Your ISTP Care And Handling User Guide And Manual

Congratulations! You have found yourself in possession of your own unique ISTP unit. Or rather, it has found its current situation agreeable for the time being. Since ISTPs are notoriously difficult to understand, we have issued this guide to help you along the way.

Getting Started

Your ISTP unit should arrive pre-activated and ready to solve problems. In case your ISTP has not been activated please complete the following:

1. Place ISTP in a quiet setting.

2. Point out 1-3 problems or things you do not understand.

3. Wait 30 seconds.

4. If after 30 seconds your ISTP unit has not activated, asking your ISTP to “Open up more emotionally” will immediately activate Flight Mode (though this is not recommended).

Care and Maintenance:

1. Your ISTP unit does not require any direct care, supervision or maintenance, and will be happiest left to its own devices.

2. Efforts to assist your ISTP will be met with annoyance and could possibly void your warranty.

3. If you give your ISTP rules to follow, you should take care to explain why they are in place. You should also expect that if they are inane rules, they will not be followed.

Interpreting Your ISTP

At some point you may say to yourself, “I wonder what my ISTP is thinking?” Here is a short guide on how to interpret your unit’s words and actions.

[Silence]

Your unit is likely thinking through a problem, contemplating its surroundings, or is thinking about nothing at all. Do not worry, this is normal.

“I’m fine.”

Your unit is fine. Do not worry, this is normal.

“I need some time alone.”

Give your unit time to recharge. If you recently subjected your ISTP to an intense or prolonged period of social interaction, this should be expected. However, frequent abuse of your ISTP’s limited social engagement function is not recommended and can void the warranty.

[Shared experience]

This is as close to your ISTP as you will likely get. Willingly participating in an activity together is one of your ISTP’s primary methods of communicating fondness.

Software

Your ISTP comes pre-programmed with the following abilities/traits:

• Remains calm in urgent and stressful situations.

• Reliably grounded, realistic, and pragmatic.

• Ability to be a “Fly on the wall”

• +10 Tinkering Skills

• +10 Logic

• +10 Feelings Resistance

Frequently Asked Questions

Does my ISTP actually like me? It’s getting hard to tell and it won’t respond when I try talking to it.

Probably, especially if your unit willingly chooses to spend time around you. Try not to talk so much.

Help! I think my ISTP is broken!

Your ISTP is not broken. Due to its natural ability to overanalyze and rationalize (sometimes to an unhealthy degree), your unit may be stuck in its “WTF Years”. Give it time to grow, and offer encouragement when needed.

Can I keep it?

Unfortunately that depends on the model. If your ISTP goes missing for an extended period of time it is possible that you have accidentally activated your ISTP’s aversion to commitment. However, with some models this feature has been omitted, in which case you might be able to keep your unit for the entirety of its expected lifespan.

Congratulations on your new ISTP unit and we wish you many years of interesting experiences!

(This post was heavily inspired by this guide to ENFPs. I thought it was amusing, but a little too long. Mine is shorter and obviously specific to ISTPs. Hope you enjoyed it!)