Myers-Briggs Type Indicator/ISTP

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