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I have always needed to work on my patience with people - both as a speaker and a listener. I'm better than I used to be, but still have plenty of room for improvement.
As far as indirect communication, there are many, many ways of communicating indirectly, some of them I am okay with - others not so much. Some people speak in very literal terms and others are more illustrative. I don't have a problem with either of these sorts of people are long as they are being honest. The sort of indirect communication I do have a problem with is passive-aggressive and/or manipulative communication. It's dishonest and very annoying.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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