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ISTJ Personality Archive

The ISTJ personality type is one of the sixteen types of personalities (including eight types of introvert personalities) in the Myers-Briggs personality system. You can read through all of our posts about ISTJs below, our check out our all-time most popular piece about the ISTJ.

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4 Fictional ISTJs Who Show Us How Introverts Can Be Heroes

ISTJs in fiction have many virtues that bring out their inner heroes, from their loyalty to their quiet determination.

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9 Things I Love About ISTJs

If you’re lucky enough to have an ISTJ as a friend, family member, or coworker, you know firsthand what makes these special individuals so great.

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What Introverted ‘Rational’ Women Are Really Like

Rational introverted women — the INTJ, INTP, ISTJ, and ISTP — have a bad rep for seeming cold and unapproachable. Here’s what they’re really like.

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I’m Not Cold and Emotionless. I Have a ‘Thinking’ Personality.

People often wrongly assume that “Thinking” personalities like the ISTJ, ISTP, INTJ, or INTP are devoid of emotion.

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9 Things ISTJs Absolutely Hate

Responsible and conscientious, even duty-driven ISTJs have their limits.

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21 Signs That You’re an ISTJ, the Most Common Personality Type

ISTJs are known for their practical logic and unwavering commitment to duty. They see it as their responsibility to keep things running smoothly.

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I’m an ISTJ Married to an ENFP, and We Couldn’t Be More Different

I struggle to express myself, but he communicates effortlessly.

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6 Things That Happen When an ISTJ Falls for You

Contrary to popular belief, ISTJs are deeply emotional creatures. We’re just super selective about who we choose to care about.

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7 Ebenezer Scrooge Quotes That ISTJs Will Sympathize With

Scrooge might seem familiar to the practical, fact-minded, and reliable ISTJ who can understand (at least on some level) many of his sentiments.

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ISTJ and INTJ: A Guide to Their Similarities and Differences

ISTJ Sarah likes to stick to established rules or processes, whereas INTJ Nicole learns about established systems to work to improve them.

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