In quantum mechanics, an electron doesn't just exist in one place, it exists everywhere in a distributed probability wave function. As soon as the electron is observed, the wave function collapses into a singular condensed point and deposits all of its energy. Before it is observed though, it literally has the potential to condense and collapse anywhere along the probability wave. This is the mechanics behind the fundamental unpredictability of the Universe.

Believing that the function will collapse in the worst possible area is absurd. Believing that it will collapse anywhere is absurd. You just don't know. You can't predict where it will collapse, but you can believe that no matter where your probability function collapses, you will be okay. You will deal with it and you will live, and even if you don't live, you will have existed fully. Like Odysseus yelling at the Gods. This is the essence of confidence. Accepting the unpredictable nature of the universe and thriving despite it.

As a corollary, being decisive is like forcing the function to collapse at a singular point. This is a fundamentally masculine trait. It is not masculine to be so bogged down in uncertainty, being obssessed with all the possible outcomes, that you become paralyzed. Accept the worst possible outcome, and make a decision based on intuition and strategy. That's all you can do.