One great thing about getting old is that you can get out of all sorts of social obligations just by saying you're too tired.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Aging grants a social loophole to skip obligations using fatigue.
- In plain terms
- Older people can skip events by saying they are tired.
- What can you take from it?
- Age can buy you an out of social duties.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you need to say no?
- Does age change your social rights?
Another view
This ignores how exhaustion can be isolating rather than freeing.
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