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42. The Upside of Quitting

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Is Quitting Good for Your Health?

Psychologist Robert rich rosh says quitting is good for you physiologically and psychologically. Each of us encounters an unattainable goal about once a year, according to rosh. People can make two different mistakes in the regulation of their life: Quit too early when they should have persisted, or quit too late. If persistence is a virtue generally, how is a person to know when he or she, under which circumstances he or she should quit or disengage? We need your help in solving this puzzle.

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