In nigh a third of a century on this spinning wet rock, I am finally realizing that a modicum of self-confidence is nothing if not essential to efficient time management. If you have no self-confidence, then you end up second-guessing yourself. But then you have to second-guess your second guess. Und so weiter. Therefore, second-guessing is really infinite-guessing, and who has time for that?

One should have enough self-confidence to make a decision and feel free of overwhelming self-doubt, but not so much self-confidence that one makes decisions without thinking them through.

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