Is it Harder to quit or Easier to give up?

[Tatsuo]

After looking at old feedback threads. It seems its easier to give up something to me than to keep going. Am I wrong?

 

[CharlesEBrown]

It depends on why you started in the first place and if the story will LET you give up.

 

[Representing_Tromba]

It may be easier to give up but that doesn't always mean that is the right answer.

 

[Tatsuo]

It depends on why you started in the first place and if the story will LET you give up.

Which have you felt first?

 

[DeepWater]

Yes

 

[Tatsuo]

Yes

Yes to Both? I see...

 

[CharlesEBrown]

Which have you felt first?

Different ones at different times.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

Bruh.

 

[fantasiasera]

easy to give in

 

[CarburetorThompson]

After looking at old feedback threads. It seems its easier to give up something to me than to keep going. Am I wrong?

All you have to do is look at the myriad of stories on SH that are on indefinite hiatus to get the answer you seek

 

[ACertainPassingUser]

Depends too much on why you do it in the first place, why you give up, what it take for you lose if you continue vs what it would cost if you give up.

The words "Hard to quit" usually refers to stop doing soemhign that have been doing for some time.

Whule "its easy to give up" usually refers to peopel stop doing something when its quite reasonably hsrder than they used to.

Both of the are just society control words in my opinion, Thing people said without giving much thought.

 

[NotOriginal]

I mean... depends on the context of what is being given up on and what is that you are trying to quit.

 

[Tatsuo]

All you have to do is look at the myriad of stories on SH that are on indefinite hiatus to get the answer you seek.

I guess the one who make it till the end are people who refused to be someone with just dreams.

 

[Deleted member 120990]

The reason I gave up doing feedback is because 95 percent of people genuinely don't even want a feedback when they post. They want something known as validation. They shouldn't post in the thread, but what are you gonna do about it?

 

[AnonUnlimited]

It's easier not switching profiles and pretending as if you are two people.

 

[RepresentingCaution]

Easier to use condom.

 

[Forgotten_Fox]

I am the only one that instantly thought about re:zero?

 

[Goat]

It's always easier to give up, unless it's an addiction, sunk cost, or obsession.

 

[kitty_blush]

It seems I'm in the minority, thinking it's harder to quit. Then again, I don't think it's "quitting" to take a break or table a story, even if it's for several years, if the intention is always to go back to it. But....I am an eternal, self-inflicting optimist and it would probably do me good to let go of some of the things I'm holding on to, but I can't. I'm always hopeful I can fix it, or go back to it and finish it, or whatever etc. etc. That's why I think it's hard to quit!

If we're talking about one specific story and not writing as a whole, the same applies to me. If I believe in it, it will take lots of convincing from others to make me change my mind that it's crap and that I should give it up and start over, because *I* can see it so clearly in my own head. That doesn't mean it's coming out well

This was a good question, it really got the ol' wheels turning in the dusty brain! Thanks kb

 

[Tatsuo]

It seems I'm in the minority, thinking it's harder to quit. Then again, I don't think it's "quitting" to take a break or table a story, even if it's for several years, if the intention is always to go back to it. But....I am an eternal, self-inflicting optimist and it would probably do me good to let go of some of the things I'm holding on to, but I can't. I'm always hopeful I can fix it, or go back to it and finish it, or whatever etc. etc. That's why I think it's hard to quit!

If we're talking about one specific story and not writing as a whole, the same applies to me. If I believe in it, it will take lots of convincing from others to make me change my mind that it's crap and that I should give it up and start over, because *I* can see it so clearly in my own head. That doesn't mean it's coming out well

This was a good question, it really got the ol' wheels turning in the dusty brain! Thanks kb

I think that is a good trait.