How Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit? (NSQ Ep. 29)

Also: why is it so hard to predict success?

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Relevant Research & References

Here’s where you can learn more about the people and ideas in this episode:

SOURCES

• J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series.
• Daniel Kahneman, professor of psychology and public affairs at Princeton University.
• John Gottman, psychological researcher specializing in marriage and relationships.

RESOURCES

• “How We Used the Aftermath of a Fight to Repair Our Relationship,” by Kyle Benson (The Gottman Institute, 2019).
• “Reference-Dependent Preferences: Evidence from Marathon Runners,” by Eric J. Allen, Patricia M. Dechow, Devin G. Pope, and George Wu (Management Science, 2016).
• Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, by Angela Duckworth (2016).
• “When the going gets tough: Grit predicts costly perseverance,” by Gale M. Lucas, Jonathan Gratch, Lin Cheng, and Stacy Marsell (Journal of Research in Personality, 2015).
• “The Most Misread Poem in America,” by David Orr (The Paris Review, 2015).
• The Marshmallow Test: Why Self-Control Is the Engine of Success, by Walter Mischel (2014).
• “The Upside of Quitting (Ep. 42),” by Freakonomics Radio (2011).
• “The Folly of Prediction (Ep. 41),” by Freakonomics Radio (2011).
• “The Gambler,” by Kenny Rogers (1978).
• “The Road Not Taken,” by Robert Frost (1916).

EXTRAS

• “Pandora,” by Encyclopedia Britannica
• Freakonomics Experiments.

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