ISTP

This is me. I feel relieved and like got that good feeling in my brain when everything works correctly. Because I have just accepted my reservancy most of the time, which bothered me because people considered me a cold person. I can be warm and "live"as well (usually with family and friends).

Also liked a list of hobbies. I wanna try everything!

Also: BRUCE LEE IS ON OUR SIDE =D *started throwing random things in the air*

After reading a whole bunch of ISTP facts weakness from a number of websites... I can see why people think I'm rude, a jerk & most commonly... an @$$hole.

Luv you all, my fellow ISTP.

Anyone else notice how creepy "The Craftsman's" eyes look at the top of this page?    XD

And here I always contributed my  personality to being a 100 % Capricorn go figure 

Wow, this is so relatable! Too bad I had to kill Iron Man... Very cool!

Can relate, this really helps me so much. To bad I had to kill Iron Man... Very cool!

yup

This is me.

Military Officer should be in the avoid category. ISTPs fit best in military positions where technical/weapon mastery is key. Officers are overwhelmingly generalist administrators. At the very least if an ISTP is a military officer they should strive for a position like pilot, navigator, platoon leader, special ops, etc. Most officers (in fact most of the military) are in supporting functions that will not be well suited to an ISTP.

Thoughts of an ISTP

according to me the test can basically change your life. Just think about it, that by knowing each others personalitity can help you to understand others in a better way because you know how to act infront of that that particular person that you like the most and you want him/her to get comfortable while he/she is talking to you. And you can also call it mind manipulating technique.

Could you make the book suggestions for ISTPs please? I would be really curious and would try to read them. Thanks for all the given info, love it. 

• More likely than other types to suffer cardiac problems

I’m very curious as to this point mentioned. I’m a female ISTP who just hit 30 and have been experiencing heart ‘issues’ for the last year. X rays, blood tests and a treadmill test reveal nothing wrong but yet something in me is convinced this is not normal. The doctor concluded ‘stress’.  I experience anything from tightness, heart pounding and a prickly pain in my chest when this happens- usually when I feel fatigued and still push myself. Nothing to do with caffeine or mental stress in the moment. It’s a physical phenomenon and can even happen in bed when I experience fatigue. No breathlessness or panting or anxiety attacks. So I usually still remain functional and ignore it until it goes away, most of the time. I have a (relatively) healthy diet but struggle to meet my exercise goals as my heart and lungs don’t get stronger over time. Often I fall ill after moderate exercise. The only reason why I’m posting this here because of a health website is because I would like to know if it’s related to my personality type ? Please any answers or arrows pointing even in a somewhat vague direction would be appreciated. 

Well some of those jobs ain't the easiest to change career to! Would love to be a pilot or try again at mechanical engineering instead of civil/surveying but there's those pesky bills to pay!

This is exactly like me every single thing i do is here ........OMG I like all those think like aviation i do archary

Jesus christ man. I took an rpg personality test that linked my result to this and this description is too hard to believe to be real. I never expected a personality test to be so accurate.

Wow that's great

This is me. However, I feel that these qualities are useful for other career paths than listed. Taking my own experience, I have two degrees and various scholarships. I will be training as a barrister (a type of English lawyer) shortly. The mechanics of the ISTP allow me to unravelling complex legal problems and present practical solutions to clients. I should state that I’m intending on practicing at the civil/commercial bar and as such an ISTP may not be as apt to practice at the family bar.

The often terse nature of ISTP’s are also particularly well suited to advocacy as is the ability to reduce complex concepts into simple terms. Persuasion is best done when everyone in the room understands what is being discussed.

Casting that aside . . . I did want to pursue a trade in secondary school.

I jump out of airplanes to put out fires, generally don't like discussing plans over action, and all my hobbies involve crafting things. Pretty much nailed it.

Im reposting this reply I gave to someone else's comment to the general thread in hopes I might get some more incite to my husband.

Yes! My husband took the test at my request early in our marriage and got infp. It didn't feel accurate to me. Now after a few years of marriage and many misunderstandings between the two of us he retook the test on his own and was honest and got istp. It is so accurate my jaw was on the floor. ... from rotflol

I'm amazed, it just nailed it

this is so true! i have always wanted something to describe me! this is a project that we are doing in school! its a cool idea and shows how my personality depends on my life style and the way i live it! i guess im a ISTP. i did it 2 times and it was the same both times!!

This is sooooo dumb

This is amazing. I just got out of a long term relationship, and it nailed it perfectly. I was asking for action and she was more dreaming. this is scary accurate

This is so true its creepy

Interesting fact: Link from the Legend of Zelda series actually has this personality type. Any Zelda fans out there who are ISTPs?

I've always felt mis-understood and an outsider, but as I have grown older I have found confidence in myself as an ISTP. As I kid I always took apart things like my parents old black and white TV to figure out how they worked. People see me as aloof ( I was nicknamed the Ice Queen), because I can not tolerate small talk, small people, lines, mediocrity. My motto is always jump and people see me as risk taker/daredevil, but I actually do think before jumping. I often give mixed signals that confuse people because I can be outgoing and gregarious if a topic interests me, but then pull back and am reserved for topics I find mundane. I work in technology and excel at troubleshooting and working under pressure finding solutions to problems needing resolving yesterday. I do not good with expressing compassion or feelings and people tend to think I am cold though I feel deeply. Now if one day I can finally find someone who gets and will put up with me. If you try to change or control me I will be gone faster then you can blink

This fit me to a t. I am a woman and learned how to ride a motorcycle back in the early eighties. I loved speed. It gave me the biggest thrill of my life. I have always had a natural aptitude for machines also. I have never been one for small talk either

I seem to be a complicated mix of ISFP and ISTP it seems. Kinda depends on how tired I am and my current mood, but I think I lean more towards this than ISFP.

I agree with the majority of the content on this page, however it does seem pretty narrow, even by Myers Briggs standards. I am an ISTP and some of these things about me are true, however it fails to capture what other websites delineating what an ISTP is. This website is particularly bad at including borderline personalities, that is, personalities that are close to 50/50 in I/E S/N T/F and P/J. Simply put, it is overly stereotyping the ISTP personality. I attribute the number of people commenting in awe of this website to their lack of gathered comparable information and the desire of those who closely match to express their opinions, whereas the moderates are less likely to come forward. Good day.