Neil
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My family and I were (somewhat) recently taking a funny little personality test in some old book, called "please understand me". At first I thought it was all crap, but once I read my personality description, I thought otherwise 
The test is just silly (I thought) questions about things you wouldent even think would make the least bit of sense. Anyways, heres some blurbs from my charachter description thing (I am an "ISTP", whatever that means. I think I like it...)
"ISTPs are often fearless, risking themselves more than other types, despite (even frequent) injury.of all the types,ISTPs are most likely to pit themselves, or thier technique, against chance, odds or fate. they thrive on exitement;they crave some exiteent each day, in t he form of fast motionD)-racing, skydiving, or surfing (or rockets, in my case) for instance. this hunger foraction makes them more subjext to boredom than any other type,thier urge driving them to a faster pace. trangely however, they are not bored while doing thier thing, even thoughthere may be long stretches where nothing happens, asdoes during travel, surfing, hunting orfishing."
Too right they are... :kill:
It also says we are very good with tools ("from the microscopic drill to the supersonic jet").
"one tool especially attractive to the ISTP is the weapon. Should ISTPs turn against society (for whatever reason), they wield thier weapons with lethal genius to support thier directions. "
So, dont make me mad
heres my fauvorite part:
"action for the ISTP is more gratifying if it is born of umpulse rthar than of purpose. if the action is in the service of an end or aim, let the aim look out for itself; it cannot be allowed toinfluence execution. the act is self directed, self-leading, containing its own imperatives which cannot be suborned to mere rules, regulations or laws ISTPs are egalitarian and can be firecly loyal to "brothers, but they can also be firecly insubodinate, seing hierarchy and atuority as unnecessary andeven superfluous. it is not so much as a matter of going against regulations, as it is simply ignoring themthe ISTP must be free to do his or her thing, free to vary each next move. And ISTPs are, or want to be, proud of thier ability to make the next move skillfully"
ROTFL!!! couldent have said it better myself. I love the bit about regulations...
The book also says that you should not stop an ISTP from doing something because he "feels like it", and also that ISTPs do not like school, and are often mislabeled as dyslexic, learning impaired ETC. We do not like school because we see it as "unneccesary", and though we know we "should do our schoolwork", we see no benifit for us, and dont do it anyways.
It also says we are brilliant battle leaders, but we have to be on the field, "sword in hand and leading the charge". lol.
This certainly is an interesting book... I suggest getting a copy, its good for a laugh, if nothing else. Read the ISTP charachter profile thing, its hillarious. More so for me because I am an ISTP, and most of it is true in every way
The test is just silly (I thought) questions about things you wouldent even think would make the least bit of sense. Anyways, heres some blurbs from my charachter description thing (I am an "ISTP", whatever that means. I think I like it...)"ISTPs are often fearless, risking themselves more than other types, despite (even frequent) injury.of all the types,ISTPs are most likely to pit themselves, or thier technique, against chance, odds or fate. they thrive on exitement;they crave some exiteent each day, in t he form of fast motion
D)-racing, skydiving, or surfing (or rockets, in my case) for instance. this hunger foraction makes them more subjext to boredom than any other type,thier urge driving them to a faster pace. trangely however, they are not bored while doing thier thing, even thoughthere may be long stretches where nothing happens, asdoes during travel, surfing, hunting orfishing."Too right they are... :kill:
It also says we are very good with tools ("from the microscopic drill to the supersonic jet").
"one tool especially attractive to the ISTP is the weapon. Should ISTPs turn against society (for whatever reason), they wield thier weapons with lethal genius to support thier directions. "
So, dont make me mad
heres my fauvorite part:
"action for the ISTP is more gratifying if it is born of umpulse rthar than of purpose. if the action is in the service of an end or aim, let the aim look out for itself; it cannot be allowed toinfluence execution. the act is self directed, self-leading, containing its own imperatives which cannot be suborned to mere rules, regulations or laws ISTPs are egalitarian and can be firecly loyal to "brothers, but they can also be firecly insubodinate, seing hierarchy and atuority as unnecessary andeven superfluous. it is not so much as a matter of going against regulations, as it is simply ignoring themthe ISTP must be free to do his or her thing, free to vary each next move. And ISTPs are, or want to be, proud of thier ability to make the next move skillfully"
ROTFL!!! couldent have said it better myself. I love the bit about regulations...
The book also says that you should not stop an ISTP from doing something because he "feels like it", and also that ISTPs do not like school, and are often mislabeled as dyslexic, learning impaired ETC. We do not like school because we see it as "unneccesary", and though we know we "should do our schoolwork", we see no benifit for us, and dont do it anyways.
It also says we are brilliant battle leaders, but we have to be on the field, "sword in hand and leading the charge". lol.
This certainly is an interesting book... I suggest getting a copy, its good for a laugh, if nothing else. Read the ISTP charachter profile thing, its hillarious.
More so for me because I am an ISTP, and most of it is true in every way 
