I can't quit, once I've started. I've been told I'm pathologically persistent. I can't quit.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker describes an inability to stop once they begin something, labeling it pathological persistence.
- In plain terms
- I cannot quit once I start because I am too persistent.
- What can you take from it?
- Persistence is valuable but can become an uncontrollable compulsion.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is your drive helping or hurting?
- How do you manage persistence?
Another view
Sometimes stopping is the better choice.
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