'Knock and it shall be opened.’ But does knocking mean hammering and kicking the door like a maniac?
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Beyond Good and Evil
By D. Killian — 2003
It sounds simple, yet it’s more than a technique for resolving conflict. It’s a different way of understanding human motivation and behavior.
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