ISTJ Fun and Play Must Have a Purpose!

Leisure time and fun for the ISTJ personality type just must be earned. Oh they can have fun with the best of them…but only after work and those things that need to get done have been accomplished.

These folks, is that you my friend?? These folks are not typically “clock watchers” oh no, even if they don’t like what they are doing they will have a strong internal, natural, instinctive drive to get it done BEFORE they play, recreate, have fun.

Does the word “duty” touch a responsive cord my ISTJ friend?

Duty is huge for the ISTJ; so much so that if an ISTJ is recreating or engaging in leisure time before their work or task is done it is probably related to their strong sense of duty to a spouse, or someone else.

If the ISTJ lets say is dating an “extraverted” person who wants to have a lot of fun, the ISTJ will do that out of a sense of, you guessed it…DUTY…to that person and for the sake of the relationship.

Another way of looking at the ISTJ and fun is that fun must have a purpose.

In the above example the end result was to “court” or be with the date. A family trip would be done to be with family as they go to a specific place at a specific time.

The drive for fun is deliberate with a purpose and has a meaning…it is not naturally off the cuff and spur of the moment.

The ISTJ will like to schedule their fun.

Very thorough and often meticulous planning is natural for the ISTJ in preparation for having fun.

They may naturally plan when, where, what, how, certainly why of the trip down to a very detailed list.

The most natural state for the ISTJ in which to have fun is when they are alone. Don’t be surprised by this; remember they are “introverted” and need time alone and/or they are getting their energy from within themselves from ideas, thoughts, reflections, concepts, things like that.

The ISTJ can be “having fun” with the family…and be mentally somewhere else. Actually, most “introverts” can and will do this at some point.

The ISTJ can actually feel lonely in a crowd of family/friends.

So if you are ISTJ my friend the above may help you understand yourself a bit better. If you are not ISTJ but loving one, I hope you can see some clues to aid you as you relate to them.

Remember you cannot change the person. You can’t change the ISTJ into another type…but you can nurture who they are….love and accept who they are….even give them some of their own self.

Talk “sensing”, talk “thinking”, if you are extraverted do some introverting with them ….or better still…don’t get upset when they must be alone!

Well, I hope this helps you understand the ISTJ type a bit better. If you want to study another type, link below and return to the main Personality and Fun page, link on another type and enjoy!!

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