Curtis_Brandon
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- MBTI Type
- IST?
Interesting about the discordia test result. Lots of ISTPs seem to initially test as INTJ.
Look here for a small overview:
ISTP - INTP/INTJ
A really good way to figure out your type is to look through these descriptions and find out which suits you most in terms of content and style.
ISTJ
INTJ
ISTP (Keep in mind that 'J' does not necessarily mean what you think it means.)
Wow, may I really be an ISTP? I can identify with both the ISTJ and ISTP descriptions fairly equally, but I've never thought of myself as a P before.
However after thinking about it more, I realize that I plan/organize very little, often start (and fail to finish) multiple projects, and often procrastinate until the pressure is on.
The only planning I do is for A) a complex project, B) a meeting/event that many people must attend, and C) my day (but usually not until the morning of, and at the very earliest the day before). In fact my thoughts on planning seem to match these fairly closely.
My J side may come from having a mother and father who are both very J oriented. When I was younger and living with them, I had to fit into a J world. But now that I am older and live on my own (I'm 25 now), I find that I plan very little and organize even less. For example, I don't budget or keep a detailed record of expenses, etc. Instead, I prefer to have a general idea of how much money I can spend in a month and just keep a very rough estimate of it all in my head.
On the flip side, in a work environment I like to know what is expected of me and be given a clear direction (although not necessarily instructions) for a given project. And (in work or in life), I don't like others to interrupt/change/throw a loop in my flexible plan (I don't know if this makes sense).
So I don't know. IST?