Four of the most fraught words that can be uttered are, “this time is different”.
I always fall for my buddy’s crossover/head fake move on the basketball court, but this time is different. I’ve committed to lose weight every January for the last ten years, but this time is different. I always lose money following Jim Cramer’s stock advice, but this time is different.
Chances are, this time isn’t different. If it was easy to make a change you’ve been trying to make for a while, you’d have done it already. And making predictions is hard, especially about the future.