As children, we are eager to try everything. Sports. Instruments. Toys. But then something happens.
 

They are no longer interested in that particular activity. They whine and no longer perform with the same excitement as when they started. Some parents immediately take their child out of the activity while others keep them in to teach them not to be a quitter. Neither is wrong but the same rules don’t really apply when you cross over into adulthood.
 

It’s simple.

If you don’t like a job, you quit. If you don’t like a person, you stop talking to them. If you don’t like a certain food, you just don’t eat it anymore. If you don’t like a city, you leave. There is no one telling you to stay or wait it out. And if someone is telling you that, well, you just don’t have to listen. The choice is completely up to you.
 

See, being an adult takes courage.

It takes really knowing yourself and what you are willing to deal with. Many people stay at a job for months, years, and even decades because someone told them to “hang on in there” and they got so far into life, they felt like they had no other option but to stay.
 

Your actions after losing interest in an activity, job or person says a lot about you. Let’s say you lose interest in a job and you stay. You begin to come into work every day with an attitude that gives off the “I don’t want to be here” vibe. You are short in conversation with your coworkers and barely say two words in meetings. Your work slowly becomes mediocre as you are not performing at your best. You become depressed as you spend eight hours a day (or more) in a place you hate.
 

Well, all those emotions and negative actions can be avoided. You are not only hurting yourself, but you are also hurting your company. It’s not fair to the company to have a lackluster employee. They’d rather hire someone more enthusiastic and hard working. It’s also not fair to your health. Unhappiness causes a lot of other issues you don’t really want to deal with.
 

Therefore, start being proactive.

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You can look for another job or ask to change your current position. Perhaps transfer to another department. But in order to do so, you must figure out what caused you to lose interest and plan out your next steps. Sometimes we need a pick me up like the daily 3 o’clock work crash to spark our interest again. Or, sometimes it’s best to leave and pursue other opportunities.
 

As an adult, you must think about the short-term and long-term effects of your decision. It’s not hard to map it out. After all, this is your life.
 

and identify when you lose interest in something or someone.
 

with the other side. Try not to make drastic decisions that may cause harm to the other side of the situation.
 

because it’s not fair for you to hinder your mental ability for something that conflicts with your happiness.
 

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