Identifying ISTPs
- interacts with the world by showing off their obscure knowledge
- often surprisingly interested in a variety of subjects but focused on details, may catch you off guard if you think they only know about current events to later find out they memorized everything about Alcibiades
- constantly surprises you, either by bringing out their wilder side or showing their more vulnerable emotions
- uses the Wikipedia random generator as a game when they’re bored
- the rare physically active nerd, probably involved in something sort of independent (but still part of a team) like mountain-biking or swimming
- they’re oddly popular but still loners, they fit into every group yet don’t fit in completely. sometimes a finance bro, sometimes a jock, sometimes an engineer, sometimes an ancient nature creature, sometimes a patron of the arts, but mostly all of the above. however, it’s sort of in a different way from most people, more like they’re gatsby and are a finance bro from the 1920s. truly, their formality can sometimes make them feel like they’re from a different era
- they like what they like and if that’s listening to travis scott and driving alone in their car at 2 am then so be it
- adventurous, their very presence makes you want to do something dangerous (for some people that may look like jumping off a bridge after them, for others it might be indicating your massive, repressed crush on them)
- they are both very forward flirts and sort of non-commital, distant flirts too. they seem afraid of rejection and kind of flip easily between making a lot of sex jokes and only being able to make eye contact with their crush
- gives off big friends with benefits energy but in the best way as they also can be super polite and genuinely interested in your mind (you could introduce them to your parents if they wanted to be)
- has a soldering iron and mentions it every time they make a new friend (hot tip, if you have one too you’re instant friends)
- vulnerability is terrifying at first and they may choose to be friends w/ their crushes and thus neutralize their romantic feelings
- somehow doesn’t seem to get hurt a lot physically? they never come back with scrapes but you know they must have crashed into something at some point
- LIKELY HAS A CAT (me and the istp i know have matching cats with the same name on accident and it’s fantastic)
- really interested in art forms, particularly writing, and is afraid to be bad at those kinds of things
- uncomfortable with Emotions but secretly cries when you accidentally ignore them
- rational but have intuition and predictive capabilities that seem supernatural
- most-likely to text you at 3 am drunkenly and then post photos of the sunrise at 6 am (do they sleep….ever?)
- well-groomed, like, really well-groomed, like, they understand they are a physical entity and know how to take care of themselves
- OBSERVES EVERYTHING, they notice what someone is doing across the room, they remember the layout of their elementary school, their anxious dreams often focus on realistic elements that have been distorted
- their observations paired with their analysis leads to a lot of their interpersonal conflicts, it makes it easier to catch lies as well as understand when someone is being out-of-character although they may not emotionally understand why
- uses their physical reactions to understand their emotions in a very deliberate manner (i.e. my heart appears to be racing, perhaps that means i am nervous. what am i nervous about?)
- interested in theories and science, but less-likely to focus all of their attention on making new philosophies
- will probably only demand two things of you, 1) SPACE 2) your full attention when they return
- sometimes play games out of fear of being vulnerable but do not appreciate being played with
- have a difficult time deciding how much authority and standardization should exist in the world, on one hand, sometimes they are tools to improve society and on the other, sometimes they destroy the beauty of individualism and teaching oneself
- has some random quirks and obsessions like learning how to build a house for themselves using indigenous knowledge or how to sword fight
- may spend time reading about things to learn but ultimately need to actively practice them, sometimes are naturally intuitive about how to do something
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The Outskirts of Humanity
Where the boundaries of the civilized world meet the border of the lawless frontier, that forest filled with intrigue and mystery, lies a gate. This gate, sealing the entrance to this land of smoke and shadows that lives only in the imagination, is guarded by those individuals entrusted with the safety of the realm, hired by the ruling families who have wisely governed this fair land for as long as anyone can remember. And yet, another mystery has begun to take shape; these guards, the bravest of all, have begun to dwindle in their ranks in recent weeks. No one knows where these guards have disappeared to, though some whisperings can be made out as townspeople speculate, hardly daring to utter the words one thinks but cannot quite say in the daylight. Rumors of death and killing haunt the town, creating a state of great panic. They plead with their leaders to keep them safe, and the rulers respond with practiced benevolence. As the doors to their palaces close for the night, the unknown is revealed through knowing smiles and platitudes. Many years ago a challenge was issued to their land from the forest beyond: to guarantee their continued assurance of power over the people, the oligarchs would have to provide a blood sacrifice. The families wrestled with their decision for weeks, conflicts escalating into bitter betrayals. The first shipment to the land beyond contained the dissenters, assuring the preservation of the status quo. As the years have gone by, the townspeople have continued to take for granted the presence of this mysterious forest, completely unable to investigate what lies beyond. So the days drag on, filled with tales of disappearing guards, while the rulers urge their people not to think too deeply about it.
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MBTI of songs from Reputation
ISTJ/ESTJ: King of My Heart
ISFJ: New Year’s Day
INFJ: So It Goes...
INTJ: Look What You Made Me Do
ISTP: Dancing With Our Hands Tied
ISFP: Delicate
INFP: Getaway Car
INTP: I Did Something Bad
ESTP: End Game
ESFP: Gorgeous
ENFP: Dress
ENTP: Don’t Blame Me
ESFJ: This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
ENFJ: Call It What You Want
ENTJ: Ready For It...
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