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Quit
- The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
- Narrated by: Annie Duke
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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Summary
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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.
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- M R IVERSON
- 13-05-24
Helped me decide when to Quit
Gave me a different perspective and a few lessons I'll keep for life. Very good audiobook.
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- Dana
- 12-08-24
Good advice
Really enjoyed this book. Useful advice and many people can benefit from it. I would recommend it.
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- Kofi
- 18-03-24
Excellent Read
Learn to know when is time to quit something that is not worth pursuing to pursue something worthwhile
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- MR D Shukla
- 11-09-23
Really interesting book especially after Grit!
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
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- At this for too long.
- 19-10-22
Heard it all before?
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.
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- SH
- 10-04-23
Excellent
Super material, well read. A brilliant audiobook. Can’t recommend highly enough. Thank you Annie and team.
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- Stevie Boy
- 29-12-23
Always best to quit at just the right time
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
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- Scoffers
- 28-12-22
Thought provoking
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.
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- Mr Adam D Godfrey
- 15-08-23
Really enjoyed
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
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- Kieran McLoughlin
- 22-05-23
Full of important insights worth knowing
As someone who is very much of the "committed" type when it comes to goals and commitment, this book was full of insights and lessons worth considering. Despite there being aspects I disagree with, the lessons shared here are absolutely valuable. if you're the driven kind of person, you need to hear what this book has to say.
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