"When the pain gets so bad that you’re ready to quit you’ve set yourself
up as someone with nothing to lose. And someone with nothing to lose
has quite a bit of power. You can go for broke. Challenge authority.
Attempt unattempted alternatives. Lean into the problem; lean so far
that you might just lean right through it."

Seth Godin, author of The Dip (May 2007, Portfolio) as quoted on the Idea Sandbox (February 15, 2007)