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The Science of Quitting: How, When, and Why to Do It | Julia Keller
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Sometimes perseverance is overrated. An argument for strategic quitting.
Julia Keller is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, novelist, and playwright. She has a Ph.D. in English Literature from The Ohio State University and has taught at Princeton University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Notre Dame, and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. She was the chief book critic at The Chicago Tribune for many years before quitting the world of daily journalism to write books.
In this episode we talk about:
- The history behind why quitting gets such a bad rap
- What happens in our brains when we quit
- Why we don’t give enough credit to quitting
- The myth of perseverance
- How to talk to our children about healthy quitting
- The power of having a community of quitters
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- The Myth of the Dream Job | Simone Stolzoff
- How To Find Meaningful Work in a Rapidly Changing World | Bruce Feiler
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Manage episode 398452247 series 172966
Sometimes perseverance is overrated. An argument for strategic quitting.
Julia Keller is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, novelist, and playwright. She has a Ph.D. in English Literature from The Ohio State University and has taught at Princeton University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Notre Dame, and was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. She was the chief book critic at The Chicago Tribune for many years before quitting the world of daily journalism to write books.
In this episode we talk about:
- The history behind why quitting gets such a bad rap
- What happens in our brains when we quit
- Why we don’t give enough credit to quitting
- The myth of perseverance
- How to talk to our children about healthy quitting
- The power of having a community of quitters
Related Episodes:
- The Myth of the Dream Job | Simone Stolzoff
- How To Find Meaningful Work in a Rapidly Changing World | Bruce Feiler
Sign up for Dan’s weekly newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/julia-keller
Additional Resources:
Download the Ten Percent Happier app today: https://10percenthappier.app.link/install
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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