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Why Do I Persist When It's Not Working | Intermittent Reinforcement Explained
How do we know whether continuing is an act of meaningful perseverance—or evidence that we’re having difficulty letting go?
In this episode of The Original Self Podcast, Evet DeCota examines that question through her own experience of creating a podcast while watching analytics that do not always reflect the time, thought, and effort behind the work.
Then an unexpected message arrives. Someone shares that an episode helped them recognize a pattern, change their perspective, or take action—and suddenly, continuing feels worthwhile again.
Psychology calls this broader pattern intermittent…
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