2. You pause.
The pause is as simple as taking a moment to stop and think before you speak or act. (Easy in theory, difficult in practice.) This can help save you from embarrassing moments or from making commitments too quickly.
In other words, pausing helps you refrain from making a permanent decision based on a temporary emotion.
3. You strive to control your thoughts.
You don’t have much control over the emotion you experience in a given moment. But you can control your reaction to those emotions–by focusing on your thoughts. (As it’s been said: You can’t prevent a bird from landing on your head, but you can keep it from building a nest.)
By striving to control your thoughts, you resist becoming a slave to your emotions, allowing yourself to live in a way that’s in harmony with your goals and values.
- Question of
What’s your preferred climate?
- Rainy
- Hot like the desert
- Dry and warm
- Cool and green
- Question of
Pick a continent
- Europe
- North America
- Africa
- Asia
- Question of
How lazy are you?
- Not at all – I’m always ready to spring into action
- I like to relax, but I also like to get out
- I don’t like moving unless I have to
- Eh
- Question of
Pick a big cat
- Lion
- Tiger
- Leopard
- Cheetah
- Question of
How scary are you?
- Pretty spine shakingly terrifying
- I’ve been known to make people jump
- Not really very scary
- I’m as scary as a kitten in a bowl of ice cream
- Question of
Pick an adorable pet cat name
- Fluffy
- Mr Wibbles
- Sooty
- Buttons
- Question of
Pick a drink
- Milk
- Water
- Squash
- Fruit juice
- Question of
Could you survive a night in the wild?
- Yes, I wouldn’t even need a tent
- Yes, if I was well prepared
- I could do it, but I wouldn’t enjoy it
- What’s the wild? Is it as comfy asmy sofa?
- Question of
When you’re in a dangerous situation, which of your many attributes do you rely on most?
- My speed
- My strength
- My smarts
- My sense of humor
- Question of
Did you grow up in a big family or a small one?
- A big one
- A small one
- Question of
You’re chilling at home, what does your living room look like?
- Sparse and neat
- Cluttered, but organized
- Like a bomb went off
- Umm… like a living room?
- Question of
Now, let’s say you’re Netflixing as well. What’s on?
- Something animated
- Something dramatic
- Something hilarious
- Something to binge watch
- Question of
When do your claws really come out?
- Traffic. Being on hold. Anytime I have to wait. I’m super impatient.
- When people try to convince me kale is delicious
- When I catch someone in a lie
- When people generally suck. So, they’re always out!
- Question of
When do you do your best sleeping?
- At night
- During the day
- Anytime I can
- I don’t sleep very well
- Question of
Hello Kitty. Thoughts?
- Adorbs
- A crass merchandising ploy
- Evil. Just. Evil.