42. The Upside of Quitting

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🗓️ 28 September 2011

⏱️ 57 minutes

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You know the saying: a winner never quits and a quitter never wins. To which Freakonomics Radio says … Are you sure?

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0:00.0	I like you to stop whatever you're doing right now.
0:05.0	No, no, I don't mean like stop so you can give your full attention to this radio show.
0:10.4	I mean, honestly, radio is the perfect medium for multitasking.
0:13.8	Let's maybe use a chain saw or something.
0:16.0	What I mean is stop whatever you're doing as in doing with your life.
0:23.6	Maybe it's your job.
0:25.1	Maybe it's a relationship that's curdled.
0:27.4	Maybe there's some dream project you've been working on so long you can't remember what
0:31.6	got you all heated up about it in the first place.
0:34.4	I want to encourage you to just quit.
0:38.4	At least think about quitting.
0:41.2	Why?
0:42.2	Well, because everybody else is always saying the opposite.
0:47.5	Nothing is over until we decided this.
0:50.7	Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
0:53.7	Sherman?
0:54.7	For Gaddities Rowling.
0:56.6	This becomes so ingrained.
0:58.6	We don't even think about it anymore.
1:00.8	You know, a glitter never wins and a winner never quits.
1:06.1	I think when I hear people say that, I think, are you sure?
1:11.6	From WNYC and APM American Public Media, this is Freakonomics Radio.
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