Quit
by Annie Duke · 2022
Knowing when to walk away.
About
Former poker champion Annie Duke on the underrated skill of quitting on time.
Official summary
Duke argues that knowing when to walk away is as important as grit. Using decision science and poker, she shows how sunk-cost, identity and optimism keep us in losing situations, and offers tools (kill criteria, pre-mortems) for quitting on time.
Why it’s an important read
Founders are told to never give up. This is the counterweight: how to kill projects and pivots before they sink you.