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Myers-Briggs Type Indicator/ISTP
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Famous ISTPs
Fictional Characters
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
Work-Related Strengths
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
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
How to deal with an ISTP
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 :
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.
Web links
ISTP on TypeLogic
ISTP on PersonalityPage and careers
ISTP Profiles and Famous ISTPs on TypeTango
ISTP Profile on PersonalityDesk