[roughfalls]

"Knowing when to quit is as important as knowing when not to quit. Hard work does not always pay off."

This is the entire subject of Seth Godin's _The Dip_. I'm not a huge fan of this breed of books, but if someone is looking for a lesson on this topic, I would having a look at that book. It's very short -- you can read it in under an hour. It provides a decent mental framework for thinking through the question of whether you should continue on your current path, or quit and switch gears.

[davehtaylor]

Reminds me of a quote I heard a while back, not sure the source, went something to the effect of:

"Winners never quit, and quitters never win. But a person who never wins and never quits is a fool."

[dyarosla]

Is that the correct phrasing? It would imply that a fool that never wins and never quits should quit... but if quitters never win this fool would be sure to not win once they've quit.

[wiz21c]

Nice but how do you know in which group you are or when you go from one group to another...

[kamaal]

If no mistake you have made, yet losing you are. Then a different game you must play.

~Yoda.

[syntaxing]

Interesting, I'm going have to look into this book. I think the hardest part for me personally when I'm making my "quitting" decision is that my emotional attachment tends to supersede my logical thinking.

[googletazer]

The Dip was an eyeopener, its a highly recommended read.