I have to ashamely say that I read this book at Kinokuniya book store, after a failed attempt to look for a sketch book this afternoon.

If you look at the cover, the part where the stick man stands, is the dip, the period when beginner’s luck has run out, when things are going tough, when many call it a quit, and cause you to be scarce if you stay on – which is a good thing – and when you persevere and take the right steps to ride through the storm, that’s when you your efforts will pay off again and the dip turns upside down.

I’m not sure if I’m getting lazy, but nowadays I started to have a good impression with thin books. This book will help you to analyse your current situation, if you are in the dip or in a cul de sac, if you should stay on or if you should call it a quit.

Advocating that successful people are not the ones who don’t quit, but also those who know when to quit. It is alright to call it a quit, the idea is not to waste time and resources on things that will not work, but to focus on areas that will work.

Something that I can relate to as a young startup, and it also reminds me of my hurdle in relationship.