Knowing when to quit
Speedrunning my way through newsletters this week, always been a fan of short but powerful reads, so here. we. go.
You see holograms in almost any sci-fi movie, but what ancient invention already helps you see through walls?
One potential answer, as usual, at the end.
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Quitting in style
No matter what some forward thinkers will tell you, quitting is frowned upon in most cultures.
There’s a certain appeal in suffering your way through life, achieving something while also sacrificing a part of yourself.
It’s like we feel we don’t deserve things unless we’ve been through shit.
It’s one of the dumbest mindsets that we’re taught at an early age.
Why start by thinking you have to sacrifice something? Why always correlate suffering with a potential win?
Learn to avoid suffering. Learn to take the wins that don’t require sacrifice. Resilience is key because most things do require sacrifices, but that doesn’t mean we should seek them out.
Two thirds of the people I know should quit what they’re doing right now and they’d be happier on the spot & more successful in the long run. But they don’t.
They’re pushing the rock up their hill. The problem is it’s the wrong hill and they think just by sweating it out, life will give them a freebie.
It won’t. Great results do take blood, sweat & tears. But make sure you’re on the right battlefield.
Answer: Windows.