Function Analysis
Function AnalysisLyricist vs Seeker
Comprehensive cognitive function differential analysis
First Type
Second Type
Guided by intuitive premonitions in behavior.
Can survive in difficult situations by quickly detecting artificiality, falseness, hypocrisy, and degradation. Freely manages both own and others' time, always acts as if having time reserves. Postpones much until tomorrow. Big dreamer and lyrical nature - imagination creates bright, attractive pictures more appealing than mundane life. Believes in good future, comforts people by instilling hope with phrases about quick positive changes. Doesn't focus on past mistakes.
Constantly tracks available time reserves.
Pushes others but manages own and others' time as they see fit. Often late or forgets promises by deadlines. Alternates between excessive haste and deliberately slow pace - cannot establish moderate rhythm. Lives by their own time understanding. Tends to discuss interests at inappropriate times for others but won't listen to what seems untimely to them. Predicts event trends based on past patterns. Interested in catastrophes, disasters, mass casualties and other fateful events.
Life values and ideals are vulnerable points.
Suffers greatly when time passes and compromises and concessions drag on without resolution. Cannot tolerate oppression or leveling of abilities, both their own and others'. Lives by principle of non-interference in personal inner world. Could give valuable advice on ability development if approached. Very critical of own abilities, often underestimates them. Fears remaining talentless and unwanted. Needs compliments and encouragement. Good at selecting most promising ideas from available ones. Always seeks occupation corresponding to their ideal of serving people.
Excellent at spotting potential in new ideas and projects.
Interested in everything, hoping to find something unique. Quickly abandons unpromising ideas and switches to new ones. Has diverse interests often unrelated to main work. Collects discoveries and innovations in areas of interest. Generates bold, alternative ideas for any problem encountered. Cannot tolerate routine and traditional constraints. Makes any forced boring work completely new and different. Persistent in spreading their own developments - must make ideas 'theirs' to get excited.
Puts much effort into appearance.
Graceful, pleases the eye with aesthetic movements. Never imposes on others. Strives to maximally fit into people's habits and tastes. Very accommodating. Complains to people about health, poor self-care, and indifference. However, gathers strength and suppresses pain in extreme situations. Gains confidence and strength in comfortable settings with familiar circles. In such cases allows themselves to command.
Often uncertain about physical qualities of objects.
Examines, smells, and touches everything. Needs significant doses to taste food or drinks properly. Maintains tone with external stimulators. Prioritizes personal convenience, spends easily without considering reserves. Ignores surrounding order, leaves things where used then searches for them. Interested in health issues, takes increased treatment doses when sick but ignores daily prevention. Often untidy appearance, quickly wears out clothes. Conservative in tastes and household habits.
Gets along with strong, decisive, self-confident people.
Won't allow things to reach despotism, openly declares primitiveness of brute force. Good at sensing what force to apply to achieve goals. Only resorts to forceful methods when feeling physical threat to themselves or loved ones. If constantly in discomfort, begins behaving ostentatiously rude and provocative to hide soft, victim-like character. Without firm leadership becomes relaxed and scattered to the point of carelessness. Easily led astray or tempted by pleasant sensations. Develops bad habits easily, can only be freed from them by force.
Non-aggressive by nature but actively defends lifestyle and theories.
Reactsexplosively to unreasonable restrictions. Responds to force with short but intense counterattacks, temporarily losing self-control. During conversations tries to capture all attention through gestures, loud voice, and physical contact. Can respond to challenges but cannot sustain long competition due to limited energy reserves. Avoids direct rivalry.
When lacking clarity and unambiguity in situation understanding, mood deteriorates and confusion sets in.
Chaos, disorganization, and lack of support plunge them into despondency. Acts with enthusiasm when relying on thoughtful, logically verified plan with clear final goal. Greatly needs schemes and technologies. Becomes cool-headed in extreme situations - thinking works clearer, easier to make sound decisions. Mood severely damaged by over-regulation and petty control. Constant firm discipline is not for them.
Studies and explains complex objects lacking clear theories.
Determines interconnections between various schemes and structures, comparing different systems. Can modify and present ideas to fit their resulting framework. Analyzes problems comprehensively from multiple angles. Builds their structure like a constructor from ready components. Links interesting observations to their own theory, seeking unified explanations for diverse phenomena and cause-effect relationships.
Cannot save money or keep strict financial records.
Spends on beautiful (from their view) but not always useful things. When in financial difficulties, knows whom to ask for help. In such cases finds what to sell last. Long-term relationships often combined with pragmatic calculation. Marriages of convenience prove more durable than love unions. Poor relationships with those who force them to work in unnatural rhythm. Hopes for indulgence, breaks, and smoke breaks during hard work.
Masters parallel action technology.
Can handle multiple diverse processes simultaneously, seeking to combine maximum functions. In business shows resourcefulness but starts too many things at once to track properly, leading to incompleteness. Likes to command and delegate tasks, needs objects of influence to move around as desired. Small projects grow into large ones requiring major energy investment. Immediately tests ideas practically. Excellent experimenter and adjuster of unique equipment, effective with new technologies.
Backs up attitude with action.
Can do much for those they love. Enterprising when feeling they're winning others' sympathy. Stably performs current duties only in collectives with established interpersonal systems. Warns that personal enmity and disagreements will lead to business collapse. Works to ensure business relationships accompany favorable informal connections. Brings harmonizing element to work collectives. Manages relationships through persuasion to turn business in favorable direction. Successfully uses acquaintances and personal charm.
Communicates at short psychological distance.
Evaluates relationships by their democratic level - prefers minimal formalism. Inconsistent with family and friends - sometimes familiar to the point of rudeness, other times stern and distant. May help people selflessly but finds it hard to damage relationships by refusing. Feels bound by relationships. Freely shares personal problems and discusses others' behavior and lifestyle.
Well understands patterns of people's emotional life.
Knows how to approach someone at the right moment when they're in good spirits with requests that are hard to refuse. Subtly reacts to humor in life, loves jokes. Jokes around, fools about, teases close people, evoking positive emotions through various means. Peaceful, cannot tolerate quarrels between close people. Easily reconciles, readily sacrificing themselves to extinguish conflict. Internally anxious, worries much but hides anxiety and bad mood behind gentle smile.
Loves parties and emotional communication.
Without positive emotional feeding, remains in lazy, apathetic state. Always ready for heated opinion exchanges and interesting debates. Responds emotionally to emotions - important not to overdose involvement or they forget the original disagreement point. Speaks quickly and chaotically when emotionally excited, thoughts outpacing words. Experiences sharp mood swings between liveliness and withdrawal.
Function-based type comparison analysis