When you feel the urge to quit, commit to just five more minutes. Yager found that most quitting happens at the "mid-point slump." Push through five minutes, and momentum often returns.
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Yager famously notes that almost everyone is good at starting (the thrill of novelty) and finishing (the panic of a deadline). The danger zone is the middle. The middle is boring. The middle requires grind. When you feel the urge to quit, commit
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You don’t finish because it’s not "perfect." Yager famously writes: “Finished is better than perfect.”