In coding, projects and life in general, how can i know when should i say

"hey this isnt working, i should probably go and do something else"

and when should i say

"damn its getting difficult but i must not quit, i have to remain focused and consistent even when I don't want to"

?

I guess best action is to take a break. It can be hour or two, it can be a day off from that task and sleep on it. Sometimes I catch myself looping on some thing and wasting time by tryharding. I set that task aside, get a good nights sleep and usually next day come back refreshed with a solution. It can be changing the approach, it can be postopning deadline and etc.

In coding you take a break and go do something away from your computer, make a coffee, have a walk etc.

In life it’s different, if you work it out please tell me.

yeah no, I have no idea. If you ever figure this out please have a detailed README.md file attached to the humans/ repository so we can all read it once born

This might be one of the most difficult questions of humanity.