The Bathtub Test
It doesn't hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time, and this should help get you started. During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.
"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a
teaspoon, a teacup, and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub.
"Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "a normal person would
use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup."
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"No, said the Director, "a normal person would pull the plug.
Do you
want a bed near the window?"
It doesn't hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time, and this should help get you started. During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.
"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a
teaspoon, a teacup, and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub.
"Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "a normal person would
use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup."
-
"No, said the Director, "a normal person would pull the plug.
Do you
want a bed near the window?"
