INTP vs ISTP differences - how to tell them apart?

[@EDS33]

I’ve watched so many ISTP vs INTP videos and this one is by far one of the best once, very clear detailed explanation of both. I’ve always been very active and love weight lifting which made me think I use Se a lot but I’m also very much a minimalist, like comfort, but at the same time always think of new possibilities that I could be doing, what’s next, eager to explore and how can I improve myself etc.. so now I’m more inclined to type myself as an INTP

[@rininta2609]

ISTP is much more interested in what is, rather than what could --> is probably the best way to describe us 😂 My sister always seem to live for the future and here is me living in the present 😅 ISTP likes it to be direct and critize people for not learning from their past mistakes --> also very accurate, at least for me I always ask my students, "why are you still doing the same thing that hinders you from getting better at understanding lectures?"

[@RRRsimracing]

Excellent breakdown on the difference between the two. Se and Ne are such factors here that it's hard not to tell the difference, maybe because I'm an ISTP myself I guess 🤷‍♂️.

[@godmode3611]

Something I want to add is that direct types tend to tell you what to do, while informative gives you information and expect you to do what is best with it. Informative types feel that telling what to do or give short answers is rude , while direct types feel that not going to the point is a waste.

[@surlyRuba]

you mean INTPs are informative?

[@godmode3611]

@@surlyRuba Yes.

[@Saffanah2005]

i love your way of speaking! so detailed yet so brief, i finally came to the conclusion that im an intp :)

[@tomgolde5175]

What if you do both S and N? Because ive took a test and my I, T, and P were solidly grounded. But my S or N were like right in the middle leaning a little more towards S according to the results. I do actually exibit both tendencies depending on what hobby I'm working on or what thoughts I'm contemplating. From Writing music to Forging a Knife. Different thought processes completely for both. Any insights for me?

[@INFJinxed]

It is often the case for INTP and ISTP to have balanced N and S because they lead with Ti and N and S are closer to each other. So the question is more: what kind of N and S do you have? Si and Ne ? or Ni and Se?

[@noarval]

@@INFJinxed thank you this helped me SO much---

[@iRobins.]

It is not possible to be half S and half N, those tests are not telling you percentages of your personality. Rather, its more like how sure the test is that you are that particular letter. ISTP brain function stack is - Ti-Se-Ni-Fe INTP brain function stack is - Ti-Ne-Si-Fe There is no way to "exhibit both tendencies depending on what hobby..." If youre an INTP, your Se is near the end of your function stack and one of your weaknesses, it causes us to disassociate with the world around us and get sometimes trapped within our Ne allowing us to seem aloof or distant in the midst of conversation. Where it is the auxillary in an ISTP stack, being one of the very main ways you perceive the world. It is impossible to be split between both, no 2 types are similar enough that you can mistake yourself as the other in an objective manner!

[@Entomo_Lord]

You can always tell from how you speak

[@Entomo_Lord]

Want me to test you?

[@soo3232]

now I'm pretty sure I was mistyped as an intp thanks for the video!!

[@andreiao.3683]

Help me. technically i am and I identify with ISTP but sometimes I think I'm INTP because I'm also very intuitive and like to talk about theories etc, sometimes I'm more conservative than explorer and I don't identify with crafts ( mechanical..) and I’m always procrastinating like intp’s but on the other hand I'm quite direct, I don't go into details and I like to internalize everything before I speak ( Istp)

[@INFJinxed]

ISTPs can also like talking about theories, with their Ti and Ni, they can be very much into it. Procrastination per se is not a type thing. Anyone, even J types, can procrastinate - so this is not really something to look at when comparing the 2. You can check out my videos where I take each cognitive function and explain it with respect to its position in the stack. Look for Ne, Ni, Se and Si. Also, you can check out my videos where I compare Ne and Ni, Se and Si, Ne and Se, Si and Ni.

[@andreiao.3683]

@@INFJinxed thank u so much!!!

[@user-ze1oz4dv4g]

@@andreiao.3683 lol judging by your YT subscriptions I don't think you neither a INTP nor a ISTP. Well, defenily not ISTP that's for sure. Then again you're a female idk maybe the female counterpart of this personality type operates differently. I haven't explored the gender aspect.

[@mh_2001]

I've tested myself a few times through the years and have tested as INFJ, INTP and ISTP. All different times throughout my late teen years to early twenties. So, I've just concluded I have to be a mix of everything, I don't know anymore 😅

[@kristae.7686]

I realize your post is a few months old, but oh well (in case this isn't helpful for you, it might be someone else!) ISTP and INFJ are both in the Beta quadra because they share the same cognitive functions (Ti, Se, Ni, Fe) just in a different order. INTP, meanwhile, shares two of those same functions - Ti and Fe. So, it seems like you can narrow down your functions quite well by knowing two pretty certainly (Ti and Fe.) You'd want to focus on whether you have Se / Ni or Ne / Si.

[@ilikepineapple8579]

Haha same but finally concluded that I'm an istp

[@johnmelverdiez9050]

well explained now i clearly understand my sister I'm an ISTP while my sister is an INTP thank you for explaining this it helps a lot,wish you could upload more videos about istp's all i've watch somewhat like stereotypes but still thanks for explaining about this topic more blessings 😁😁😁

[@arlenehutchinson9259]

The inferior functions are the real tell because it's what you really can't help and you know it 😅😅 yes yes judging people's inability to learn from the past was a really great insight

[@shadykrogerus1196]

Great video! There's not a lot of istp/intp content i've found (not as well thought as this at least)

[@lanaatolj]

I didnt know if i was intp or istp, in every test i will get one of those two and when i was learning about them i kinda feel like i fit in both of them . After watching this video i think im ISTP because of this : 5:30 “this is the point that kind of makes a lot ISTPs mistype as INTPs” This is why i tought i might be INTP , thank you for this video ! Now i know that i am an ISTP

[@MrTrashcan1]

Another INTP Ni criticism: Perhaps even more than being shallow is GULLIBLE, believing anything--and I don't mean God and religion--I mean what humans have told us--what "everyone knows" and what the "experts" and officials declare as fact.

[@phil2768]

I'm so 50/50 on the tests. I am good with the physical, like learning by doing but also enjoy reading a technical book without actually doing too. I'm also good with understanding systems, working with system and coming up with solutions. I've had various roles in IT from hands on building computers, working as a systems administrator, being a networking engineer. I'm straight forward with telling someone what I think. I probably don't give in depth history when explaining how something works but get me on the right topic and I'll know and understand the subject matter very well and talk about it in depth. On a meeting I'll take command and lead when needed and ensure my input is heard but I do not want to be in the spotlight or a leader/manager. Probably missed lots of other things out. I live more in the present and do things on a whim rather than have a strong sense of the future. I'm happy to go with the flow as long as it's not taking me away from what I want to do and I'm pretty easy going but will criticise or offer solutions to the problem I see - often when my solution isn't always wanted 😬 I just float between the two types. I still don't know which type I am 🤣

[@BRAZILIAN_MIKU]

I have seen somewhere that if you're 50/50 on the test you're more likely to be an ISTP but i am not sure if that's correct

[@hellohi-mj8ho]

@@BRAZILIAN_MIKUThis seems right because their aux ni makes them kind of in the middle of sensor and intuitive

[@kaedanyl3572]

Idk if im an intp or an overthinker istp, and by overthinker i mean i keep wanting ideas to think of, but at thebsame time i do anjoy goijg to new places and experiance new things but i dont feel its as much as the need of ideaa

[@CompactCognition]

ISTP here and I very much agree with the idea that having Ni can make us seem, or even test as INTP. But having an INTP relative makes the difference very obvious between us. I also agree with the idea of Ni preferring stability and consistency in the mind.

[@MrTrashcan1]

Another comparison. INTPs plan to do tasks. ISTPs do them. As an INTP, I envy the ISTPs I know--they are such talented artisans, and they actually complete projects. I have always been hands on, but procrastinating is higher in my stack than doing.

[@colddark9330]

Thanks for making me clear that I am an INTP I also plan many things but because of my procastination I can barely or never start it.

[@marinac444]

Why is this so hard? 😆. The video was cool but it made everything much more difficult. Firstly, it is said everywhere that INTPs dwell in their thoughts a lot whereas ISTPs criticize them for it, because they need something practical. Personally, I think my prevalent type is ISTP, I like to see the practicality of things but I spend a lot of time in my mind as well. Secondly, if I understand correctly, INTPs need to have a bit of learning before acting, whereas ISTPs don't. As for me, I don't mind learning but being practical is also important. Also, it turns out that ISTPs make rush decisions almost without thinking whereas INTPs don't? On the one hand, I am rushy and I often choose something that appealed to me at first glance but on the other hand, I often like to think everything through, consider different opinions and ideas. Wait, does that make me INTP now? Or both? Or maybe I'm getting everything wrong? Or maybe I'm just neither types...?

[@silviochavez4845]

I still ask myself the same questions

[@marinac444]

@@silviochavez4845 haha, I've already figured everything out--I'm INFP xD

[@silviochavez4845]

@@marinac444 How lucky, I am still wondering if I am Intp or Istp ...🤔

[@user-ze1oz4dv4g]

@@silviochavez4845 The way I see it is If you have not built something then you're not a ISTP.

[@Yummyapplechips]

No literally! Some videos talk about traits of ISTP being INTP functions and the other way around! It’s confusing me!

[@erikeki3166]

Great video, but I really don't know how to differentiate in my life if I use Se Ni or Ne Si in practice, would there be any way for me to find out which one i use? Thanks

[@doomedbook1020]

I'm 80% INTP who likes weightlifting, motorcycles and wrenching (often forgetting nuts), gardening, psychology, economics and hiking mountains. Going to take up archery soon to develop my sensing. Just completed a beginner's course and was very good at it.

[@theintuitivegypsii1333]

I originally came back ISTP but I’m not mechanical, so I took it again… three times lol and got INTP.

[@luisagimenez56]

i feel like 50% both but when she talks about criticize other I am 100% istp

[@Entomo_Lord]

My dad is a istp and my mom is an intp. So I had my head buried in the sand for a while.

[@sashaconlon4775]

same with my parents haha! and now i'm not sure which between those i am myself 😅 and my brother is an intj, it's so interesting how close together all of our types are..

[@antondeannova7016]

Can you help me...???. I am confused whether I am an intp / istp person please give me a test in the form of questions...

[@RRRsimracing]

Sure here's a question... why do you think that you could only be an ISTP or INTP instead of one of the other 14 types ?

[@antondeannova7016]

@@RRRsimracing my dominant function is IT.... There are only two IT, namely INTP and ISTP... can you help me to know my type... through zoom meeting or google zoom...

[@RRRsimracing]

@@antondeannova7016 I myself don't have a typing service but I'm pretty sure if you reach out to one of these KZbinr's asking that same exact question most will definitely be more than happy to type you on Zoom. The reason I asked you this question is because you already made up in your mind that you are one or the other so how did you come to such conclusions between a ISTP or INTP if you're claiming you don't know ? I mean I like to ask others questions to which I already know the answer myself because it's just interesting seeing how others interpret it themselves. Are you doing this as well or do you truly not know ?

[@antondeannova7016]

@@RRRsimracing when I test fingerprint and the result is TI..... when I see MBTI there are two types of TI namely INTP and ISTP.... I am very confused about this additional function... and I hope you can help me find additional functions me via zoom or google meeting....

[@RRRsimracing]

wait let me get this right... You took a fingerprint or blood sample to tell you that you're Ti?

[@lijemayne4287]

I dont know how many vids abt INTP. I am here to recheck again my INTPness... am I really?

[@Entomo_Lord]

Istp’s honesty can seem offensive. And it’s your fault for being offended

[@abdiqanihashi484]

I really stress the importance of people understanding what I mean. Once my cousin told me I spoke as if I'm explaining something. So am I an intp or istp people.

[@abdiqanihashi484]

Btw My thinking is centered more around underlying meanings and insight rather than objective truth

[@SqueakyIri]

An INFJ is curious. How are INTPs and ISTPs affected by FE? I could be wrong, but I don't think you covered it. 😊

[@INFJinxed]

I did not talk about it here as INTPs and ISTPs are both Fe inferior, so this was not a major differential aspect. You can check out my video about Fe explained - 8 positions, I cover that there 😊

[@melphillips1608]

@@INFJinxed I would think that though Fe in inf. Position is the same in both, it might have a different flavouring to it, due to the difference in the middle stack of cog functions.

[@helpmeopos6404]

So curious that I'm here learning about other tipes... since I'm INFJ xD

[@fernandoesteban2345]

Very useful indeed. Thank you. ISTP.

[@fedot2146]

Nice dress. :) Think how types with leading J function may to have P behavior and vice versa. It's what MBTI texts claim for introverted types, and it's against what Jung say.

[@coteleapelor]

but you really are beautiful and have a pleasant personality

[@neo42642]

i am INTP unfortunately what kind of jobs suit with INTP?

[@INFJinxed]

As with any type, you can pursue any career path, but some of the most common ones for INTPs that highlight their skills are: software developer, engineer, data analyst, scientist, philosopher/writer.

[@neo42642]

@@INFJinxed sorry my mistake I am ISTP

[@Zu2a]

@@neo42642 LMAO

[@felipedsm]

@@neo42642 Dude, they're almost the same thing. The different between them is that ISTPs tend to be more detail-oriented and aware of their surroudings. But both can be very nerdy and abstract. I'm an ISTP myself.

[@mbtisocialclub]

@@neo42642 you're not the first istp i see ask about what is a suitable career... I had someome ask.me that on my channel. Did you find your answer? And is finding a suitable career important to istps? I may make a video on this

[@Nerdylady]

ISTPs can safely wield a hammer and don’t walk into walls as much as we (INTPs) do. INTPs can troubleshoot your IT issues and write better code.

[@Amiko_s]

Я istp спасибо за объяснение

[@yokomurasaki274]

El intp es mucho más encerrado en si mismo. El istp aunque también introvertido se abre un poco más a escuchar e incorporar todo lo que sirva de los demás y del mundo para crecer personalmente. Al menos eso es lo que he podido ver.

[@luisanafreites3185]

you said the same thing like 4 times 😢

[@hiAqeelah]

Why do she sound so nervous and stressed

[@intpvamp]

so beautiful

[@ejred3]

There's no choosing your typology. You are either an x or y.

[@Rider-yb3sd]

Every MBTI video explaining almost the same way without any real example how it gonna do. Same thing every time, only theory Ti: subjective and deep logic, Se: real now physic, Ne: abstract possible and connection, Si: the past exp, Ni: pattern and predict, Fe: ppl harmony. I hear it so much and super sick of it, too much info to understand without knowing what it will do how to specify it right. So much connection and nothing clear enough. Go and search function pair, axes to atleast know some specify function work together irl, watch the long types interview to see how they interact and clarified the problem they make

[@coteleapelor]

you are beautiful but you should name your sources, you are talking as if you made all this

[@INFJinxed]

oh no, I am not saying I invented these. Linda Berens and John Beebe are my main sources of inspiration.

[@julianbailey2749]

Are we going go-karting or to the library? ISTP: Go-karts INTP: Library

[@MrBalor89]

Err why the hell does being INTP automatically make them into a bookworm? I'd prefer go-karts, its much more fun than reading books

[@notallgarbage]

If you are not sure wether you are an ISTP or INTP, then it means you are an ISTP. INTPs know... that's it... period... INTPs know how Ne is soooo much superior than Se for problem solving... No joke... 😁

[@patchwicked]

Garbage take right there