ENTP

The Explorer

also known as The Inventor

Core value: creativity

ENTPs are relentless pattern-matchers, scanning for novel connections with outward intuition and stress-testing them with inward thinking. They are energized by debate and most alive at the edges of what is known.

Cognitive Functions

1BrainstormingOutward Intuition

Scanning a bunch of ideas in the mind's eye. People strong in Ne tend to be good at brainstorming and quickly notice the connections between ideas.

2AnalysisInward Thinking

Zoning out to think and organize information. People strong in Ti are gifted at synthesizing a logical understanding that is fully formed.

3SympathyOutward Feeling

Sharing and demonstrating one's feelings. People strong in Fe are usually sympathetic to the feelings of others, and easily grasp cultures and communities.

4MemoryInward Sensing

Replaying conversations, places, or motions from memory. People strong in Si usually know when something is out of place in their physical environment, and are often drawn to nostalgia.

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