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 Someone made an observation about me yesterday.  They joked about how long it took me to respond when the waitor asked me if I wanted a refill of Sprite.  I have found myself doing this in lots of areas, not just the trivial things.  People ask me if I can do something and I hesitate.  Its come to the point where its almost ever question people ask me, I stop and evaluate it to give as true of an answer as I can.

Now, I'm not sure how great that is.  People like someone who is decisive - who can make a decision on the spot and run with it.  But now before I answer I evaluate how it will affect me, how it will affect others, and why the person is asking in the first place.  I've always been a very introspective kind of person, and I hope I'm not delving into the world of craziness.  The biggest problem I think is that when I am "stalling" to think, people think that I am reluctant to say yes.  But I like to think that I am just taking the time to make sure I'm giving you an answer that I thought through well and that you can trust is true.

What do you think?  Do you ever find yourself doing this?  Any way that I can think about these questions without putting people off?

Comments

Interesting...

That is interesting. On the contrary, I feel like I am sometimes the opposite, and wish that I thought about my answers more. It is so easy to respond quickly, with out thinking, and than, after the fact thinking to yourself, I really didn't want another sprite! Haha, what a concept!
-Tyler