The Importance of Deciding Things by Fiat

"I think the more pernicious thing is I'm rehearsing failure. Every time I don't succeed, anytime I don't make good on a deal I've made with myself," he says. "If you're constantly breaking deals with yourself, something needs to change." He adds: "Don't take the most emotionally charged and difficult thing in your life and then decide you're going to wave a magic wand when the clock turns 12"