Integrity is expensive

Lately I’ve been reflecting on something subtle that most of us experience, yet rarely examine: why do we sometimes let things pass and sometimes not? A tone, a comment, a behaviour that doesn’t quite sit right, and yet we decide not to respond. We move on. We keep the atmosphere light. And then, in other moments, something similar happens and we speak. We question, we respond, we refuse to let it slide.

At first glance, it might seem like a question of energy. Sometimes we are tired, and sometimes we simply don’t want to engage. There is some truth in that. But the more I think about it, the more I realise that another question is usu...