Book · 2022 · Self-Help
Quit
Achieve More by Letting Go
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Annie Duke who wrote the book Quit which is about quitting the fact that we've got so many options all the time most of us why would you keep doing the thing you're doing if it's not working out for you.
What they say about it
- Discusses quitting too long“stick with bad things almost always for too long”3
- Recommends the book“a great book”2
The best things said about it
Annie Duke has a good book about quitting, you know, and I do think that in some ways powering through, sticking with it is slightly overrated.
There's a great book by the way by Andy Duke called quit which I highly recommend.
Do check out her new book, Quit the Power of Knowing When to Walk Away, published by the same publisher, I Have Portfolio. It's a great book.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · Oct 2022 To summarize the basic argument in your book in one sense it would be that people stick with bad things almost always for too long.
Steve Levitt People I (Mostly) Admire · Jan 2023 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away by Annie Duke explores the psychology of decision-making and the hidden costs of stubbornly persevering with goals that no longer serve us. Daniel Pink and Ryan Holiday discussed the title on The Daily Stoic, agreeing that societal pressure to simply power through difficult situations is often overrated and that adult life requires recognizing when walking away is the rational choice. Holiday also hosted Duke on the podcast to promote the book and examine the mechanics of strategic quitting. Ev Williams recommended the book on The Tim Ferriss Show to illustrate the value of strategic pivoting, while Nate Silver referenced it on Risky Business while analyzing risk aversion and his own background in decision-making and poker. Adam Alter mentioned the book on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, highlighting how humans are paralyzed by endless options and questioning why anyone would persist in a failing endeavor. Finally, Steve Levitt introduced the work on People I (Mostly) Admire to spotlight the theme of strategic withdrawal. Across multiple platforms, commentators emphasized that knowing when to abandon a sinking ship is just as critical to long-term success as knowing how to fight for a goal, positioning Duke's work as an essential guide for navigating modern choices.
Every mention
Ryan Holiday And Annie Duke has a good book about quitting, you know, and and I do think that that in some ways powering… 3
“And Annie Duke has a good book about quitting, you know, and and I do think that that in some ways powering through, sticking with it is is slightly overrated...”
“Her new book, Quit the Power of Knowing When to Walk Away, just came out.”
“Do check out her new book, Quit the Power of Knowing When to Walk Away, published by the same publisher, I Have Portfolio. It's a great book.”
Daniel Pink And Annie Duke has a good book about quitting, you know, and and I do think that that in some ways powering… 1
“And Annie Duke has a good book about quitting, you know, and and I do think that that in some ways powering through, sticking with it is is slightly overrated, but you know, it's it's this is this is what adult life is about.”
Ev Williams There's a great book by the way by Andy Duke called quit which I highly recommend. 1
“There's a great book by the way by Andy Duke called quit which I highly recommend.”
Nate Silver Annie Duke wrote a book called quit and she's in the book too also a former poker player of course 1
“Annie Duke wrote a book called quit and she's in the book too also a former poker player of course”
Annie Duke well knowing you I would feel complimented because you've just written a new book and it's called quit the… 2
“well knowing you I would feel complimented because you've just written a new book and it's called quit the power of knowing when to walk away”
“for one thing I wrote a whole book that takes great but I'm a total quitter for just the reasons that you said”
Steve Levitt in her latest book entitled quit the power of knowing when to walk away and he tackles one of my favorite s… 2
“in her latest book entitled quit the power of knowing when to walk away and he tackles one of my favorite subjects quitting”
“so I agree completely to summarize the basic argument in your book in one sense it would be that people stick with bad things almost always for too long”
Adam Alter and then you've got Annie Duke who wrote the book quit which is about quitting the fact that we've got so m… 1
“and then you've got Annie Duke who wrote the book quit which is about quitting the fact that we've got so many options all the time most of us why would you keep doing the thing you're doing if it's not working out for you”
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“her latest book and the subject of today's conversation is quit the power of Knowing When to Walk Away”