Defining Quitting: Embracing the Freedom to Change

Former professional poker player Annie Duke wrote a book about Steve’s favorite subject: quitting. They talk about why quitting is so hard, how to do it sooner, and why we feel shame when we do something that’s good for us.

• SOURCES:
  • Annie Duke, author and former professional poker player.

• RESOURCES:
  • Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away, by Annie Duke (2022).
  • "Heads or Tails: The Impact of a Coin Toss on Major Life Decisions and Subsequent Happiness," by Steven Levitt (NBER Working Papers, 2016).
  • Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction, by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner (2015).
  • "Knee-Deep in the Big Muddy: A Study of Escalating Commitment to a Chosen Course of Action," by Barry M. Staw (Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 1976).
  • Alliance for Decision Education.

• EXTRAS:
  • "How to Make Your Own Luck," by Freakonomics Radio (2020).
  • "How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit?" by No Stupid Questions (2020).
  • "The Upside of Quitting," by Freakonomics Radio (2011).