Myers-Briggs Type Indicator/ISTP
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Famous ISTPs
[edit | edit source]Fictional Characters
[edit | edit source]- Zabuza Momochi (Naruto Shippūden)
- Hei (Darker Than Black)
- Naofumi Iwatani (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari)
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto Shippūden)
- Alucard (Hellsing Ultimate)
- Celestia Ludenberg (Danganronpa)
- Aslan Jade Callenreese (Banana Fish)
- Sakunosuke Oda (Bungou Stray Dogs)
- Chain Sumeragi (Kekkai Sensen)
- Karna (Fate/Apocrypha)
- Zero Kiryu (Vampire Knight)
- Minene Uryuu (Mirai Nikki)
- Shiki Ryougi (Kara no Kyoukai)
- Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter)
- Shinya Kogami (Psycho-Pass)
- Android 17 (Dragon Ball)
- Levi Ackerman (Shingeki no Kyojin)
- Ging Freecss (Hunter x Hunter)
- Kohaku (Dr. Stone)
- Shizuo Heiwajima (Durarara!!)
- Phoenix Ikki (Saint Seiya)
- Jotaro Kujo (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken)
- Noriaki Kakyoin (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken)
- Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop)
- Steven Alan Starphase (Kekkai Sensen)
- Saitama (One Punch Man)
- Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer)
- Toph Beifong (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Kyouhei Kadota (Durarara!!)
- Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
- Meme Oshino (Monogatari)
- Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
- Kazuto Kirigaya (Sword Art Online)
- Kite (Hunter x Hunter)
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Kazuma Satou (Konosuba)
- Shinobu Oshino (Monogatari)
ISTPs at work
[edit | edit source]Work-Related Strengths
[edit | edit source]- Ability to work well with defined tasks and tangible products
- Keen powers of observation and an excellent memory for factual information
- Ability to bring order to confusing data and to recognizable facts
- Aptitude for working alone or alongside others you respect
- Ability to stay calm and cool in a crisis or under pressure
- Ability to recognize what needs doing and what is necessary to complete the job
- Aptitude for working with your hands and with tools
- Ability to adapt well to sudden change and shift gears quickly
- Practicality and good common sense
- Ability to identify and make good use of available resources
- Flexibility and willingness to take risks and try
Work-Related Weaknesses
[edit | edit source]- Difficulty seeing the long-term consequences actions
- Lack of interest in verbal communication, especially superficial conversations
- Dislike advance preparation; trouble organizing time
- Little patience for abstract and complex theories
- Tend to be blunt and insensitive to the feelings others
- Tend to get bored and restless easily
- Difficulty seeing opportunities and options that don’t exist at the moment
- Impatience with administrative details and procedures
- Unwillingness to repeat yourself
- Difficulty making some decisions
- Strong independent streak and dislike of excessive rules and structured bureaucracy
- Resistance to setting long-term goals and difficulty meeting deadlines
ISTPs in relationships
[edit | edit source]How to deal with an ISTP
[edit | edit source]- Avoid emotional appeals - use clear logic
- Respect their privacy and never force intimacy
- Listen carefully and give them time to think things through
What works with ISTPs children :
[edit | edit source]- Be clear, direct, and specific.
- Give them your full attention or you will miss important, even vital information.
- Encourage and allow them to do things for themselves, like feeding and dressing.
- Don't interpret their lack of expression of affection as a lack of caring.
- Don't try to make them feel guilty for not being more demonstrative.