I wish it was socially acceptable to just stop talking to someone mid-conversation.
So many people think they’re so fascinating, but their bullsh*t stories are just absolutely terrible.
Look, I’m sure people feel the same way about me. I get it.
Now that we’ve established that everybody can tell a lame story from time to time, let’s acknowledge that, considering our lives are so short, nobody should be forced (especially by some ridiculous social convention) to spend huge chunks of what little time we have on this earth listening to some dull bozo’s “insane overdue library book story,” because “you’ll love this one, man! You’ve never heard an overdue library book story like this one—trust me!”
No, I don’t “need” to hear your story about the time you submitted an online assignment “only 3 minutes before the deadline—can you believe it, dude?! How lucky is that?!” No. I don’t “need” that. And I don’t want that either.
I’ve considered, on multiple occasions, physically slapping somebody across the face, just as a means to escape the controlling grasp of the ever-dull “flat tire in a bad neighborhood” story, because literally everyone has that story and, unless there’s a gun/knife involved in your rendition, I really don’t care.
Just shut the hell up so I can leave your presence without feeling guilty.
Until next time,
Michael J. Erickson, CEO & Co-Founder
