Bibliograph

Quitting, a life strategy : the myth of perseverance—and how the new science of giving up can set you free, Julia Keller, PhD

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Quitting, a life strategy : the myth of perseverance—and how the new science of giving up can set you free, Julia Keller, PhD

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-222)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Quitting

Responsibility statement

Julia Keller, PhD

Sub title

a life strategy : the myth of perseverance—and how the new science of giving up can set you free

Summary

Grit isn't always great. Perseverance doesn't always pay off. Here, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Julia Keller dives into "the neuroscience of nope," and the cultural messaging that drives our reluctance to throw in the towel, to dismantle the myth of perseverance once and for all. Combining reportage from the front lines of scientific research, pop culture, with conversations with people who have made profound change in their own lives and "Permission Slips" to guide readers in their own embrace of quitting, Keller gives readers the rationale and confidence they need to pull the plug and shape their own lives without fear—at work, at home, in our relationships, and beyond

Target audience

adult

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