Taking the late bus to a new job, alone, with a map on your phone, is real courage. Don’t let anyone tell you it isn’t.

Few people clap for a bus ride, which is why this kind of nerve goes unrecorded. Working out the route, the transfer and the walk at the far end, alone, in the dark, is a genuine act even though it looks like nothing from outside. That millions of people do it daily does not make it small. It makes it the most common brave thing there is.

Give yourself credit for that one, out loud, this week. Then make the next trip easier: check the stop in daylight, save the route offline, tell somebody when you are due.