What a virtue.
For breakthroughs
Which usually don't come cheaply
Persistence is probably
The key ingredient
Where does its energy come from?
Being and staying persistent
Is incredibly hard just for its own sake
Without anything to drive it
Suppose those drivers could be
Running *towards* something
An overarching mindset
Or running away *from* something
In the past, present, future
Injury. Pain. Loss
Feeling stuck
Here, we can turn the negative stuff
Into constructive energy as well
Something will be better as a result
Along with positive side effects
Try again
Rinse and repeat
Add variations
Find other ways
That's all of course
If we're on the right path
Barking up the right tree
Not already stuck
Not at
Too diminishing returns
Too comfortable already
In an acquired state
There can be a fine line between
Not being persistent enough (= giving up too early)
And wasting energy
On the wrong track
So keep going
Or
Better do something else?