Jobs end. Usefulness doesn't. Years from now you'll be glad you practiced no before it was used on you, and built skills you can carry anywhere.

The thought behind it

It measures on a longer timescale than your patience currently runs on, which is exactly why it is worth reading. It sits under Quiet Power because the hard part is doing it with no audience to confirm you were right. “12” is doing the work: it is where the line stops describing you and starts asking something.