John Asell: "Every quit opportunity is unique, essentially" He says he realized his dream of being a golf professional was fleeting. The author also writes about quitting with girl friends and boy friends.
In a new book called The Voltage Effect, the economist John List — who has already revolutionized how his profession does research — is trying to start a scaling revolution. In this installment of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, List teaches us how to avoid false positives, how to know whether a given success is due to the chef or the ingredients, and how to practice “optimal quitting.”