Leo and the spinnerLeo had seven coins in his pouch and strolled through the market with only a plan to look around. Something glittered: a spinning toy whirling in the light of a stall. Its price was seven coins, exactly what Leo had! A sign said, "Only today! Three minutes left!" The music played faster, Leo's heart went thump, thump, and his hand reached for his pouch. Buying at once, with no pause, is called an impulse buy. But Leo remembered a trick. He stepped back, held up a hand, and wrote "Spinner, seven coins" on a card with the date beside it. The card went into his pocket. That night he thought about the spinner. After one sleep the wish was six out of ten, after two sleeps four out of ten, and after three only three out of ten, as the rush faded. Then Leo asked himself three questions. He still liked the spinner, but not enough, so the coins stayed put, and weeks later he spent them on something he had long wanted. Ana tried the trick on a drawing board and still wanted it days later, so she bought it, because waiting means a clear head, not a no.