Quitting Well…

The Daily Habit For Doers

Being able to quit things that don't work is integral to being a winner.

- Tim Ferriss

If you’re like most people, then maybe you think of quitting as being synonymous with failure. We’ve been told by Hollywood as well as our grandparents that quitting doesn’t lead to an easier life, but to a dissatisfied and bitter one. And there’s a lot of truth to that. When done preemptively, as a knee-jerk reaction to slow success (and most success is slow success), quitting isn’t the answer. 

HOWEVER…

Quitting isn’t always not the answer, either. Some people mistakenly think that quitting, in and of itself, is bad… and so they continue to do things that aren’t getting results, aren’t making them happy, and aren’t progressing them forward, all in the name of perseverance and grit. 

But there is a time and a place to quit — to quit well — not as a knee-jerk reaction to slow success, but as a thoughtful decision in order to pursue something more fulfilling, impactful, or achievable.

If, for example, you’ve been working on something for years with very little results and too much burn out, then doing something else might be to your (and the world’s) benefit — it’s also possible that you simply need to alter your approach to something more sustainable and effective.

There’s no 100% right answer here… and we’re not telling you to quit — we’re simply telling you to recognize quitting for what it sometimes can be: an open door to something more fulfilling and impactful. 

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