Specifically, I do not need to eat a sugar-glazed donut just because there's a box of them available at the office. Nor do I need to eat artificial-vanilla-flavored ice cream novelties just because someone is giving them out as "hey, you've all done well, let's celebrate a little."
Yes, it was easier to refuse the ice cream because I'd had a good, rich brownie with my after-lunch tea. But there's a real tendency to take and eat just about anything that's being given out at the office, and I'm glad to be remembering that free does not always mean desirable.
Yes, it was easier to refuse the ice cream because I'd had a good, rich brownie with my after-lunch tea. But there's a real tendency to take and eat just about anything that's being given out at the office, and I'm glad to be remembering that free does not always mean desirable.