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gumption trap

noun

Etymology

Coined by Robert M. Pirsig in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974).

Definitions

  1. An event or mindset that can cause a person to lose enthusiasm and become discouraged…

    An event or mindset that can cause a person to lose enthusiasm and become discouraged from starting or continuing a project.

    • There are hundreds of different kinds of gumption traps, maybe thousands, maybe millions. I have no way of knowing how many I don't know. I know it seems as though I've stumbled into every kind of gumption trap imaginable.

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