“Who is wise?” ask our sages. “A person who knows their place.” (Avot 6:6) This isn’t the only answer to be found in Pirke Avot. Other answers include, “Someone who learns from everyone” and “A person who foresees the consequences of their actions.” But for me these days, knowing your place feels timely.

Why? Because too often it seems people’s energies seep into settings where they have no business being. If you’d like me, you don’t really want to know the........

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