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| rdfs:comment | - Alice tries to do something. She tries really hard, in a bunch of different ways, and none of them work. Finally she succeeds--either in the one last half-hearted attempt she makes before giving up, or precisely by giving up. This is a staple of Secret Test of Character plotlines. When done poorly, it can come across as the Broken Aesop version of Know When to Fold'Em. See also Gave Up Too Soon. Compare Sheathe Your Sword. The Centipede's Dilemma is often due to this. Examples of You Were Trying Too Hard include:
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| abstract | - Alice tries to do something. She tries really hard, in a bunch of different ways, and none of them work. Finally she succeeds--either in the one last half-hearted attempt she makes before giving up, or precisely by giving up. This is a staple of Secret Test of Character plotlines. When done poorly, it can come across as the Broken Aesop version of Know When to Fold'Em. See also Gave Up Too Soon. Compare Sheathe Your Sword. The Centipede's Dilemma is often due to this. Examples of You Were Trying Too Hard include:
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