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“So do you think you can complete this project I have for you by Friday?”
“Well, I’ll try to get it done. It is a lot to do…”
“John, do or do not.”
“…?”
“There is no try.”
“…”
“…”
“Yeah, I’ll *try*.”
“Did you not just hear what I said?”
“You do realize that you’re asking me to do this thing—which usually takes two weeks to complete with two people working on it—by myself and finish in half the time, right?”
“It’s all about attitude, John. If you take on the task with confidence that you can complete it, your work will be more productive and easy.”
“This isn’t going to be—“
“John, do or do not—no trying.”
“…well then, I guess I’ll 'do not.'”
“Not the attitude to have. How about do? Are you going to do this project?”
“…I’ll try.”