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Understanding an ENTP

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at CNU chapter.

Understanding an ENTP

What is an ENTP (Extrovert, INtuitive, Thinker, Percieving)?

They’re “The Debaters” for good reason. It’s something they love to do. They’re the ultimate devil’s advocate if there ever was one, always toggling with ideas in their heads for the heck of it. Life would be boring otherwise.

They love to play with arguments and understand other perspectives, mainly for their own understanding and amusements. They’re very logic oriented creatures with a knack for communication. They enjoy being the underdogs, but also like dismantling the establishment, regardless of what form it takes. They’re intellectuals if there ever was one but whimsical, too.

ENTP Compatibility:

  • ESFJs (Extrovert, Sensing, Feeler, Judging) “The Consuls”
  • ENFJs (Extrovert, INtuitive, Feeler, Judging) “The Protagonists”
  • ISFJs (Introvert, Sensing, Feeler, Judging) “The Defenders”
  • INTJs (Introvert, INtuitive, Thinker, Judging) “The Architects”
  • INFJs (Introvert, INtuitive, Feeler, Judging) “The Advocates”

ENTP Career Paths:

ENTP’s are most commonly found as a(n)…

  • Entrepreneur, Manager, Real Estate Agent, Reporter, Producer, Director, Journalist, Photographer, Actor, Chiropractor, Psychologist, Attorney, Architect, Industrial Designer, Environmental Scientist, Health Care Administrator, Education Director, etc.

ENTPs You May Know:

Historical Figures: Socrates, Leonardo Da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Voltaire, Catherine The Great, Barack Obama, Mao Zedong.

Famous ENTPs: Jon Stewart, Robert Downey Jr., Neil Patrick Harris, Amy Poehler, Salma Hayek, Hugh Grant, Matthew Perry, “Weird Al”, Tom Hanks, Celine Dion.

Fictional ENTPs: Captain Jack Sparrow, Jim Halpert, The Joker, Tyrion Lannister, Orochimaru, Meowth from Pokemon, The Eleventh Doctor.

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