[hwijaya]

Giving upon on the idea or entrepreneurship? I am curious to learn on when should pivot and when to stick with an idea. Thx!

[shin_lao]

Knowing that is what will make you successful in life and it obviously cannot be summed up in few words. You get it or you don't. That's the way I see it.

[staunch]

I think Plato's four cardinal virtues play a big role for many people. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato%27s_four_cardinal_virtues

[cschep]

and you learn it better each time you make that decision, stick with it, and it's right or wrong. Adjust accordingly next time.

[aantix]

Kathlyn Hendricks, a relationship expert (_Conscious Loving_ is a fascinating book for the engineering mind dealing with relationships), offers this advice for when to leave a personal relationship (point 2 of the audio). Maybe it's applicable when pursuing ideas as well?

http://www.hendricks.com/QA2

"Have you worked on the relationship so long that the amount of pain you feel overshadows the possibilities? Time to leave."