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When faced with a tough situation, do you walk away? Or do you press on? 

Most of us are inclined to stay the course. After all, quitting — especially in American culture — is seen as a character defect. 

But Annie Duke thinks that’s wrong. Her new book, “

Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

,” is a guidebook for learning how and when to quit. She explores the psychology and social forces that keep us stuck in bad situations for too long — and what we lose when we equate quitting with failure. 

Don’t miss MPR News host Kerri Miller’s conversation with Duke, a cognitive behaviorist who learned a thing or two about quitting during her years as a professional poker player on this Friday’s Big Books and Bold Ideas.

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On this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas: Why success means quitting more often. Annie Duke writes that we often stay at a job that makes us unhappy or hang onto a relationship that’s going nowhere because we associate quitting with failure. That’s wrong! 

On this week's Big Books and Bold Ideas: Why success means quitting more often. Annie Duke writes that we often stay at a job that makes us unhappy or hang onto a relationship that’s going nowhere because we associate quitting with failure. That’s wrong! Hear why, in this conversation. 

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