Function Analysis
Function AnalysisGuardian vs Craftsman
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.
Forces punctuality while demonstrating life wisdom.
Fears being imposed inconvenient schedule. In communication demonstrates life wisdom. Shows skepticism through specific humor and self-irony. However, deep down doesn't lose hope for success. In critical situations and sudden environment changes, doesn't panic but seeks ways to buy time. Follows inner intuition about events. Feels dependent on fate's reversals. Takes life shocks upon themselves, trying to protect loved ones. However, carrying this burden long-term is difficult.
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.
Needs recognition and inspiring challenges.
Loves when abilities and achievements are properly valued. If results go unnoticed, loses all desire to try. If abilities remain unneeded long-term, may even become ill. Needs new, unusual problem situations distracting from gray routine. If event is uninteresting, will shamelessly do own things or simply disconnect. Needs encouragement and inspiration for work, otherwise relaxes and falls into melancholy. Without new captivating goals, physical tone drops. Must be addressed with compliments and praise, assured of quick success. Optimal state when success keeps slipping away while remaining somewhere very close.
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.
Perceives world through sensations and natural harmony.
Acutely perceives anything disrupting natural harmony. Rejects artificiality, pretense, unhealthy instincts. Fastidious. Caring toward family and close ones. When seeing someone tired or unwell, immediately comes to help. Never abandons friend in trouble. Well feels sensation possibilities. Pursues their novelty (fishing, mushroom/berry picking, swimming, travel) through active lifestyle. Cannot tolerate monotony and boredom. Loves quiet communion with nature. Internally sensitive and vulnerable though doesn't show it. To survive, adapts to prevailing customs and follows social stereotypes when necessary.
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.
Critical of violence but knowledgeable about power dynamics.
Critically relates to violence and coercion. Won't pressure anyone but won't submit to dictation attempts either. Dislikes competition, lacks ambitions and career aspirations. Won't fight for power or claim higher position. Determines person's strength qualities and effectiveness by speech tempo, manners, and appearance. Immediately distinguishes boasting from real capabilities. Knows what force to apply where for desired goal. However, cannot effectively impact pain points themselves. Rarely shows violence and always under external circumstance pressure.
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.
Reliable business partner with strong principles.
Fulfills obligations if considers them reasonable. Prefers frankness and complete clarity in business relationships. Very stubborn - if convinced of something, practically impossible to persuade otherwise. Coolly maintains their understanding of situation. Demonstrates calculation and methodicalness in work. Always tries to manage with minimal forces and fewer people. Opponent of bureaucracy and petty control. Flexibly adjusts in details but strictly adheres to main technological scheme.
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.
Skilled hands-on worker and resource optimizer.
Works well with hands. More willing to repair things than throw them away. Frugal with material resources. Has technological mindset. Finds simple but effective methods for solving business questions. Before starting work, considers several achievement variants and chooses most economical. Works only in ways comfortable for themselves. Notes people who shirk or do shoddy work. Plans how to make them work properly or remove them. Will only do what's strictly necessary. Masterfully handles tools and technical devices. Persistently improves in chosen activity. Hopes for quick results through rational work organization.
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.
Mood depends on others' attitudes and relationship quality.
Trusts only deep attachments and stable, time-tested feelings. Establishes necessary psychological distance in communication and becomes very nervous if someone doesn't maintain it. Cannot tolerate intrusive people. Won't live or work in psychologically unhealthy, quarrelsome collective. Smooth relationships are essential condition for full life. Despite fastidiousness and distant communication, quite tolerant of human flaws. Knows how to forgive people, not vindictive.
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.
Contrasting emotional expression and conflict avoidance.
Contrasting in emotional manifestation - either cold and self-absorbed like 'iceberg in ocean' or emotionally excited and pushy. Evaluates human relationships by degree of emotional displays. Stormy emotions indicate instability and poor relationships for them. During conflict prefers not entering argument but simply leaving. If touched to the core, responds sharply. Won't confide in strangers. Dislikes when others 'climb into soul' trying to penetrate inner experiences. Needs to be understood without words.
Function-based type comparison analysis