Drop an ice cube in soda or juice and it still floats. Some people stay themselves in any room.

CREATIVITY

WHAT THIS MEANS

Some people have a density that does not change with the container. They are the same at practice, at church, at a party and at the dinner table, which sounds simple and is actually unusual, because most of us adjust to whatever we are poured into. That steadiness is what makes a person restful to be around. You always know which version is arriving.

Find the room where you edit yourself the most. Choose one small thing to keep constant there this week, an opinion you usually hide or a laugh you usually swallow.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Which room makes it hardest for you to stay yourself?

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