LinkedIn presents.

Hey, folks. Starting next Thursday, we will be bringing you a fresh batch of new episodes

and boy are you in for a treat. In the coming weeks, you'll hear from artificial intelligence

pioneers, Stuart Russell, about where AI is headed and whether we'll be able to control it.

Our curator, Susan Cain, will speak with two authors who've written a groundbreaking book

about the power of arts to transform your physical and mental health.

And the great Michael Lewis will tell us about his forthcoming book, Going Infinite,

an intimate account of the rise in utterly catastrophic fall of FTX and Sam Bankman freed.

Sure to be one of the most talked about books of the season.

But until then, we're bringing you one more from our archives.

You're about to hear my conversation with cognitive scientists,

turned professional poker player, turned decision strategist Annie Duke,

about her recent book, Quick, The Power of Knowing Went to Walk Away.

In case you missed it, or even if you didn't, we wanted to share it again in the hope that it

might inspire you to quit something that's holding you back. Enjoy.

It's 11.30 in the morning on May 10th, 1996,

and Lou Cassisky is within striking distance of the summit of Mount Everest.

When he gets to the top, he will capture the final prize in a goal he's been chasing for years.

He'll be able to say that he's climbed the highest mountain on every continent.

But there's a problem. Right now, Lou isn't moving. He's stuck above 28,000 feet behind a group

of climbers who are making excruciatingly slow progress. There's a saying in mountain climbing,

speed is safety. Stay still for too long, and you're dead, literally. Lou is in what's known as

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