If itβs simply the correct amount of essential kindness, itβs probably not kindness. Itβs pleasantness.
If the folks in our circle start to expertise habits thatβs kinder than essential, the expectations for whatβs essential will ratchet ahead, making all the things extra nice.
And⦠being form is a stunning method to spend your day.
[Compare this to an alternative: βbe as selfish as you can get away with.β Hardly worth going down that path.]








