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This subject is so fascinating. Thanks Muhammed for linking that table.
It explains something though. I always thought I was introverted when I am an extravert but us had to get over some ****ed up **** that happened in my childhood before I became myself fully.
But I have always had a reality distortion field akin to Steve jobs. Albeit not nearly as strong, but while it doesn't come across a forum very well, I have a very dominant personality and the people around me tend to automatically fall in line with what I want.
But instead of being an asshole, I have an intuitive understanding of people around me and in return I give them whatever validation they crave without even noticing I am doing it. ENTP types seem to naturally do this according to the literature.
When I do my engineering work, my ENTP works for me to as I am also intensely logical and rational. Especially emotionally. I spend a great deal of effort cleaning house in my brain, removing painful influences, smoothing inconsistencies, categorizing thoughts, looking for deeper meanings, etc. but it gives me internal peace too.
But I was thinking on the way for work, realizing whatever I need, "I know a guy for that" and my list of personal contacts is huge. Whenever I get involved with a girl, that girl inevitably wants to marry me pretty quickly too. (However I will admit my getting into relationship skills vs being in a relationship skills weren't equal, I learned since the divorce I think and I am better at the plateau points in a relationship now). But yeah, often what I want, I get from people by making them believe that it's what they want too. I have long suspected that if I were a sociopath I would make an awesome cult leader.
It explains something though. I always thought I was introverted when I am an extravert but us had to get over some ****ed up **** that happened in my childhood before I became myself fully.
But I have always had a reality distortion field akin to Steve jobs. Albeit not nearly as strong, but while it doesn't come across a forum very well, I have a very dominant personality and the people around me tend to automatically fall in line with what I want.
But instead of being an asshole, I have an intuitive understanding of people around me and in return I give them whatever validation they crave without even noticing I am doing it. ENTP types seem to naturally do this according to the literature.
When I do my engineering work, my ENTP works for me to as I am also intensely logical and rational. Especially emotionally. I spend a great deal of effort cleaning house in my brain, removing painful influences, smoothing inconsistencies, categorizing thoughts, looking for deeper meanings, etc. but it gives me internal peace too.
But I was thinking on the way for work, realizing whatever I need, "I know a guy for that" and my list of personal contacts is huge. Whenever I get involved with a girl, that girl inevitably wants to marry me pretty quickly too. (However I will admit my getting into relationship skills vs being in a relationship skills weren't equal, I learned since the divorce I think and I am better at the plateau points in a relationship now). But yeah, often what I want, I get from people by making them believe that it's what they want too. I have long suspected that if I were a sociopath I would make an awesome cult leader.