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Freakonomics Radio

The Upside of Quitting (Rebroadcast)

Freakonomics Radio

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Documentary, Society & Culture

4.632K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2013

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

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

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey podcast listeners, Levitt and I are doing some intense research this summer.

0:11.2

So we bring you now this on-core presentation of one of our favorite Freakonomics Radio

0:15.2

podcasts of old.

0:30.4

So you can give your full attention to this radio show.

0:57.2

I want to encourage you to just quit.

1:01.9

At least think about quitting.

1:04.0

Why?

1:05.0

Well, because everybody else is always saying the opposite.

1:10.4

Nothing is over until we decided this.

1:13.4

Was it over with the Germans bomb pro-Hierrer?

1:16.4

German?

1:17.4

For Gatidys' role.

1:19.4

It's become so ingrained, we don't even think about it anymore.

1:23.5

You know.

1:24.5

You know what I think when I hear people say that?

1:31.1

I think, are you sure?

1:43.6

From WNYC and APM American Public Media, this is Freakonomics Radio.

1:50.2

Today, the upside of quitting.

1:53.6

Here's your host, Steven Dupner.

1:59.1

So I hang out with a lot of economists.

2:01.0

Yeah, I know you're envious, but there are two things they love to talk about that will

2:05.9

help us understand quitting.

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