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\u201cDon\u2019t be a quitter!\u201d \u201cQuitters never win, and winners never\xa0quit!\u201d\n\nThese maxims encapsulate\xa0our usual attitude\xa0towards\xa0quitting, which is to see it as a bad thing, a weakness, a character\xa0defect. We celebrate those who stick with things, who have grit.\n\nBut my guest would say that\xa0quit\xa0and grit are just two sides of\xa0the\xa0same coin, and that\xa0quitting\xa0is a valuable skill to learn and get good at. Her name is Annie Duke, and she\u2019s a former professional\xa0poker player, a speaker, a consultant, and an author. In her latest book, \n\nQuit:\xa0The\xa0Power of Knowing When to Walk Away,\xa0she seeks to rehabilitate\xa0quitting\xa0by showing how \u2014 whether it\u2019s in\xa0the\xa0context of ending a relationship, leaving a job, or climbing a mountain\xa0\u2014\xa0it has essential benefits.