What Annie Duke thinks about discipline
American author and former professional poker player who writes on decision-making; author of Thinking in Bets (2018), How to Decide (2020) and Quit (2022).
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2 dated positions, 2023, in their own words. Our reading of what Annie Duke has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingGrit is not always a virtue: it can keep you sticking to hard things that are no longer worthwhile.
Their wordsThis is the issue with grit. It can get you to stick to hard things that are worthwhile, but it can also get you to stick to hard things that are no longer worthwhile
↗Why Quitting is Underratedannieduke.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsIt’s high time we rehabilitated quitting. Quittiness is at least as important a decision skill to develop as grittiness, because quitting gives us the ability to act as new information reveals itself.
↗Why Quitting is Underratedannieduke.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece