Another way to put it: A "so-so" job (or relationship) is worse than a terrible job, because a terrible job at least motivates you to look for something better

Another way to put it: A "so-so" job (or relationship) is worse than a terrible job, because a terrible job at least motivates you to look for something better. Whenever I ended a so-so job, project, or relationship, the result was always "I should have done that sooner," not "I shouldn't have done that."