Saying something and then adding "but" works a bit like an eraser removing everything you said before it
The word BUT erase everything said before
Avoiding conflict by moving can be hard
The story about the warship and the lighthouse is a classic story about the limits and understandings of what is possible to do and not to do in a conflict
Pulling yourself up
The strategy of overcoming challenges by pulling yourself up
Barking up the wrong tree
We can be so sure about our understanding that we forget to reality check it
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