What small thing can tell you a lot about a person?

What small thing can tell you a lot about a person?

Sean Kernan , Son of Quora

Answered Mon · Upvoted by Michelle Roses

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How bothered they get by small problems.

Example: Yelling at a store employee for not having the right shoe size available. When there are 3 more shoe stores right next door.

I’m impressed by a person who doesn’t get upset over things they can’t control. They focus on problems they can fix.

They reserve their concern for things that matter : a sick family member, their children’s well-being, etc.

Vocabularies：

freak out ：

• have an extreme reaction to sth 对某事物有极端强烈的反应；

• temporarily lose control of oneself; go crazy; act abnormally, usu under the influence of drugs 暂时对自己失去控制、发疯、行为异常（通常为毒品所致）；
  

setback ：挫折；

equity ：

• fairness; right judgement 公平; 公正的裁判: The equity of the referee's decision was accepted by everyone. 大家都同意裁判员的公正裁判。

• ordinary stocks and shares that carry no fixed interest （利息不定的）普通股。（文中含义）