A new commitment should be accepted by the person who will live the schedule, not only the person excited today.

Enthusiasm and endurance live in different weeks. The version of you saying yes has energy, a clear evening, and a picture of how good this will be, while the version who has to attend every Thursday through winter is not consulted. Households do the same to each other, where one person’s excitement quietly becomes another person’s Tuesday.

Before agreeing to anything recurring, look at the actual weeks in the calendar and ask whoever else is affected. If the future version of you would object, that objection counts now.