The Road Less Traveled....

Today, I was thinking to myself, wondering why everything I do always seems so hard, then I came to a realization. I put myself through difficult situations on purpose on a daily basis. When there are two options, or two metaphorical roads to take, I ALWAYS choose the one I know will be more difficult. No matter what the circumstances I'll choose the one that takes much more time, and effort, the one I am positive will be extremly hard. The one I know I'll have a 80% chance of failure but a 20% chance of the result being brilliant as opposed to the one where I have a 99% chance of doing well and a 1% chance of failure. It's the way I always do things, whether its something as simple as what to eat to a major life altering decision. Am I insane? Is this some odd form of masochism? Am I an overachiever? Or am I just a dreamer? Do you ever put yourself through things like this?