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Quit

The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

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Quit

By: Annie Duke
Narrated by: Annie Duke
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Learn when to grit, and when to quit.

We are often told that the secret to success is hard work, determination and hours of practice. But in a fast-changing world, what if the really crucial skill is knowing when to stick at something and when to change track and walk away?

Quit makes the under-appreciated case for quitting and also shows you how to get really good at it. Drawing on stories from elite athletes to Everest climbers, comedians to musicians, Annie Duke (who left a successful poker career) explains why learning to quit well is often crucial to success. She provides clear strategies for working out when to cut your losses from a business product that isn't working, a relationship turned toxic or a career that won't take you where you want to go.

You'll learn how to spot the blocks to good quitting behaviour—escalation commitment, desire for certainty and the status quo bias—and also how to use tools like quitting contracts, flexible goal-setting and premortems to help you quit cleanly and confidently.

Whether you're facing a make-or-break business decision, a life-altering personal choice or simply wanting to take more control of your life, Quit provides a toolkit for change to help you make the best next move.

©2022 Annie Duke (P)2022 Penguin Audio
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The individual stories and anecdotes that kept it engaging, all from different walks of life.

The simplicity of the message

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Really enjoyed this book. Useful advice and many people can benefit from it. I would recommend it.

Good advice

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Gave me a different perspective and a few lessons I'll keep for life. Very good audiobook.

Helped me decide when to Quit

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Learn to know when is time to quit something that is not worth pursuing to pursue something worthwhile

Excellent Read

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really interesting book especially after listening to grit reading quit straight after really provides a nice counter balance so will definitely be incorporating this moving forward

Really interesting book especially after Grit!

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Challenges just about everything I’ve learned about goals and achievement, for that alone it’s worth listening.
Yes, much of it is rehashed anecdotes or case studies, but that’s part of the learning. A different perspective.

Annie reads a little fast for me, so the play speed function came into its own.

Heard it all before?

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Super material, well read. A brilliant audiobook. Can’t recommend highly enough. Thank you Annie and team.

Excellent

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I really enjoyed listening to this book. I always like listening to a book read by the author. Just makes it more authentic in my opinion.

Loads of useful information in the book and loads of examples. I find it fascinating how our brains work and how there are so many biases that invariably mean we often make poor decisions. This book, along with some others helped me to make a life changing decision which is already meaning I feel like a yoke has been lifted off my neck. I have recommended it to several people already, and think it is a well spent 8 hours of your life

Always best to quit at just the right time

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As a long term runner facing the fact that age no longer allows to run as fast as I used to this book was an excellent resource. I was tempted to think that this book would provide a series of excuses to drop out of an event. It was anything but and provided a solid framework to make decisions about the worthiness of a project. Sold advice in a very readable style.

Thought provoking

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Was recommended by a contact of mine and the topic caught my interest. Really glad I followed up. Great book, good data and examples. I got a lot from this

Really enjoyed

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