Brad Stulberg

And I think that that intrinsic reward is really the whole point of the entire endeavor.

Yeah, that's right, and it's totally okay to quit.

There's a lot of talk about grit, and grit is really important.

It's passion, it's perseverance, it's stick-to-it-ness, and you absolutely need grit.

But you also need fit, and fit means that the activity that you're doing is one that you have some natural ability for, that your temperament is suited towards, and that you enjoy.

And if you don't have fit, then it makes no sense to lean into grit.

What you need to do is quit.

So all these words rhyme, which is nice, but it's not just soft and fluffy.

This is a real important concept.

It makes sense to try a bunch of things, to quit early and often until you find an activity where the fit is there, where you like it.

And even when it's hard, you find satisfaction in doing the hard thing.

And at that point, you want to lock in and you want to have stick-to-itiveness and grit and persevere.

I know this in my own life.

If I think back to my schooling, I was not at all gritty in math and science.

I quit math and science pretty early.

I was not very good at them and I didn't like it.

I was a very gritty writer.

Why?

Because I had some natural talent and I was good at it.

So I think it's important to know ourselves to the extent we can to try to be discerning about when are we going to lean in and really buckle up and bear down versus when are we actually going to quit and try something else that we might enjoy more and we might be better at and we might learn more from.