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title: Start hard conversations
created: 2024-11-18T09:16:49
modified: 2025-10-31T16:51:44
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> _“Avoidance will make you feel less vulnerable in the short run, but it will never make you less afraid.” — Brené Brown_

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Conflict delayed is conflict multiplied.

When you avoid a hard conversation, you’re taking on a debt that has to be repaid (with interest) at a date in the future. Time doesn’t heal anything when it comes to relationships. _[Make the minor repairs along the way and you’ll avoid the major repairs later on.](https://www.sahilbloom.com/newsletter/lessons-from-an-imperfect-father-to-his-perfect-son)_