A few years ago, when struggling with a big decision, I wondered: if persistence is such a good trait, why have I gotten into such trouble with it? The solution I found was to distinguish between persistence and stubbornness. Both are committed to reaching the goal no matter what, but persistence means changing what's not working, while stubbornness simply repeats what's not working.
This distinction has proven quite helpful to me. Your Andreesen quote may be the first time I've run across it elsewhere.
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A few years ago, when struggling with a big decision, I wondered: if persistence is such a good trait, why have I gotten into such trouble with it? The solution I found was to distinguish between persistence and stubbornness. Both are committed to reaching the goal no matter what, but persistence means changing what's not working, while stubbornness simply repeats what's not working.
This distinction has proven quite helpful to me. Your Andreesen quote may be the first time I've run across it elsewhere.
Someone famous once said something along the lines of:
"Persistence isn't trying the same thing over and over. That's just annoying. Persistence is having the same goals over and over."