On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 12:00 PM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote:
> I occasionally listen to the Tim Ferris podcast, and I found last week's > episode [1] particularly fascinating. It's a panel of people giving their > take on the question "how does one decide when to quit and when to > persist". I recommend listening to the episode, but my intention in posting > here is to ask the community the same thing. > > How do *you* decide when to quit and when to persist? > > Udhay > > [1] https://tim.blog/2017/07/23/when-to-quit/ > > This is an important issue. You can burn years of your life by missing this. And you can also miss critical opportunities along the way as well. I think it's most important to learn the skill of quitting. And make no mistake, it's a skill and it needs practice. You don't want to quit something too soon without giving enough time for things to develop, of course, but then again you can't let a mess drag out too long either. The balance here is different for everyone. To me the best way to manage this is to always be driving your own agenda. Always be focused on your own goals, in other words. That way you are not totally influenced by random circumstances and it's less likely you'll fall victim to someone else's agenda. Part of driving your own agenda and managing your own goals, though, is being open to new opportunities resulting from changes in the environment around you. Once you have that awareness on a daily basis, you are in a much better position to assess situations and decide whether to quit or persist. I'll have to listen to the Ferris podcast. I'm a fan. Jim
