I have a tendency to "avoid conflict" which I kind of hate about myself, although I try to push myself to stand up more about myself. It's very pleasing to see

I have a tendency to "avoid conflict" which I kind of hate about myself, although I try to push myself to stand up more about myself. It's very pleasing to see the author has made peace with himself about this. Though I've come to understand that in this world you have to be ruthless when it comes to your interests. And I don't mean it in the "wolf of wall street level of ruthlessness" sense – all I'm saying is that you shouldn't allow others to walk all over you, even for things that are relatively small. It can be difficult for some of us, but it will end up feeling very liberating in the end.