The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
Hardcover – 96 pages
ISBN-10: 1591841666
ISBN-13: 9781591841661
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Persistence is a virtue when confronted with difficulties and obstacles (this is The Dip part of the learning curve). However, Godin stressed the importance of persevering in _worthwhile_ goals. Because we have limited attention, time and energy to do well in many areas. Or because we can become too comfortable in what we are doing that we fail to see we are stuck and there are better choices. Sometimes it is wiser to cut our losses and quit. The challenge is to know what and when to quit. The book provides guidelines to make these quitting decisions. (read less)
Persistence is a virtue when confronted with difficulties and obstacles (this is The Dip part of the learning curve). However, Godin stressed the importance of persevering in _worthwhile_ goals. Because we have limited attention, time and energy to do well in many areas. Or because we can become too comfortable in what we are doing that we fail to see we are stuck and there are better choices. Sometimes it is wiser to cut our losses and quit. The challenge is to know what and when... (read more)
I have to ashamely say that I read this book at Kinokuniya book store, after a failed attempt to look for a sketch book this afternoon.
If you look at the cover, the part where the _stick man_ stands, is the _dip_, the period when beginner's luck has run out, when things are going tough, when many call it a quit, and cause you to be scarce if you stay on - _which is a good thing_ - when you persevere and take the right steps to ride through the storm, that's when you your efforts will pay off again and the _dip_ turns upside down.
I'm not sure if I'm getting lazy, but nowadays I started to have a good impression with thin books. This book will help you to analyse your current situation, if you are in the dip or in a _cul de sac_, if you should stay on or if you should call it a quit.
Advocating that successful people are not ones who don't quit, but also those who know when to quit. It is alright to call it a quit, the idea is not to waste time and resources on things that will not work, but to focus on areas that will work.
Something that I can relate to, love it. (read less)
I have to ashamely say that I read this book at Kinokuniya book store, after a failed attempt to look for a sketch book this afternoon.
If you look at the cover, the part where the _stick man_ stands, is the _dip_, the period when beginner's luck has run out, when things are going tough, when many call it a quit, and cause you to be scarce if you stay on - _which is a good thing_ - when you persevere and take the right steps to ride through the storm, that's when you your efforts... (read more)
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