'I thought it would be good to have a thread with videos of stereotypical ISTPs. I don't know about anyone else, but sometimes I get a real kick out of watching cool ISTPs, like its an example that we...|||The only way the relationship is going to change (well, theres probaly more ways.. but yeah) is if you start doing what you love to do, become independent and essentially prove that you can survive...|||I'd go for B. I think its worth the gamble to get everyone through. At least everyone is treated equally. How could you tell the relatives of the 400 people you let die that they will be killed...|||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAlzPgXb6rE   https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LU-ynRoqDEs|||Fuck it, I've been in INFJ mode on and off for pretty much the last 2 years. The anxiety of that when I go full on ISTP I'll end up doing stupid/rude shit keeps me staying hyper-alert to how all of...|||If you want a thoughtful (and incredibly visually impressive) way to spend an hour, watch this   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xLaGAdjFc8|||Damn, I'm glad I'm ISTP! Being INFJ sounds complicated!  I see the bridge lighting first. I think the contrast between light and dark looks amazing. Then I notice the bridge itself which is...|||I'm in the assessment stages of becoming an Air traffic controller and so far it seems pretty good. Its all about quick thinking and spacial awareness. Just wondered if anyone has any experience of...|||I have a bit of a tendency to get angry when I feel weak (i.e. when I'm scared, shy, unsure etc). I think I'm basically being angry at myself, but I end up giving off bad vibes and people think they...|||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnFweDa4WOo|||Tell him things straight up, but still be gentle and positive (just so he doesn't end up retreating into the safety of his own head too much after the break up)  If its specific things that piss...|||Made this one last year..  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoKTRyOTKvM|||Not quite in keeping with all the heavy metal, but loving this at the moment   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGSwUojuxyw|||I think you said it, just do stuff.  And make a conscious effort, when you find yourself getting introspective, to distract yourself by looking at something else and moving your eyes around a bit...|||I've gone a bit soft recently so now I have this tendency to conjure up romantic scenes, or emotionally powerful moments with me in them. The worst thing is that its like I'm practising what I can...|||Dude, you're a young ISTP, enough with the 'intellectual' conversation. You're in a bar, not a classroom.  Play to your ISTP strengths... just shut the fuck up, ask her questions that get her...|||I like my ability to be competent at doing general stuff as well as my ability to see through all the social/emotional bullshit and call a spade a spade.|||I've never seen Curb Your Enthusiasm before so I don't know how it is in general, but someone showed me this the other day which really had me laughing.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg1QWKrWn5o|||For the record, from old posts I've read I don't think you are ENTJ, I think you are more ISTP but just not at 'ease' and maybe forcing yourself to be heard. I used to think I was ENTP because in my...|||Get moving and do stuff. Go to new places, meet new people, put yourself in new situations.  Depends what you are thinking about too. I had to disregard my worries as being illogical and irrational...|||Wouldn't mind a stint in Sao Paulo. Just violent and hectic enough to keep it exciting.  New York, Vancouver, Berlin too.|||Maybe I'm being stupid, but why don't you start making your 'cover' more reflective of who you actually are?|||I used to not care about my future. I just assumed that everything would work out fine.  However, as I've got older I've started to worry more about security and whether I will have a good paying...|||I'm an ISTP and am pissed off. Why can't I not always have this grumpy, angry, intimidating facial expression, even with people I'd like to get to know better?!|||Be interested in them and try to find out meaningful stuff about them. Stay as a cool and detached ISTP though and don't get too needy. Don't be a clown.|||Thats true too. I guess it depends on the context. If someone is telling a story about some of us or something then he/she would be normal because it would be weird to always refer to your name, but...|||If I'm in a group of people and someone says he said *whatever*, referring to me like I'm just some random object, then yeah, I get pissed off. At least show the respect to use my name if I'm close.|||If I do then I don't realise. I just get agitated or angry or whatever without really realising.  If someone asks me a question that is based on them genuinely wanting to understand an opinion of...|||I can't imagine Seoul being too great a location for an ISTP. Am I right in thinking that Koreans and Seoulites in general are rather conformative, meaning that an ISTP might feel restrained and...|||Start following your impulses. When you think of something that would be a good idea related to the project you are on or whatever, step up and say what you are thinking and see how others respond....|||To be honest, I think you are being a bit unreasonable in never seeing them. For him, you meeting his friends is important and part of what he wants out of the relationship.  If he got annoyed...|||Get a motorbike if you can afford one. They are amazingly good fun.  I'm lucky to have some nice roads near my place too. Just imagine hooning along here through the hills. ...|||I had a job at IBM paying good money but I got sick of computing and quit to go off and travel the world a bit and go back to uni. Now I am sat here skint wondering where the hell I'm going to go...|||I used to be 90% out of my head, but one day I switched and now it seems like the complete opposite. Pretty crappy really because living the moment is so much more enjoyable.  Also, I doubt you're...|||I am an ISTP and I am bored shitless|||Bingo.  The worst thing someone can do to try and get me, for example, out of a mood is to try and make inane conversation. Try just sitting near him, but without focussing on him or silently...|||When I use Ni too much I get scared. I don't know about other ISTPs, but I start to imagine negative things and I feel numb, like I am looking out at the world from a distance rather than interacting...|||Either a pirate or one of those explorers from the 18th century discovering Africa and stuff|||I'm pretty tall and skinny for an ISTP it seems, but still quite muscley and 'tough' - think Dr House. I just can't get fat even if I eat loads (which incidentally I don't)|||In Africa. Was in a bad mood, but couldn't help smiling http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/8729_531983326630_263900017_1820957_2103531_n.jpg ...|||Do you not think though that if he looked at someone like that and then his eyes softened slightly and he smiled ever so slightly in a non-slimy way then it would come across as charming, or at least...|||With the mum thing, just tell her you love her and keep her happy. Anyway, the fact that you care enough to not want to hurt her feelings shows some sign of love at least so you wouldn't be lying.|||I get excited telling stories of exciting situations I've been in. My hands come out, my face gets full of movement and my voice gets full of expression and drama. Nothing quite like having a group...|||Has any one else been raised by an ESFJ mum?  I ask because I have this tendency to always smile when speaking with others to make everyone feel at ease and stuff and it was only recently that I...|||I don't know about anyone else, but I often find myself just drifting off which makes me wonder if I'm ISTP because I have this idea that ISTPs are always in the moment and focussed. Does this...|||I used to smoke, but it turned me into a total waste of space, so I stopped|||I love electronic music mainly as well as some Indie stuff. Some other people said that a song needs good lyrics, but they don't really bother me - its all about the beat and rhythm and melody...|||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkEuiNsISKQ|||Totally with you. I was always pushed by my parents to be more social and ended up being a bit of a fool (a socialable one though..). I waffle on about nothing, and say stuff just for the sake of...|||I tend to be ok with small talk, but only as long as it is about 'stuff'. I can't be bothered with learning about another person, or hearing their life story and don't really want to talk about that...'