ISTJ

Who you are

You don't make a show of it, but you hold your post to the end. Once you've settled on a way of doing something it doesn't wobble easily, and that steadiness turns into trust over time. You'd rather let the result speak than announce it.

Where you're strong

• ·Sees things through
• ·Keeps promises and time
• ·Judges without being swept up

At work

A checklist and a clear deadline bring out your best. You split a big job into pieces early and clear one each day, so the last week before a deadline stays calm for you. Trouble starts when a plan changes halfway through and no one explains why. You usually go along without a word, then redo your own schedule late at night.

With people

You show love by looking after people rather than saying it. When a partner learns to read that signal, it lasts.

In love

On a first date you arrive ten minutes early and pick a quiet place where you can actually talk. You take a while to decide whether someone is right for you, and you rarely date two people at once while you think it over. When you have decided, you stop looking at anyone else.

Under stress

You calm down fastest on a Saturday of the usual chores, done in the usual order. The trigger is often being pushed to make a big decision fast, before you can check the facts. Then you look at the stove and the front door twice before bed. This double-checking usually stops once the decision is made.

Watch out for

The familiar way feels safe, so you can put off switching even when a better method is right there.