Gritty

“Grit” is overused in the startup world.

It tends to be the easy answer to any problem—just have more grit. What does that even mean?

The easy answer isn’t always the best answer.

According to Annie Duke, there’s a skill even more powerful than perseverance: knowing when to quit.

In her book Quit, she writes “The problem is that the grit that allows us to power through will also get us to stick to things that aren’t worthwhile.”

This is by no means a suggestion to throw out perseverance, rather a caution to use it properly.

Duke goes on to clarify that “success comes from sticking to the stuff that’s working and quitting the rest.”

Keep your grit, but understand when it’s futile.

Source: Quit by Annie Duke (not an affiliate link, just a good book)

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