Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Important challenges are difficult because they resist easy solutions.
- In plain terms
- Hard problems are worth solving because they fight back.
- What can you take from it?
- Persist because worthy challenges offer resistance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is this problem worth the fight?
- Why do you resist giving up?
Another view
It may encourage persistence where quitting is safer.
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