What if
For a challenge
A skill to learn
A breakthrough to make
We tried many things
We're not getting there
Maybe even not
Perceiving progress
Even getting hurt
Bad a/o repeatedly
Despite precautions
Accounting for user error
Assuming, first
There's not a lack of
Or a wrong-for-me
Overarching goal, etc
Is generally
A great
Virtue
Keep trying
In different ways
But can persistence turn
Against us?
Maybe we're doing
The wrong sport?
What gene do we have
Fast or slow twitch?
Time to adjust
Expectations
Targets
Accordingly?
Or
Better
Adjust the actual
Challenge?
Wrong goal?
Wrong way of going about it?
Wrong time?
Not ready?
Maybe doing it
Wrong?
But
Not seeing it?
In the end
Risk of burn out
Losing motivation
Giving up for good
To see
Re-energize
Maybe
Take a break?
Power nap
Meditation
Or an extreme:
Desert, ashram, shut off
Change
The environment
Where we don't have to worry about
Stuff
When
Persistance here
Was in fact
Futile
Is there anything else
That's exciting
To try
For a while?