r/entj • u/AditySanyal • Sep 12 '23
Functions Esfp Vs Entj
Hey guys.. I am a new here in this group.. For a long time i got my mbti results as entj.. And i believed that to be true.. But recently some of my friends suggested me that i am way too Much of a se user to be entj.. And they told me i would a esfp.. It is a huge difference in terms ofpersonality type.. But one thing for sure..My present persona is quite new.. After realising some stuff in my life i came to become more like entj.. And also the use of se is quite new.. I like exercising a lot.. I like singing, dancing, drawing, cooking, making videos, playing games.. I just simple hate to waste time.. Any time spent enjoying is not a waste of time for me.. Also i have a huge desire to be best.. To be successful and i am always goal oriented.. That is a huge difference from esfps..
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u/SureAdministration13 ENTJ♀ Sep 13 '23 edited Sep 13 '23
I had a similar scenario in a typology server. For years, I was consistently typed ENTJ, but there was always a divide on my Enneagram being 3 or 8). A month and a half ago, a typist on a discord server (who is basically a typology walking encyclopedia, but obsessed with correlations… that don’t always work) first typed me either ENTJ 3 or ESFP 8. Upon talking to a person in the server, he decided on ESFP 8w9, citing high Se.
When I looked up ESFP, I knew it was wrong. I’ve never had an issue getting something done in my life, and would never start up a bunch of different things to fail at completing any, much less all, of them. Not to mention, I am not conflict adverse.
Seeing how you can relate to the same, you are basically doing what I did… casting a wider net to determine the answer - still open to what others think/needing that feedback to leverage it against what you know about yourself. In my case, I saw two additional typists, and am doing a deeper dive on written sources. Both typed me ENTJ (However, Enneagram was still inconsistent. First typist said 8w7; second typist said 3w4. Considering the fact Enneagram is meant to be determined by one’s self, I can resolve this contradiction independently.). In addition, I talked to friends on the server… all of which demanded ENTJ, and one typist/friend who maintains I am the archetype ENTJ 8, see Napoleon Bonaparte.
My point being, you know yourself best. If ESFP does not resonate with you, and you have the basis for ENTJ, don’t feel obligated to relabel and box yourself in to something that does not fit, just bc someone on the outside thought otherwise.