by Dr. Claus Springborg11th April 202011th April 2020 1.You are out walking and cross an empty street on a red light. On the other side, an older man looks disapprovingly at you. I hope he won’t say something unpleasant to me. It is none of his business what I do. I probably wouldn’t notice. 2.You consider asking your boss for a raise at your one-to-one meeting later in the week. Why bother, I wont get it anyway Maybe my boss will get angry with me for asking I made a mistake last week, so maybe I should wait with asking for a raise 3.You are talking one-on-one with a friend who starts bad-mouthing one of your mutual friend. I hate people who do that I wonder what nasty things this person says about me behind my back I’m wonder how the other person might see the situaiton 4.You want to try to change a bad habit. I’ll keep it a secret ’cause it will be shameful if others know about it and I don’t succeed Why bother, I won’t succeed anyway I wonder if I know anyone who have done this already 5.You have just eaten a delicious slice of cake at a party. You go for seconds and see that there is one slice left. If I eat it, someone else might get sad because they haven’t tasted it yet I leave the last slice, it’s not good for me anyway It’s greedy to eat two pieces of cake 6.You are at a talk and you have a question you want to ask. I love asking questions It’s probably a stupid question. I’ll google the answer when I get home I’m not going to ask. It’s not that interesting a talk anyway 7.You want to start learning to play a new instrument. I should have started when I was much younger My partner/friends will think it’s a waste of time if I don’t get really good I’ll find some tutorials on YouTube 8.You have a round birthday coming up and you are very excited about having a great party. That is so shallow. I should be doing something more productive than partying Maybe I should ask some friends to help out with the practical stuff Maybe nobody will come 9.A friend got angry with you because you forgot his/her birthday. I’d better apologise so I don’t lose him/her I should make sure to remember his/her birthday next year Birthdays are overrated 10.10 You want to surprise your partner with a really special gift. It’s a nice idea but I’ll never find something that is special enough I should ask my partner what to buy – just to be on the safe side I’ll make a brainstorm to get some good ideas 11.You’ve seen a great deal for a weekend at a luxury hotel and you can’t stop thinking about it. It’s a waste of money Let me check my calendar I can’t spend money on such luxury while there are people starving in the world 12.You’ve met someone you really like but you don’t know if they like you back. They might laugh at me if I let them know that I like them I’m happy that I have met this person I always fall for people who are not interested. What is wrong with me? 13.You have cooked dinner and your partner says it is super delicious. It really wasn’t that difficult to make He/she doesn’t really mean it. He/she is just trying to be nice. I hope they won’t be disappointed next time I cook dinner 14.After a long break, you start going to the fitness centre or some other form of exercise. I bet everyone thinks I look pathetic I might do it wrong and get an injury I’ll probably give up before I see any results 15.Yesterday, you got drunk and said some very embarrassing things to a friend. They probably won’t be my friend anymore I’m such a jerk Everyone makes mistakes 16.Your friend has gotten a promotion, and you are envious. I should be happy for my friend – not envious They will probably have to work much harder now I really want a promotion myself Related