Although the movement in the Direction of Integration requires conscious choice, it is not accomplished by imitating the attitudes and behaviors of the type in that direction, especially not the average characteristics. For instance, if you are an Eight, it does not mean that you should start “acting like a Two,” baking cookies or opening doors for people. Imitating the behavior of the type in your Direction of Integration can actually make the personality “denser” since real transformation involves letting go of ego patterns and defenses, not adding new ones. This kind of behavior is doomed
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