Paradoxical used in a sentence

Paradoxical in a sentence as an adjective

It's always seemed paradoxical to me, at best.

The path to success is usually through failure, as paradoxical as that sounds.

Choice, how paradoxical thou art!I am sorry if you find this disquisition boring but I had an urge to write it down somewhere.

There was some criticism that a "productivity expert" not being able to ship is quite paradoxical.

' [...] at first glance it may seem rather paradoxical for us consciously to break laws. One may well ask: "How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?

I especially like this:Heres a seemingly paradoxical piece of advice for you: Listen to your customers, but dont let them tell you what to do.

This initially sounds crazy and paradoxical, until you realize they'll surely be able to reach people who haven't yet installed AdBlock.

Many were declared anathema for refusing this and other paradoxical doctrines.

"In today’s paradoxical world of maximizing shareholder value, which Jack Welch himself has called the dumbest idea in the world, the situation is the reverse.

The "paradoxical" version would be something like:Alice and Bob are taking a course where their grades are determined by 5 essays and/or presentations, and they can choose how many of each to do. Alice does one essay where she earns 80%, and 4 presentations where she earns an average of 90%.

Some of the most important psychological benefits of going through YC, particularly the artificial pressure of Demo Day, have a paradoxical effect on "no idea" teams.