patient, shy, and I am not good at getting what I want (and will often become passive in order to suit someone else's wants or needs)
@juliac-r41719 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Mr. Pierce! This video describes me perfectly, and as wanderer and yet an administrator in a small non-profit, I especially appreciate your description of the still-very-active Thinking. Some of my favorite skills to practice are idea-creating and strategizing. We're still pretty good at getting things done! Grateful! Julia
@bellaw48824 жыл бұрын
My sister is an INFP and I am an ENFP so I thought that was kinda funny 😪✌️
@EnidFPatternson8 жыл бұрын
Michael Pierce: your insights here and in the other videos of yours I've seen are phenomenal. Your substantial, unique, and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny (in your wry phrasing and in the image juxtapositions you choose) contributions to MBTI understanding are the most intelligent I've come across in any one place online. Well done! I'm so glad to have found your channel. I appreciate that you've got at something here inherent to the ENFP experience that is seldom publicized: our (yes!) disillusioned and strangely melancholic sides that usually only intimates glimpse now and then, since we tend to retreat from others when in their grip. (An effect of auxiliary Fi, I suppose.) What the world sees the most is our effervescent clowniness, but we're an odd mix of silly, emotionally intense, and serious, actually. These seemingly irreconcilable aspects are real, and I expect I'm far from the only ENFP who was puzzled about this disparate mix of influences in my character before I discovered the MBTI.
@sofianeestrade33908 жыл бұрын
That was incredibly accurate, and very thoughtful of you to focus on the aspects of the ENFP that are less discussed or overlooked, great work !
@ryutak777 Жыл бұрын
I agree. The light and darkness are very obvious and clear to me. I just hope to make things lighter.
@bimmerboy877 жыл бұрын
Wow...thank you michael for this video. I discovered about 6 months ago the MBTI and my personality type (ENFP). Since then, I have been--perhaps unsurprisingly-- voraciously searching the internet and KZbin to learn more about my personality type. Your video has truly gotten to the core of who I am. You have eloquently illuminated the various shades of my personality through your thoughtful descriptions. The pictures that accompany your voiceover, particularly the section on Fi, are beautiful manifestations of my oftentimes rich inner world. For many years, I have always felt "different", "misunderstood", and "quirky", because so few of the people I interacted with were intuitive types--most were sensing types. I knew who I was, but was unable to articulate adequately these internal sentiments. Although I have learned much about myself and seen quite a few videos about ENFP's, your video, by far, has been the most accurate and enlightening. Please keep making more videos!
@tombain56652 жыл бұрын
Brilliantly accurate in my experience of an ENFP mate
@earlminyang4 жыл бұрын
This is very true.. all the ENFP's I know seem to fly through life by the seat of their pants.. with a childlike irrepressible glee.. So very carefully elucidated.. you have the best summations on the sixteen types I have come across..
@davidcesar20445 жыл бұрын
This is probably the most comprehensive video on ENFP’s on KZbin.
@annieastraikis14709 жыл бұрын
I just got such a huge confidence boost from this! Thanks
@TeaInTheMoment8 жыл бұрын
Absurdly accurate (in this ENFP's opinion)!
@aliceciotti64967 жыл бұрын
when i saw toothless in the video i knew it was good content
@projectoverload93477 жыл бұрын
Incredibly entertaining and informative, thank you Michael Pierce, you have hit a home-run with this series of videos.
@marqiparty94018 жыл бұрын
Thank you Michael pierce this video grounds me so much, I listen to this at least 3 times a day.
@rakhzanamarie9 жыл бұрын
Yes patience is overrated.
@arisgnnks9 жыл бұрын
(ENFP) Very nice video! Thank you for your perspectives and analysis.
@duchessofstrawberry5 жыл бұрын
So beautiful finally a video I’ve come across that takes my personality seriousllt
@christineschreiber50734 жыл бұрын
still the best description of enfp I ever saw. the contrast of disillusionment still lightweight happy optimism in the next individual case is so unique in that type and noone really captures that paradoxon as well as you here. great work!!!!!
@christineschreiber50733 жыл бұрын
I think that Aniston is a sensor, also, idk which, ESFP maybe
@sparkplug235612 күн бұрын
Thank you, algorithm, for bringing up this old gem. I see too many AI-and text-to-speech style informative videos these days; you can really hear the spirit of the narrator in this one
@NLS_78 жыл бұрын
Well I am an ENFP test showed that. I hate routine and I act too serious at work because I hate it.. But once I leave that work area I switch to different person. What kind of career suits ENFP ? Because it is really hard to choose that path..We are really good communicators and talk things from emotion and actions..
@sierrafarnum96896 жыл бұрын
ENFP's are my favorite personality type.
@MissAlicent8 жыл бұрын
really nice video, is it normal for ENFP's to often switch between the childish behavior to suddenly acting like a normal adult. Or would that translate more into a different personality type? I'm an ENFP.
@samuellum59468 жыл бұрын
+Echo i find my self acting more like a normal adult when things become a routine and thats when i tend to look at things in a pessimistic way. but once a new idea hits, that normal adult persona is out the window.
@AbiThomassings7 жыл бұрын
Echo'd_Games Oh that's normal alright. It has something to deal with our Fi, but I can't remember why... But yeah, it's normal. I experience it myself lol
@MissAlicent7 жыл бұрын
I think most of that for me was due to me trolling people in arguments and suddenly becoming political, I realized I was an ENTP when I took an actual test
@AbiThomassings7 жыл бұрын
Echo'd_Games Oh, I do that allllll the time. But when I do, I'm always on the side of justice, and end up preaching kindness.
@tayuyasempai4 жыл бұрын
I needed this. I wish I could tell you more about how thankful I am, but I just simply can't find the right words. Not only I feel understood, but also I understand myself more - why I do what I do, why some things are so hard for me and how to explain it in a simple way, so I can tell this to my friends.
@angela_somanythings56706 жыл бұрын
No wonder why I was so attracted to many famous ENFPs.. i am myself one , we value originality of thought and same with (most of) the ones you mentioned.. : )
@averyrathbun38598 жыл бұрын
I loved this, it was very well put together! As an ENFP I found this to describe me very accurately! I shall definitely look at your other videos noe too!
@EvilAngelMs9 жыл бұрын
I love this.. I love me..
@danielnoguera75774 жыл бұрын
Me too :)
@ladyfoxwf10753 жыл бұрын
Wow narcissism loves you too 😊
@EvilAngelMs3 жыл бұрын
Hey I have enough love for everyone!!.. come here!! *HUG*
@XraineX9 жыл бұрын
I'm an INFJ and while I can relate to the INFJ video you posted completely, I can't help but notice some relatable aspects in this video- particularly the need to a retain a childlike wonder to the world and it's possibilities, and finding a lot of pleasure in seeing the individualities in people and nuances of metaphoric color in the world. I also have a vivid imagination and enjoy making up stories very much. While I spend most of my being in that underwater contemplative state and using introverted intuition- typical of the INFJ poster child, sometimes I feel the need to swim up to the surface almost to take a break of fresh air and just act spontaneous and goofy if u may- almost to amuse myself and get away from the weightiness underneath. I was wondering if you could offer a brief explanation to this phenomenon.
@peterkropotkin68068 жыл бұрын
I love you Michael Pierce. These videos are great.
@Bayoubebe3 жыл бұрын
“ a disillusioned old soul”...I feel this so deep. The war within only ENFP can understand. Everyone sees me as the happiest pessimist they’ve ever met
@adamlewis41239 жыл бұрын
I agree with george. Im a rarer male enfp, and this is strikingly accurate. Good video! My wife and I both have psych degrees, but she is somehow new to meyers-Briggs or jungian socionics. This video summed up my type in much less words than I could :) good job
@mclarke146 жыл бұрын
okay - the narrator put me to sleep - was this a test for us ENFP's?
@seannn909 жыл бұрын
that letter writing is so recognizable!
@michellesunshinestar7 жыл бұрын
People always say I found the fountain of youth. I'm petite female 5'1, and I look 25, I'm 37. Some of my online friends are 10 or15 years younger than me, and I can relate to them. I've been in the psych ward, and I fear boredom or being locked up. I have a friend who acts exactly like me. I can relate to him. He and I are both in a choir, and we try to go to the groups here where I live. Thank you so much, this video has helped a immensely.
@sf58236 жыл бұрын
Wow this is uncannily accurate!
@saintgarry18 жыл бұрын
A beautiful video. Such detail. Thank you!
@leahtyrrell14345 жыл бұрын
I really respect that you differenciated between childish and childlike. I've had to point the nuances out to so many people who were confused when I said that I'm proud to be childlike but would then turn around and criticise childish behaviour.
@cadaver66657 жыл бұрын
What an odd, yet nicely tingly feeling it is to hear yourself being described in such detail!
@QueenMotherIv5 жыл бұрын
This is so accurate THAT I AM IN BEAUTIFUL TEARS. BRAVO!!
@lilpandaXD7 жыл бұрын
Joyously young and tremendously old. Wow that hit my core
@msermac64009 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this Michael Pierce. I feel like this video was much more comprehensive than other things I have watched/read. Those doodles are yours? They are amazing. I am very impressed. :)
@MichaelPiercePhilosophy9 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I really appreciate that! Also...I think I wasn't specific enough in the description, the "doodles" I'm talking about are the stick figures and blocks and stuff that I did in paint. The nice detailed ones I got off of Google. I WISH they were mine though; but thought I should be clear about that for the real artists' sake.
@msermac64009 жыл бұрын
lol :) Those are some excellent stick figures too!
@TheFashionninja4 жыл бұрын
The intense dichotomy that lives within us as ENFP's are beautifully described here in this video, for us to go deep into the wells of human depravity is something we do willingly, in our quest to completely understand an individual and not lump them under a construct, but we know that we must surface, and that the every storm must run out of rain, and that there is a new day, and a new dawn of promise.
@prntrfxr5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Can't believe I haven't seen this post until now. Imagine a room with a 60 foot screen on it flashing images like a slide projector moving really really fast. Now add 4-5 characters that are having different conversations with you in the same room. Now you understand what is going on in an ENFP's mind most of the time. Sometimes the characters are quieter or asleep and sometimes the images are flashing slower, but if we are excited about something or someone, the room is going to be going at full speed. Now while you have this going on in your mind, try to describe one image that appeared on the screen with someone in the real world. Almost immediately after you begin, the image changes to something else and the image you were describing to someone is no longer in your memory. So you try to describe the next image but you must speak quickly or you will forget what it was before you can describe it. That is why we speak the way we do. It has to come out like water. If you hear an ENFP talking in a room with no one there, it is likely that they have to say it out loud just to think because their mind is too noisy. I can't even sleep in a room that isn't pitch black because I can't turn off my mind. We love to be with our friends but we ghost them for no reason and feel guilty later. We don't fear being alone as much as having no significance. I can be alone and I LOVE being an ENFP, but what I really want is someone to accept me the way I am without judgement. I want to be special to at least one person, so that if I drop in front of someone, they don't step over me and keep going, like I never mattered at all.
@RachelGerrard2 жыл бұрын
My favourite part was the child like appearance but an old disillusioned adult on the inside and they are both at war. My adult isn't as disillusioned as it uses to be though!
@delendnum97775 жыл бұрын
All of my life I thought I was an Infp but this is really accurate wow thank you!!
@zain40194 жыл бұрын
Delendnum Same, this is uncannily accurate for me as well.
@acharich4 жыл бұрын
Haha, I thought I was an introvert too..
@sassy_chiq33649 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate you have posted this informative video.
@robdeneen96324 жыл бұрын
Great video, super informative and your voice is so cool
@stefanleithner69224 жыл бұрын
My test result was ENTP (few years back it used to be INTP. the I & E and the F & T are always quiet close like between 45 - 55 %. I feel like I am most likely an ENFP, at least thats what I feel like. The only diffrence is that I am usualy serious till I know people better than at one point it switches to funny and childlike once I know peope better. And I hâve a huge problem with monotony, my longest relationship was like 2 months long lol. edit: Also I do love people, its pretty much all I care for, have fun and share good experiences with others, ESPECIALLY NF people vibe hugely with me, my current best girlfriend is an INFP and damn we have good vibes.
@scarebear839 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! I finally understand me now. I can understand why I think and act the way I do and this video helps me understand the cognitive functions. I hope you do an ESFP video soon because I'd like to understand better how they work.