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The idea of intellectual perseverance is one that was quite foreign to me prior to stumbling upon it in research. I must say that after learning what intellectual perseverance is, the practice of it is most certainly not lacking in presence in my life. The concept of intellectual perseverance is utilization of truth and deep intellectual insight to sort of combat and battle with obstacles that you may be facing. With this sort of internal warfare comes deeper insight and understanding that would not have been realized if this process didn’t take place. This idea of intellectual perseverance can appear when we are in tough situations, when confusing or tragic things happen, or when we are simply faced with making a life impacting decision. Some examples of common instances where we should apply intellectual perseverance is when we are making a career choice, deciding how to raise a child, or maneuvering through a complex relationship. If we implement intellectual perseverance, then we will be better equipped to discover insight and solutions that we would not have otherwise. Intellectual perseverance can bring you to a decision that is outside of your routine, I recently made a decision that brought me over 1,000 miles outside of my routine, and I don’t think I would have taken advantage of the opportunity if I hadn’t employed intellectual perseverance. In my senior year of college I was faced with the wall of opportunity that would be available to me once I earned my college diploma. After much thought and analysis of the opportunities available in my hometown versus the United States as a whole, I had come to the decision that I would relocate to wherever the best career opportunity would be for me. Coming from a family where everyone lives within 20 miles of one another, this was most certainly a time where intellectual perseverance was employed and I was able to reach the insight that if I work really hard now to further my career I can be more selective and truly achieve what I dream to do with my career in the future. Just as a I experienced first hand, applying intellectual perseverance can be intimidating because you may just realize that there is a better solution far outside of your comfort zone, but sometimes that discomfort can turn out to be very rewarding.