If you really want to understand something, the best way is to try and…

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If you really want to understand something, the best way is to try and explain it to someone else. ✨ Douglas Adams (2016). Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Box Set: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, p.24, Simon and Schuster
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If you really want to understand something, the best way is to try and explain it to someone else. ✨ Douglas Adams (2016). Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Box Set: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, p.24, Simon and Schuster

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