An otherwise marginally interesting NYT article hits a bright spot with this odd philosophical entreaty:
You are not a sweaty, tired person hoping against hope for a quiet spot in the crowd. You are a grain of sand, a drop in the sea of humanity. You don’t need some fancy rational strategy. Be the blanket. Let the space choose you. Get over yourself.
(NYT: “Sociology. History. Where to Put the Blanket.” by James Gorman [August 3, 2004])