To Thine Own Self Be True

One of my favorite aspects of childhood was that who I was could change on a dime. One minute I'd be an astronaut and the next a tight-rope walker. I could decide to be a kid who sings in the grocery store, and a few seconds later decide I was a kid who touched every piece of produce.

Unfortunately, the downside of changing who you are constantly means that you're a pretty lousy decision maker. I certainly was. How do you know if you want macaroni and cheese for dinner if it's not yet dinner t...