Two things, mostly due to being heavily introverted I am very 'shy' in a way about expressing myself esp sexually, but...I am absolutely primal/wild.  I have had to learn to get over the shyness and...|||Well I think being a helicopter pilot would be cool but really the only major way to do that is military - not sure how well ISTPs would do in the xstj culture...|||I was a fire fighter for 9 years, and it good but near the end started burning out of repetitious medical calls, endless PC trash, politics etc.  I really like action and quick thinking but dont...|||How do I find that out?  All the functions sound kind of vague.|||Thanks...but how do I figure it out?  I read both istp and entp and it sounds good.|||These tend to be the types I come in as.  I am atlethic and skilled that way, but my main strength is iconoclastic thinking of coming up with new ideas on the fly.  Super cerebral but adaptable,...|||Hey guys, been into mbti for a long time but constantly bounce around what type I think I am, started with intp, then intj, but both were too awkward/not physically skilled, so then I thought ISTP,...|||Have you found it pretty fun?  How sure are you you are full on ISTP?  The reason I ask is I have had a long fascination with planes/copters and will go outside to watch them pass, but I took a few...|||If you know anything about the DnD alightment charts, ISTP is loosely like the standard 'choatic good' types in that they do what they want and not really care about what anyone else thinks.  We are...|||I always thought 'pilot' for istp was kind of weird as commerical pilots seem like mega J territory of by-the-book routine, but I was wondering if helicopters are different enough that require...|||Thanks for the responses|||Im an ISTP if you didnt look, I am posting here since we share our cognitive functions and maybe you can have some insight.  Normally I don't care what people think about me at all (though sometimes...|||I'll keep this short, basically I got involved with a girl that does medevac on a helicopter (I used to work as a fire fighter) but I moved and got a new job, we still see each other at times but the...|||Man, I think if an ISTP GOT to a helicopter posistion they would love it, but man, I don't know if I could really 'make it' as a nurse, faking concern.  ER would be cool, I think, but would we get...|||Hey guys I could use some insight, basically I was under/unemployed for most of my 20s but recently got a job in science due to some specious 'experience' I did as part time work, now making about...|||Dang, I got a call from a friend who is on the helicopters in EMS and she was in tears about how a sister helicopter just crashed  Flight for Life crash in Summit County  this is kind of insane as...|||Wow, that was quite the post, thank you!  I think I needed to hear that the badass version of me 'is possible' and to strive for it.  Now to stomp out the depression.  A major problem though, is in...|||This something to do with our inferior feeling?|||I feel like being true to myself is not enough, and that I am getting left behind.|||Yeah, I actually do enjoy teaching.  At my job they are trying to get me doing some side stuff as a trainer using my fire fighter experience, which is nice to see.  But the major problem still...|||I suffered through the wtf years as an ISTP being mostly unemployed/underemployed through my 20s but always doing lots of cool stuff like rock climbing, MMA for a few years, cliff jumping, writing,...|||Thats interesting you mentioned life flight, because that is EXACTLY what I would want to get into, and going through the ER to do it.|||I ask because I left the fire/ems service a year ago to get a job in science and since being gone all I can think about is wanting to be a flight nurse to go to the cool calls.  Can't tell if its a...|||I did this for 3 years, its actually a pretty good type of job for us.  The major thing is the whole 'socializing' after work, just try to think about it in terms of a game or something and that you...|||No one has mentioned Bando from Elfen Lied, that is a pretty classic ISTP right there.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BHDNzbXaRs <warning slight language|||Understanding the Myers Briggs Type Indicator: The 8 Cognitive Functions The #1 google result on cog functions : ' Se: Extraverted Sensing Extraverted Sensing is the strong awareness of the...|||I work as a volunteer, I can actually give you a LOT of info, first 80%+ of fire fighters are volunteer.  Paid positions are incredibly Nepotic, typically you have 500 people going for 1 slot that...|||Wow...ok why dont you write a treatise on the difference than?|||I have a very hard time staying at a job working typical 9-5 schedules.  I quit most jobs within a month as they are tortuous with endless brain-killing boredom and purposelessness.  I worked in...|||Their cognitive functions are not similar at all, Istp is TiSe, intj is NiTe.  ISTP tertiary Ni is the similarity, but the major difference is Ti/Te.  Ask yourself two questions: first do 'experts'...|||Hey thanks for the aweseome write up, now the question is is buying used normally ok, and what is a cheap bike(s) I can be looking into?  I can buy a super nice bike later, just need something that...|||It appears there is no clear defination of enduro/adventure and so on, the strom looks really cool.  What are the negatives of going with a dirt bike (ktm, klx etc) and putting street stuff on it by...|||Hey thanks for the replies, are these bikes too big for a beginner?  I'm in my late 20s and good shape, the only issue is I have only been dirt biking a few times my whole life.|||Hey fellow istp I want to get a motorcycle but I know very little about them, and my research is stalling because there seems to be little consensus on these terms...regardless I am looking for a...|||ISTJ/ETSJ, they are our cognitive function mirror.   I hate them.|||I think its probably if I am TRYING to be helpful or do good, and it gets criticized.  Like I will write reviews online, and I don't pay attention to the 'highly rated' of mine, but focus on the 'not...|||Despite only one letter, these two are night and day.  I am decent friends with an ISTJ, but truthfully I can't stand him at times.  The ISTJ has this 'I know I am right' attitude because of their...|||I would say in general I could care less what people have to say, and in general it's almost a strong point to not be bothered, but occasionally there will be some little comment someone said that...|||More like ITT INTP + INFP think they are ISTPs.|||I wanted to drop out all four years I was in, I really really hated it.  A degree hasnt done me anything either.  If you have another realistic option, do it.|||Hey you guys live up to your name.  ken07 lays it out pretty much the same way I feel.  Try to continue to do good when it is crushed, or to go 'punisher' style.|||I understand we are generally an extremely bad fit for conventional military, but any thoughts on these type of jobs?  Other than the initial hoop hurdling it seems nearly custom made.|||Thanks for the responses.   Just to give an example, I work as a fire fighter, a group you would think is in it to help people.  But the corruption (cheifs getting away with things because friends...|||Something I noticed to, is he will BEAT A TOPIC TO DEATH. He always wants to 'reach a conclusion' on the topic at hand.|||I try to stay positive, and think positive, but reality threatens to crush my delusions.    I see people less intelligence succeeding because of family connections.  I see mean people using their...|||I have an INFJ friend who is normally quiet to others, but to his friends like me he just goes on and on and on...   It gets to the point I am hesitant to talk to him because how long it will be.  ...|||By how much you write, I would highly consider INTP/ENTP.  Those are mistyped as istp and viceversa all the time.|||Right Ned, I find those who like to criticize and point the first finger are the ones with the most to hide.|||I always thought this was a weird little tag for the ISTP. I under the system mentality we have, but the actual ACT OF BEING A MECHANIC is fairly monotonous, repetitive, - all of which is anathema to...|||Ok I am glad I am not the only one that sees the inherent stupidity in the (keirsey?) groupings.  Strictly from cognitive function, it should be NT and NJ.  This raises a bigger question, doesnt this...