Narrated by Annie Duke, Quit by Annie Duke has a runtime of 7 hrs 43 mins on Audible.
Publisher’s Summary
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.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Annie Duke
- Length: 7 hrs 43 mins
- Publisher: Penguin Audio
- Release year: 2022
- Audible category: Business & Careers / Management & Leadership / Forecasting & Strategic Planning
Listener Ratings
Quit holds an average listener rating of 4.8/5 from 952 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.8/5
- Story: 4.8/5
- 5-star ratings: 82% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “get to good decisions faster and with less stigma”
As a career coach this book is a must-read for myself and to assist others, and will be a valuable read for anyone who values making good decisions in life at all.
Narrator’s voice is pleasant and the book isn’t too long (little unnecessary dwindling). Highly recommended.— Audible customer, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “One of the best books on decision making out there.”
This book is incredibly well thought out. The use cases are all very interesting to back core decision making arguments. Those use cases merge together for a central point that really challenges you to approach decisions better. So happy that I found this book.— bryan, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Interesting read”
This book was a great read and I was sad when I was finished listening to it.— Audible customer, Audible listener
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