Like, a phrase that captures a life lesson that you’ve learned. Something that condenses the experience down into a phrase that you can use as a reminder, or maybe something you’ve shared with other people to help them.
For me, I’ve learned that you never realize that you’re living in happier times until they’re behind you.
What are some of yours?
“never apologize for wasting other people’s time” is just about the worst life advice I’ve ever heard. being late is rude and apologizing for it is just basic courtesy
Sorry I’m a bit late getting back to you on this thread. Maybe my rule is too extreme, maybe a better rule would be ‘you don’t always have to apologize for being late’ or ‘you don’t have to apologize right away if you’re late’.
There’s a difference in your wording, and it’s actually what I’ve always heard was the key difference: that you shouldn’t apologize for being late, but rather for keeping someone waiting. I don’t know if that’s actually good advice, it’s just something I’ve heard.
You do raise an interesting question about culture though: in which cases, if any, would it be ill-advised to apologize? In politics, and parts of the corporate world, it’s considered a bad idea in general because it means you’re accepting blame. As an immigrant, it seems self-aggrandizing behavior is big in the US and humility can be detrimental.
