“That was the point of this . . . whole assignment? You want me to be nice?” “Nice is a starting point,” she said mildly. “Frankly, it won’t get you far. Being useful would be better. There are a thousand ways to go about it, but in the end, you just need to matter to people. Build connections, create an identity as someone the world is better off having, with people willing to vouch for that.
Amen
