1184: How to Know When to Quit with Lindsay Crouse

Do you keep telling yourself, if I just finish this deadline, if I just file this paper, if I just hit this number, it's just never enough. I think when you realize that you're asking yourself those questions. questions, those are probably times when it actually might be wise to quit. We often think that we need to add more to our lives in order to improve them, but actually the solution is actually to take something away. That's Lindsay Krauss.

She's a 15-year veteran of the New York Times who's written and commissioned widely read essays and produced hundreds of short documentaries, including commissioning the Times first Academy Award-winning film. Her book, The Case for Quitting, The Surprising Benefits of Opting Out, shares her insights on the courage and strategy involved in quitting. So you'll learn one, how purposeless endurance keeps you stuck. Two, how small acts of quitting can make bigger decisions better.

And three, why we're so afraid to quit and how to get over it. And if you want a quick summary ride about the actual wisdom that Lindsay shares, you can find that in the free gold nugget email newsletter founder awesomatyourjob.com. I'm Pete McKitis. This is how to be awesome at your job. And now, here's Lindsay.

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