It's Okay To Quit. Tomorrow.
BTTY Bit No. 12
From Me
Don’t look to society to define your path. If you do, you might find yourself walking down the wrong path.
Just because you can win the game, doesn’t mean you should play.
From Someone Else
When you feel like quitting, just do five more: 5 more minutes, 5 more pages, 5 more steps. Then repeat.
Sometimes you can break through and keep going, but even if you can’t, you ended five ahead.
Tell yourself you will quit tomorrow, but not today.
(Kevin Kelly)
We can’t do it all, but we can take the next right step. Then the next. Momentum has a way of finding the path.
And quitting is okay, tomorrow.
Take care,
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