Solitaire as self-development aid shocker!

I was playing a game of Solitaire on my phone just now. Kat's noticed that I play a very cautious game, trying to control when I get cards out and not to get important ones trapped somewhere I can't get them. That's all very strategically effective, but Kat usually seems to score better than me. Even though she plays, oh I dunno, one game for every ten of mine. I actually caught myself looking at the backs of cards yet to be turned over, trying to figure out a system for prioritising which row to turn over first. (I mean, really...)

Then I thought "Just make the bold move. You're no more likely to fail." Followed rapidly by "Oooo, that sounds wise!" The thing is, it really is true. You don't KNOW the outcome either way, so you might as well have fun with it. There's nothing wrong with using your head either. You don't have to go apeshit at the drop of a hat just to prove you're being spontaneous. It's all about finding your own balance - not according to whether you'll stand or fall, but according to how you feel like living. It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it, that type of thing.

By the way, "Just make the bold move. You're no more likely to fail," is technically a fauxtation. That's to say, it kind of sounds like it might be a quotation, but isn't.