About This Book
Quitting isn't giving up — it's the strategic skill that separates good decision-makers from great ones.
Annie Duke, former professional poker player and author of Thinking in Bets, argues that our cultural obsession with persistence is costing us time, money and opportunity. Quit draws on research into escalation of commitment, status quo bias and expected value thinking, alongside stories from Everest climbers, Stewart Butterfield of Slack and Dave Chappelle, to build a practical framework for knowing when to walk away — and doing it without regret.
For anyone stuck in a failing project, a draining career or a decision that keeps getting harder to reverse, Duke's tools — quitting contracts, premortems and backcasts — offer a rigorous, counterintuitive path to better outcomes.