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Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

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  • Oct 4, 2022
  • #Psychology #PersonalDevelopment #Business
Annie Duke
@AnnieDuke
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From the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets comes a toolkit for mastering the skill of quitting to achieve greater success Business leaders, with millions of dollars down the d... Show More

From the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets comes a toolkit for mastering the skill of quitting to achieve greater success

Business leaders, with millions of dollars down the drain, struggle to abandon a new app or product that just isn't working. Governments, caught in a hopeless conflict, believe that the next tactic will finally be the one that wins the war. And in our own lives, we persist in relationships or careers that no longer serve us. Why? According to Annie Duke, in the face of tough decisions, we're terrible quitters. And that is significantly holding us back.

In Quit, Duke teaches you how to get good at quitting. Drawing on stories from elite athletes like Mount Everest climbers, founders of leading companies like Stewart Butterfield, the CEO of Slack, and top entertainers like Dave Chappelle, Duke explains why quitting is integral to success, as well as strategies for determining when to hold em, and when to fold em, that will save you time, energy, and money. You'll learn:
How the paradox of quitting influences decision making: If you quit on time, you will feel you quit early
What forces work against good quitting behavior, such as escalation commitment, desire for certainty, and status quo biasHow to think in expected value in order to make better decisions, as well as other best practices, such as increasing flexibility in goal-setting, establishing "quitting contracts," anticipating optionality, and conducting premortems and backcasts
Whether you're facing a make-or-break business decision or life-altering personal choice, mastering the skill of quitting will help you make the best next move.

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Number of Pages: 336

ISBN: 0593422996

ISBN-13: 9780593422991

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Michael J. Mauboussin @MichaelJMauboussin · Oct 4, 2022
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Quit, by @AnnieDuke, is a great book that I recommend highly. I learned a lot reading it, and picked up useful tidbits even in areas of discussion that were familiar to me. A better understanding of quitting is valuable in nearly all domains.
David Epstein @davidepstein · May 12, 2023
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Highly recommend @AnnieDuke's new book Quit if you're interested in this topic! (And Angela Duckworth's newsletters "summer is for sampling" and "the paramecium principle" are worthwhile)
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