When does persistence become stupidity? Well, that depends. Do you still want what you thought you wanted? Do you keep trying different ways of getting it? Then keep going. If not, give yourself the grace of knowing it’s okay to change your mind. In this edition of Doing What Works we’ll give you a checklist to help you decide whether to stick with something.

Here are your show notes…

“A sunk cost is a sum paid in the past that is no longer relevant to decisions about the future [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_cost].”

“Be curious, not judgmental.” That’s from Ted Lasso [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ4YSXv6Xkg].

“After hitting on a brilliant new life plan, our first instinct is to tell someone, but Derek Sivers says it’s better to keep goals secret.” [https://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_keep_your_goals_to_yourself]

Thinking of changing careers? You can talk with an expert in the field you’re interested in [https://www.pivotplanet.com/].

Sometimes you change so much you can no longer fit in your old life. That’s from Glennon Doyle [https://twitter.com/GlennonDoyle].