Quit by Annie Duke

In American culture, quitting has become synonymous with failure. People who persevere are those who are admired. But Duke argues that we need to start learning when it is time to quit. Sometimes, it just isn't worth the fight.

She lays out example after example showing that leaving the option of quitting on the table means you've given yourself more choices. Of course, that means you have to be open to the fact that you will never know what might have been. Being open to change, even when your are happy, might make your life even better.

I really liked the last chapter and talking about setting goals. So many books talk about goal setting as a panacea but they don't talk about the drawbacks. One instance of a downside would be trying to meet your goals to the exclusion of all else. The suggestion of not making goals pass/fail and allowing for outs in certain situations seems much more reasonable and, frankly, less depressing. 

This book is incredibly readable and the author even inserts some of her own stories into the book. I wish there had been more scientific data to support her hypothesis but there are a lot of engaging stories to prove her point. 

Four stars

This book comes out October 4, 2022

ARC kindly provided by Penguin Group Portfolio and NetGalley

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