Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
Trying something and having the ability to quit is vital to how we all live our lives.
Annie Duke • Quit
In her book Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away, Annie Duke says, "When your identity is what you do, then what you do becomes hard to abandon, because it means quitting who you are."
Knowing when to walk away from relationships, careers, and creative endeavors that are going nowhere prevents unnecessary suffering.
Knowing when to walk away from relationships, careers, and creative endeavors that are going nowhere prevents unnecessary suffering.
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“Everything is opportunity/cost. If I go out to a movie instead of going hiking as my leisure activity, what is the cost of that? If I go to the movies instead of a hike, does that help or hurt my paddling? I’ve got to judge that.” “Quit” doesn’t have to be the opposite of “grit.” This is where “strategic quitting” comes in. Once you’ve found somet
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being “quitty” allows you to make better choices about when to be gritty.
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Me, you, or someone you know: “I don’t want to do it anymore. I’m going to … ” Take your pick: quit, sell, throw in the towel, bag it, sink it, tank it, walk. You’re sure of it. Decision made. Not so fast. Because once we have quittin’ clarity, we tend to get rationalization creep. Enter that practical voice inside your head, well-intentioned frien
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