Driving
force to understand how world works.Can be quiet and analytical observers gathering
facts. Pursues variety and excitement. Spontaneous but
detached pragmatism.
For ISTPs the driving force in
their lives is to understand how things and
phenomena in the real world work so they can make
the best and most effective use of them.They are logical and realistic people, and
they are natural troubleshooters.When not actively solving a problem, ISTPs
are quiet and analytical observers of their
environment, and they naturally look for the
underlying sense to any facts they have gathered.ISTPs often pursue variety and even
excitement in their hands-on experiences.Although they do have a spontaneous, even
playful side, what people often first encounter with
them is their detached pragmatism.
Source:Looking at Type: The Fundamentals, Center for
the Application of Psychological Type, 1997.
Some interesting facts about
INTP personality types
Highly represented
among male college scholarship athletes.
Source: MBTI Manual, 1998
In national sample
"Leisure Activities,"
overrepresented in "Playing with
computers or video games";
underrepresented in "Listening to
music" and "Writing."
Source: MBTI Manual, 1998
Academic subjects
preferred: math, practical skills.
Source: I.M. Myers & M.H. McCaulley
in Manual: A guide to the development
and use of the MBTI, 1985.
Highest of all
types in national sample liking work
environments with "Independence
& achievement"; include among
top 3 desirable work characteristics
"Clear structure" and
"Variety of tasks." Source:
MBTI Manual, 1998
Most important
feature of an ideal job: "A stable
and secure future." Source: A.L.
Hammer, MBTI Applications, 1996
In national sample,
dissatisfied with "Promotions"
in their work. Source: MBTI Manual, 1998
In national sample,
among top 4 types valuing
"Autonomy." Source: MBTI
Manual, 1998
With INFJs, ranked
first among all the types in using
spiritual/philosophical coping
resources. Source: J. Shelton, in MBTI
Applications by A.L. Hammer, 1996.
In national sample,
ranked lowest in reporting stress
associated with "Balancing home and
work." Source: MBTI Manual, 1998
In national sample,
highest in coping with stress by
"Getting upset or angry and not
showing it." Source: MBTI Manual,
1998
