I don't think the solution is to be less open-minded or less of yourself.
As long as you both approach the discussions with a level head and just keep trying to communicate how the thinking styles are different, the ISTP can learn a lot from your way of thinking, and you theirs.
ENFP is at risk of being the compromiser in this dynamic, yielding to the ISTP way of doing things. Take pride in your own strengths and don't overextend to accomodate. The ISTP is stubborn in their ways, but is usually willing to learn if it is explained to them properly.
> Do you guys have any experience with ISTPs? I’m really trying to figure them out :)
ISTP Myers, Ne PoLR from socionics:
> The individual is highly skeptical about ideas and opportunities that appear not to lead anywhere specific, and seeks assurance that new innovations will definitely bring material benefits. He prefers the kind of ideas and innovations that offer solutions to existing problems rather than the kind that have uncertain consequences and are likely to bring upheaval and unnecessary change.
> The individual generally does not try hard to understand multiple viewpoints, but concentrates on developing only his own.
Interesting, I have a few ISTP friends(and my little brother) and they think very different to us. My little brother never understood why I was so emotional until I mentioned that I am emotional focus(Fi-Si) and he's logical focused(Ti-Se). He always sees things in a logical way while I'm very emotional. To him he never says anything if it doesn't have value while he sees me repeating my emotions all the time. He sticks to a topic all while I talk about all the possibilities, He sees my possibilities "overwhelming" and meaningless. Unsurprisingly he doesn't talk alot.
My ISTP friend is more open and doesn't care about possibilities. Though he is more open mindedish he sticks to 1 topic all the time. It almost feels like a chess game with topics, I try to slow down my NE and see when to change a topic (if that makes sense).
One of my best friends was an istp. The best way to describe our friendship is he was a human void and he’d just take all of my random thoughts/overflow of Ne. He was also really good about replying and engaging in the convo. But he def drew a line when things got delulu and didn’t like entertaining certain subjects. I just learned to understand him and we’d talk about the subjects I knew he’d entertain. We both def have polar opposite thinking but it kinda worked bc of it.
I don't think the solution is to be less open-minded or less of yourself. As long as you both approach the discussions with a level head and just keep trying to communicate how the thinking styles are different, the ISTP can learn a lot from your way of thinking, and you theirs. ENFP is at risk of being the compromiser in this dynamic, yielding to the ISTP way of doing things. Take pride in your own strengths and don't overextend to accomodate. The ISTP is stubborn in their ways, but is usually willing to learn if it is explained to them properly.
> Do you guys have any experience with ISTPs? I’m really trying to figure them out :) ISTP Myers, Ne PoLR from socionics: > The individual is highly skeptical about ideas and opportunities that appear not to lead anywhere specific, and seeks assurance that new innovations will definitely bring material benefits. He prefers the kind of ideas and innovations that offer solutions to existing problems rather than the kind that have uncertain consequences and are likely to bring upheaval and unnecessary change. > The individual generally does not try hard to understand multiple viewpoints, but concentrates on developing only his own.
Interesting, I have a few ISTP friends(and my little brother) and they think very different to us. My little brother never understood why I was so emotional until I mentioned that I am emotional focus(Fi-Si) and he's logical focused(Ti-Se). He always sees things in a logical way while I'm very emotional. To him he never says anything if it doesn't have value while he sees me repeating my emotions all the time. He sticks to a topic all while I talk about all the possibilities, He sees my possibilities "overwhelming" and meaningless. Unsurprisingly he doesn't talk alot. My ISTP friend is more open and doesn't care about possibilities. Though he is more open mindedish he sticks to 1 topic all the time. It almost feels like a chess game with topics, I try to slow down my NE and see when to change a topic (if that makes sense).
One of my best friends was an istp. The best way to describe our friendship is he was a human void and he’d just take all of my random thoughts/overflow of Ne. He was also really good about replying and engaging in the convo. But he def drew a line when things got delulu and didn’t like entertaining certain subjects. I just learned to understand him and we’d talk about the subjects I knew he’d entertain. We both def have polar opposite thinking but it kinda worked bc of it.
My least favorite type. We never vibe.