[kelseyfrog]

Reading Angela Duckworth at a young age helped. Whether it's true or not, the placebo effect on grit is amazing. Have a fragile ego that makes the possibility of failure hurt more than the pain of frustration. When you feel like giving up, realize that's like any other emotion and you can choose to act on it or not separate from it existing.

[ralusek]

I wouldn't describe wanting to give up as primarily an emotion to me, but rather a function of available energy, or something akin to pain. I guess pain is maybe technically an emotion, it's certainly not something trivially dismissed on a whim. Anytime I've burned out on something, I just have no energy left and am physically pained by having to keep at it.