'I don't plan if I can avoid it.|||I live in the city so I only walk at night or very early morning if I happen to wake up. When I am out in the country I never stay inside. Too much awesome to take in.|||Smile and say Hi,  what's your name?  Practice it in the mirror, man. Everything else will just fall into place. If the lady is interested, all she needs is a sign that you're not going to tell...|||We're not flippant with trust. We're flippant when it comes to empathy. You know those friends that call you on a regular basis to check up and see how you're doing? Yea, those friends aren't ISTPs....|||I'm a very secluded ISTP.  I have this idea that travel is mostly about meeting new people and I lack the drive to do that.  I think a less internet addicted ISTP would probably have a very...|||Any type can be good at any game. I enjoy a fantastic story (Skyrim), a challenging puzzle (Portal), a beautiful concept (Limbo), etc.  However, as an ISTP, I'm largely in it to win it when I...|||I suddenly became unemployed a few days ago, and my mom went ape-shit text-mode. I just have to ignore them otherwise she'll never stop. I return the texts once a day.  I know where you're coming...|||I suck at guitar. I have one, but it's collecting dust.  I have a good sense for music, but don't really have a drive to learn chords and junk. I appreciate people who do, however.|||This is the only thing I can think about doing if you can't apply your topic of learning to a tangible thing/practical project.  Otherwise, I never studied in school. I just remembered everything...|||On the forehead.  That says I'M LOVED!|||Being logical, stoic, and useful is a travesty! We should all snort rat poison.|||Trying too hard to impress us, or others. Have some self respect.  Starting an argument, digging yourself into a logical hole, then trying to absurd your way out of it using things that have...|||Want some of my thoughts? I have too many.  I'll throw some in a zip-lock baggy for you to take home.|||Or the classic Hang out with the resident pet for the duration of the party.|||It seems to me, and it's often shown in this forum, that ISTPs will usually take the purely logical route as long as the defenseless aren't being exploited.  The last question surprised me,...|||It would be incorrect because you stated that you wanted to be surrounded by not only intelligent people, but those seemingly unaffected by ego and status (Sheldon Cooper is ripe with both). Which is...|||Talk to them about it. Even in passing.  Say Do you mind if I take time for myself sometimes? and if they're a healthy individual, they'll oblige. Be sure you're not a dick about it though. Don't...|||I tend to go dead-brained sometimes when out in the city, because it's often sensory overflow and causes me stress from just being in the environment.  So, yea, I miss things.  It's a switch I...|||Yea, we have Fe. But our empathy is selective. It matters who it is, what has happened, and whether or not we've experienced something similar from which we can pull the related emotion.  Without...|||Sit awkwardly quiet until their mouth stops opening and sounds stop coming out. Then offer alcohol or hugs if I give a damn.|||If I care about the problem, no one can tell me it's impossible. I have to try for myself because I have a superiority complex of sorts. I'm more confident in my problem solving skills than I am in...|||I never understood their logic on that either.  It comes from all of the opposites attract garbage. Only they think it's opposite functions rather than opposite order. Which sounds like a good...|||I think anything delicious or decadent is an ISTP thing, personally. They're like little shots of Se.|||When someone's nose is whistling. Fix that shit. Right. Now.|||Looks like a bunch of copy-pasta from a variety of sources I've already read. I guess, for efficiency sake, it's a good all-around resource.|||I need to re-learn math. A decade of nothing but simple money math has taken it's toll.|||Dear ESFP,  I thought you weren't paying attention. I thought I was manoeuvring around and planting seeds completely unnoticed. You crafty little minx. After 8.5 years, you never stop surprising...|||You all have feelings, god damnit! You're just really damn good at ignoring them.  The biggest immediate difference between an ISTP and an ISFP is the Ti and Fi. ISTP will weigh pros and cons...|||Fill the room full of balls from 15 chuck e cheese ball pits. Plant pressurized mines around the room. Memorize exactly where the mines are. Wear flak gear.|||If I believed in hell, this world would be quickly sinking into it. But I don't, so decorative vegetation for everyone!|||If you want it to be just a night out with your friends, let him know. Tell him that he's not the only one that needs time.  This all comes back to obligation. He's feeling obligated to come over,...|||Could it be possible that psychopaths have a tendency to physically harm as a way to relate to people due to their inability to relate emotionally? Which, in turn, allows them to feel human. If only...|||Just start giving her calm suggestions on how to fix her problems. Eventually she'll go away because you're helpful rather than sympathetic. People like that don't want help, only attention.|||I don't like feeling needed. I like feeling respected and appreciated to the point where someone knows that I can, and will help them out if required.  Feeling needed is when someone requires you...|||1. Why do you not feel loved? Is he treating you badly? Do you feel the need to be loved because you have trouble loving yourself? If he's still coming over when you call, he loves you. If he didn't,...|||Do you have any marketable skills or natural abilities? If you're somewhat physically fit, look for labor work. It will resolve both the money and exercise problems. Labor work is usually posted in...|||So I've been listening to an audio version of How to Win Friends and Influence People out of sheer curiosity and boredom.  At one point the author mentions the futility of arguments, and the fact...|||Well, that was a good way to kill 10 minutes. Who else can we piss off?|||ISTPs don't age past their mid-twenties.|||I give the gift of fucks using my penis.  I'm not sure how else to give fucks. Does oral count as a fuck?|||Being homeless probably sucks, maybe you should stop drinking your life away and get a job.  This is and example of ISTP empathy. We recognize the problem and their discomfort, then offer...|||What are all these silly songs? As I understood it, motivation for an INTP (beyond basic needs) comes from questions. Both the asking and answering of them.  Questions like What if the earth had...|||In reality, I think shared functions beat the widely misconstrued opposites attract bullshit in terms of a sustainable relationship.   Opposite functions? Short term relationship, interesting but...|||I'm in IT, so talking about computers or related topics mostly.|||INxJs are better than ISxJs in terms of sustainable harmony. Infinitely better. I can't put my finger on why.|||Introduced to a group? I smile and stay silent. Maybe a head-nod or something.  Introduced in any business setting? Shake hands and give a warm greeting and Glad to meet you.  Introduced...|||Avoid saying Can we just be friends? That shit is weak. Clean break, and break all contact for at least a few months. Which should be easy for you. This will give him time to heal so he doesn't...|||ISTPs bond over activities and tangible things initially. However, once you've penetrated the trust barrier, you'll be able to get a straight answer for any question you can think of.   If he's...|||I think that SPD is fundamentally a misdiagnosis. The shrink is looking at their complete contentment without people as some sort of malfunction, when really, it's possible they've developed it to...|||Oh, I know. It is just really interesting that a personality type and a disorder are so damn close to each other.'