Leaving the party at 10 while you’re still having fun is an underrated superpower.

Staying to the end is usually driven by not wanting to miss anything, and the last hour is rarely where the good part was. Going while it is still good keeps the whole evening good in memory and leaves the next day intact. Most regret about nights out attaches to the final stretch.

Decide your leaving time before you go and treat it as fixed unless something genuinely changes. Say a proper goodbye and leave without negotiating. See how you feel in the morning compared with the last time you stayed.