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The Right Kind of Stubborn
How do I know if I’m being patient (a skill) or stubborn (a flaw)? They’re hard to tell apart without hindsight.
Morgan Housel • I Have A Few Questions
Grit or Quit? Tactical Advice for Founders Facing Tough Company Building Decisions
Annie Dukereview.firstround.com
This ability to persevere despite obstacles and setbacks is the quality people most admire in others, and justly so; it is probably the most important trait not only for succeeding in life, but for enjoying it as well.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi • Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
The persistent are attached to the goal. The obstinate are attached to their ideas about how to reach it.
Paul Graham • The Right Kind of Stubborn
The smartest system for discerning your best path to success involves trying lots of different things—sampling, if you will. For entrepreneurial ventures it might mean quickly bailing out if things don’t come together quickly. That approach might conflict with the advice you’ve heard all your life—that sticking with something, no matter the obstacl
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