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…past history with a decision can influence you to escalate commitment when someone fresh to the decision might quit.
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Anytime you can make a decision about cutting your losses in advance, you’ll do better at closing those mental accounts.
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When we commit to a course of action, it means that, in some sense, we now own that decision.
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…once you step back and think about it, you realize that deciding not to change is itself a decision. At any moment, when you’re pursuing a goal, you are choosing to either stay on the path you’re on or change course. Sticking with the path is as much of a decision as choosing to quit.
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At every moment of your life, you have a choice about whether to stay or whether to go. When you choose to stay, you are also choosing not to go. When you choose to quit, you are also choosing not to continue. It’s crucial to start realizing that those are the same, active decisions.
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When you are in it, facing down the decision about whether to walk away or stay the course, that is when your decision-making is the most vulnerable to the host of cognitive biases that make it hard for you to quit.
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When it comes to business endeavors, career choices, or decisions about your personal life, we should all be striving for two things: First: you should find at least one person to be your quitting coach. Second, you should try to service in that role for the people you love.
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It’s our decision whether to quit, and we’re the ones least equipped to make a rational choice.
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Diversification doesn’t just afford you a softer landing if you’re forced to quit. It also helps you to make more rational decisions about walking away from something that’s no longer worth pursuing.
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The beauty of having the option to quit is that it makes it easier for us to make decisions under uncertainty.
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