how to stay calm when stressed
A few years ago, I found myself locked out of my house in the middle of a freezing Montreal winter. I had just returned home after visiting a friend across town, and to my dismay, I realized that I had left my keys inside. It was midnight, and the temperature outside was a bone-chilling minus 40 degrees. I considered calling a locksmith, but the thought of waiting in the cold for their arrival was not appealing. I also had an early flight to Europe the next morning, and I needed to retrieve my passport and suitcase from inside the house. Faced with this predicament, I made the decision to break into my own home by smashing a basement window with a large rock. I then covered the broken window with cardboard and tape, intending to have it repaired by a contractor later. This experience taught me a valuable lesson about the impact of stress on decision-making.