even. By the time things were done, I was exhausted and depressed and just really, really unhappy. We all were. But it didn't have to be that way. That experience taught me to take agency in my own professional narratives, and that endings don't have to be failures, especially when you choose to end a project or shut down a business. Shortly after the restaurant closed, I started a food market as a small side project, and it ended up being wildly successful. I had more press and customers than I could handle. I had investors clamoring to get in on the action. But all I wanted to do was write. I didn't want to run a food market, and since my name was all over it, I didn't want to hand it off to anyone else, either. So I chose to close the market on my own terms, and I made sure that everyone knew it. It was such a positive contrast to the harsh experience of closing the restaurant. I've learned to envision the ideal end to any project before I begin it now-even the best gigs don't last forever. Nor should they."
( Timothy Ferriss )
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