1.	You see an item in a mail order catalogue or on a website that you badly want but cannot really afford. What do you do? Go ahead and buy it regardless. Forget about it for the time being. Dither about buying it but saying to yourself, ‘I can always return it’.
2.	Tragically, a child chokes on a piece of a toy and dies. What is your first reaction to this news item? ‘Toys are so shoddy these days; I bet it was from China.’ ‘What could the parents have been thinking?’ ‘What a terrible tragedy for the parents.’
3.	There is something you think you require but don’t need for at least a few days. What do you do? Go out more or less immediately to get it. Phone the shop and have it put to one side. Visit the shop in a few day’s time, when convenient.
4.	You see a news item that puts someone in a bad light. It could be a rock star alleged to be drunk on a transatlantic flight. How do you respond? Say to yourself, ‘There’s no smoke without fire’. Wait until more facts come out. Believe the worst.
5.	You have a run-in with someone in a meeting. Afterwards, you are cross. What do you do? Ring the person up straight away and have it out on the phone. Put down in writing why you are cross. Wait until the next time you meet that person and have it out then.
6.	A public figure you dislike apparently does something that puts that person in a good light. How do you respond? Say to yourself, ‘Lets see what happens’. Say to yourself that it’s a flash in the pan. Admit to yourself that you are pleasantly surprised.
7.	You are on holiday. It is raining when it is supposed to be sunny. How do you respond? Moan until the cows come home to whoever will listen. Write cards home saying that it is lovely weather for the ducks. Find things to do where the rain does not spoil your pleasure.
8.	Someone persists in calling you by a name you would rather not be called by, like a nickname you once had and thought you had lost. How do you respond? Treat the whole thing as childish. Make remarks the other person can hear without addressing her directly. Call that person to her face by a name you know she would rather not be called.