If I’m always afraid of doing the wrong thing, making a second-best move, I’ll never get anywhere. Some people sabotage their projects whenever they approach success. (I fought that demon and won.) Some people have unrealistically high hopes and keep crashing and burning. My demon is timidity. Chickenshithood, first degree. Do yourself a favor, J. Next time it occurs to you to do something scary, something that makes you quake in your boots – just fucking do it.
