“Put the time in.”
Into what? There’s a sort of general sense that certain bad things get better if you do them more, and I’ve never understood it. From “Oh, this show gets good after Season 4, you just have to power through until then,” to “You have to stay with this company for at least five years to start seeing any real career advancement,” it’s all crazy to me.
If something is bad, disengage. You have a finite amount of time to deposit into various things in the world, and you really should know what the interest rate is. Some things are worth the time. But it’s certainly not a default.
The Opportunity Machine 