fromPsychology Today
1 week agoKnowing When to Give Up
In Adam Phillips' book, On Giving Up, he argues that persistence can become tyrannical and narrow our minds from other aspects in life: "There can be a tyranny of completion, of finishing things, which can narrow our minds unduly." Some forms of persistence can become fixations and take on extra-symbolic weight, causing harm or neglect in other areas of our life.
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