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letting go

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Here's the blurb I found on whether investing time in something makes sense.

It's adapted from a post at a Harvard Business Review blog.

"I've come up with four questions I now ask myself each time I begin to wonder if it's time to ease back on something or someone I've been pursuing.

Here they are:

1. Do I have a feeling in my gut that this isn't going to come to anything?

2. Is there a more enjoyable and productive way I could be investing my time and energy right now?

3. How important will this seem to me in six months?

4. How important will this seem to me in two years?

If the answer to 1 and 2 are "yes," or the answers to 3 and 4 are "not much," it's time to let go."