How many times to you find yourself saying the same old thing over and over again. or having the same conversation you had with someone all over again. Many times this happens with family, friends and in the work place where we see people daily. When certain topics come up. The end result is the same and no one has changed. The only thing that happens is the clock on the wall says you have lost some minutes or even hours accomplishing nothing.

This habit comes from  not knowing when a conversation or idea is dead. Knowing when it’s time to move on is very important. These kind of conversations are one  of our biggest time wasters. Somewhere in the back of our mind we get the idea that we can change other peoples opinion or point of view. This seldom happens, when a person has a strong opinion no matter how wrong they may be usually the only person that can change that opinion is them self.

This is very true form a business perspective. Either a person agrees or they don’t, they see the point or they don’t. The simple truth is we are not going to agree on everything and we need to know when to let a dead horse go. Have you ever heard the term ride it into the ground. I look at the same idea  from a different perspective, riding a horse in a different direction away from your task and goals. The next time you find  yourself exchanging empty words, stop and ask yourself have we had this conversation before? If the answer is yes don’t waste your time.