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There are at least two axioms that I rely on in this life. There might be a few more. It’s possible there’s a box in the garage marked “axioms” that I’ve forgotten about. There’s a lot of stuff in the garage.

But these are two truths that I hold as self-evident, entrenched in my psyche and unaffected by time or circumstance. These are things I rely on in an uncertain life.

One is that the more eager someone is to speak with me, the less interested I’m going to be in what they have to say. This is a learned truism, coming after many conversations with people either trying to sa...