Quit

The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

By: Annie Duke

Narrated by: Annie Duke

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.

get to good decisions faster and with less stigma

As a career coach this book is a must-read for myself and to assist others, and will be a valuable read for anyone who values making good decisions in life at all.
Narrator's voice is pleasant and the book isn't too long (little unnecessary dwindling). Highly recommended.

Great

Worth your time.
Concise and interesting.
One of those books that can change perspective just upon reading.

One of the best books on decision making out there.

This book is incredibly well thought out. The use cases are all very interesting to back core decision making arguments. Those use cases merge together for a central point that really challenges you to approach decisions better. So happy that I found this book.

So many relatable Examples of life

Annie, did such a great job in the narration, keeping me engaged in both Story line and narration throughout the book.
It gave me a brand new perspective on quitting and being able to walk away with pride and with the knowledge why it's best to do it. So many great stories on how it relates to both personal and business life.

Interesting read

This book was a great read and I was sad when I was finished listening to it.