I've often heard that this is a reason we sometimes don't want to try hard things. We don't want to try our best and find out that we can't do it because our be

I've often heard that this is a reason we sometimes don't want to try hard things. We don't want to try our best and find out that we can't do it because our best is not good enough. We prefer the ego-sustaining state of ambiguity and unexplored possibility.