Are You Like a "Raged Robin"?

Several weeks ago, I heard a noise off my dining room window. When I looked out the window, I saw a robin fly aggressively from my deck railing into my dining room window. The robin would hit the window, get up, fly back to the railing and fly directly into the window again. The robin did this over and over again for several 10 minutes. Even after I scared the robin away, it would come back and do the same routine. Well, upon further review, I was informed that the robin was noticing his reflection from the window and thought it was another male--so it flew at the window to take out a rival. But, the funny part was that despite its futile efforts, the robin was relentless. It made me think---how often do we do the same things over again, even though it hurts and do not get any different results. Do we step back and figure it out or are we stubborn and try to "hit that window" with full force?