Function Analysis
Function AnalysisGuardian vs Entrepreneur
Comprehensive cognitive function differential analysis
First Type
Second Type
Impatient and activation-seeking.
Dislikes delays and slow event flow. Oriented toward quick decisions. Activated in time-deficit situations. Minor pushing causes protest, but major pushing activates them. Better given short preparation time - more waiting and preparation leads to more anxiety and worse results. Internally anxious, worries about various dangers threatening them and loved ones. Seeks religious, philosophical, mystical ways to understand and protect against fate's reversals. Won't be caught off-guard, always prepared for unforeseen circumstances. Well remembers past mistakes and shocks, extracting lessons from them.
Strong intuitive grasp of trends and timing.
Intuitively catches main trends of the times. Not afraid to take risks based on intuition. Always works ahead of schedule, knowing tomorrow will be too late. Among first to adopt new technologies and organizational forms. Constantly reflects on past, analyzing events and extracting future lessons. Seeks fundamental patterns of fate through time analysis. Interested in unusual, mysterious phenomena - tries to verify and find logical explanations.
Struggles with vague, ungrounded ideas.
Difficult to understand accumulation of original but vague ideas not based on recognized facts. Feels heavy in situations of uncertainty and incompleteness. When observing someone, compares their abilities with own: 'Can I do what they do?' Either overly idealizes person or completely denies their abilities. Distrusts boastful people who flaunt abilities. Won't indulge talented but selfish and self-satisfied people. Doesn't recognize abilities not supplemented by work. Waits to be noticed and properly appreciated - hard to self-promote. Rarely praises others but gladly accepts compliments.
Cannot tolerate hopelessness and dead ends.
Likes testing themselves in various fields, often changing hobbies, professions, and workplaces until finding the right fit. Curious and often acts against expectations. Enjoys experimenting, taking untrodden paths, playing inventor. Fully dedicates to beloved work. Vain - if abilities aren't valued, tends to oppose themselves to surroundings.
Cannot remain idle, seeks concrete activity.
Idleness depresses them. Constantly looks for something to do. Work serves as medicine against many ailments. Afraid of appearing untidy, unattractive, or in poor physical shape before others. Takes immediate radical treatment when ill. Feels pity for people who are disadvantaged, sick, weak, dependent, or destitute. Involuntarily wants to help with something concrete: feed, heal, free from dependency, help overcome crisis or bad habits. Highly values cleanliness and healthy lifestyle. Won't tolerate people who are physically repulsive or have unhealthy instincts.
Can function despite discomfort but neglects aesthetics.
Can live and work in uncomfortable conditions without conveniences. Usually naturally endowed with endurance and health. Undemanding about food and home decoration. Little concern for appearance. Tends to wear same clothes for long periods. Only dresses up when relationships depend on it. Appreciates those who free them from household and daily concerns. Dislikes people who hide behind weakness and illness. Behaves carelessly, sometimes recklessly in nature. Has extremes regarding bad habits - either flaunts them or actively fights against them. Same extremes appear in sexual life.
Skillfully calculates impact force on people.
Doesn't adapt to partner but imposes their behavioral line. Maintains self-control until critical point. Can defend themselves and loved ones. Cannot tolerate coercion or unreasonable force application. Their resistance is always proportional to aggression level. Knows how to train offenders by gradually increasing pressure. Won't calm down until feeling opponent's confusion and falling fighting spirit. Moral victory more important than physical. Never allows disrespectful treatment or opinion imposition. Cannot be intimidated or provoked.
Activated by extreme situations and challenge.
Knows how to stand up for themselves. Rejects emotional pressure. Has desire to lead and achieve goals using other people. However, only leads well those who share their views. In moments of emotional uplift, feels like a strong personality capable of any task. But without emotional support, fighting spirit quickly fades. Bold romantic who enjoys competitive joy. Gambling and persistent when resisted. Likes throwing down challenges. Calm, emotion-poor life makes them soft, clumsy, and ridiculous.
Attempts objective, systematic analysis.
Strives to analyze situations from all sides and draw objective, unambiguous conclusions. Puts on mask of dry, dispassionate person in public. Depends on established norms and tested methods of action. Evaluates everything from standpoint of common sense and reasonable egoism. Forces themselves to do what rules require and demands same from others. Needs physical distance, keeps away from bothersome people. Avoids large crowds.
Struggles with systematic organization and planning.
Doesn't attach special importance to strict order around themselves. Always finds needed items among scattered belongings. Tries to monitor executive discipline and plan adherence but regulation and process control are ineffective. Stubborn in understanding situations or problems. Predicts development too mechanistically, causing optimistic plans to often fail. Either advocates strict systematization, deriving all consequences from same scheme, or completely fails to structure information, presenting it in arbitrary, random sequence.
Finds peace through productive work.
Truly relaxes and calms after tense but useful work. Likes people who involve them in business activity. Practical in daily affairs. Uses everything available in their territory. Loves functional and beautifully designed things. Values what's useful and requires minimal maintenance effort. Knows how to ensure comfortable working conditions. Quickly completes labor-intensive work to avoid returning to it. Heavily struggles with job changes and lifestyle disruption. Discomfort during adaptation to new conditions greatly frightens them.
Natural business vision and profit orientation.
Sees opportunities in new ventures and knows how to make them profitable. Criticizes those engaged in 'useless theories.' Enterprising and quick to act. Often enjoys dynamic sports like hiking, tourism, mountaineering, running. Not afraid of business trips and relocations. Boldly initiates business ventures and persistently pursues their implementation. Quickly switches to new directions when project potential is exhausted. Skilled with finances, keeps money in circulation by playing price differences. Concentrates key material incentives under their control.
Sharp judge of authentic relationships.
Sees how people reveal themselves in communication. Cannot be fooled by fake friendliness. Critically evaluates others' behavior but only voices opinions when deeply hurt. Immediately divides people into 'own' and 'others' upon first meeting. Others cease to exist for them while they become strongly attached to close ones and feel responsible for them. Faithful to internal ethical evaluations of people - very hard to persuade otherwise. Reluctantly compromises with 'others' but forgives much from 'their own.' Skillfully manipulates psychological distance, bringing people closer or pushing away to communicate their attitude.
Needs democratic, warm relationships.
Communicates democratically at close psychological distance. Expects positive attitude and friendliness on their territory. Relaxed by warm, heartfelt communication atmosphere - disagreements should be resolved informally with assurance of good relations. Greatly needs reliable, stable human relationships. Due to inability to immediately recognize falseness, can be drawn into adventures. Values reliable, time-tested friends. Fears their inattentiveness to others. When relationships are damaged, seeks ways to make amends through gifts or concrete care.
Sensitive to emotional states but cannot improve them.
Well senses person's emotional state, asks about causes of bad mood but cannot improve it themselves. Adapts to others' moods. Formally official in serious situations, casually cheerful among friends, even allowing cynical jokes. Loves cheerful people who can energize, relieve tension, boost mood, and instill future confidence. Needs distraction from oppressive thoughts and emotional releases. Avoids life dramas and negative emotion buildup, knowing their heavy impact on psyche and health. Conversely, intentionally accelerates conflict resolutions or dramatizes situations.
Optimistic and emotionally engaging.
Never loses heart under any circumstances. Life's shocks only strengthen and increase self-confidence. Loves laughing and entertaining people. Initiates contact with playful remarks. Humor often contains hints and ambiguity. Easily enters arguments, especially when challenged. Often ironic in disputes, mocking opponent's views. Their irritability and quick temper often unpleasant to others, though they don't realize it - thinks they're just exchanging opinions.
Function-based type comparison analysis