ESTP

The Promoter

also known as The Executor

Core value: dominance

ESTPs read their physical environment in real time and respond with sharp, tactical inward thinking. They prefer action to analysis, handling problems as they arise rather than planning around them. Highly adaptable, they excel in fast-moving, high-stakes situations.

Cognitive Functions

1LookingOutward Sensing

Actively scanning the physical environment. People strong in Se tend to be good at spotting facts and attributes, enjoy performing, and like to experience new sensations.

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.

4Mental modelInward Intuition

Storing connected things as a united conceptual form. People strong in Ni tend to develop sophisticated mental models, and may "just know" things by interpreting differently from others.

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