Dealing With Dead Ends

I just spent an hour of my life on that.I had a sense it wasn't gonna work,but I kept on anyway.Now I'm permanently short an hour.What did I do that for?Such are the thoughts of one who has reached a dead end.The only answer is to find some meaning in a dead end.There has to be some life at the end of the tunnel.At least you refined your skills somewhat.You got some more practice in.That will help when you find a true path.The adversity also strengthened you somewhat more.That is useful in any situation.There's some life in that dead end.You only need to reflect upon it for a little while.