The other day I was trying to catch the tube home from Kings Cross. Delays on multiple lines meant the platforms were dangerously overcrowded so they weren’t letting more people into the station. There were a few hundred people impatiently waiting.
A staff member announced numerous times that walking to a nearby station would get people on their way faster than waiting, but almost everyone stood unmoved. Maybe they didn’t believe it, or perhaps they couldn’t be bothered doing the walk.
But after 10 minutes of waiting with no solution in sight, I decided to take their advice and head to Euston. It ended up being a short walk—no fuss, nor drama—and I quickly got on my train home.
It was a lesson in being less stubborn, in not thinking that I know better, and acting faster when someone with more information gives you a helpful hint.