In Sparta, weaklings and idiots were thrown into a pit or off a cliff. In business, you should do the same with processes that don't yield desired results, products that don't sell, and traffic channels that don't work.

It often happens that in business, X sells well, for example, potatoes and carrots, but mango sales are terrible...

And the entrepreneur is like: "Well, vegetables are fine, let them run on their own, and I'll put all my efforts and budget into MANGO."

Budget, energy, and time are wasted. The mango spoils and has to be sold below cost as pig feed.

* A little note: Sometimes, very rarely, spending on selling mango is justified if you want to create a new market and become a monopolist or at least capture 50% of that market. But how often does a genius from Reed College in a neighboring garage spend his time creating the world's most popular brand? Yeah, that's what I thought...

If it were about a cadet corps, then OK, it makes sense to try to pull up a lagging youth. But mango in the Tambov market is not worth it! Don't feel sorry for it, and the sooner you throw it off a cliff, the sooner you'll achieve the desired result by focusing on what already works well. Here, +20% effort gives 80% success... But few do that.

Tip of the day - figure out where your potatoes and carrots are and give up the mango.