Quitting has a bad rap. How often are we told to "keep going" and "never give up?" The catchphrase from the movie Galaxy Quest comes to mind—"Never give up. Never surrender!" Parents often encourage ...

As a 10-year-old, I was suspiciously miserable. For some reason, the parts of my brain experiencing misery seemed to be far more developed than those of my peers. I was a bad student and slow to make ...

If there was one thing that was pounded into me as a kid it was to never give up. I heard versions of “never give up” at school, at home, and with every sport that I played. I heard it so many times, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In third grade, I followed every pencil stroke of Mark Crilley’s YouTube videos. Although my ...

There’s a before-and-after process to the art of quitting. If you’re on the fence, struggling to pull the plug, here are some guidelines to help you move through the process: 1. Look at your values.

I never identified as a quitter. When I got sober at 20 years old, I didn't think of it as quitting drinking; it felt like I was trading a painful and meaningless existence for something far greater.