Do you second-guess?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> (<span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span> – <span word="from">from</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="today">today</span>?), <span word="please">please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="guess">guess</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="calculation">calculation</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="calculate">calculate</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>.</p><p><span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="calculation">calculation</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="indecision">indecision</span>, <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="undesirable">undesirable</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cherry">cherry</span> <span word="blossoms">blossoms</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="reminding">reminding</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fukushima">Fukushima</span> <span word="Daiichi">Daiichi</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="April">April</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="May">May</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Iceland">Iceland</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="volcanoes">volcanoes</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="erupt">erupt</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="See">See</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="If">If</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="cease">cease</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dissatisfaction">dissatisfaction</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="leather">leather</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="department">department</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wore">wore</span>.</p>
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