I occasionally get urges to do strange things just to see what would happen. Luckily(?), I manage to resist these urges or else my life would be seriously messed up.

Just now, I was coming back to my desk from the bathroom. I started wondering how long it would take for me to get fired if I became obsessed with Solitaire during my work hours. I would fire up sol.exe and just play until the end of the day. Could I get away with it for the remainder of the day? Would someone notice and what would they say to me? How would I respond? When would my boss have a private meeting with me to discuss this problem? How soon after that would he inform me that I was fired?

This all runs through my head. Then, I snap back to reality.

There are tons of other scenarios that I play out in my head. What if I sold all my stuff? What if I bought all of the stuff I wanted? What if I acted more selfishly toward my wife? What if I left everything behind and tried to make a life for myself somewhere else? What if I talked to strangers? What if I argued with the preacher while he was in the middle of his sermon?

Usually, before even exploring these ideas, I reject following through on them.

I wonder what separates me from those who think to do something crazy and actually do it. Does something push them to disregard the consequences that are likely to occur? Do they lack the foresight I have? Or is it something else?