Comments on: The Importance of Giving Up

By: keij alolosan

keij alolosan — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:00:23 +0000

though giving up is indeed never an easy task, it is sometimes necessary. in life, we need to prioritize some times and we need to weigh things out. sometimes in giving up, we may earn something worthy and thus, leads us to success.
nice post! keep it up

By: Josh Lipovetsky

Josh Lipovetsky — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:05:05 +0000

I agree with the premise of this article. Sometimes you just have to know when to throw in the towel, you know? People are so enveloped in an idea that they started, and they don’t want to give it up. If something doesn’t work for you, then change it. You don’t have to suffer by sticking with it, you know?

Thanks,
Josh Lipovetsky.

By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:50:24 +0000

Helen,
Admitting is perhaps one of the biggest obstacles to giving up. Many people don’t want to admit that they’ve made a mistake. But making mistakes is actually normal because it’s part of the learning process.

Laurie,

we’re inundated with “persist to succeed!” messages, but not “know when to fold ‘em” ones.

That’s exactly what’s happening. I also like your point on courage. Courage is indeed essential. Thanks for stopping by :)

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Quips and Tips for Achieving Your Goals — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:30:02 +0000

Hi Donald,

I’m a freelance writer; one of my favorite articles was about knowing when to give up for your own good! I loved writing that article, because I got to interview psychologists, life coaches, etc about the power of letting go.

One of the most important things I realized was that we’re inundated with “persist to succeed!” messages, but not “know when to fold ‘em” ones. It takes courage to change direction or jump tracks altogther (I’m mixing my metaphors here) — but it’s so important to recognize when things aren’t working.

Anyway, thanks for this; I’ve subscribed to your RSS feed :-)

Laurie

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:13:13 +0000

It’s very important for you, for your productivity, to know when to let go a project, when you feel that it is not working (the way you wanted to work, or not working at all), when you feel that one of your actions does not satisfy you. As you said, the time, effort, energy are waisted if you do not realize (or admit) in due time that the results are not satisfying.

By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:47:52 +0000

Travis,
Yes, that’s an intelligent approach. Unfortunately, sunk cost bias often tricks people into continuing their unfruitful effort.

By: Travis

Travis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:19:42 +0000

While I don’t think you should ever give up if victory is within your grasp, giving up when you KNOW you can’t succeed is always an intelligent approach. Why pour effort into something when there’s no output to reward you back?

By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:29:12 +0000

Ken,
That’s a good idea. Often there are so many things in our mind that we forget the big, courageous dreams we have in us.

J.D.,
Simple questions like what you shared are really helpful to remind us to do the right thing. They can prevent us from going off track.

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