Gigih (persistent)

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Persistent: the act of persisting; continuing or repeating behavior; “his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate” (wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn)
Someone told me that she owns a book which has these lines:

Gigih memang sifat terpuji, tetapi tidak berarti bahwa semua orang
harus selalu menyaksikan sekeras apa kita mengusahakan sesuatu.

[Randy Pausch, 2008, Last Lecture, Ufukpress]