When a routine fails, you have a third option beyond pushing harder or quitting: treat it as data. Change one variable like timing or scope, then try again. This experimental approach, rooted in Rand Selig's Thriving, means outcomes guide your next attempt instead of defining your worth.
When a new routine flops, you push harder or you quit. There's a third option. Turns out that result is not a verdict on you. It's just information about the approach you tested. From there, change one thing. Maybe the timing, the scope, or the support around it. Not everything, just one. So persistence isn't repeating the same attempt. Pick one variable, then try again. Thriving by Rand Selig calls this learning through experiments. Bottom line, let the result guide the next experiment, not define the goal.
