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I'm Ryan Holiday, and I draw these lessons from ancient philosophy, modern psychology, practical wisdom, and insights from

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Communication is always difficult.

First, because they're babies and they don't know what anything means, then because they're toddlers and they don't want to understand.

And honestly, that continues for quite a while, doesn't it?

But even when they're older, when they've

grown up and moved out, it can be hard to communicate to tell them how you feel, to make them

understand how much you care, how important they are to you, especially when gulfs open up

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