A lie I believed

Have you ever heard this:

Its easier to say "I'm sorry" after the fact than ask permission to begin with?

WRONG! I am trying to be much more upfront and honest about everything. When I get scared or anxious, I procrastinate and then have to deal with the ramifications later. Even if the ramifications aren't bad, I have all this internal dissonance and stress about having to apologize later.

Not worth it. Get the unpleasantness out of the way from the start.