Function Analysis

Function AnalysisEntrepreneur vs Craftsman

Comprehensive cognitive function differential analysis

First Type
Second Type
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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