Some late nights you’ll remember forever. Most you’ll just feel the next morning. Know the difference.

Not every late night is the same kind of night. A few are worth the cost because something happened in them that could not have happened at nine in the evening. The rest are hours borrowed from tomorrow at a bad rate, and by noon there is nothing left of them but the tiredness.

Before you stay up, ask quietly whether this is one of the rare ones. If it is, stay and enjoy it without apology. If it is not, going to bed is not missing out, it is choosing to be awake for something better.