This is something that I've not only seen in myself, but also the two closest ISTPs I've studied.

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but I try not to compare myself with others too much. That would drive you insane.
I do that all the time.

It drives me insane.
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I don't know if this is type related, but for some reason if I ever see anybody doing something better than me, I try and catch up and do better than them. I sometimes feel like I have to be perfect in everything that I do.


Oh, and I don't like talking about celebrities either.

Could be. My husband is the same, on both counts. My husband gets very frustrated by not being perfect.
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I dont know if its type related but he was ISTP This was difficult for me to understand because it seemed like such a hard way to go. I mean whats the reward? Then theres all that fear of loosing ground and maintaining what youve accomplished. Im too lazy I am a perfectionist to some degree myself because I always see how I could have done something better or envisioned it better than it turned out.
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"I mean whats the reward?"

Personal satisfaction.
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