Flakiness: When Good Intentions Become Bad Manners

Most flaky people don’t mean to be rude. They’re optimistic, overcommitted, and trying to be everything to everyone. In this solo episode of Mannered, I take a hard look at flakiness—why we do it, what it quietly communicates, and the real cost of changing plans after we’ve already said yes. Along the way, I share a few personal stories of times I dropped the ball, explore why reliability is one of the most underrated forms of respect, and offer practical ways to be more dependable without becoming rigid or unavailable.