The Bathtub Test -
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> > 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.
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> > "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."
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> > "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?"