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What is the calmest personality type?

ISTP personality types ISTP personality types are calm, efficient and productive, and are open to new opportunities. This introduction to the ISTP personality type, based on the Myers-Briggs® Step I personality assessment, can help ISTPs to understand how they interact with others, and what careers they might enjoy.

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This introduction to the ISTP personality type, based on the Myers-Briggs ® Step I personality assessment, can help ISTPs to understand how they interact with others, and what careers they might enjoy.

ISTP strengths

ISTPs tend to enjoy learning and perfecting a craft through their patient application of skills. They can remain calm while managing a crisis, quickly deciding what needs to be done to solve the problem.

Potential development areas for ISTPs

ISTP people risk focusing so much on what needs to be done immediately that they fail to see the big picture. They don’t always follow through on projects that require them to work closely with others.

Typical ISTP characteristics

ISTPs are typically analytical, practical, realistic but also logical and adaptable.

Their most common characteristics are shown here in the form of a fun Typie, which you can download and share.

ISTP careers & career ideas

ISTPs like analysing problems and responding to crises. They enjoy working autonomously, and tend to prefer hands-on or analytical work. Jobs that might appeal to ISTPs might include surgery, agriculture or engineering. More insight about ISTJ jobs can be found in our Introduction to Type and Careers.

ISTPs under stress

ISTPs will typically become stressed in the situations shown in this MBTI stress head illustration. In extreme circumstances they will tend to feel alienated and upset, and prone to whingeing and hypersensitivity. Download and share* this ISTP stress head to remind yourself and your colleagues about the things that stress ISTPs.

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ISTP relationships

An ISTP is egalitarian and generally tolerant of wide ranges of behaviour, but they can surprise others around them by voicing their firm judgements when logical principles are attacked. ISTPs can be a challenge to read as they tend to be quiet and reserved.

Fun ways to share ISTP characteristics:

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What is common among intelligent people?

They're open-minded Smart people don't close themselves off to new ideas or opportunities. Hammett writes that intelligent people are "willing to accept and consider other views with value and broad-mindedness," and that they are "open to alternative solutions."

Smart people have a number of traits in common.

For example, they're curious and funny — and they understand how much they don't know.

Check out these other common characteristics of highly intelligent folks.

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Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy Smart people aren't just defined by their outrageously high scores on IQ tests. They tend to share a bunch of other characteristics, like insatiable curiosity and a good sense of humor. We took a look at a Quora thread where users have listed some common traits of highly intelligent people, and checked out the science to see if it backs them up.

Here are 11 qualities of super smart people:

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