LPT: if a vertical shift of increasing your effort is not successful, don't panic; you probably just need a lateral shift of changing your approach.

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Too many people give up on something because they think 'this method won't get me there' means 'I can't get there.'

If you have a string of failures and perceive yourself as having really tried hard, question what you've been doing, not how much effort you've been putting in to it.

"In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd." - Miguel de Cervantes