DYNAMICS - that which is in a continuous flow of changes, dependent on the context of the situation

Brief psychological profile.

Behavior, values, and self-perceptions depend strongly on one’s current surroundings and mood. A diplomat, pliable and sensitive to others’ needs and to whether these coincide with one’s own. More a member of the entourage than a hero, and if a hero, then one driven not by inner convictions but by a desire for fame (that is, awaiting external evaluation of one’s activities). Not proud, willing to adapt, to be in a dependent position, on occasion to serve others’ interests, and even to endure humiliation, provided this gives access to the resource needed at that moment.

Here, for Ni, the priority is the resource of personal time; for Si - material provision that affords comfort; for Fe - the resource of attention and popularity; for Te - access to production tools; for De - reputation; for Qe - a privileged position.

Let us also note that dynamic sensing (compared with static sensing) is predisposed to savoring sensations, intuition - to fantasizing in terms of plots, ethics - to emotional contagion from others, and logic - to optimizing the time spent (more details).

A little about the negative aspects of this trait as well. Thus, dynamics is also sometimes cowardice, venality, sycophancy, and ingratiation with people who possess the required resources.

STATICS - that which is unchanging, immanently inherent in a given entity

Brief psychological profile.

Behavior, values, and self-perceptions are directed by internal volitional and value orientations that do not depend on external conditions or evaluations. The priority is to preserve the autonomy and agency of one’s source of will (personal in Qi or collective in Di, force-based in Se or idea-based in Ne, grounded in law in Ti or in informal agreements in Fi). A stubborn and proud person, principled on matters important to them, relying on their own intellect and defending their convictions before those around them. More an independent hero, but even if they integrate into someone else’s system, they do so not to gain access to any resource but because their inner convictions coincide.

Static sensing (compared with dynamic sensing) values power more than wealth; static intuition is much more inclined than dynamic intuition to search for eternal truths and to clarify them (rather than obscure them). Static ethics more often resorts to evaluations of an individual’s unchanging qualities and values than of the mood that individual creates; logic - to evaluations of distance rather than time.

And a few words about the negative aspects of this trait as well. Statics is sometimes also stubbornness in defending delusional ideas, unviable ties, and cruel systems.

In the comments:

Alexander Nechaev (16.01.2021): Interesting, but [the description of dynamics] seems to apply fully only to irrational dynamic types.

As for rational dynamic types (of the “linear-assertive,” choleric temperament, according to Gulenko), much of this differs from what has been said about them in other schools. Above all, LSE’s diplomacy and willingness to adapt. LSE has always been described as a straightforward person who likes to tell the blunt truth to people’s faces, including superiors, knows better than anyone else what needs to be done, and is willing to argue that they are right until they are hoarse.

EIE’s cowardice is also surprising. Is EIE not more willing than many others to sacrifice themselves for an idea of which they are a fanatic? And how does EIE (“The Leader”), generally convinced of their own exceptional nature, agree to be merely part of the entourage or the serving staff rather than the hero? And the description “not proud” for EIE surprised me greatly. Who, then, is the epitome of pride in the socion, if not EIE?

Socionic Navigator: Alexander,

First, statics-dynamics is a relatively weak trait (unsurprisingly - both conflict partners and supervisors with their supervisees belong to the same pole here), so all the properties it influences are also influenced by many other factors. It would be fortunate to find a property for which its contribution amounts to 50% of the variance; more often, it is even more modest. Hence the exceptions of the proud EIE and the undiplomatic LSE (although are we not exaggerating the presence of these qualities in prototypical representatives of these two types?). Moreover, one should remember that weak traits are often inverted, that is, static individuals can also be found among EIEs and LSEs, and this is unsurprising given the correlation of the statics pole with extraversion, logic, and merriment.

Second, I admit that the word “diplomat” is not the most apt. Diplomacy in itself (as tactfulness, tolerance) indeed has little to do with dynamics; it is an introverted-ethical-judicious property. However, diplomacy as a willingness to reach compromise solutions and make mutual concessions already contains a substantial contribution from dynamics - at the level of the contribution of irrationality, ethics, and seriousness (which are also present here). Rational dynamic types are, indeed, less inclined to compromise than irrational dynamic types, but they still fall far below the four structural logicians - static types - in this property.

Third, regarding cowardice and related matters. As it turned out, Qe (black questimity), especially in its leading-function form in EIE and LSE, is the function most responsible for the self-preservation instinct. Questimity in itself promotes fear of harm, but a person with leading Qe who has elitist, “leader-like” aspirations (as you noted) values their own life and health doubly highly, too highly to sacrifice them indiscriminately. Yes, EIEs are capable of heroic self-sacrifice - owing to the combination of merry and aristocratic traits; however, they will not do so unless they are certain that they will evoke an extremely strong emotional response in other people. In their usual state, however, EIE and LSE are the types most inclined to worry about their health and avoid any potentially threatening situations. This contrasts with static types possessing strong Se and Di, whose self-preservation instinct is muted. Stories about stunt performers who risk their lives every day, as well as about people whose limb is rotting while they carry on as though nothing were wrong, frightening away those around them - these are stories about SLE and LSI, but by no means about EIE and LSE.

More details: -1-; -2- (cluster 2).