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What do you do when your most determined best effort is still inadequate?
by sown 14y ago
What do you do when your most determined best effort is still inadequate?
- tagawa 14y agoAs harsh as it sounds, I'd probably re-read Taskstrike's comment above. EDIT: On a more practical note, I find reading biographies of those who've succeeded in the face of adversity gives me motivation to "press on". Dyson's autobiography is a good example.
- sown 14y agoOK, so what do I do when my most persistent determined effort fails? I.e., if I never win and never give up?
- d23 14y agoYou wouldn't ever know, because it would mean being persistent up until the last moment of your life.
- tagawa 14y agoThis is difficult without context, but first I'd replace "never win" with "haven't won yet". And even if you haven't won yet, you've surely learned something along the way (even if it's what not to do). Can this knowledge be used to try again more effectively, or to try something similar in a different field with a higher chance of success (or less risk)?
- nostrademons 14y agoReset your goals. If you never win and never give up, you're probably working on the wrong problem.
- emmelaich 14y agoI almost hate myself for quoting W.C.Fields here, but I can't resist sorry :-) "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it."