Perseverance is an important quality of character, but is it worth it to persist if the goal is unattainable? Researchers from the University of British Columbia and Concordia University believe that sometimes it is better for health to abandon an unattainable goal in favor of another, more realistic one.
Perseverance is an important quality of character, but is it worth it to persist if the goal is unattainable? Canadian psychologists observed teenage girls for a year and noticed that excessive perseverance in achieving a goal weakens the body. In the blood of adolescents who do not stop at a serious obstacle, the level of C-reactive protein is significantly higher (a sign of inflammation and reduced immunity) than those who behave more flexibly. Such teenagers live in constant stress, and it becomes the cause of diabetes and heart disease. Gregory Miller of the University of British Columbia and Carsten Wrosch of Concordia University believe that sometimes it’s healthier to give up an unattainable goal in favor of a more realistic one.