The one who thinks of things. Moves on an eye for possibilities and the logic that makes them consistent. What they want most: bodily comfort. What they are worst at: gauging distance between people.
Types that fit ENTP, and types that need distance
ENTP (the 16Personalities Debater) with the other fifteen types and its own, sorted by kind of fit. The order is a rough guide to what tends to last, not a score. Each link opens the page for that pair.
Fits wellISFP (Duality), ESFJ (Activation), INTJ (Mirror), ISTP (Semi-duality)The four that fit naturally. When it starts to work differs.Stands closeENTP (Identity), ENFP (Kindred), ESTP (Business), ENTJ (Quasi-identity)The four that are alike or can move side by side.Needs distanceINFP (Illusionary), ESFP (Super-ego), INTP (Extinguishment), ISFJ (Conflict)The four whose closeness needs design. Decide the distance and they last.With a directionISTJ (Supervisor), INFJ (Supervisee), ENFJ (Benefactor), ESTJ (Beneficiary)The four that one side feels strongly. Seen from ENTP's side.
How this type meets eleven situations. Not fortune-telling that comes true: how this type moves in each scene, written from the arrangement of its functions.
WishGranted, but it changes into another wish halfway. Write the first wish on paper.
The one you wait forWill come, from their side. You are bad at inviting, so waiting is correct.
Lost thingsWill turn up, around the time you stop looking. Leave the tidying to someone else and it is faster.
Setting outGood. The more on impulse, the better. Only the return ticket: ask someone else.
TradeStarting: good. Continuing: bad. Find the person who runs it first.
StudyExcellent. But you move to the next before finishing one. Count the ones you finished.
DisputeYou win on reasoning. You lose on people's feelings. Do not forget the courtesy after winning.
LoveThe one that starts quietly is the real one. The flutter is not to be trusted.
ChildrenThe child grows, with you as a conversation partner. Feeding and putting to bed: someone else.
IllnessYou have a habit of not listening to the body. Have someone arrange your bedding and meals.
MarriageIt will come together, with someone who looks after you. Do not choose by cleverness.
A gift that lands
Comfort. A good blanket, good food, things that ease the body. What ENTP does not buy for themselves.
What suits them
Part-time jobs, work, places to travel, clothes, music, anime, films, TV drama. From what the type is good at and what it wants.
Part-time jobCram-school tutor, event staff Good at explaining and improvising. Not suited to repeating the same task.
WorkPlanning, research, founding, writing Thinking from zero. Repetition is impossible.
TravelSolo trips on impulse, wandering foreign cities No fixed plan. Only the return ticket to someone else.
FashionMixed vintage No fixed style. Plays with combinations.
MusicHip-hop, experimental pop Wordplay and unexpected turns.
AnimeBattles of wits, SF, gags The ones with interesting mechanics. Foreshadowing and sophistry.
FilmSF, comedy, twist endings Loves "wait, that's where it goes?"
TV dramaDetective, courtroom, business Dramas where clever people talk.
Questions this type wants to answer, and what lands
QuestionWhat if it were the other way round?
QuestionWhat made you think "why?" most recently?
What landsPleased by "I've never heard that idea". Praise the interest, not the cleverness.
If they were a country or a place
The temperament of the type, likened to land. One each: a country, a Japanese prefecture, a US state, a European country.
CountryUnited States Where what you think of takes shape at once.
PrefectureOsaka Funny talk, moves on impulse.
US stateCalifornia Where new things are born.
EuropeNetherlands Free, and fond of invention.
Values
Whether it is interesting. Whether it is right comes next, and what people will think is usually not considered. Producing a new view is this type's honesty. A thin sense of obligation and debt, and notices afterwards that it hurt someone.
Money
Spending on interesting things comes before what comes in. Planned saving rarely lasts; tends to waves of spending big and earning big. Management: a system, or someone good at it. Keep the household accounts yourself and in three days it turns into theory.
Parenting
Treats the child as an equal conversation partner. A parent who thinks about why together. Poor at making rules and a rhythm of life; the care of meals and sleep easily slips. With a partner or a system for that, the most interesting parent of all.
Work
Research, planning, new ventures. Strong where zero becomes one; drained where the same thing repeats. Rather than management, the position of producing ideas and handing them over. As a boss, overlooks the daily welfare of subordinates.
Friends
With anyone whose talk is interesting. Friends while the interest lasts; drifts away naturally when it ends. Long friendships continue in the form of the other looking after them. Bad at closing distance, so tends to wait to be invited.
Hobbies
Knowing is itself the hobby. Fields change one after another; tools borrowed rather than bought. Physical hobbies last if the theory is interesting. Does not explore hobbies of comfort (food, baths, bedding) alone, so being taught them changes their life.
ENTP's Model A
Where this type places the eight information elements. The top two are strengths, the next two weaknesses, the next two what it wants from others, the bottom two what it can do but does not care about. Compatibility is the overlay of two such arrangements.
1NeLeading: Ne extraverted intuition — possibilities, ideas, "it could also be otherwise". Strongest and always on. The way this person sees the world.
2TiCreative: Ti introverted logic — structure, consistency, "does it add up". The tool that serves the leading function. Used flexibly, when needed.
3SeRole: Se extraverted sensing — force, presence, taking the ground. Adequate but unconfident. Performed when required.
4FiVulnerable: Fi introverted ethics — personal bonds, likes and dislikes, distance. Weakest and most sensitive. Remarks here hurt.
5SiSuggestive: Si introverted sensing — comfort, bodily sensation, pleasant and unpleasant. Cannot produce it; feels safe receiving it from others. The dual's leading function lands here.
6FeMobilizing: Fe extraverted ethics — the mood of the room, atmosphere, moving feelings. Gets moving when helped here. Grows with praise.
7NiIgnoring: Ni introverted intuition — the flow of time, foresight, "this is where it goes". Capable but does not value it. Used silently when necessary.
8TeDemonstrative: Te extraverted logic — facts, efficiency, "how to make it work". Strong without noticing. Comes out unasked.