'For getting routines done, these articles have some good points:   http://www.wisdomination.com/screw-motivation-what-you-need-is-discipline/ http://www.wisdomination.com/practical-discipline/ ...|||I just saw few days ago an exhibition about Japanese teehouse carpentry. Some of the joinery techniques were just awe inspiring and made me really want to pick up carpentry skills. Maybe whittling...|||I think my favourite writer from SP point of view is Clark Aston Smith. His fantasy short stories are just mindbogling and he's by far my favourite of Weird Tales writers (HP Lovecraft, Robert E....|||I'm often surprised of people being apologetic when they approach me. I guess I have annoyed/bored look on my face most of the time and when I start talking, I grin a lot. That's probably confusing...|||After a bit of consideration, maybe he's not ISTP after all. According to this, a huge portion of successful MMA fighters are ISTPs though:  Personality Types in Professional Fighting | Myers...|||I thought it was kind of refreshing.   BTW, the ISTPs, ESTPs, ESTJs, ISTJs, ISFPs, ISFJs, ESFJs and ESFPs visiting might look a bit like  u200b https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrlpN_D5tuU|||You have pretty weird expectations for your visit. I didn't realize ISTP's seem that eccentric from your perspective.|||This is, eh, psychologically, a little overwhelming...   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A8MrCOozFo|||Rory MacDonald.|||Creamy pasta is definitely my favorite lunch for general wellbeing and good mood. For dinner minimal carb stuff like fried chicken or salmon with paprika, avocado etc. works well. I love a croissant...|||Thanks. I've been reflecting on my ways lately, and decided to lift my standards on trying not to be a cunt, but looks like I still have work to do on that. It doesn't help to be very impulsive.|||I got into intense stare down with a possibly roidraged person. He kept shouting at me, that if he sees me grinning one more time, he will hit me. After fourth warning I finally managed to...|||I like to take risks when possible losses are foreseeable and limited and gains unforeseeable and open-ended. I never play against known odds. That's why I for example own Bitcoins but won't do...|||Gunsmith/weapons instructor in Colt 45.  http://youtu.be/UcVRPq3PkgY|||I used to be a huge horror buff but not so much any more because the gorno/mental fuck up -style of these days is too offensive and there's not enough cool stuff in most movies to justify all the...|||I have one blouse. Every other long sleeve garment I own is a hoodie / jacket with a hood but I wear the hood up maybe once a year if I have to walk a long distance in -20 C or something. Pretty...|||I'm allergic so I've never had a pet but lately I've come to realize that I really like animals. Seeing a dog never fails to cheer me up.|||I just read that right side on the human brain is not only better at recognizing other people's emotions than the left, but also better at displaying one's own emotions, and does it with the left...|||Sounds a bit like some Steve Reich stuff with the difference that the music is not sadistic.  Edit. Looks like Zoe played also on this Rasputina album:  ...|||I love hiking in mountains. Once in Dolomites I was taking a very popular route around a amazing small mountain. The trail was very busy and I was very annoyed by all the people I had to pass almost...|||Yeah, I didn't mean the story to be an overall critique of your answer. It was more about my own feelings about the greater good part or the original guestion.|||Once I had to make this decision. (While playing Infamous on PS3 that is. :) ) Supervillain had kidnapped my girlfriend and 10 brilliant scientists. I had to choose which to save and the other(s)...|||Elvine jacket  Black Carthartt zipper hoodie with no prints   T-shirts with simple prints (black, brown, green or grey)  Black or grey jeans  And naturally Campers leather sneakers|||Yeah, I'd rather not get involved at all than play a game with only bad moves to choose from in hope that something good comes out of it.|||Yeah, it's an awkward compliment especially for someone who doesn't like small talk or attention.|||This is probably why I hate rides. I hated them as a kid and thought I was maybe just afraid of heights and stopped going to amusement parks as early teen. Then I started hiking in high places and...|||No if I have to make fast decisions or learn stuff in a do or die situation. Yes if mere focus on something I already know is enough or if it's about long term pressure for coming up with solutions.|||My expectations weren't that high for episode called Grasslands but it turned out to be one of the best in Human Planet. Galapagos is maybe the most fascinating of all those BBC series. So much...|||Compliments are nice when you've done done something to deserve them but not so much when they compliment you on something they expect from you. When I was younger people used to come to me to tell...|||Human Planet is great! Bluffing a meal from lions is one of my favourites:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDubMeNlSxc  ISTP death glare in action?|||Once in a pub some drunk stranger comes to me and asks something about the T-shirt I was wearing. I didn't pay any attention to him and he leaves. My friend looks at me with astonishment and says:...|||I dislike people who beat around the bush and can't tell me directly what they want. Often I'm greatfull for those who confront me if it's a real issue even if I might be a bit sore at first.|||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vloDbpBRlLg|||Meanwhile at the other side of Memphis:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhP4XmbQUZ8|||Thanks. I used to listen a lot of these two songs but never got around to find more of his stuff.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtmemsBdd_c   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXLmt6i-hBY|||Get some no bullshit crime thriller (Elmore Leonard, Donald Westlake, Jim Thompson, Charles Willeford...).|||This attitude towards people gets me into trouble sometimes. I tend to share my ideas too much and I just should keep myself more bottled up because I can get very pushy and some perfectly good...|||A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. This is my rule of thumb when ever I start to hesitate too much at work. Just do it, just try it out and see if it works.|||When my views as a boss are challenged, it's very hard to verbally express why I think I'm right, because I've learned my trade by trial and error, and I'm not very good in deductive thinking...|||Gather some will power, shut down all computers and go sit in an armchair and stare at a wall until you figure out something you might enjoy. Not an easy feat but connection to the long term memory...|||Because he keeps his eye on the road while drinking half a bottle of JB.   152586|||https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLhL6uM0rOM5XCUU-U7McwO67QtFNMLGL0&v=sokdL-0iV9s|||Franco Nero - IMDb|||These are a rehash of old Gamera illustrations. Gamera is the only ISTP giant monster I know btw.  The Anatomy Of Japanese Monsters: Gamera & Foes âx80¢ Lazer Horse|||Trolling is fake drama. I like a good retaliation as much as the next guy, if someone tries to make a fool of me, but if I have even a slightest feeling that I might be trolled, I just rather ignore...|||I've noticed that my sense on humor is a bit inconsiderate sometimes. Once at work an employee of mine had hickups. We were joking about different solutions to cure that. Then, out of the blue and in...|||I tried that. It didn't work out. For example I'm not very good at explaining stuff which makes me a mediocre superior at best. I'm good in inventing ways to make things work over time but when...|||I wrote about my company here: http://personalitycafe.com/istp-forum-mechanics/94639-so-whats-your-job-if-any-do-you-enjoy-7.html|||I've been listening on and off late 70's and early 80's electro and disco for couple years now. If you liked Drive soundtrack check some of these out.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECWYOnPAxRM...|||I dropped out of university after 18 months for lack of interest and ability. I shouldn't have been there in the first place, but had no better plan and was still under illusion that since I loved to...'