You put a little label in a book with an assigned serial number, then leave the book somewhere public for someone to find. They pull the book up on the website, and maybe they read it and release it again. It’s kind of a cool concept.
I sometimes disappoint myself and then obsess about how I could have done a better job, but that’s called learning, isn’t it?
If it was a really good book, I’d think how fortunate the finder was, and order another. If it was less than a really good read, I’d just pick up another (from the stacks and stacks of ‘interesting sounding books piled in corners).
I can’t remember being angry with myself. Maybe that’s age talking?
@johnpowell Great answer! Nearly everything has a silver lining.
I get angry with myself when I have a free day, and spend it laying around doing nothing. It’s like, come onnn, there’s a whole world out there. But nope, here’s a list of funny dog gifs or a video of every time Jorah Mormont says Khaleesi on Game of Thrones, the internet needs me.
I get angry at myself. Sometimes I self destruct because somehow punishing myself or doing something dumb gives me a concrete reason for feeling angry or bad. In my analyzations I believe it’s a form of feeling like I am controlling those emotions by doing something that justifies them.
I’m so healthy, I know, but I’m just being honest.
That’s a little deeper than leaving a book on a bus.
Two books in two days I would be mad for. One book I would be mad for.
I always turn around and double check when leaving a bench, a table, a seat, anyplace where I may not be returning (like public transportation, not like I take it often). Just double check “Do I have everything?”
Yes, I get angry with myself sometimes. At times, I am impulsive in word and deed, later regretting and beating myself up because I allowed emotion to override rational thought.
I too, have a problem accepting mistakes I make without getting angry with myself. Like @prairierose, even though I realize that there is no point to my reaction, my emotions override my rational self. I also react with anger when someone interferes with something that I am doing or intend to do, but I quickly back off from this reflex and apologize. Over the years, I have come to realize that this is a learned behavior acquired from witnessing my Mother’s frequent reaction when frustrated and have made progress in minimizing this inappropriate behavior.