My father and mother, weak in body and mind, could do little to hold me back. When their efforts failed, of course my will grew stronger. From then on my voice in the house was law.
Our own decision-making abilities can become depleted over the course of the day causing indecision or poor choices, but choosing on behalf of someone else is an enjoyable task that doesn't suffer the same pitfalls.
But a diagnosis doesn't mean you're doomed to live in a mental health facility, or that you're a danger to society — just like it doesn't mean you're indecisive or had a terrible mother.
They found that entrepreneurs who reveal a personal shortcoming, such as indecisiveness or insecurity, are more likely to attract funding from investors who share these same characteristics.
And if the rains do come, that proves the efficacy of prayer-and no one says that it rather proves the irresolution of God and his readiness to abandon his plan.
For his part Roosevelt is shown as perilously indecisive, poring over opinion polls and “waiting to be pushed into war”, as he told his treasury secretary.