Politeness is useful. It is not a debt that owns your weekend, your boundaries, or your right to leave a conversation. Most strangers will forget you by the next block.
Politeness is not a debt that owns your weekend.
Other Truths you may like to hear
Life
Nobody is thinking about you
Stop policing yourself for spectators who are not watching.
LifeYour twenties are not a rehearsal
Treat this decade like it counts, because it does.
LifeBusyness is not purpose
A packed calendar can still be an empty life.
LifeMoving will not fix you
A new city with the same habits is the same prison.