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03185aam a2200433 i 4500 001 3510558C447311EDBB956A3F21ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221005010052 008 220420s2022 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022018987 020 $a 0593422996 020 $a 9780593422991 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d NjBwBT $d SILO 082 00 $a 158.1 $2 23/eng/20220729 100 1 $a Duke, Annie, $d 1965- $e author. 245 10 $a Quit : $b the power of knowing when to walk away / $c Annie Duke. 264 1 $a [New York] : $b Portfolio/Penguin, $c [2022] 300 $a xxvi, 308 pages ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-296) and index. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Failure (Psychology) 650 0 $a Choice (Psychology) 650 0 $a Persistence. 650 0 $a Success. 776 08 $i Online version: 776 08 $a Duke, Annie. $t Quit $d [New York] : Portfolio/Penguin, [2022] $z 9780593423004 $w (DLC) 2022018988 941 $a 11 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509012115.0 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314030454.0 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305022220.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20231017010903.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010025916.0 952 $l NYPE343 $d 20230725010806.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20230708011225.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20230601010130.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20230207010919.0 952 $l WSPF215 $d 20230201025504.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20221025012516.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3510558C447311EDBB956A3F21ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search