ESTP’s ARE NOT REBELS / REVOLUTIONARIES!

This is a very common misconception I've seen amongst a lot of Myers-Briggs typists and shows a lack of understanding of cognitive functions and how their psyche is structured.

The dominant function is a person's source of energy and sense of identity as it is highest ranked in the psyche's hierarchy.

Dominant Se does not make one a genuine rebel, conversely dominant Ni very often does.

Dominant Se and auxiliary Ti results in ESTP enjoying a rich sensory experience of the present in the external world and wanting to calibrate this to their subjective logical perfection.

Having dominant Se means there are literally infinite opportunities to be energised by the outer world, which often results in them being very high energy, alert, magnetic types that have a zest for life.

Rebels/revolutionaries typically do not share those qualities, in fact quite the opposite - they are often deeply dissatisfied/frustrated/angry with the way things currently are (hello dominant Ni which holds a worldview of how things should be and could be better* than they currently are and Te/Fe that wants to implement in externally through either social or systemic dynamics – large majority of rebels and revolutionaries are INFJ and INTJ), which drives them to rebel and instigate change.

ESTP have Ni in a inferior position – so it is their most draining cognitive process to use (highest energy cost) and polar from their dominant Se and sense of identity.

*better is a subjective term i.e. Adolph Hitler's dominant Ni's idea of a better world, is very different to say Tyler Durden's, Gandhi's or Jamie Oliver's etc.

Myers-Briggs Test Mistypes

Whilst Myers-Briggs and Jungian cognitive functions test are presented as the best way of determining your type, the truth is they are not always accurate. In fact I believe the test only to be about 60% accurate (these are not official statistics as there is no objective way of determining someone's personality type) at best and quite possibly less. It is impossible to measure a person’s psyche 100% accurately from a written test. Here are some of the possible reasons why you might get a mistyping from the MBTI test...

...you don’t know yourself and your inner motivations well enough

...you have a well developed personality, have worked hard on your weaknesses and are comfortable making decisions with logic or feelings, being adaptive or directive when required etc. (you will still have a natural preference though)

...you may be a reserved extrovert or an articulate introvert

...you dislike certain aspects of yourself and want to dissociate yourself from these

...you are projecting qualities you wish you had, but don’t

...your development pattern might be abnormal for your type (i.e. your tertiary cognitive function being developed at a higher level than your secondary cognitive function)

...some of the questions were ambiguous and could be the result of a number of different cognitive functions at work

So even if the official test says you or someone else is XXXX type, don't take it as gospel. Consider the possibility and investigate further.

School / College Stereotypes (MBTI-style)

Common School / College stereotypes based on Myers-Briggs / Jung personality types.

Queen Bee: ESFJ, ENFJ, ESTP, ENTJ
Captain of the Cheerleaders: ESFJ, ESTP, ESFP
Sidekick Cheerleaders: ESFP, ESFJ, ENFP
Jocks: ESTP (loud jocks), ISTP (quiet jocks)
Geeks: INTJ, INTP, INFJ, ISTJ
Quiet, shy girl: ISTP, INTP, ISFP, INFP
Artsy one: INFP, ENFP, ISFP
Flamboyant one into Drama: ENFP, ENFJ, INFJ, INFP, ISFP, ESFP
Butch Girl: ESTJ, ENTJ
Feminine Guy: ENFP, INFP, INFJ, ISFP, ESFP
Class Clown: ENTP (the smart-alec), ESTP (the jock)
Pimp: ESTP, ESFP
Goth: INFP
Emo: INFP
Loud, annoying one: ESFJ, ESFP
College journalist: INFJ, INTJ, ISTJ, ISFJ
School gossip: ESFJ, ESFP
Promiscuous Girl: ESFP, ENFP, ESTP