The Comprehensive ENFP Survival Guide - Heidi Priebe

The Comprehensive ENFP Survival Guide

By Heidi Priebe

  • Release Date: 2015-09-30
  • Genre: Psychology
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 63 Ratings

Description

Life as an ENFP is no walk in the park.

Despite the happy-go-lucky attitude they exude, only those who share the specific preference for extroversion, intuition, feeling and perceiving on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator can truly understand the unique form of chaos that governs this type’s restless mind. Embodying a profoundly strange stack of cognitive functions, ENFPs approach the world with both the enthusiasm of a child and the wisdom of an old soul.

In this detailed, type-based survival guide, seasoned MBTI author and shameless ENFP Heidi Priebe explains how to manage the ups, downs and inside-outs of everyday life as one of the most passionate yet self-contradictory types.

Reviews

  • Answers to my Prayers

    5
    By paulamok
    This book is amazing. I felt like I was watching my life. I learned so much more about myself and found answers I’ve been searching for.
  • Why did this ENFP wait so long?!

    5
    By bostontomboy
    Fascinating book! Kudos to the author for this in-depth look into the ENFP personality. I'm finally beginning to understand what makes me "tick" by getting this glimpse into the "hard-wiring" of my ENFP personality. I also enjoyed the way the author presented both the beautiful and the ugly about this personality type. Worth the read! Even though I'm approaching mid-life, I'm glad I'm getting to learn more about myself and to grow! If you're a young ENFP, don't wait so long to grab this book and read it ;)
  • Very accurate details

    5
    By Hidden_Spectrum
    I can't really describe how happy I'm after reading half of this book. Usually the internet have the happy side ofr the ENFP while this book gives a very detailed information about the shadow and functions. Thank you for bringing this book to the world =)
  • Awesome in the truest sense

    5
    By 199393
    I found many many many times through reading the book that I had to close my mouth. I felt like I was reading an account of my childhood, an observation of my work style, and a review of my psyche. In fact, I began wondering if this wasn't general advice for everyone because the book hits everything dead on the head for me. The book starts by warning you that it's not a whitewash of all the positive qualities your type posses. I got very concrete details of why I have to slow down and talk rationally with people in the office and very specific descriptions of what can go wrong in a relationship as how to think about the solutions. This book could be dangerous in the hands of my enemy because it's the most accurate description of me that I've found. So what did the book give me? It gave me confidence like nothing else has. It gave me a framework to understand myself. It gave me peace in a mind that races with attempts to understand myself and the rest of the world. It gave me tools to process work and personal problems. I've never read something as impactful in my life and if you don't like reading, there's an AUDIO BOOK! I feel like I've joined an exclusive club after reading this book and I've found my place in the world.
  • UNDERSTAND ALL THE THINGS (yup, still quoting that meme)

    5
    By Rachmaninoff_MD
    I can’t say enough good things about this book. I stumbled upon Heidi’s Thought Catalog writing a few months ago, and it didn’t take many late nights reading in bed before I’d ripped through every one of her articles. Imagine my excitement, then, when I discovered that she was writing a book--and about our shared MBTI type, no less! The month of waiting for the release date was agony. When the book finally dropped, this little gem did not disappoint. Where most books on MBTI types simply reiterate stereotypes or only touch on the positives of that particular type, Heidi digs deep and isn’t afraid to uncover the good, the bad, and the ugly. Her writing was my first introduction to the concept of cognitive functions underlying the MBTI, and that helped me to clarify my own understanding of my personality and how my mind works. I was touched by her raw honesty in sharing her personal experience with the dark side of being an ENFP. It was also wonderful to hear from the many ENFPs who shared their thoughts and experiences. It’s often said that the ENFP is an impossibly complex walking contradiction. That is 100% accurate. However, Heidi does a wonderful job of helping us sort through the swirling mass of thoughts in our heads and make some sort of sense out of it. She continues to write for Thought Catalong, but I hope that this is the first chapter in a much longer story of Heidi Priebe the published author.