Flo Recommends: Thermostats, Thermometers, and the Personality You Thought You Had

On wanting to be liked, calling it confidence, and realizing they’re not the same thing

I don’t remember exactly when my brother said it, but it stayed with me.

That people are either thermostats or thermometers.

A thermostat walks into a room and sets the temperature.

A thermometer walks in and reads it first.

Adjusts accordingly.

I’ve been thinking about it since, mostly because I’m not entirely sure which one I am.

Or maybe more accurately, w…