This is an essay I wrote for fun in social studies class while they were talking about settlements:
Although I’m ENFP-T 7w8, I get A+ all the time, nor do I work past the deadline. I don’t know why people think we are stupid; we are just trying to act silly to keep the peace. Surprisingly, I am the one who does all the work in a group project. Only for my interest, I might quit. School work, definitely finish them.
Some say we aren’t fragile, and that is wrong for me. I overthink everything and get hurt by very tiny actions. Others say we like to dive into others deep, but if you don’t reject, how can I know? And also, we are just switching modes. I put mask on, always-smiling mask on whenever people interact with me (parents too). They think I am friendly, but I am very offensive (due to the 7w8, and sometimes I am confused why people get so overreacted when I am just expressing my opinion), and when you get on my nerves, I will revenge 5 times what you did to me.
They say we like to joke around, and the jokes are often very funny. Yes, but not in my case. When I tell jokes, no one laughs. When I am just in a normal conversation, people laugh for absolutely 0 reason. I don’t know why.
7w8 are quick-tempered. That is very true. I look like I have patience, but that is just due to the thought: you are on the lower level, and I can understand you cannot do it fast. I don’t show this except to my family (they hate it a lot). But another fact, when I was preparing for the entrance exam for music school, I could practice my piano for 6 hours + compose for 1.5 hours + write theory questions for 5 hours per day. And I even watch master class videos while eating lunch and dinner.
When I want to achieve, I work hard and succeed. I can watch YouTube and do math problems 100% correctly at the same time. Even when I am typing this article, I am researching MBTI, and writing an argumentative essay on self-expression at the same time. It shows that your ability does not depend on what personality you have, but on how hard you work. I am just informing you that I think you must try not to regret life, so you have to work hard to make yourself to be able to do whatever you want to.
Smart ENFPs are quick on the mind, point to point in about 0.001 seconds, so that is why you will think they are weird. Smart people whatever their personalities always give you the feeling, that you aren’t at the same level as they are. To me, sometimes I don’t even have to finish my sentence and bad opinions just flood due to their confusion.
And do not think we don’t read. I read A LOT, and I don’t play video games. And though we are E, we can live only be ourselves for months. We are independent on many things.
Hope you have a bigger insight on what we are thinking.
