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Quitting: a life strategy : the myth of perseverance and how the new science of giving up can set you free / Julia Keller.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538722343 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xxxi, 222 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Balance, 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Career changes. Occupational mobility. Self-preservation. Self-reliance. |
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 650.14 Kel | 31681010318624 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Weaving reportage from the latest scientific research, incisive pop culture commentary and stories of real-life decisions, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, dismantling the myth of perseverance, shows how quitting becomes a chance to shape our lives without fear. 60,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
"Grit isn't always great. Perseverance doesn't always pay off. In Quitting: A Life Strategy, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Julia Keller dives into "the neuroscience of nope," and the cultural messaging that drives our reluctance to throw in the towel, to dismantle the myth of perseverance once and for all. Combining reportage from the front lines of scientific research, pop culture, with conversations with people who have made profound change in their own lives and "Permission Slips" to guide readersin their own embrace of quitting, Keller gives readers the rationale and confidence they need to pull the plug and shape their own lives without fear-at work, at home, in our relationships, and beyond"-- - Grand Central Pub
Want to quit? Good. Learn to shape your life without fearâat work, at home, in relationships, and beyond. Â
âCompelling,â (Cal Newport) âLiberating,â (Amy Dickinson) and âas entertaining as it is importantâ (Steven Levitt).Â
Simone Biles quit the Olympics. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quit The Firm. Millions of people have quit their jobs, seeking happiness and defining success on their own terms. Is it a mistake? As Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Julia Keller found out, itâs not. And, in fact, it might even save your life.
Diving into âthe neuroscience of nopeâ and the cultural messages that drive our reluctance to throw in the towel, Keller dismantles the myth of perseverance once and for all. Because grit isn't always great. Sticking it out doesn't always pay off. And quitting can be an unexpected act of self-love.
Quitting: A Life Strategy reminds us that, in order to live meaningful, satisfying lives, we have to be able to say ânoââfull stop. With Kellerâs guidance, readers will learn:Â
- The art of the quasi quit.
- How quitting makes space for key breakthroughs.
- Why bootstrapping is a lie. Â
- How to manage guilt and shame.
Weaving cutting-edge scientific research with incisive pop culture commentary and conversations with people who have made profound change in their own lives, Keller gives readers the confidence they need to pull the plug.Â"If youâre thinking about quitting a job or leaving a marriage, donâtâat least not until you have read this book.â ?Joseph T. Hallinan, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of Why We Make Mistakes
