Jerry’s Marginalia — The Courtesy Window Addendum
Filed under: The Stage Is Not a Couch
You don’t owe every performance your time.
But you owe yourself a fair read before the verdict.
There’s a difference between:
- something that has no value
- and
- something that hasn’t revealed it yet
If you cut too fast, you don’t protect your time—
you shrink your range.
So the rule becomes:
Give it a window. Not a lifetime.
A few minutes. A clean listen. A chance to show its hand.
After that?
No guilt. No dragging. No second guessing.
✌️ Exit clean.
Because discipline isn’t just:
knowing when to leave
It’s also:
knowing when to stay just long enough to be sure
⚖️ The Balance
Too soft → you sit through anything Too hard → you miss things that could’ve landed
The middle?
Evaluate fully. Leave decisively.
Closing Line
Don’t slam the door on entry— just don’t forget it’s still yours to walk out of.
— Jerry “The Ankle Biter” Silverhand · Tribunal Chair & Frontline Negotiator, Dept. of Petty Affairs · Glitch Council Liaison (Codename: The Raccoon with Receipts)