What I’ve learned about life by observing the ENTP

[@GiuseppeTavella]

As an ENTP I want to understand how people's beliefs and concepts were formed for 3 main reasons: 1) see if I'm wrong by comparing their mental process to mine 2) understand the mental process used by that person so the next time I speak to her/him about anything I can persuade and speak better by "retracing" that same process that person used to form their beliefs/concepts/thoughts. This can be interpreted as manipulation but at the same time, by doing it, you feel more connected to that person and understand why people do certain things. This ability is great but sometimes I'm able to see someone's view so well and I do it so often that I almost feel I'm losing myself and I feel fragmented 3) "steal" (ie modeling) the mental process used by that persona so I can "integrate" it in my mind to improve how my mind works and how I do things in my life

[@JazzySalsa14]

Wow, this is the best explanation of how an entp mind works. This is exactly correct!!

[@postmanTEN]

This is so true. I have a very similar process when approaching conversations with people

[@lmack161]

i absolutely 1000% relate to this and I am also ENTP type

[@entropy8000]

EXACTLU

[@jocanada9948]

That’s really good. I like the notion of mental sparring and integration, because as ENTPs, it sharpens our own game. Let’s face it though, sometimes manipulation does come into play as a motivation. We are way too frequently accused of it, but sometimes we are surely guilty of it. It depends on the stakes - sometimes I’m in it to win it, especially if as an ENTP I think the person is being shortsighted (as we commonly do, because no one has logically explored all the angles like we have), AND if I think a critical decision is flawed, leading to what I can see as a poor outcome. We can be forthcoming, or depending on our read of the situation / people (which we’re really good at) manipulation is simply easier than trying to explain our cognitive (and what some might perceive as overly complicated) reason behind our thinking. That being said - I truly believe we don’t manipulate for personal gain when we need to take that route; more commonly, it’s because we see a better alternative and truly care about ushering in a better outcome for everyone. I think ENTPs are naturally more optimistic (even idealist in some ways) and are constantly scanning the environment to come up with ways of improving upon it. So, in the context of manipulation, sometimes the end can justify the means.

[@richsackett3423]

"ENTPs who have given you advice"? So all of them then.

[@ethanstump]

our gift is our curse! to not to do so would not be us.

[@ale.jate.]

Damn. I feel called out

[@dieharder2k]

I am almost always the one giving advice to others, usually when they are sad or stressed or angry and I teach them a better more useful perspective on it. I almost never am given advice but I am guessing its because I never ask for advice on anything usually because I like to figure out the best way on my own.

[@xchhhhhhhh]

Thing is, ENTPs I know and myself included are quite aware that MBTI is , to put it bluntly, bad at what it proclaims to do. Its just that its too attractive a vessel for procrastination :\

[@Hugo_Roman]

😂😂😂

[@ethanstump]

ehh, its a good framework, it just needs more fleshing out, like medicine in the early 20th century.

[@mxd3bill70]

@@ethanstump yea i think the same.

[@sierraanne2280]

Na, I don't see it as a thing that's claiming to do anything. I see it as a group of ideas being thrown around by different people, and if you jump in and look around you can collect a lot of insights and build up a better personality interpreting machine. It's like reading Sylvia Plath so that next time someone asks you about the 50s your mental space in that field is more complicated and dense. Essentially, it's not about what MBTI is, it's about what it is for you. But ya. 1000% procrastinating rn. Have to do a 40% of my grade 6 page essay (meaning I'll write at least 8) by tomorrow. I haven't started it and prob won't till like 5 lol

[@backfire8744]

I like to think of MBTI and psychology in general as a lens to view my own deficiencies through rather than as a concrete way of understanding people. It doesn't really matter if it is valid or not as long as it makes me think about the difficult topics I have a bias towards avoiding, whether they be personal or otherwise.

[@robertpotts8032]

The unknown unknown, thank you for putting words to the bane of this ENTP’s existence.

[@gwrightii]

Have you ever taken or heard of THE FORUM?

[@olivialyall6447]

as an ENTP, I like to have a well rounded but extensive knowledge of mostly everything or simply bc what if one path I'm on or taking gets boring? for example; got bored working construction once I got licensed and "knew how to do it all" in my trade. I said eh this sucks now, I dont want to work this physically hard if I'm not feeding my intellect any longer. so I started selling life health insurance. went to equipment operating, marketing management etc. were so curious we try avoid ever having to state we dont know about a subject. but if we dont know, we Google that shit and learn lightning fast 😁.

[@focusedfilmw2168]

haha good post. I know what you mean, I also do jobs (start companies ....have started over 15 of them) just for the thrill of the hunt if you will. Then want to hunt other things...-nick entp

[@AM2PMReviews]

So true!

[@wmluna381]

Omg, me too...all the side hustles I enthusiastically started and got going nicely, but once that building/launch stage was accomplished the day to day management and scaling was a slog. I still have people calling me to try to service them again years down the line and I just can't. It would be a boring job I would procrastinate on or still accomplish well, but haaaate every minute until it was over. Ugh. Not to mention that I am notorious for having 2-3 regular employer jobs at one time. It's been only about a little over a year that I have only done one thing now.

[@DjDenizeri]

Hi Meghan, I am an ENTP. lol. I wanted to say to you that I really enjoyed this video on ENTP's from your perspective. I felt your insights from your view point were refreshing, because... being a woman ENTP, and only a little over 2% of us are ENTP's.....it gets blurred, for me, if there is ANYONE who can "see" that what I want most, is for others is to be challenged, to be curious, less judgmental, and look at life as a prism. To notice how the slightest movement of thought can reflect a color or hue (perspective) you have never seen before. Thank you for being a prism with movement for me today.

[@baaf777]

Worked with several ENTPs and I like it. They tend to wait too long before taking action because their Ne pushes the ENTPs to explore other possibilities while I tend to jump into action too fast. Together, we are a strong team. OK, sometimes we have a Ne-Se clash generating a lot of sparks but no hard feelings the next day. :)

[@MeghaMuse]

definitely! I would say that ESTPs do something similar when it comes to being interested in different things and engaging their Ti.

[@happycakes1946]

I'm an ENTP and I have a good ESTP friend. It's really funny how we interact because every time we hang out I got like 2 or 3 new idea's and it seems like he loves that. He's always getting involved in pyramids schemes and stuff that I would never touch because it seems to good to be true, but he's really hardworking and smart. It's so strange watching Ti-Fe being lead around by Se. When we hang around he's always moving around and taking care of people or getting them stuff without asking, whereas i'll notice, but am less likely to act unless I want to or know the person well. Watching his Se has really helped me see that sometimes I need to be impulsive and just do before the opportunity window passes. He also showed me that it's okay to work harder than everyone else and have a great work ethic even if you feel like you're doing all the work for your lazy ass coworkers.

[@patrickjohnson8516]

Yes! YESSSSSS!! PLEASE HAVE a reason for doing what you're doing and please KNOW that reason and please be able to state that reason. Don't do anything mindlessly.

[@7sanctuz]

I wonder whether I speak for other ENTPs now aswell or not but I think that the fact that I, growing up have had to experience a TREMENDOUS amount of critique, sometimes for really weird reasons and sometimes completely valid ones. These comments may or may not have caused me to start questioning everything and seeing it from all these billions of angles. It's not always a fun thing to do. Sometimes it's very much fueled by fear (much like things you've talked about in this video). Sometimes ofc it really is just for fun, like I keep doing it for stress-relief but not really caring about missing links or illogical factors. I think I really need someone to direct my thoughts. Neither amplifying them or shutting them down (a.k.a "grounding" me.. pff what a joke.) (...jk)- -- but someone who kinda points me towards different ideas and lets me go on a rampage on those topics, for a purpose that'll be rewarding somehow in the end, ya know? Maybe I'm just rambling. Whatever. You're great Meghan. *big hugs*

[@cedricburkhart3738]

Erik Hedberg Karlsson I relate to the first paragraph. 🙁

[@Johnnigelgarcia]

Erik Hedberg Karlsson my bro, listen up. Find yourself a nice INFJ girl. Entp here, been dating an Infj for 3 years. We have the most absorbing, most intense, borderline obsessive conversations about everything under the sun. The best part is that we usually end up somewhere where we can see eye to eye because they are just as sensible as us. I appreciate her insights as much as she appreciates my ideas. Also, They are as grounded, as they are loveable. Just avoid the classic ego tripping of entps. Keep your eyes peeled mate!

[@cedricburkhart3738]

John Nigel Garcia I like the idea of finding an INFJ female.🤗

[@andrewmakasziw6734]

You Sir, need an INFJ.

[@cedricburkhart3738]

Andrew Makasziw But there so rare. I don't think most of them would even like me.🤔 I also am pretty sure that I would not like most of them.🤔 But you weren't replying to me anyway we're you.

[@leeci33]

You have absolutely spent a lot of time with ENTPs! I was nodding the entire time. Thank you for the confidence boost! There are def cons to the ENTP life but you make us sound so cool! I think this video is a great way to explain us and why we do the things we do. Thank you!

[@SamStrane]

Same!! I started Head banging =]

[@CommanderGeneral-e8l]

Thank you for standing up for me and all other ENTPs meghan, you are a true protagonist

[@archiecomel3735]

1:30 in and already looking in the comments to see if any other ENTPs want her to get on with it ...

[@davidschandler48]

Right on the mark! Excellent description. (I'm an ENTP; lifelong truth-seeker; retired physics teacher.) This is much better than just doing a parsing of the four defining characteristics and formulating a description. I can see that you have actually interacted with ENTPs.

[@WillisChitwood27]

I am a ENTP and I just wanted you to know this was a good video. I enjoyed your observation on us ENTP's.

[@MeghaMuse]

Thank you!! I appreciate it

[@WillisChitwood27]

you really have spent time with some ENTPs

[@VortexStriker]

I am an ENTP but I learned that you will never find the truth, so learn all you can and hold on to a perspective if it works or is useful, if it doesn't work, change your mind. Never take ownership of a belief or idea, lest it stay even though it isn't useful.

[@MaggieChurch-ih2fb]

I have realized this as well.

[@kunaldeo9679]

I think this is accurate, but again I'm not sure :P. I love how ENFJs are always trying to remind people of their strengths btw.

[@richsackett3423]

Best.

[@hizamalik3761]

I was literally coding while watching this. Damn you've pinpointed us really well here. Especially at the beginning talking about the unknown unknowns haha.

[@tahanadeem3077]

I love being an ENTP outside of when people look at me crazy after Ive gone on a rant about something ridiculous and taken it wayyy too far. I just like a healthy debate and I like winning. I will cross any line to do it and thats what holding me back. I need to master myself and for me thats knowing when to shut up. I have a very powerful skill but like Spiderman's grandfather said "with great power comes great responsibility" I must only unleash at the perfect time :P My advice to other ENTPs dont be so hard on yourself. People who love you and care about you know you are like this and they love you and your faults. You argue a lot sure but it could be worse.

[@shhhentient]

I'm ENTP, and my sister is ENFJ. It was really helpful to hear your perspective. I appreciate that you've taken the time to understand us, as well.

[@jocanada9948]

I loved your explanation of the known known, known unknown, and unknown unknown !!! That is impressively accurate! I have never heard it explained that way before and am going to use that! As an ENTP, I know that I annoy the crap out of my boss (and yet am compelled to continue with my approach) because as an ESTJ he just wants a quick (I would say shallow at times) analysis, just enough to then make a decision and take action. I am constantly bringing forward the “outliers” (the known unknowns) as a warning because I see it as their blind spot, but the ESTJ “has a tendency of “waving it off” as irrelevant. By the way, I strongly recommend against “waving off” an ENTP because when (not if) an issue inevitably arises that we were trying to get people to proactively prepare for 6 months in advance, we will make a point of saying I told you so. Not because our ego ever needs the confirmation, but to make it clear to others that we are an amazing barometer that they should make use of, lest find themselves hitting another hidden land mine. And we can be quite chippy about it because being dismissed is likely the most infuriating thing for an ENTP. One other point - the existence of “unknown unknowns” (UU) is the reason why we can commonly come off as indecisive. For us to make an informed decision, we need to get a sense of the dimensions of the field we are playing in. You have probably heard an ENTP say “if I had to decide right now ...” it is precisely because we have to many UUs in the area and that makes us very nervous with making a decision. And we’re also using that language because we are feeling backed into a corner. Though we can take action, we are quick to verbalize all our disclaimers at the outset. Thanks for explaining it that way - it helps to explain not only our way of thinking but some challenges we can run into with other types because of it. Thumbs up!!!

[@Motaali]

That was a long comment for Entp's to read lol

[@ChristopherLQueen]

As Thumper said in "Bambi", "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." I appreciate your positivity and willingness to learn from others' perspectives. Rather than denigrating us Space Cadets, you DO have something nice to say, and you translate your insights into broadly applicable lessons.

[@jasmineenterline4504]

I’m an ENTP. I just want to say how much I appreciate this video.

[@paulfadden8834]

8:00 as an ENTP I don't care if I'm wrong and will put my hands up and admit it if I am, because by having that conversation I have increased my knowledge and corrected misconceptions or misunderstandings I had about the subject. What I don't do is talk about things I know nothing about, in that situation I will listen and take the information in and research further if the subject interests me. Alternatively if I am the prominent talking in the conversation I hope that I have shared my understanding of the subject discussed and enlightened the others in the discussion. Life is like science we know what we know now, but tomorrow we could find out that what we thought we knew was not quite right and therefore need to rework my understanding. .

[@rokayasahara9477]

Finally, someone other my mom appreciates my way of thinking.

[@rokayasahara9477]

than**

[@jasminet6469]

Woah . I feel ssoooo seen rn. It hard to explain how it feels. I understand that I can be intense and I really try to scale it back. But it’s honestly hard to gauge because other people are just so different, so it feels like you’re always treading this in line. I think that’s why I’m hyper aware because I’m always trying to gauge everything to make sure I understand my own dynamic with the rest of the environment

[@zorezora174]

Watching at 1.75x speed, and I noticed things I didn't notice about myself.

[@derekb8513]

I was watching at 1.25 speed until this comment. 1.75 seems completely normal...

[@13andy104]

You're a villain alright, just not a super one *laughs in 2x speed*

[@DaveE99]

Best thing I learned about people’s beliefs is that there is biology to ideology.

[@user-sh9pl1sx2m]

eplain please

[@DaveE99]

@@user-sh9pl1sx2m well learn how big 5 traits connect to political ideology, then learn how brain structures does too. And also how genetics predicts more so beyond just personality for political ideology because it will at minimum shape the emotional frame which we even orient to the world and those personality traits def change how people ask questions and go about researching things.

[@csanadczanik9710]

You are very well spoken and open-minded, and somehow you managed to make me watch the whole thing without skipping which is very rare for a me (as an ENTP).

[@MeghaMuse]

Thank you!!

[@JackJohnson314]

I’m an ENTP, you have a super power and I want to learn this skill. Based off the personality type you know so much about me and hence everyone you come in contact with, that is very powerful.

[@ifonlyunu994]

Nice video, i would say you have an excellent understanding of the type. Entp.

[@MeghaMuse]

Thank you!! :D

[@baaf777]

I second that. Well done Meghan! I like the way you said how ENTPs integrate the perspectives of others. They will not easily give up their own ideas but use the input from others to test their own beliefs. And being aware of what they don’t know is indeed so ENTP! Ray Dalio said it several times in interviews.

[@robmangeri777]

This was probably one of the best videos I have seen that describes how I think. The exception here for me starts at 15:19 in the video where you explain which values define an ENTP. I absolutely do not define myself by what I like and enjoy doing. Those things are basically givens that I will make each situation enjoyable that I am in and I will make the time I spend valuable but the TRUTH is what I intend to live by and I seek what is true and worthy to be held onto like GOLD! I might be the only ENTP that thinks this way but since everything else was so spot on I’m perfectly fine with retaining what I believe to be an invaluable exception to the rule 😎👍🏼. Thank you so much for all of your hard work in compiling your information, and if I may ask, how do you understand ENTPs so well?

[@robmangeri777]

Can any other ENTPs relate to my exception? I know it’s dangerous ground haha :)

[@stevenewton4155]

@@robmangeri777 100%! Truth is the core value. Emotions, beliefs, traditions, preconceived ideas must all bow before it.

[@Donjasoni]

Well done. I’m an ENTP and I thought tgecwsy you broke this down was pretty accurate. Thanks!

[@ericwedin4154]

Being an ENTP I can see that I have done so many different things mainly to avoid being bored. Curiosity and always searching ”truth”, maybe meanwhile treading on some toes.

[@paulfadden8834]

I worked as a bouncer for 9 years in the UK, my perception was that I was there to protect the people in my venue. Conflict was a way for me to challenge my physical and mental skills. 90% of situations I managed to talk down, the other 10% I resolved without anyone getting seriously hurt. In some situations I relied very heavily on my intuition..

[@mauricioaugustin6301]

Is it normal for a ENTP not be to assertive for not being able to commit to one perspective? ENTP here and I have a hard time figuring this out. Love the video!!!! Get up the good work (ps.: I'm sending this to my boss)

[@paolaplo5573]

I’m also an ENFJ and I love ENTPs, I feel we are so similar and so different at te same time that it matches.

[@alexvevo3897]

yeah, once had a really deep and long chat with an ENFJ for multiple days, I felt really well understood.

[@tanstaafl28]

Oh the idea about: "Unknown unknowns" has my mind bubbling!

[@DaveE99]

We never stop questioning! You know what bugs me- when I see people who can’t see past a certain label. Once they say it, it colors everythibgz

[@pcphantom1978]

If I'm in a conversation with someone about a specific topic I prefer to have that conversation from their perspective, expanding upon it and questioning it with whatever perspectives I've gathered rather than addressing it with those perspectives as some form of a judgement. It makes conversations smoother while it also allows for expansive growth and understanding from both sides. If I want you to value my input on a subject I know that's much less likely to happen if your perspective is not part of the equation and many times my perspective is undecided anyway. This can not happen if the person you are talking to won't even share their reasons or thoughts behind the subject. If there's a problem that needs to be fixed not sharing literally makes the problem unsolvable. I get that inferior Ti makes you not want to share your reasons but that can drive all of my functions crazy. "I have X feeling" followed by avoiding the actual issue or unwillingness to explain the reason behind it is like a personal brand of torture designed specifically to drive me insane.

[@AsiyaIammuah]

Billy Richards I relate so much, in that situation I just speak from my heart as corny as it sounds when I have to share my feelings. It makes a more entertaining conversation anyway ☺️ I realize not sharing my feelings on things can come off kinda harsh sometimes..so I’m more transparent now than I used to be for better communication and like you said so I don’t drive all of my functions crazy.

[@bradjohnson8725]

I'm an entp 7w8 and I feel like you did damn good job with your observations! You earned a new sub

[@jachna3898]

me too brother. entp, 7w8 hahahahah

[@gwrightii]

DISC(DI) ENTP 7W8

[@hakankose3147]

woa it's impressive how accurately you described our type!

[@heliogonzalez2663]

I can't ignore the feeling of vanity or relatable shame But I love Seeking the highest point of view is exiting knowing the truth and contradicting myself and stupid stubborn people over all everyone has its own skills and everyone is special

[@dezlauman2153]

Well done in growing bigger than defending your own digs. Humility/Fear of God/The predominance of reality is the beginning of wisdom. Ego is the killer. Man will never discover the depth and breadth of God. Life is a journey not a destination.

[@tnic3255]

Thanks for this awesome video! As an entp, I really hate being one (maybe as a woman too). I also find that a lot of the descriptions of entp's do not match up with my experience, even though when I review the MBTI there is no doubt I am. You really know their thinking well, I actually learned a lot about myself. As for the usual descriptions, for example, i spend a lot of time in Fe mode, my tertiary, and almost find it hard to believe it's tertiary for me. In fact, I could probably easily type as an enfj. I wonder if that is common for women entp's b/c of the stereotype that we shouldn't be argumentative, etc so we develop this side a lot to help our banter go down more smoothly. But even aside from that, I don't think I have ever been particularly argumentative, or overly devil's advocate, which is a lot of type descriptions. We're exploring, inquisitive, and frankly, sooooo fascinated by the very operation of the mind, that we question people to get a better idea of exactly what you said -- how do they think? Why do they think that way? What perspective do they have in processing info. that we might be overlooking. You are so right about that part -- we want to know what we are missing, content and process. I am very drawn to J types even though they can be slow on the change-uptake, lol, and probably INJ types, because they have what I love about me, the N, but they are more practical and able to live out the theoretical side. SJs are my envy -- their productivity! I could never match it and feel useless in the world compared to them. And SPs -- they inspire me. For example, my estp friends freak me out. I don't answer the phone when they call b/c I know it will likely be a request for immediate action, which in spite of sharing 3 letters, I have a very hard time doing. (For one, I was probably planning on reading about their type that day -- haha), but I hop on board almost everytime b/c they can get the things going that I envision but don't do...like every time. I'll think about possible trips to take, but when my estp friend called me on it and said let's go next week, and for once, I did it. And it was like -- wow, you can actually just go. Doing x isn't just a possible option to think about. Lol! Finally, all my inquisitiveness about people has fine tuned my empathy. That's entp -- we get to empathy intellectually, but when we do, it's truly empathy! and a deeper understanding, appreciation, and almost envy of their way of seeing things. (So when people say we're argumentative, which suggests trying to go against others, that is so waaaaaayyyy off base. Maybe I annoy people, but that makes me feel really bad because, if I am questioning and getting at your whys and your way of thinking/being, I'm really interested in you!) Thanks for your awesome videos about entps. I think you help us appreciate us! We study everything but ourselves :)

[@as-zu8pw]

There has been in a shift in since your last video, you came across as on the defence, to ready to judge due a feeling they stirred in you emotionally that you we're uncomfortable in yourself. Kind of mirroring your insecurities in an aggressive way. You've really soften, seem to have a well round perspective not fuelled by your own emotions any more, you've become much more approachable. I know the biggest thing that annoy people is that I evoke emotions with my questioning and quest for internal growth, as it highlights parts they are not ready to see or uncomfortable coming across something they had no idea existed. One thing I've learned, is to only question when people are stable or in the right place, instead to be the comforter, the listener, the encourager and to bring them back to life when feel nothing is going for them. Trusting our intuition is crucial, feeling an unsettled environment or the person your with inner turmoil, then keeping the questioning and advice to a minimum until you know that the person is the right place- even if our hearts are in the right place and we know a way to solve your problem, we need to realise that other are not ready mentally for it or work at such a fast pace with personal growth. The importance of trusting our intuition before running straight into a situation, can stop us from coming across insensitive, rude or evoking a persons hidden triggers.

[@MeghaMuse]

hahahhahaha I owe it all to the influence of my ENFP best friend :D D she has shaped me

[@focusedfilmw2168]

Hi ENTP Nick here. Meghan, this has been the best ENTP video I has seen in some time. Love the bringing up the unknown unknowns / known unknowns, etc. I have watched an estimated 9,000 (at least) documentaries in the past 6 years. I had to ask myself why I has doing this at some point during this process. In essence that's what I figured out...I was trying to make at least make all the unknowns known...and to possible look to strengthen ideas and concepts to make them "closer to known" if you will. Anyway very refreshing video, I am not saying I discounted you when I first saw one of your videos like a year ago or so now....but I too can see a shift in your mind...a shift for the better....and I just want to say good job = ) = ) = )...I hear you on ENFP's, I have 4 strong ENFP's as freinds =). Keep up good work. Peace and harmony -Nick

[@capricornpisces7261]

Meghan it was nice to hear that you are interested in astrology! I love astrology and I know lots of people would say is crazy to believe in such things but it defenatelly works for me and I see so many patterns in people behaviour correlate to the specific planets energy. Meghan What's your Sun/Moon/Asc? :) It could be interesting to make a video and compare Mbti functions to planet's energies :)

[@muyangwang7091]

you have accurate observations, always spot on. I never judge anyone, I never point my finger to someone and say "you are crazy/weird/insane" just because they did something that most people can't relate to, instead I'm curios even excited about the reason why they did what they did. id love to hear them out, to see their side of the story unless it's boring..

[@lydia-jamillah3548]

yessss.

[@MsWill813]

What? I do. Like my friend thought about buying a book on witchcraft, I told her no, you are too unstable for that. She said you're right and put it back. Some people appreciate that.

[@someonerandom713]

I've experienced ENTPs and also INTPs as great, great storytellers =)

[@Layniacsofficial]

I have a story to tell about an unknown ... Unknown haha. I'm just teasing

[@AeonAxisProductions]

You haven't met me then xD when I tell a story I end up getting side tracked trying to explain everything in the story so you have the context and then I start going on a tangent unrelated to the story, something about my story reminds me of something else, then that reminds me of something else, so on and so forth -entp

[@AeonAxisProductions]

@@Layniacsofficial also didn't expect to see you here again xD

[@Layniacsofficial]

@@AeonAxisProductions We are meant to be, baby lol

[@AeonAxisProductions]

@@Layniacsofficial you know who I am right? Lol

[@scottsimpson3315]

Great and insightful video, thank you. I have never heard anyone else speaking of "unknown unknowns" I thought I came up with it myself! Trying to explain to non-entp people why I argue and not pick. You get us girl.

[@taydupreez8555]

What is difficult is when i have figured out someone's reasons but they are in denial about it or dont understand themselves enough yet and they then take offence when i draw attention to these reasons. As an entp i value being direct but have realized that some people (a lot of people actually) find it unnerving and intimidating that they are so transparent and feel like they have been put on the spot. Its unintentional on my part as im genuinely curious about the inner workings of peoples minds and their motivations, almost like guessing what game they are playing and then verifying my assumptions. Most of the time im correct but sometimes im pleasantly surprised.

[@reginaldlovegood6500]

omg yes whenever I meet a new possible friend I always ask them what made you, you with what process

[@SurreptitiousSquirrel]

Damn. Pretty accurate. As an ENTP I’ve never really felt huge chemistry with ENFJ types (in terms of compatibility), but one word blazes to my mind when I think of ENfJs: respect. Something about the type just inspires respect (maybe it’s the dom Fe?). Something about the approach they take. Great work 👍.

[@supremereign5768]

Wow... the accuracy is unmatched. When someone ask to get to know me I'll just share this link lol

[@patrickjohnson8516]

Thank you for making this video. The traits you pointed out are present in me (ENTP). LOL I love communicating with examples and illustrations - because I want to be sure that I am understood and I will go to great lengths to do that.

[@Coach_Jacky]

It’s interesting what you said about disagreements being a way to enhance or change our own perspective. I don’t necessarily see it as my perspective specifically, but more like enhancing the idea for the betterment of the idea itself. Kind of like tuning an instrument.

[@biggsbaysic8362]

I am an entp and I am unafraid of unknown unknowns. In fact, I'm wholly curious of them and when I'm confronted with one, I don't shy from it but throw myself at it.

[@blurryimage4585]

The catch is, unknown unknowns are unconscious by definition, so you cannot cherish their ambiguity like you can with the known unknowns.

[@biggsbaysic8362]

Of course they are. Yet you still know they exist, as a whole. There are ways to easily march toward them with certainty and that is to know the difference between truth and opinion. When you understand the nature of these things, you find that there are myriad un-uns. You also know exactly where they lie and that is in unfamiliar territories and, additionally, in the crevices which are patterns or relationships between cross-platform underatanding of fields of knowledge. It's actually rather simple. All you have to do is to harness your inner explorer to find them. It's a rather intuitive process.

[@biggsbaysic8362]

If we didn't know of their existence, we couldn't talk about them. We just don't know their nature, is all. 🤷

[@thenamelessdragon]

i really appreciate what you said about everyone having their own reasons, it really made me think. i’m still kinda confused about my personality type, im usually typed by those terrible online sources as ENFP, but i can really see myself in ENTP. i’m kinda young still (18) so i know i’m probably not developed which probably explains why that struck out to me. i’m a little condescending towards others sometimes when i see them acting ‘illogically’ or, in other words, without a clear and logical reason (that i can see and respect) this most sticks out to me with one of my two bffs. she has been typed (by those inaccurate internet tests so it may not be true, but it seems true to me anyway) as an INFP. therefore, her Te is her inferior function, something which obviously leads to issues as i have a propensity for judging based on logical reasoning. she can annoy me very often because she makes decisions and even asks us (me and our other friend - ENFP) about them but then doesn’t take that advice and she lives constantly in a fantasy world. we get along amazingly because i share that same fantasy world (both of us having Ne high in our stack) but i can also see beyond it to the logical facts she’s missing. you really couldn’t get someone more kinda and considerate than her and i deeply respect that in her. but also, she is VERY emotionally driven with no seeming logic behind many of her decisions. in short, you made me realise that perhaps i should be looking more for whatever reasoning lays behind her decisions rather than dismissing them as her building her life around her fantasies. wow i made myself seem heartless. i swear i’m not a judgemental b*tch. it takes years of minor incidences for me to become so disenchanted, i usually just try to provide my advice on a case by case basis and then only act passively pissed when i’m not listened to. i completely understand that i’m not infallible and that sometimes i don’t know best. when this happens i may possibly have a bit of an argument about it, but i care more about ensuring that i can see the truth of a situation than i do about what i believe. and besides, i don’t want to lose anyone or make them think badly of me just because i think that sometimes they could do with thinking something through a little more.

[@displaychicken]

As an ENTP it’s not that I never come to firm conclusions, I eventually do, it’s that those conclusions are only arrived at after a very lengthy process of debate with others and/or inner Socratic questioning. The belief never fully stops being open to question. The final result is a belief that is extremely robust and very difficult to argue with. I wouldn’t want to firmly believe something without a serious amount of thought put into it. Once we’re at that point though, we can be very firm in our beliefs.

[@terryh6666]

As an ENTP, I have to agree with everything your saying.. I use this analogy a lot when I'm fruitlessly trying to explain how my brain works to the people around me, my brain is like a huge river with hundreds of boats passing either way every minute.. Now the way I see most other peoples brain is like a narrow canal, with boats slowly in single file moving along.. The boats are thoughts in this metaphor, hope this helps fellow entps when trying to explain why people think your an alien

[@nilselfson503]

I'd say most of my identity as an ENTP revolves around Fi, meaning it revolves around my complete and utter disdain for the function. Can't help but to feel a gut-wrenching aversion towards having to contain social relations within a Fi framwork, having to "define" and "categorize" relationsships, even ones that doesn't involve a romantic partner. "We're BFF's", and we're 'just' "aquaintances" so it's not really suiting that you ask me to help you move, "why did you make me jealous by talking to my girlfriend"? ... I fucking HATE Fi! It's the everpresent stone within the gears of my being, grinding them to dust and leaving me confused and alone. The very worst part is that it's the function of preference of most of my Swedish countrymen. Swedes are extremely prone towards making distinctions between "inner" and "outer" circles. The only reason Swedes accept so much immigration is due to the fact they consider the nation to always be part of their "outer circle" and therefore irrelevant. Oh how I long to live in a Fe country like America... Less personal conversations perhaps, something I've noticed. Americans seems to be quite offended by questions relating to their personal relationsships... Well... I'd take that every day over the Fi hellhole I live through in Sweden.

[@ostwind7031]

Nils Elfson I feel you... exact same with Germany. let’s move over the atlantic

[@fraterdeusestveritas2022]

An ENTP that is skeptical has sterilized their own mind. ENTP's take to serious occult practice like a duck to water. I know several ENTP's that are successful ceremonial magicians. Any ENTP that denies metaphysics is not really and ENTP. I used to be an engineer, then quit to practice the occult and become and entrepreneur. Best decision I ever made. I am a multi-millionaire after being a drug addict in my 20's. I needed to go to the gates of hell and experience the worst of life to give myself a reference point of failure before I could attain success.

[@paulfadden8834]

We are also very good at putting our foot in our mouth, because of our honesty we have a tendency to say things would probably have been better not said.

[@HybridIntuition]

This is excellent. I'm an ENFJ but i process information like an ENTP. I think in terms of correlations (Ne) and causation(Ni). But it makes sense as ENFJs have Ne as their critical parent. Ne always asks "What if?" or "have you considered this?". For harmony isn't just in a social setting, but in an intellectual setting as well. Not that the two are mutually exclusive though haha!!

[@MeghaMuse]

ENFJs are quite skilled at USING NE as a tool to meet their Ni needs, but only if they choose to. So yes it is totally possible for you to use both

[@wtwarrior7698]

Hardest think to me as an entp was to learn to lead. As a teen I got elected as scout leader and until then I allways avoided responsability but I took the chance to proof myself and to learn. It didn't take long to realize that I couldn't question or even explain my self to a bunsh of other kids tired in the middle of a 2 day hike. Reason really does not help at all, most where sentimental and... Well... Kids. So I had to shut up, stop pushing them, stop poking fun, and just get under there arm and pull them along, take their back pack, tell theme that they where right and all of that just to get them to talk. Let alone work together as a team

[@Niveous23]

No one likes me when I argue. Everyone thinks I'm condescending. It's been very hard growing up because I really enjoy the process. But what I'm met with is people that get downright hateful about the discussion. Like you said, 'on edge'. I'm not at all condescending, I'm just willing to try an idea into the ground. Then move along. A lot of people were shocked that I'd agree with them. My experience is that people are afraid of fighting for these ideas, that by their own admission are passionately tied to. I'm not even tied to my beliefs, and I'm at least fighting for them. So yea, it's frustrating. Even after a very loud discussion, I rarely tie a person to their ideas. I can really like a person I disagree with, and that feels like a rarity. I'v honestly learned to be quiet, talk less, interact less, and that's because people are rarely willing to share anything except like....hostility.

[@TNRPISIQ]

I should say what you said was On Point 10/10

[@WordPressU]

Super awesome video I sometimes score INTJ or ENTJ but I know why the I/E thing happens because we are so much in our head but actually use the Extroverted Intuition to read the world and future...that damn Judging vs Perceiving always comes close or transposed but I am certain I use perceiving as my dominant function...I was described very well in this video as well as in contrast to the ENTJ...very helpful.

[@patrickjohnson8516]

I like this lady. Yes, we like her. I LIKE YOU Meghan. Thank you for the video. 😃👍🏽

[@MrManbearpigyeti]

nice! as an entp, this is has a high degree of accuracy in my eyes. the only constructive criticism i would give, involves two things.. 1)with regards to that last part bout the astrology, i would just add that another huge reason for the debating, is to change (open) your mind or the others mind. peoples incorrectness affect everyone else too. people think witches are real and a problem.. people are burned alive. a person learns surgery in a back ally in tijuana.. people suffer and die cuz you dont know what ur doing , but u think you do. mystic thinking in all cases is dangerous because it gives made up answers to people to feel good. but while it might feel better to convince yourself that a bus isnt about to kill you.. by doing so, you now are going to die because either way, its headed towards your body. 2) i think truth is the ultimate value for entp. full, complete and objectively accurate truth. incorrect things, unknown things, inaccurate things, misleading things.. these all destroy the individuals right to interact with the world that actually exists in reallity. for instance.. it doesnt matter how much one believes busses dont exist. you die either way when they hit you because they objectively do exist. nomatter how much you feel they dont. objective reallity does not care how much somebody feels that zues is real, or that god wrote the bible, or that a house is haunted, or that republican policies r for the everyman... objective reality just is what it is, no zues, many many human animals wrote the bible, heat changes and convection currents make noises n move stuff in these not haunted houses, and republican platform objectively is billionare tax cuts, restricting womens reproductive rights, restrictive social freedoms, free market anarchy, theocratic autocracy controlled by corporate money. what republican polititions and conservative propaganda media are doing is taking away their viewers (and the rest of ours) power buy convincing the suggestibles that the metophorical bus, which is objectively there and bout to fuck your body up, isnt infact there. they are doing this for the most selfish of reasons. greed. and with zero understanding that our neighbors problems become a problem. there successes and radiant happiness becomes happiness for you. mutual benefit wipes the floor with one way selfishness. knowlege is power, freedom is content, kindness is warm and practical, and purpose or mission is happyness and stimulation. loanliness and sensory deprivation is indescribable writhing pain. bit of a tangent there lol not real sure what the last part there has to do with the rest but eh.. its cool watever all good yssir goodday bye bye

[@imageofthebeast8599]

thanks i like the positive feedback im 60 years old and just found this about my self put into words i like most things about my self but would like to see my negatives thanks again

[@ericwedin4154]

If we ENTP’s find out that the person we are talking to has nothing interesting to bring to the discussion or if they are not intelluctually honest we usually cut that person out of our lives.

[@yardleyxipu4045]

Intellectually honest made me pause for a sec and try to understand. It’s a deep term can you expand on it?

[@wademt]

You teaching us about ENTP, nice job! I am ENTP, have been for longer than most lol. I am dating ENFL, so I appreciate your perspective, and observe relative compatibility.

[@wademt]

Haha ENFJ

[@ivanleger9737]

Love this! Nailed me! Thank you, btw!

[@ernestogamez9300]

Koo vid!!! Entp already knows what is! so obviously they get bored with it so they want to speak about the new to be better at the SE (now) they know the evil people rule the world so entp wants to break free in any way possible before is too late but the immature ones are just vain in every way possible.

[@shailendrahegde7410]

I definitely agree and it is frustrating watching everyone being manipulated and you can't show it to them even if you wanted to. I would classify as an immature entp and it is mixed feeling of anger, frustration and helplessness but do enlighten me how would the older entps deal with this ( the break free part) . Oh and great video btw Meghan LeVota really find it refreshing to hear people trying to consider possibilities and trying to act on them.

[@oldgraybeard3659]

To Shailendra and all ENTPs: Read the "Desiderata" every night to yourself. It is an early 1920s prose poem by the American writer Max Ehrmann. Seek someone to love that is a ***J to love, and be faithful to that person, and respect their love. A ***J will keep you grounded in the real world, and encourage your realistic ideas.

[@jackxavier3915]

Nice shirt, red is my favorite color. Actually I like the color palette of the video a lot except that chair.

[@jcholly7237]

I am an ENTP and you just sound like my mental process.

[@calebwilliams586]

I've accepted the idea that I'll always be wrong

[@greggorey]

I've watched a bunch of entp clips, that was accurate for me.

[@FloridaMarlinWrangler]

Gotta admit it. I can be pretty stand offish to others. I have a very low tolerance for emotional expressions and emotionally charged situations can be overwhelming

[@xoddexxxx1232]

Wtf.. you correct about it all, I'm INTJ whom had closest best and kindest person I've ever met is ENTP, and he's absolutely hates debate while he claims like to debate or marked as debater of MBTI, but they have a broken bonds with his previous life, so he asked for agreement so basically, that point make them attacked. But he's absolute intellect whom like to point out of inaccuracy of my life. And I like it.

[@PumpkinSoup1234]

I would change the word "truth" and instead I would use "logic". Because there are many truths. Your logic is sth you built and it's the internal structure that hold your point of view tight and strong. From an ENTP point of view.

[@angelaflynn83]

Came here because I'm an ENTP but yeah you're super pretty!

[@Layniacsofficial]

But what about the video?!!!

[@paulfadden8834]

4:40 The advantage of discussing and forming ideas with other people on the hoof, is that the other person gives you another point of view, one which an ENTP may not have considered. This may be because of the other person having a very different personality, direct experience or professional experience. For an ENTP a good conversation is a brain storming session. Which of my arguments were strongest and which arguments the other people in the discussion were the strongest. What do I still not understand, if an action is required which action is most suitable?

[@mongo3522]

2:47 "Underneath a Micro-soap"

[@alexandralenzinger8482]

One time I went to a psychic (I know) but it was interesting cuz the first thing she said to me before I ever talked to her was “wow ur really open minded”. And years later I just thought yep it’s cuz I’m an entp, I hold a question mark above everything always.

[@wolfman6489]

Not sure if I'm ENTP but I might be. I'm always thinking about the fact of my existence and how everything is relative and everything can be looked at in any way possible, and from this standpoint everything seems meaningless but in terms of our human society that we have created (either intentionally or unintentionally) the meaning is formulated.

[@corRkingscorn]

You are great, Thank you so much. This was really precise and well articulated. Also really informative. I really like your perspective. (e.n.t.p)

[@fidessiena1502]

12:20-13:00 wow yeah, didn't realize that. I thought it was just normal 😂

[@wasifrolics7308]

You look like Demi Lovato. And coincidentally, she is an ENFJ too XD. Love your videos

[@AGoodBuzz]

This ENTP totally disagrees about the unknown unknowns. Either as an ENTP, or as someone who is streetwise, or having a high IQ, I have NO problem walking into situations full of unknown unknowns and _figuring them out..._ It's what I do. We don't question people like you because we are afraid of unknowns, we just like questioning people (especially when we're playing Devil's Advocate) just to engage with you.

[@MeghaMuse]

I can't remember how I worded it in this video.. but I do think you guys embrace unknowns, but are also drawn to figure them out, as you said. That desire to find the known unknowns I think seems to excite you guys

[@joemartin6078]

so I'm an e.n.t.p. and i had a situation recently. i was running a game, a player blew up on another player. anyways, i had to notify the store and such that i was at about the issue. the store manager took the player who blew upside because the guy kept saying, " are you calling me a liar." and i kept not either answering it or saying maybe you perceived it differently. not sure if any other e.n.t.p.s have this issue. i'm not the guy, so i don't know how they perceived the situation. but there are multiple perceptions to anyone's situation, and when in a social situation you have to check with what others are perceiving of you if you want to stay respectful.

[@SilverSentinel]

ENTP astrologer, here. Well, novice (maybe intermediary) astrologer. Honestly, more into the ideas than the application. I hope your ENTP astrologer buddies are fellow Siderealists. And that they recognize the mathematical/statistical framework that astrology was built upon. Otherwise, you might suggest that they give those ideas a few laps in their brain-tracks and see if they aren't impressed. 😁

[@middleamerica3999]

Lmao 🤣 at group presentations w/ENTP’s & thinking something as “bulletproof” ... My 1st thought: “I’ll blow holes in, around & through anything bulletproof, there’s always possibilities” My struggle: “don’t be combative, condescending or critical when justifying not so ‘bulletproof’, eh?”

[@celticbarbarian6680]

ENTP's ask questions and study the human condition. =20mins.

[@MsWill813]

Thanks, now I can stop half way :D

[@WillisChitwood27]

This was really great !!

[@swatisquantum]

I’m an ENTP and this is accurate.

[@RuneKat567]

I remember once I was kicked out of a group as a kid bc I kept giving advice. I was expecting an advice circle not a talk about your feelings and do nothing else circle.

[@cedricburkhart3738]

I think that I am sumtimes driven by values morning and night. I am not sure if this is typical of ENTPS.🤔 Sometimes I think that the tension between my values and my natural tendencies coses me a lot of stress.🙁 The tension between what I wish would happen, and what I think, should and will happen, makes me unhappy.😢 I don't know if this normal for ENTPS.

[@JoeLaFigue]

It is normal buddy. We are Fi (Introverted Feeling) blind. Introverted Feeling is a system of personal values that apply only to you. And being blind to it doens't mean we do not produce it. It is just produced in a language we do not understand. It is a white noise channel on our life TV. So we should know with Tertiary Fe what our ideal is for a group, or for mankind, but it is almost impossible to place yourself in this equation. So most of the time ENTPs or ESTPs for that matter will sacrifice themselves for the group, take the biggest load of work, because we don't understand our place in our own life. But sometimes, even though we are not feelers per se, although everyone has a feeling and a thinking side despite weakness or blindness in one of those categories, we'll get an almost imperceptible feeling of "something's wrong and I cannot quite define it" => This is your Fi taking over and speaking jibberish to your Fi blind mind.

[@cedricburkhart3738]

JoeLaFigue I don't think that my I don't quite understand how a value can only apply to me. But sometimes it seems like I am the only one who cares about certain things. But don't personal values have to be subordinated to universaly applicable values? Even if it seems hard?

[@cedricburkhart3738]

JoeLaFigue It definitely isn't a stereotype for ENTPS though.

[@JoeLaFigue]

Wel I don't know how it applies to you, but in my personal life, I've observed that ENTPs or ESTPs do not care how people define them => Lack of Fi. For example I can be called "cold" or "heartless" => to fill the stereotypes. Or in a broader sense I can just let myself get insulted, let myself be called a cunt or somthing, and not give a single fuck. I found that Fi users are more responsive to personal attacks. It doesn't mean EXTPs never get hurt, but what hurts me the most is when someone close tells me I cannot understand. I take much pride in my ability to understand things, concepts, and as Meghan said in the video : reasons for people to do things. So a way to apply a value to yourself is "I don't want to be the cunt". This implies there ARE cunts, and I refuse to be one. No matter the reason to call someone that "you hurt someone" "you don't work well" "you're stupid". Fi will not accept that you ARE this in a certain situation. Sometimes Fi acts in a way that ... well I have friends who can't stand having their mothers insulted for example. That's a personal value. A certain ENFP president doesn't want to be said of him that he has tiny hands. When you say you don't see how a value can only be applicable to you, it is because you are blind to those that are. You Use Extraverted Feeling, meaning that if you ever have to use values instead of logic, you'll use values that Extravert, that expand, that apply to the whole of a group, instead of ones that you hold close to your own self.

[@cedricburkhart3738]

JoeLaFigue If people insult me I don't care as long as I can safely ignore it.