TAKING THE LEAP AN ODE TO QUITTING

There are times in your life where you know that perseverance is key. Climbing to the top of the mountain takes patience and drive, and if you stick with it, you’ll breathe the rarified air and see to the ends of the world. But what if you never wanted to climb the mountain in the first place, but just felt like you should?

Tenacity is a quality that delivers success and contentment, of course—but only if it is directed the right way. And sometimes you need to know when to give up. Not everything can be conquered by blindly pushing through and hoping. Why strive when you don’t really understand what