Giving up: Why you should quit early, and often

Episode 11 of the A Podcast About Self Help Using Memes podcast, hosted by Blake Moore, titled "Giving up: Why you should quit early, and often" was published on January 17, 2022 and runs 18 minutes.

January 17, 2022 ·18m · A Podcast About Self Help Using Memes

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Summary

On today’s episode we’re going to talk about giving up. I mean this as a synonym for conceding. We get told over and over again that winners never quit, and quitters never win, so we should never quit. While there’s value in that advice, it’s got more nuance than that. I’m going to talk about What I mean by giving up Why you should give up (and apologize while you do it) Like dogs! How concession and belief interact

Episode Description

On today’s episode we’re going to talk about giving up. I mean this as a synonym for conceding. We get told over and over again that winners never quit, and quitters never win, so we should never quit. While there’s value in that advice, it’s got more nuance than that. I’m going to talk about

What I mean by giving up
Why you should give up (and apologize while you do it)
- Like dogs!
How concession and belief interact

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