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Each cognitive type enjoys a special relationship with every other.  Types with opposite letters can form a special, exciting bond with each other, while types with opposite first and last letters have a unique sense of camaraderie and closeness.  Each relationship between the many types has special qualities and advantages, but maybe the most important of all these is Paradoxitype.

Your Paradoxitype is the secret person you are deep down.  It is not your “true self,” but rather the hidden, private side of yourself that others may rarely get to see.  It can shine out when you’re feeling especially exuberant or comfortable among close friends, who get to see this hidden you that others might never know.  On the flip side, in times of great distress you may be unable to keep it in, leaving it to burst out of you haphazardly.  Yet the more you get in touch with and cultivate your Paradoxitype, the more easily and naturally you’ll end up mastering the strengths of your own type, while avoiding its weaknesses.

Cognitively, Paradoxitypes differ in all their letters except N or S.  So for you as an INFJ Paladin, your secret, inner Paradoxitype is the ENTP Swashbuckler!  This may seem, well, paradoxical to stereotypical INFJ attitudes, but that’s exactly what makes it so special.  It’s this sort of complexity that makes healthy people POP!  It’s this adorable paradox within you that can always surprise people just when they think they’ve got you figured.

 

Learn to let loose your inner Swashbuckler!  Embrace your knack for calculated, dignified swagger, and poke others to get the reactions you want.  Let yourself be silly and spontaneous, snarky and sarcastic, and experiment with coloring outside the lines to discover exciting new sides of everything and everyone.  Your INFJ focus on meaningful principles gives you a reliable anchor in what it means to be a decent person, so go out, stretch out, and explore everything it means to be human and alive!  The more you let your inner Swashbuckler come out in all you do, the more you’ll naturally stand tall as a mighty Paladin in unprecedented strength, complexity, compassion, and genuine happiness.