The Art of Charm

How to Get Good at Quitting and Achieve Greater Success | Annie Duke


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In today’s episode, we cover quitting with Annie Duke. Annie is a national best-selling author, former professional poker player, corporate speaker, and consultant in the decision-making space, as well as Special Partner focused on Decision Science at First Round Capital Partners, a seed stage venture fund. Annie’s latest book is Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

Quitting has acquired a bad reputation in a culture of grit and hustle, but even the most successful people quit things they’re working on frequently, so what is stopping you from quitting a failing project or relationship, and what questions can you ask yourself and others to determine when the right time to quit is?

What to Listen For

  • Introduction – 0:00
  • Why is knowing to quit just as important as grit and determination?
  • How do you know when to quit? – 14:58
  • Why do many of us quit things too late and waste valuable time that we could be spending on the next success?
  • What are some great examples of people making the right decision to quit?
  • Opportunity Cost Neglect – 33:26
  • What is the blindspot that keeps us from quitting at the right time?
  • What happened to the game Glitch before Slack was created?
  • How do you break the Sunk Cost Neglect cycle so you stop wasting your time?
  • Other Biases and Blindspots – 44:30
  • What is Escalation of Commitment?
  • What is the Status Quo Bias?
  • What is the Omission Comission Bias?
  • The Questions to Determine When You Need to Quit – 1:01:20

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    Resources from this Episode

    • Annie Duke | The Secret Ingredient to Making the RIGHT Decision When It Really Matters
    • Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away by Annie Duke
    • Annie Duke’s website
    • Alliance for Decision Education
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