INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Do what everyone else is doing, but to a lesser degree. If everyone is laughing, chuckle; if everyone is crying, shed a tear. The key is to be subtle in all your actions. By not replying to others, you'll avoid their current attention. Further, your lack of reply may likely cease other correspondence. Turn off your cell-phone. Avoid calls and texts the same. Set your voicemail to let everyone know you'll be out of the loop for a while. Let emergency contacts know where you'll be and how to reach you otherwise. Don't check your personal email. Work email may be unavoidable, but personal email can wait. Set an "out of office" auto-reply, or pretend you're on vacation. Log out of social networks. No tweets, snapchats, or facebook messages. Imagine you are trying to avoid revealing a show's cliffhanger secret or the final score spoiler. Try to avoid eye contact so people aren't prone to engage you. Lack of eye contact signals inattentiveness and lessened interest. Try not to initiate conversation with anyone. If someone initiates with you, be polite but abrupt. Make it clear you wish to be left alone.

SUMMARY: Minimize your actions. Unplug from electronic communication. Keep personal interactions to a minimum.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Some dessert coffees are adults-only beverages because they contain alcohol. You can make your own alcoholic dessert coffee as well by adding an ounce (30 ml) of a spirit or liqueur to your coffee. Some of the more popular alcohols to add to coffee include: Brandy Whiskey Coffee liqueur Hazel liqueur Irish cream liqueur

SUMMARY: Add a shot of alcohol.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Infected sores are bad news, so if you think that your sores may be infected, you should contact your doctor immediately. Signs that your sores are infected include: A fever An increase in inflammation that causes additional pain The sore feels warm to the touch The sore is shiny and smooth Your symptoms are getting worse You can soak any infected sores in Burow's solution (commercial name, Domeboro) or tap water. This helps to decrease oozing, clean away any crusting and soothe the skin. Burow's solution has antibacterial and astringent properties. You can purchase it without a prescription at your local pharmacy. Instead of soaking your sores, you can also apply the Burow's solution directly onto your sores via the cold compress. You can apply the compress for up to 20 minutes, several times a day. Once a lesion has crusted over, you can apply capsaicin cream (e.g. Zostrix) to it. You can apply the capsaicin cream up to 5 times a day in order to promote healing.

SUMMARY: Look out for signs that your sores are infected. Soak your infected sores in Burow's solution. Apply capsaicin cream after your blister has crusted over.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Do not make his being wrong about his intelligence or other aspect of his character. This will be more likely to put him on the defensive; if you isolate his specific action or thought (whatever he is wrong about) from his character, he will more easily see the err of his ways as his identity and self-esteem is not so wrapped up in the exchange. For example, rather than saying something that makes a character judgment like "you've definitely not been paying attention or there is something wrong with your memory because I did the dishes last" say something that focuses more precisely on the specific wrongness, like "I believe you're actually wrong about who did the dishes last time." People will be more inclined to believe you that they are wrong if you offer an alternative that is right. If you just point out that they are wrong but do not follow up beyond that, without any alternative, they will be more likely to stick to their guns. Speak with authority but also remain modest in your conversation. Again, the main idea here is that you do not want him to get on the defensive. Do not be aggressive, let him know softly by saying something like "I think you may be mistaken here" rather than "you are absolutely dead wrong on that"; the former is more abrasive and will more likely lead to an automatic aggressive response by him, such as refusing to take your position seriously. The angrier or more exasperated you seem, the more power he will have. Stay calm and if he just won't accept the facts, consider walking away. It's often not worth a fight to prove someone wrong. Be comfortable knowing that you are right and that in some cases it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Try sandwiching his being wrong between two positive qualities about him, or weaving in other things he was right about. With this technique, he may not feel too negatively about your correcting his being wrong. Take an example where your roommate is wrong about his belief that he did the dishes last, and it is a frequent enough occurrence that you decide to bring it up. You might say something along the lines of "When you do the dishes they always come out nice and clean but I think you're wrong that you did them last. I remember doing them yesterday while you were playing that sweet song on the guitar. Do you remember that?" Be sure to drive home the point that the real reason for the conversation is to let him know that he was wrong about something. Do not spend too much of the conversation on what he did well, otherwise he may focus too much on that or not get the take home message you intend to leave him with; this will undermine the use of the sandwich technique. However, avoid being condescending, too. It is a fine line to walk; you will be less likely to be perceived as being condescending if the 'bread' layers of your sandwich are genuine.

SUMMARY:
Point to behavior, not character. Show how to be right. Ease him into it. Don't get worked up. Try the sandwich technique.