# Myers-Briggs Type Indicator/ISTP

* Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Introduction | Four polar dimensions: E/I, S/N, T/F, J/P | Four basic temperaments: SJ, SP, NT, NF | The sixteen types QuickTyping | At work | Criticisms | Further reading

## 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)

## 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

## 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