Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Feel the actual temperature. Imagine that it's even colder. Stop shivering. Know that cold is usually not a threat.

Answer: Rather than just thinking about how cold you feel when you step outside, concentrate on feeling the exact temperature of your environment. There's usually a stark difference: you're hardly ever as cold as you think you are. Try to accurately gauge the cold around you so that you're not exaggerating your response to it. Learning to feel how cold you actually are is part of taking control over your unconscious responses to stress. It may be a little brisk out for your liking, but what if it was even colder? This is a mental trick to keep things in perspective that will serve to make cold conditions not seem so bad by comparison. If you remind yourself that there are people living in much colder places like Antarctica or Siberia without complaining, a Midwestern winter evening won't seem quite so harsh anymore. Whenever you find yourself shivering, force yourself to stop. Shivering is one of the body's heat-generating mechanisms when it's cold, but conditions generally have to be pretty extreme for there to be an actual need for the physiological response. If the temperature outside is right around or just below freezing and you find yourself shivering uncontrollably, you're probably overreacting. Shivering is an autonomic process in the body that produces heat by forcing the muscles to make tiny, rapid contractions, similar to the effects of exercise. Research has demonstrated that shivering in non-freezing conditions is mostly unnecessary and doesn't have a much effect on combating mild cold. It's instinctual to react with discomfort to unusual conditions, but discomfort and danger are two different things. There's usually no harm in being in a cold environment, as long as the cold is not severe enough to actually lower to body's core temperature and exposure is not overly prolonged. Cold exposure doesn't become life-threatening until it drops the core body temperature to around 95 degrees Fahrenheit, before which time you'd be better off swallowing your pride and finding a place of refuge with heat.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Be proactive and try to avoid noise problems. Write them a note. Be honest with yourself about how noisy or bothersome your neighbors are being.

Answer: Everyone has neighbors who are noisy from time to time, and we are generally able to accommodate for this with little difficultly. However, you may have something big coming up such as a job interview or a change in work schedule, and are worried that your neighbor's noise may become a problem for you. If this is the case, it's better to be proactive and let your neighbors know ahead of time that you'll need a bit more quiet than normal. For example, in the days before your important event or schedule change, stop by your neighbor's with a plate of homemade cookies and try the following: "Hey Sam, I've got final exams all next week, and will need extra quiet time. Would you mind rescheduling your band's practice on those days, or maybe even temporarily moving it to a different location? It would help so much." While talking to your neighbors directly is probably the most mature strategy, and is often the most effectiveparticularly if you are able to connect with them personally and get them to sympathize with your predicamentthere may be times when you'd feel more comfortable writing them. If you don't know your neighbors at all or if your schedules don't line up to where you ever see them outside of their home (at the mailbox, in the driveway, etc.), then leaving them a very politely worded note in their mailbox or on their door could be an effective way to alert them to the problem. Make sure that your note explains specifically what the problem is: For example, explain that you can hear their television at 11pm when you are trying to get to sleep, and note that it is loud enough that you can hear all of the dialogue on the program. Be sure to offer a proposed solution in your note: For example, suggest that they reduce the volume by a third, or ask that they move the television to the opposite side of the room, away from your shared wall. In case the situation is not resolved, you should keep a dated copy of the note for your records. Keep in mind that just because you can hear your neighbors, this doesn't automatically mean that they are being too noisy and that you would be justified in asking them to quiet down. Remember that people do have the right to make noise in their own home. Of course, what one person finds mildly annoying the next will find unbearablethese are somewhat subjective terms. In your effort to decide if you really ought to confront your neighbors, ask yourself whether their noise is significantly interfering with your ability to sleep, work, listen to your own programs, etc. If so, then a conversation probably is called for. If, on the other hand, your only complaint is that you can hear their kids playing in the middle of the afternoon while you are trying to read your novel, your request to make them have their kids knock it off will come off as being overly antagonistic. Perhaps you can just move to a different room or wear earplugs while reading.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Locate the holes at the end of the drill. Turn the key counterclockwise in the holes. Loosen the rest of the holes on the chuck.

Answer: Some older drills and some drill presses will have holes at the end of the drill that fit a special key. Find the part where the bit fits into the drill, otherwise known as the chuck. Drill presses may have more than one hole that you need to loosen before the bit can come free. Your drill should have come with a key that fits into the holes in the chuck. Fit the end of the key into the hole in the chuck then turn the key counterclockwise 5-6 times. This should start to loosen the bit from your drill. If you can't find your chuck key, you'll have to purchase another one that's made for your specific drill. Once you're done loosening one hole, move onto the others until you've loosened them all. Once they are all loose, the bit should come free from the drill. Remove the bit from the drill and set it aside. If the drill bit is still stuck, it's likely that you didn't loosen all of the holes. Double check and make sure that you've turned them all counterclockwise.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Scan for moisture inside walls with a moisture meter. Find the cold, leaky part of a wall with an infrared camera. Cut into your drywall to find the source of a leak.

Answer:
A moisture meter is a piece of equipment which, when placed directly against a wall, will analyze the moisture content of that wall. If you know that you have a leak within a certain wall, but are unaware of the precise location, place the moisture meter at 5 or 6 different spots on the wall. Whichever spot gives the highest moisture reading is closest to the leak. You can purchase or rent a moisture meter at a large hardware store or home-improvement store. These gadgets are frequently used by professional home-inspectors to find leaks or wet walls. Infrared cameras detect heat, and can indicate the temperature of a wall. A leaky, wet wall will have a cooler temperature than the surrounding wall. Train an infrared camera on a wall with a leak, and look to see which section of the wall is the coldest. This will be the section of the wall nearest the leak. When using an infrared camera, hot objects will have red or orange coloring, while cool objects will have blue or purple coloring. You may be able to rent an infrared camera from a professional contractor, a home-improvement center, or from a photography shop. Use a utility knife to score a line about 10 inches (25cm) long into your drywall at the location where you see visible signs of a water leak (mold, discolored drywall, etc.). Then, using a drywall saw, cut along the line you just scored. Cut a hole in the wall large enough for your head to fit inside. Stick your head in the wall and look around until you spot the source of your leak. Enlarge the hole so that you can also insert a flashlight to see better inside the wall, if needed. Often, the patch of wall which shows signs of a leak is not directly in front of the leaky pipe or fixture. Water can drain along the outside of pipes in your walls or trickle many feet down the inside of your walls before the telltale signs of a leak become visible. Both a utility knife and a drywall saw can be purchased at your local hardware store.