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The following is an on-line version of text from Getting Better (and better) After Brain Injury/A Survivor's Guide--25 Ideas for Living Smarter and Happier.
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Idea # 13

Trying is Better than Not Trying

 Sometimes you feel that nothing will work. Sometimes you feel that trying isn’t worth the effort. Everyone feels like giving up sometimes.

The next time you feel like giving up, recognize that feelings do change.

Ask yourself, "Have I

really tried everything?"

Ask yourself, "Have I tried

hard enough, long enough?"

Think a little harder and smarter

about your next step.

    Ask other people for ideas

and suggestions.

Things won’t get better if you give up. Wherever you are, trying will get you a lot farther than not trying.

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