1. Do it yourself, but don't do it alone. 2. It is not logical to always be rational. 3. Try to avoid pessimism, negative nihilism and paranoia. 4. Everything has a system of logic underlying it. 5. Always have a physical outlet. 6. Skills are the best route to self-sufficiency. 7. Follow your desire for elegant simplicity. 8. Cut out the middlemen. 9. Choose problems of implementation and execution. 10. There's nothing wrong with being a loner. 11. Follow up nicely after arguments. 12. If a rule seems wrong because your logic, observations or gut instincts tell you so, don't follow it.
This is scarily spot on. It feels unnerving that someone who's never met me can use some abstract theory to describe me to this level. I feel like a living stereotype.
ISTP husband says that when you explain how subscribing could help you, then he's more likely to subscribe. You're not giving a command, you're asking for a favor with a legitimate reason. :) I'm an INTP and the same goes for me pretty much. But I'm more likely to subscribe, as you could probably expect.
As for #3... People around often called me optimistic pessimist. I think it's best to always think realistically (which to some comes across as being pessimistic), it's like nothing can catch you of guard and destroy your mood. But if something great happens, you are twice as happy cause you didn't expect it. But really I think we are basically too analytical and logical to go by optimist/pessimist, we just look at facts how they truly are and deduce on probability and experience what will happen.
I would just like to mention that, as an istp, I appreciate the fact that you used my favourite colour for the background of the video. Very unexpectedly satisfying. Thank you, sir.
As an ISTP, I find that one of the best physical outlets is bouldering. It allows you to practice your skills in a difficult task that requires both forethought and in-the-moment action, either alone or with a companion. You can also geek out over gear or technical problems with a suitable companion. Finally, you can show off your skills and look cool. All essential components of the ISTP well-being.
Being able to flaunt your skills is a nice part of it too. If you spend lots of time working on a something it's great to show people the results of it ~ Nathan
@@lovewho Indeed it is 🙂 when have practiced enough that you can do a difficult thing casually and fluidly without hesitation it is very satisfying. When I was younger I worked as a bicycle messenger for 2.5 years, eventually you know the city and the signal timings to well, that you can weave through traffic with relatively little danger, it's like a dance.
as an ISTP and a climber for the last 15 years, I'd definitely agree. it checks off the physical and mental checkboxes while also providing an optional social checkbox. if I wanna be less social, I can keep my earbuds on and do the head nods and fist bumps while pretending to be focused on training. if I wanna be social, lots of familiar faces to talk to. progress is easily tracked and the sport can be be viewed through a data-driven lense. what's the optimal route/beta, rest points, style (static/dynamic)
Characters like Mike from breaking bad makes me admire ISTP's and look up to them. My grandpa is an istp and I am always in awe of how they can just settle and get things done so peacefully. Truly the most stoic of the types
As an ISTP myself, I really enjoyed this video. Regarding the third point of avoiding pessimism, negative nihilism, and paranoia I have dealt with this problem. However, a way I have solved this is finding a religion that would encompass my beliefs and values. So, if you are also and ISTP and struggling with this problem, that is what I would suggest.
I dont avoid pessimism, rather I always delve into it like most istps but unlike most istps, i delve into it more and make it a poetic and inspiring experience. Also, listening to songs, remembering my accomplishments and the brain's ability to instantly forget something through sheer will are my tools for temporary escape from reality. Because of these, I feel like my world is like a storybook full of colors despite being made out of grey. I see that everyone in the world can be the saddest person regardless of their personality and that there are more people sadder than you than you think. Us, Istps can't relate to the intuitives so we don't have these perspectives. In addition, we don't plan into the future and that we often play with chances which gives more reason for us to be convinced by it. I don't promote sadness to people, but i recommend living it with us in our everyday lives. There is a ton of unimaginable things that we not only istps, but all sensors can do. We just need to take a leap to the most uncomfortable to us and even to our personality, including possessing characteristics of other people we don't have, to see our very potential that is at the state of the mind that is at the limit of the its capabilities, and also the limit of our capability to adapt with every situation and solve every problem existing.
istp's tend to be agnostic since we have troubling believing in things without evidence. even if I wanted to I probably couldn't get myself to believe in a religion without proof first
@thespanishinquisition istp here and I don’t think what we need is proof to believe in a religion, I think what we need most is logic and that it has to make sense in our heart as well as in our mind. What I personally love most in my religion is that it encourages us to think and question things in order to be better believers. Everything has sense and a reason to be (even if it’s unknown to us for some things because we are only humans). Even the religious rules makes u think about the reason it’s set and the benefits of it so once u understand them it’s so satisfying to find sense and rationality in them as an ISTP. So I wouldn’t say that ISTPs are mostly agnostics.
@@thespanishinquisition7560 I'm an INTP and of course INTPs like evidence in order to come to a conclusion about things as well, but I have found tons of evidence to support the faith I have grown to fully believe. It's one of the only things I'm 99.99% certain of. Maybe the only thing.
@@barbarossa8149 better believer? Chowing to believe in something without proof, something that is premised on the concept of belief is inherently illogical and not congruent with an ISTPs world view. Faith, belief, trust, all things that an ISTP is naturally wary of
I know I’m late but this comment thread is so pretentious. 😂 Think and feel are used interchangeably in everyday conversation so why pretend like the smallest word change will alter the outcome greatly
In regards to the gut feeling about rules, thats been something that ive learned to trust way more. In fact when it comes to gut feelings I have about most things now I tend to not ignore them and trust it more, cause in the past those feelings have usually been accurate. Not always, but often.
I'm and ENFJ and my father is an obvious ISTP It is a little bit hard to conect, to the point I sometimes feel embarassed by my feelings or talking about it in his presence, despite him being a loving father. I really only started apreciating him when I made 18. Before that I felt like he was just there. The only really conversations I can have with my father are about politics (thank god we belong to the same political party) or economics, because he works in banking. If I cant get a conversation about those two themes going, we will remain in silence (not awkward silence). He mostly remains in stoic silence, while I'm so dramatically extroverted. Before knowing about MBTI I felt like I was wearing a mask at home and performing a play. Descovering what being an ENFJ means for me helped me feel a lot more at ease with some of my behaviours and feel at home, at hoem, even with an ISTP as a major figure in my life with a major role in it
Thank you. Your videos help me to understand and accept myself more. Other MBTI content creators usually apply stereotypes but you show deep understanding of the subject matter (sry I'm not a native speaker)
Hey bro, keep on keeping on. MBTI and content like this helped me too, in getting to know my self better and therefore becoming a better version of me. If you are new to the subject my I recommend "C.S Joseph", and "Objective Personality" as they have some rundowns on ISTPs that defenetly woth a shot. And It's maybe cause neither am I a native english speaker but I find no problems.
@@cerebrummaximus3762 Well, it might not take more than 9 seconds to find out where I'm from. I shit you not I personally don't know even a single person with the same name.
@@laszlo_kovacs I won't be surprised, the name looks Central European to me, because I know how their names look like and their script. (To be exact, I'd say Hungary, but I don't want to be embarrassingly wrong so I didn't say it). I am Bulgarian, but born and raised in England - I have possibly the most Bulgarian name you'd think (and it's common), to the point I got several people recognise me as Bulgarian lol (Ps: I meant Central European in my og comment, I wrote it quick and didn't check, so I edited it)
@@cerebrummaximus3762 Dead on bro. I'm living 20 minutes from the Ukrainen border in Hungary. And Kovács László IS one of the most common name here (we write Surname first but that wont bother google when you register an account)
i can say that almost all of these rules are applicable to me. im frequently reminded to do rules 1-3 and its a struggle not to go against them in real life.
I agree with all of this as an istp. I love how the underlying message is.. be ok or comfortable with who you are. a lot of my issues stemmed from thinking something was wrong with me. not to say people shouldn't improve, mbti has helped me improve a lot.
I should meet more ISTPs. I am not sure how it would go, but I do most things as described in this video. So, we could either agree on things, or clash because we have many things in common (sometimes one doesn't like seeing their behavior and thinking reflected as in a mirror especially when angry).
the last is actually pretty accurate. i often feel annoyed by people who are too much like me. it's nice when it is just for a moment but having to interact with someone like me constantly, usually makes me kinda angry.
OMG you know so much about it! This video says everything about my personality, that I am 41 now, and I learned more with this video than maybe 10 last years by myself.
No 12 is on the money. I spend my whole life analyzing human behavior and conventions. Whatever I decided to do I had to accept the rationale and logic behind it or I had to modify it to fit my logic. When i was you, it was not easy. However the older I get the easier it become to choose roads less traveled with little regrets.
So true! I had stucked for years to solve family social problem and sought some logic there, I studied even human rights or law, but my family had no logic!! And I just got panic attack. lol
Yes all great advice which I'm well aware of and just need to implement in my life!! Rather than paranoid, I'd say we are slow to trust or to rely or depend on someone. Feeling like we have more control or skill in hard situations, it's often hard to feel that anyone else can be of help to us. It takes a lot for us to respect someone, they need to be intelligent, wise, practical and humble. Thankfully you're all those, so we happily subscribe to masters in their field
I'm slowly learning to trust and rely on my ESFJ boyfriend. He's also someone who is practical, efficient, caring and skilled, and so it's new to me to feel like I'm not the one who has to manage everything, problem solve and do all the things myself
I love your videos. Can I suggest to make more ISTJ videos? I have an ISTJ friend that wants a video for ISTJ's from you honestly. Like maybe this video and the strengths and weaknesses and the darkside of an ISTJ? We'll appreciate it if you'll make that one. Already subscribed and watching your videos :3
Thank you for this. I have never felt more understood in my 46 years of life. I have always encountered issues with people understanding my lack of ambition. It's not lack of ambition. #9 really cleared that up for me. Why I never want to be the manager or climb the corporate ladder. Absolutely not interested in that. I want to be the person who finds the design/effeciency flaws and fixes them.
Numbers 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 are definitely rules that I've started following as life goes on. Riding solo is cool and all but I 100% agree that at some point things are going to become stagnant if you don't learn to look outside of yourself. This doesn't make you incompetent, weak, sensitive, or whatever adjective someone else may use, it's simply a part of growing to be the best version of yourself, and acknowledging the areas you need to improve upon.
I heard ISTP children would rather climb trees than play with dolls. I loved playing with my dolls and I still have many. I also like to keep things tidy and organised but I always kinda fail to keep myself organized. I'm also not comfortable with getting my hands dirty. Am I an ISTP then? I tried to see if I'm actually an INFP but I can't even relate with them.
Ahh yes nihilism, the big reason why I think being a vegetarian because of animal well being is pointless. Billions of animals have lived and died, eaten each other and died terribly. And it will continue
My reasoning is that plants also feel pain and "don't want to die", just because we don't see them screaming or trying to run away doesn't invalidate that or make it any less important. Essentially, if you want to "stop suffering" then you need to stop living, because to live you need to consume, and for you to be able to do that something needs to get hurt. Being vegan because "you don't want the animals to suffer" is thus extremely illogical and pointless.
He's not wrong when I'm stressed I overthink and my brain automatically gives me the worst case scenario I hate using my real information while being online and generally I speak less and observe more but I can easily put on a mask and seem extroverted when learning a skill I don't necessarily want to be the best but your God Damm right I finna let some people's Jaws drop when I show my true talents I can't seem to easily describe how I feel and if I tried it usually comes out in a Ne Ti way where I give all the possible reasons why I am reacting the way I am which usually confuses people more and the girl I love which I can't figure out if she's intp or istp constantly has a secret assassin of a boyfriend who is lurking in the shadows ready to unleash all his demons onto who ever messis with her I'm pretty physical and have a very musclure phisic but truly I'm just a nerd horny for more knowledge p.s I don't write shit in the internet often
Hello Sir Nathan, I LOVE YOUR VIDS, they have really helped me _a lot._ As an ENFJ though, I'm having difficulty interacting with my ESFP friends in a more constructive, future focused(Ni) way. I don't wanna hinder their SE TE loop, they literally designed like that for a reason, and I value it for them, especially since they don't procrastinate like I do👌🏾😂, it's just I wanna give them food for thought as to how they can _maybe_ direct for themselves all of this tactile progress and action and with my Ti explanatory nature, it can blow over their heads with their Fi bias and Ti polar. They are my friends tho, and I wanna at least give them a couple of ideas that can be both genuine to them as helpful for their future, either it's wisdom on just doing things, or how the world progresses or sumn else that u think could help them in a "12 rules/advice/suggestions for life, ESFP" Thanks 👌🏾👑🤙🏾
I am a very good Horticulturist but could not make a living locally. Now I read old GE electrical transformer drawings in a closed factory to replace parts and repair for folks world wide….I don’t know a watt from a volt but I can read the mechanical drawings and tell other people what to fix with what. A job they need but literally no one could do….everyone that knew is dead but after a week I had it.
Like the video. Only statement I disagreed with is that ISTPs can make good CEOs. In my experience this is just not the case; too much complicated stakeholder relations and engagement is too confusing and tiring. They either disengage or burnout.
Fellow ISTP-T, formerly ENFJ-A, as I see ISTPs being part of a community with others in an MMORPG, behind a walled-off cubicle, playing the solo portion, offline.
Excellent as usual. But if I spring the idea on my ISTP partner that it's not always rational to he logical, he might well struggle to cope, since logic is is so very important to him 😄 .... I say he's an ISTP - but of course declined to actually do an MBTI test - because, well, he's an ISTP and it doesn't meet his expectations of rigour, naturally. So the typing was done by years of close observation I'm INFJ (probably with a tendency toward INTJ at times - working in scientific/healthcare field) Surprisingly this ISTP-INFJ thjng all seems to work quite well.
My best friends have almost always been INFJ; it does work surprising well if you’re aware of the fundamental areas where you approach things differently
And my nice small house is decorated like a war weapon museum and bedroom looks like a Mongolian hut I have a sign over door “Woe ye all who enter” Just for fun
Hello Sir, May you consider a "12 rules/advice/suggestions for life , ESFP" , I'm an ENFJ friend and I'm(and others are..) struggling.🍃💜🤙🏾👌🏾 Thank you so, SO much if you decide to do this. Ofc, this is your channel, and we respect your decision if you don't do this, just saying it would do a potato good if you even put out 2 pieces of advice and called it "2 suggestions for life, ESFP" Ps. Thanks for reading this far🙏🏾
Ah yes the nihilism and pessimism, I try to at least only walk the rim of that chasm, because it's too easy for me to climb on in like it's a damn spa bath. Sometimes I'm not so vigilant though, especially when I've been around people too long or I'm Ti-Ni looping. Doing something physical to break my unconscious analysis of everything I come into contact with is a must, certainly if what I'm being subjected to is other people.
So, now I have ISTP-A /-T E: 9w8, Which makes me an assertive, turbulent virtuoso peacemaker referee. That sounds like rather a lot! But, as I have often said, "Nothing in my life is ever that uncomplicated."
My experience is they give harsh knee jerk criticism. Paranoid when stressed. Really not suited to get along with most people on a deep level. They enjoy their superficial chill and thrills.
Hey Nathen I love your videos they are fascinating. I Have two questions for you (anyone can answer but Nathen is the expert). anyway first question: are there any good books on the MBTI cognitive functions and types? So I can do some more in depth research. Second question: the common opinion is that you get your first function at age 10, then your second at 18or20, your third at 25or30, and your fourth at 35or40. I have a friend who really thinks that this is true, but from my observations and personal experiences that is not true. once you hit 16-18 you have all of them they are just not as developed or practiced. Im really curious about this do you have any thoughts?
There are a few videos on ISTJs on this channel, including the most recent one. I will do a 12 Rules for Life ISTJ video at some point as well! ~ Nathan
Don't do it alone is annoyingly generalized in advice for ISTPs videos. I really think doing it alone is really necessary to a high degree. Though there is necessary amounts of socialization and professional network.
1. Do it yourself, but don't do it alone.
2. It is not logical to always be rational.
3. Try to avoid pessimism, negative nihilism and paranoia.
4. Everything has a system of logic underlying it.
5. Always have a physical outlet.
6. Skills are the best route to self-sufficiency.
7. Follow your desire for elegant simplicity.
8. Cut out the middlemen.
9. Choose problems of implementation and execution.
10. There's nothing wrong with being a loner.
11. Follow up nicely after arguments.
12. If a rule seems wrong because your logic, observations or gut instincts tell you so, don't follow it.
Thanks @Tonoy!
0. Read Epictetus
Omg friend. As an ISTP, I can’t tell you how much I needed this and will continue to reference this in the future. Thank you ❤
Number 10. I’m alone. not lonely. 👍🏽
Yeh😂
You stole that from infj
This video shows an insane level of insight into our personalities. Good job man, much respect
Thank you for this comment. Much appreciated! ~ Nathan
This is scarily spot on. It feels unnerving that someone who's never met me can use some abstract theory to describe me to this level. I feel like a living stereotype.
Wasn't expecting him to understand that telling us what to do doesn't get us to do that thing since in previous videos he was oblivious to that fact.
ISTP husband says that when you explain how subscribing could help you, then he's more likely to subscribe. You're not giving a command, you're asking for a favor with a legitimate reason. :)
I'm an INTP and the same goes for me pretty much. But I'm more likely to subscribe, as you could probably expect.
Thank you for the pragmatic advice, much appreciated. I shall endeavour to use this against unsubscribed people from now on ~ Nathan
As for #3... People around often called me optimistic pessimist. I think it's best to always think realistically (which to some comes across as being pessimistic), it's like nothing can catch you of guard and destroy your mood. But if something great happens, you are twice as happy cause you didn't expect it. But really I think we are basically too analytical and logical to go by optimist/pessimist, we just look at facts how they truly are and deduce on probability and experience what will happen.
I would just like to mention that, as an istp, I appreciate the fact that you used my favourite colour for the background of the video. Very unexpectedly satisfying. Thank you, sir.
Yes any dark red is very nice on the eyes I agree.
As an ISTP, I find that one of the best physical outlets is bouldering. It allows you to practice your skills in a difficult task that requires both forethought and in-the-moment action, either alone or with a companion. You can also geek out over gear or technical problems with a suitable companion. Finally, you can show off your skills and look cool. All essential components of the ISTP well-being.
Being able to flaunt your skills is a nice part of it too. If you spend lots of time working on a something it's great to show people the results of it ~ Nathan
@@lovewho Indeed it is 🙂 when have practiced enough that you can do a difficult thing casually and fluidly without hesitation it is very satisfying.
When I was younger I worked as a bicycle messenger for 2.5 years, eventually you know the city and the signal timings to well, that you can weave through traffic with relatively little danger, it's like a dance.
Nice idea
as an ISTP and a climber for the last 15 years, I'd definitely agree. it checks off the physical and mental checkboxes while also providing an optional social checkbox. if I wanna be less social, I can keep my earbuds on and do the head nods and fist bumps while pretending to be focused on training. if I wanna be social, lots of familiar faces to talk to.
progress is easily tracked and the sport can be be viewed through a data-driven lense. what's the optimal route/beta, rest points, style (static/dynamic)
@@ryanv5326 Sounds like I would fist bump with you.
The “subscribe” part was smart 😂
Why thank you… ~ Nathan
Characters like Mike from breaking bad makes me admire ISTP's and look up to them. My grandpa is an istp and I am always in awe of how they can just settle and get things done so peacefully. Truly the most stoic of the types
This hits differently coming from Lalo... ~ Nathan
Woah
i am feeling honored thx
Yesss! New video and it's about ISTPs! 🤗
As an ISTP myself, I really enjoyed this video. Regarding the third point of avoiding pessimism, negative nihilism, and paranoia I have dealt with this problem. However, a way I have solved this is finding a religion that would encompass my beliefs and values. So, if you are also and ISTP and struggling with this problem, that is what I would suggest.
I dont avoid pessimism, rather I always delve into it like most istps but unlike most istps, i delve into it more and make it a poetic and inspiring experience. Also, listening to songs, remembering my accomplishments and the brain's ability to instantly forget something through sheer will are my tools for temporary escape from reality. Because of these, I feel like my world is like a storybook full of colors despite being made out of grey. I see that everyone in the world can be the saddest person regardless of their personality and that there are more people sadder than you than you think. Us, Istps can't relate to the intuitives so we don't have these perspectives. In addition, we don't plan into the future and that we often play with chances which gives more reason for us to be convinced by it.
I don't promote sadness to people, but i recommend living it with us in our everyday lives. There is a ton of unimaginable things that we not only istps, but all sensors can do. We just need to take a leap to the most uncomfortable to us and even to our personality, including possessing characteristics of other people we don't have, to see our very potential that is at the state of the mind that is at the limit of the its capabilities, and also the limit of our capability to adapt with every situation and solve every problem existing.
istp's tend to be agnostic since we have troubling believing in things without evidence. even if I wanted to I probably couldn't get myself to believe in a religion without proof first
@thespanishinquisition istp here and I don’t think what we need is proof to believe in a religion, I think what we need most is logic and that it has to make sense in our heart as well as in our mind. What I personally love most in my religion is that it encourages us to think and question things in order to be better believers. Everything has sense and a reason to be (even if it’s unknown to us for some things because we are only humans). Even the religious rules makes u think about the reason it’s set and the benefits of it so once u understand them it’s so satisfying to find sense and rationality in them as an ISTP. So I wouldn’t say that ISTPs are mostly agnostics.
@@thespanishinquisition7560 I'm an INTP and of course INTPs like evidence in order to come to a conclusion about things as well, but I have found tons of evidence to support the faith I have grown to fully believe. It's one of the only things I'm 99.99% certain of. Maybe the only thing.
@@barbarossa8149 better believer? Chowing to believe in something without proof, something that is premised on the concept of belief is inherently illogical and not congruent with an ISTPs world view. Faith, belief, trust, all things that an ISTP is naturally wary of
I'm immediately sending this to my ISTP friend to see how he feels.
Why not ask him what he thinks instead? (covert)?
He will never tell you how he feels.
He will tell you what he thinks.
He doesn’t even know what he feels.
I asked him, and he said he agreed with 11/12 of the rules.
@@PockyKat1886 right, he didn't feel... the thought and agreed, just as Melissa said. ISTP.
I know I’m late but this comment thread is so pretentious. 😂 Think and feel are used interchangeably in everyday conversation so why pretend like the smallest word change will alter the outcome greatly
In regards to the gut feeling about rules, thats been something that ive learned to trust way more. In fact when it comes to gut feelings I have about most things now I tend to not ignore them and trust it more, cause in the past those feelings have usually been accurate. Not always, but often.
ISTP female, 21.
I had a smirk at the end 😆.
I like the way you presented things and I am gonna follow them.
I am a suscriber too.
I'm and ENFJ and my father is an obvious ISTP
It is a little bit hard to conect, to the point I sometimes feel embarassed by my feelings or talking about it in his presence, despite him being a loving father. I really only started apreciating him when I made 18. Before that I felt like he was just there.
The only really conversations I can have with my father are about politics (thank god we belong to the same political party) or economics, because he works in banking. If I cant get a conversation about those two themes going, we will remain in silence (not awkward silence). He mostly remains in stoic silence, while I'm so dramatically extroverted.
Before knowing about MBTI I felt like I was wearing a mask at home and performing a play. Descovering what being an ENFJ means for me helped me feel a lot more at ease with some of my behaviours and feel at home, at hoem, even with an ISTP as a major figure in my life with a major role in it
Thank you. Your videos help me to understand and accept myself more. Other MBTI content creators usually apply stereotypes but you show deep understanding of the subject matter (sry I'm not a native speaker)
Hey bro, keep on keeping on. MBTI and content like this helped me too, in getting to know my self better and therefore becoming a better version of me.
If you are new to the subject my I recommend "C.S Joseph", and "Objective Personality" as they have some rundowns on ISTPs that defenetly woth a shot.
And It's maybe cause neither am I a native english speaker but I find no problems.
@@laszlo_kovacs Yeah one with the most Central European name possible
Edit: Central not Ventral
@@cerebrummaximus3762 Well, it might not take more than 9 seconds to find out where I'm from. I shit you not I personally don't know even a single person with the same name.
@@laszlo_kovacs I won't be surprised, the name looks Central European to me, because I know how their names look like and their script. (To be exact, I'd say Hungary, but I don't want to be embarrassingly wrong so I didn't say it).
I am Bulgarian, but born and raised in England - I have possibly the most Bulgarian name you'd think (and it's common), to the point I got several people recognise me as Bulgarian lol
(Ps: I meant Central European in my og comment, I wrote it quick and didn't check, so I edited it)
@@cerebrummaximus3762 Dead on bro.
I'm living 20 minutes from the Ukrainen border in Hungary.
And Kovács László IS one of the most common name here (we write Surname first but that wont bother google when you register an account)
The last part got me. And you're right... I don't do what I'm told. Istp here
yes, pretty spot on. i do all of these except for the first one.
Yes! Been looking forward to our turn. Great tips, some of these I have learned the hard way.
Bang on!! Even though I often fail at some or all of these at times (many times) I'm very aware of how all of these rules contribute to my being
i can say that almost all of these rules are applicable to me. im frequently reminded to do rules 1-3 and its a struggle not to go against them in real life.
I agree with all of this as an istp. I love how the underlying message is.. be ok or comfortable with who you are. a lot of my issues stemmed from thinking something was wrong with me. not to say people shouldn't improve, mbti has helped me improve a lot.
I should meet more ISTPs. I am not sure how it would go, but I do most things as described in this video. So, we could either agree on things, or clash because we have many things in common (sometimes one doesn't like seeing their behavior and thinking reflected as in a mirror especially when angry).
I'd say INTPs can make a lot of sense too, and ESTPs can be hilarious.
Hi Sanni! I love your pinterest 💗
the last is actually pretty accurate. i often feel annoyed by people who are too much like me. it's nice when it is just for a moment but having to interact with someone like me constantly, usually makes me kinda angry.
OMG you know so much about it! This video says everything about my personality, that I am 41 now, and I learned more with this video than maybe 10 last years by myself.
No 12 is on the money. I spend my whole life analyzing human behavior and conventions. Whatever I decided to do I had to accept the rationale and logic behind it or I had to modify it to fit my logic. When i was you, it was not easy. However the older I get the easier it become to choose roads less traveled with little regrets.
So true!
I had stucked for years to solve family social problem and sought some logic there, I studied even human rights or law, but my family had no logic!! And I just got panic attack. lol
Yes all great advice which I'm well aware of and just need to implement in my life!! Rather than paranoid, I'd say we are slow to trust or to rely or depend on someone. Feeling like we have more control or skill in hard situations, it's often hard to feel that anyone else can be of help to us. It takes a lot for us to respect someone, they need to be intelligent, wise, practical and humble. Thankfully you're all those, so we happily subscribe to masters in their field
I'm slowly learning to trust and rely on my ESFJ boyfriend. He's also someone who is practical, efficient, caring and skilled, and so it's new to me to feel like I'm not the one who has to manage everything, problem solve and do all the things myself
I love your videos. Can I suggest to make more ISTJ videos? I have an ISTJ friend that wants a video for ISTJ's from you honestly. Like maybe this video and the strengths and weaknesses and the darkside of an ISTJ? We'll appreciate it if you'll make that one. Already subscribed and watching your videos :3
10: “I really do think this way.“ This is why we Love Who.
Thank you for this. I have never felt more understood in my 46 years of life. I have always encountered issues with people understanding my lack of ambition. It's not lack of ambition. #9 really cleared that up for me. Why I never want to be the manager or climb the corporate ladder. Absolutely not interested in that. I want to be the person who finds the design/effeciency flaws and fixes them.
I recently made a new friend who told me she's an ISTP, which is a first for me, so this is great!
Numbers 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 are definitely rules that I've started following as life goes on. Riding solo is cool and all but I 100% agree that at some point things are going to become stagnant if you don't learn to look outside of yourself. This doesn't make you incompetent, weak, sensitive, or whatever adjective someone else may use, it's simply a part of growing to be the best version of yourself, and acknowledging the areas you need to improve upon.
I heard ISTP children would rather climb trees than play with dolls. I loved playing with my dolls and I still have many. I also like to keep things tidy and organised but I always kinda fail to keep myself organized. I'm also not comfortable with getting my hands dirty. Am I an ISTP then? I tried to see if I'm actually an INFP but I can't even relate with them.
12 INTP rules for life continued....
Spot on. Good one. #3 - ouch! Thank you!
Quite accurate .....And , yes I'm a Pessimism, but never Paranoid, but yes a Loner
Ahh yes nihilism, the big reason why I think being a vegetarian because of animal well being is pointless. Billions of animals have lived and died, eaten each other and died terribly. And it will continue
My reasoning is that plants also feel pain and "don't want to die", just because we don't see them screaming or trying to run away doesn't invalidate that or make it any less important. Essentially, if you want to "stop suffering" then you need to stop living, because to live you need to consume, and for you to be able to do that something needs to get hurt. Being vegan because "you don't want the animals to suffer" is thus extremely illogical and pointless.
Animals will reproduce like common ones so its no big deal
He's not wrong when I'm stressed I overthink and my brain automatically gives me the worst case scenario I hate using my real information while being online and generally I speak less and observe more but I can easily put on a mask and seem extroverted when learning a skill I don't necessarily want to be the best but your God Damm right I finna let some people's Jaws drop when I show my true talents I can't seem to easily describe how I feel and if I tried it usually comes out in a Ne Ti way where I give all the possible reasons why I am reacting the way I am which usually confuses people more and the girl I love which I can't figure out if she's intp or istp constantly has a secret assassin of a boyfriend who is lurking in the shadows ready to unleash all his demons onto who ever messis with her I'm pretty physical and have a very musclure phisic but truly I'm just a nerd horny for more knowledge p.s I don't write shit in the internet often
No 5. has been a such a powerful tool for me (ISTP) whenever I've been stuck with whatever intellectual obstacle. Long walks in the forest ftw!
I just had a blast going through and analyzing this together with my girlfriend. Turned into some nice insight and some laughs 😊
So probably ISTP and INFP are more similar to echoder than it looks
Hello Sir Nathan, I LOVE YOUR VIDS, they have really helped me _a lot._ As an ENFJ though, I'm having difficulty interacting with my ESFP friends in a more constructive, future focused(Ni) way. I don't wanna hinder their SE TE loop, they literally designed like that for a reason, and I value it for them, especially since they don't procrastinate like I do👌🏾😂, it's just I wanna give them food for thought as to how they can _maybe_ direct for themselves all of this tactile progress and action and with my Ti explanatory nature, it can blow over their heads with their Fi bias and Ti polar. They are my friends tho, and I wanna at least give them a couple of ideas that can be both genuine to them as helpful for their future, either it's wisdom on just doing things, or how the world progresses or sumn else that u think could help them in a "12 rules/advice/suggestions for life, ESFP" Thanks 👌🏾👑🤙🏾
I am a very good Horticulturist but could not make a living locally. Now I read old GE electrical transformer drawings in a closed factory to replace parts and repair for folks world wide….I don’t know a watt from a volt but I can read the mechanical drawings and tell other people what to fix with what.
A job they need but literally no one could do….everyone that knew is dead but after a week I had it.
Beware nights warmer than days
Haha! Yes, this is pretty much me.
Like the video. Only statement I disagreed with is that ISTPs can make good CEOs. In my experience this is just not the case; too much complicated stakeholder relations and engagement is too confusing and tiring. They either disengage or burnout.
Agreed. Maybe strategic consulting (independently) but CEO, probably not.
Spot on. Good stuff
This video is spot on
Hope you enjoyed it! If you haven't already, feel free to check out the other ISTPs videos on here ~ Nathan
Fellow ISTP-T, formerly ENFJ-A, as I see ISTPs being part of a community with others in an MMORPG, behind a walled-off cubicle, playing the solo portion, offline.
Another video about my type yeahh
Excellent as usual. But if I spring the idea on my ISTP partner that it's not always rational to he logical, he might well struggle to cope, since logic is is so very important to him 😄 .... I say he's an ISTP - but of course declined to actually do an MBTI test - because, well, he's an ISTP and it doesn't meet his expectations of rigour, naturally. So the typing was done by years of close observation I'm INFJ (probably with a tendency toward INTJ at times - working in scientific/healthcare field) Surprisingly this ISTP-INFJ thjng all seems to work quite well.
My best friends have almost always been INFJ; it does work surprising well if you’re aware of the fundamental areas where you approach things differently
your accent is lovely
ISTP here
1:23
what
Also I actually had to go back and like the video because of the ending, well played indeed sir
9:16 I'm an istp and i find it super funny that I think of myself in the same way 💀
And my nice small house is decorated like a war weapon museum and bedroom looks like a Mongolian hut
I have a sign over door “Woe ye all who enter”
Just for fun
Bloody great video ✌️
Many sincere thanks from an ISTP. 👍💐👏
My gut tells me this is very logical
Hello Sir,
May you consider a "12 rules/advice/suggestions for life , ESFP" , I'm an ENFJ friend and I'm(and others are..) struggling.🍃💜🤙🏾👌🏾
Thank you so, SO much if you decide to do this. Ofc, this is your channel, and we respect your decision if you don't do this, just saying it would do a potato good if you even put out 2 pieces of advice and called it "2 suggestions for life, ESFP"
Ps. Thanks for reading this far🙏🏾
Will there be a movie about how intj can learn to talk to ordinary people and establish relationships?
Ah yes the nihilism and pessimism, I try to at least only walk the rim of that chasm, because it's too easy for me to climb on in like it's a damn spa bath. Sometimes I'm not so vigilant though, especially when I've been around people too long or I'm Ti-Ni looping. Doing something physical to break my unconscious analysis of everything I come into contact with is a must, certainly if what I'm being subjected to is other people.
Good thing you didn’t tell me to subscribe. You were right that I wouldn’t have subscribed if you did
So, now I have ISTP-A /-T E: 9w8, Which makes me an assertive, turbulent virtuoso peacemaker referee. That sounds like rather a lot! But, as I have often said, "Nothing in my life is ever that uncomplicated."
My experience is they give harsh knee jerk criticism. Paranoid when stressed. Really not suited to get along with most people on a deep level. They enjoy their superficial chill and thrills.
(off topic) I changed my mind on Sting (of the Police) I think now he is ISTP.
Hey Nathen I love your videos they are fascinating.
I Have two questions for you (anyone can answer but Nathen is the expert). anyway first question: are there any good books on the MBTI cognitive functions and types? So I can do some more in depth research.
Second question: the common opinion is that you get your first function at age 10, then your second at 18or20, your third at 25or30, and your fourth at 35or40.
I have a friend who really thinks that this is true,
but from my observations and personal experiences that is not true. once you hit 16-18 you have all of them they are just not as developed or practiced.
Im really curious about this do you have any thoughts?
that's good advice
I'm serious, if youre an istp who hasn't tried fishing I feel you're missing out.
I will pass this advice on to ISTPs that I encounter ~ Nathan
I'm gonna do the opposite of every single piece of advice here and see what happens.
I went straight to #8 and skipped the video. Thanks for your efforts and time though.
I am ISTJ. When will I see video about me.
There are a few videos on ISTJs on this channel, including the most recent one. I will do a 12 Rules for Life ISTJ video at some point as well! ~ Nathan
How did you get int o my brain
I was trying to find my way home and ended up there. I enjoyed my stay ~ Nathan
It was al good until you said lone wolfes. Now i feel edgy af
Don't do it alone is annoyingly generalized in advice for ISTPs videos. I really think doing it alone is really necessary to a high degree. Though there is necessary amounts of socialization and professional network.
Who to seduce ENTJ please
This is a series I want to finish. I will revisit it including this episode over time ~ Nathan
1b. Get a dog
you dont give advise to this type lol
great video as always! I like how u pronounce 'beauty' as 'booty' 😅