From the examples, it sounds like the answer to the question "when should I quit" comes most easily when you have some source of objectivity.
It's easy, from the outside, to see a baseball minor league player in their early 30s and think "he would be better off quitting." The hard part is to accept that idea from the inside. Sometimes having a dream to be striving for is nearly as rewarding as success itself.
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From the examples, it sounds like the answer to the question "when should I quit" comes most easily when you have some source of objectivity.
It's easy, from the outside, to see a baseball minor league player in their early 30s and think "he would be better off quitting." The hard part is to accept that idea from the inside. Sometimes having a dream to be striving for is nearly as rewarding as success itself.
This reminds me of Rickey Henderson, who played for 25 seasons, played minor league ball when he was 48 and still refuses to retire.