I think the reason this is effective is not so much that you've given yourself permission to fail, but rather realising that failure isn't as big a catastrophe

I think the reason this is effective is not so much that you've given yourself permission to fail, but rather realising that failure isn't as big a catastrophe as you initially felt it to be. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatastrophizing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatastrophizing