In the first 3 games of the season, I predicted Penn State would beat Indiana, lose to OSU, and beat Maryland.
They went 0-3, so I, being a superstitious individual, changed tack, and said instead that the Lions would lose to Nebraska.
They went 0-1.
So what now? If I have expectations they lose, and if I try to reverse psychology things up, they lose.
The secret is not to care at all. To attain a zen-like state, wherein the physical world is merely an illusion, and expectations don’t exist. Only then can you let go of paltry things like wins and losses, and accept the true nature of the universe.