5 willpower habits every man should develop

To develop this trait favorably one should stick to a job until it is done. Form the habit of staying, not quitting. And when you do feel like quitting think of Joe who trained for the distances, or Daguerre who spent fourteen years to get a photographic image to stick on glass. Don’t be a putter-off.

~ Brett McKay from, 5 Willpower Habits Every Man Should Develop | The Art of Manliness

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