There’s a lot of value in recognizing when a conversation has run its course. Some talks just go in circles, drain your energy, and never really move anything forward.

Parking those discussions isn’t giving up, it’s creating space. Once you stop spending mental bandwidth on things that aren’t going anywhere, you suddenly have room to think more clearly and explore other paths that might actually lead to progress.

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  • This hit. Walking away isn’t quitting, it’s reallocating attention. Once I stopped forcing conversations/projects that were going nowhere, my energy came back almost instantly. Clarity is expensive wasting it is even worse.

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  • yeah. learned it my experience. especially when it comes to arguments or client fights. it’s ok not to be right all the time. it’s ok not to give closure all the time. it’s ok not to get closure all the time. you just walk away.

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  • If you want it even more casual, shorter, or rougher, tell me and I’ll adjust.

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  • Yep yep, the hard part is knowing when to say no, not when to say yes!

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  • I totally agree with you. Sometimes it's not worth the energy and stress.

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  • Totally agree. Do you have a rule of thumb for when you decide a convo is “done”? Like a time limit, number of loops, or a clear next step that has to exist?

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  • Absolutely. In sales, knowing when to pivot saves so much time and focuses energy on actual progress.

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