“Can You Read?”

How you react to this question can say a lot about your self-awareness

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I was at a department store with my dad in New York City, waiting with him at the register as he checked out his clothes. The cashier attending to us was a young man, probably in his early 20s, looking somewhat bored. I checked my watch and saw that it was five minutes before closing time, and could understand how…