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Quit

The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

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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 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 bias
  • How 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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Good information. A bit lack lustre in choice of some supporting stores. Also the “sales pitch” for the importance of quoting concept in beginning was to one sided that it stole from the credibility of the sound council that followed.
With that in mind all tenacious and competitive people you should read this book in order to balance their leadership tool set.

Good formulas to add to my decision making tools

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Everyone should read this and adapt this way of thinking about quitting and failures! Great, research based examples explaining the findings.

Quitting is a good thing!

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so far the third book I read by Annie Duke and she never disappoints, i always learn something new!

Excellent book

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Loved this. It completely transformed my way of thinking about business decisions. Thanks to Annie Duke for a great read.

Must read for business owners

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This book is a masterclass and a game-changer on what should be your approach to quitting something. A must-listen to - can't wait to read AD’s next book project 💪

As good as or better than her prior books!

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