I was really moved by this example of Stuart Butterfield. He was building this game called Glitch, a world building game that he described as Dr. Seuss meets Monty Python meet Boorhays. But the issue was that around 95% of the people who visited the game, who actually came to play the game, played for like seven minutes and left, and then never returned. This is exactly the decision most people don't make, right? It's a hard, it's a really hard decision to make.
In “Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away,” cognitive scientist turned professional poker player turned bestselling author Annie Duke says mastering the art of quitting is the key to making smart decisions.
(This episode originally aired in October 2022.)
Host: Rufus Griscom
Guest: Annie Duke
Executive Producer: Caleb Bissinger
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