Daily Productive Sharing 1194 - How to Quit?
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When to give up? How to give up? Scott Young believes that giving up is sometimes harder than persisting because we always think about perseverance but rarely consider quitting.
- Being able to thoughtfully give up may be even harder than persistence, because we constantly think about persevering but rarely reflect on when to quit.
- Quitting thoughtfully involves focusing only on what lies ahead—the potential future investments and their expected returns.
- The critical question isn’t "If I could start over, would I pick this project again?" but rather, "What's the value of continuing versus quitting and pursuing other opportunities?"
- The real difficulty is that we often persist out of emotional attachment to old decisions, rather than objectively evaluating future value.
- A useful approach is to predetermine clear triggers for quitting.
- Another strategy is to set a period of automatic delay or re-evaluation (e.g., one week or month), giving space to make a rational decision.
- Low-intensity exploration of alternative projects can help us realize they have similar challenges to our current one, reducing the urge to switch impulsively.
- If you are only continuing to avoid acknowledging sunk costs, it's usually a clear sign that quitting sooner is better.
- Set aside time to consciously reevaluate and question the projects you've committed to.
- Define clear criteria for quitting beforehand to avoid emotional bias.
- It's crucial to focus solely on future costs and benefits, disregarding past investments.
- When a project no longer aligns with your core values, quitting is the right decision.
- If continuing a project provides no clear benefit and has no foreseeable positive outcome, it's time to quit and redirect your energy elsewhere.
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何时放弃?如何放弃?Scott Young 认为放弃有时比坚持更难,因为我们总是在思考坚持,却不怎么思考放弃:
- 更有意识地思考何时放弃,或许比不断给待办清单增加任务,更能改善我们的决策。
- 真正重要的只有你未来还将投入多少,以及这些投入能否带来回报。
- 唯一该关注的是未来的成本与未来的收益。
- 从经济学视角来看,问题不是“如果让我重新开始,我会不会选择这个项目?”而是“继续下去相比放弃(以及其他选择)的价值究竟有多大?”
- 真正的困难在于,我们常在“不忍心放弃旧项目”和“盲目追逐新项目”之间来回摆动,却从未认真衡量各自的利弊。
- 一种特别有用的方法是事先明确你放弃的时间点。
- 另一种有帮助的方法是在决定放弃时,设定一段自动延迟或重新评估的时间,比如一周或一个月后再决定。
- 低强度的尝试常会帮助我们意识到新项目和旧项目一样困难,这能减弱盲目更换项目的欲望。
- 给自己设定清晰的“放弃界限”,即使你当时可能舍不得放手,也要遵守这些界限。
- 当这件事情与你最核心的价值观不再一致时,就应该放弃了。
- 当这件事的成本明显大于收益,并且短期内看不到退出的可能时,你也应当放弃。
- 当你坚持的原因仅仅是为了挽回已经发生的损失时,这通常意味着你应该尽快放弃。
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