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AJ sits down with journalist and author Lindsay Crouse to discuss the counterintuitive power of quitting. She argues that strategic quitting can be a tool for perseverance, not its opposite, and explains how to recognize when persistence becomes destructive. Topics include the arrival fallacy, using kill criteria for decisions, separating identity from career, and the practice of micro-quitting. Listeners learn practical strategies for exiting commitments that no longer serve them without damaging their professional reputation.
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Quitting isn't the opposite of perseverance; sometimes it's what allows you to continue in a more meaningful direction.
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The belief that happiness will come once you achieve a specific goal leads to a cycle of moving the goalpost without ever feeling satisfied.
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