Never never never give up?

How often have you run into this phrase of Winston Churchill?

I am positive that people have tried to motivate you with these words.

In the past I didn’t hear it so often from my family or friends, but I said it to myself almost always when I was solving a mathematical task or learned a new dance.

These days I am smarter. From my life experience and after reading some smart books I understand that it is not necessary to continue something just to finish it if there is no benefit or joy in the result.

Why should you continue to do something that you don’t like and will not get you the expected results?

It took time for me to implement this idea into my life.

If you ask me how I behave today, I can tell you that:

• I stopped reading books that I didn’t like from the beginning pages/chapters.

• I stopped being uncomfortable with switching off a movie that for me looks like a waste of time from the first two scenes.

• I stopped eating a meal in a restaurant that I just ordered if it isn’t tasty for me (assuming I am not as hungry as a hunter at that very moment).

• I leave the theater before a movie is finished if I don’t have good feelings and want to go to sleep there ...

It’s better to interrupt a disappointing situation early.

You might feel a lot of pressure to finish things, as your boss might say, “If you’ve quit trying to achieve something - you can not be successful” but are u sure that it always works ?

No exception from this rule ?

We live in a black-and-white world now and many see this picture that motivates you to go ahead without stopping.

But I cannot believe that no one has thought about the details that are hidden and out of the picture.*

We have plenty of variations and “if...else” possibilities

Imagine .

What will a brave person in a green shirt - let’s call him John- do if 2 steps before he’s done his chisel breaks? - He will also return with nothing in his hands.

What if John doesn’t expect to find anything during his work with the chisel - he’s just exercising and dreaming about muscles ? I am certain he will achieve it soon. Or is he just taking out his anger ?

Now switch to looking at the sad guy in the white shirt - let’s call him Tom. Would he have been happier if he expected to get a new car when he was done??

Or maybe he’s just going home after a hard day because it’s already 18:00 and he’s just tired.

Or maybe Tom is frustrated at the bad behaviour of his son at school and is considering how he can manage the problem.

We don’t see the whole picture - perhaps right around the corner Tom will find some other treasure?

There are plenty of variations and “if...else” possibilities.

Winston Churchill also said, “If you're going through hell, keep going,“ but personally I prefer not to do it.