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QUIT! with Dan Benjamin
by Dan Benjamin
Quit is about change, the challenges of improving your career, making tough decisions, and starting something awesome.
Episodes
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121: Be More Clippable
Segment 1: Dan interviews Sean McCabe. Segment 2: Dan reveals Trump's secrets and takes your questions live.
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120: Don't Call It a Comeback
Dan returns to take your calls, answer your emails, and dispel the myth that you have job security. He also gets to the heart of what the show is about, talks about founding his startup, and reveals how he was able to make an insane purchase.
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119: Things That Last
Dan and Haddie talk about doing the daily grinding tasks that you know will pay off one day, how Domino's Pizza is standing out, how reading can help you unwind from your day, and more! CALL FOR EMAILS: the next episode is going to be all listener emails but we need your help with that! Visit the...
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118: Swallowing the Frog
Dan and Haddie discuss how you can't expect your business to become a success overnight, a 6 year old making $11 million a year, the importance of having a good nighttime routine, thinking about the next emerging market. Links for this episode: Want Proof That Patience Pays Off? Ask the Founders…
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117: Prenup For Your Business
Dan and Haddie talk about overcoming obstacles, making a business by cheating the system, and how productive you really are at work. Links for this episode: 28-year-old makes millions buying from Walmart, selling on Amazon In an 8-Hour Day, the Average Worker Is Productive for This Many Hours |...
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116: Influencers
Dan and Haddie talk about influence, attention, and scarcity using Apple as an example of effective execution. Links for this episode: 5by5 | Killing Time Apple drops 'Computer' from name | Macworld • Apple iPhone sales 2007-2017 | Statista Apple's iPhone X Might Cost Apple Nearly $600 to Build...
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115: Little Ego
Dan talks about building a SaaS platform, all the while joined by Haddie to discuss a listener email about the challenges of breaking into a new career and unpaid internships, changing the way you ask for feedback, and just being open about things. Links for this episode: Is the open office…
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114: You're Using It Wrong
Dan and Haddie talk about going the extra mile for your customers, regaining the excitement you had when you started your job, and answer listener Brian's question about CASHFLOW!!! Links for this episode: Fireside Harmonized sales tax - Wikipedia Cubs shortstop Addison Russell replaces fan's...
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113: Name One Poem
Dan and Haddie do some followup about charging for your time/service, leaving a comfortable job to take an independant risk, asking yourself if you're critical to your company's success, digital nomads, and a reminder to take time to feed your soul. Send us your questions via email…
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112: Not As Much Stooge
Dan and Haddie discuss the 'Briefcase Technique', Last Chance U, the fear of change, and asking for a raise. Links for this episode: Les Brown: The Power to Change (Full Transcript) - The Singju Post HomeEducationLes Brown: The Power to Change (Full Transcript)Les Brown: The Power to Change (Full...
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111: Emotional Cost
Dan is joined by Haddie to discuss the possible guilt that comes with doing work for profit, new business owner advice from Listener Brian, the right way to encourage (not pressure) your partner to make the leap into a more fulfilling job, how to engage with freelancers, and the services you need...
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110: Examination of the Day
Dan and Haddie discuss limiting the hours you work per week, how athletes make sleep a priority, an inspirational quote about believing in yourself, and taking advice from Benjamin Franklin to examine your day. Links for this episode: First of all, I’m not interested in “crushing” anything....
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109: Cone of Silence
Dan and Haddie talk about the soul-destroying addiction of workaholism, creative environments and creative teams, Millennials and saving for buying a home, and the detrimental effects of multitasking (and a solution). Links for this episode: Jason Fried on Twitter: "Pathetic… even Apple is...
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108: The Worst They Can Say is 'No'
Dan is joined by Haddie to answer listener emails about being prepared before you make your side hustle your full time gig, selling yourself in an interview, and being honest. Next week all about interviews! Send us your questions! Links for this episode: Line Of Credit (LOC) 11001001 - Wikipedia...
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107: Already Raw Sorry, I Meant Crisis
Dan and Haddie talk about managing your time, distractions, and going the extra mile to save your customers time. Brought to you by: Squarespace (Start your free trial site today, at Squarespace.com and when you sign up make sure to use the offer code QUIT to get 10% off your first purchase)....
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106: Adjunct Loop
Dan and Haddie answer your emails, followup about PhDs, and what to do when the people you're counting on don't do their job. Links for this episode: Unemployment rates and earnings by educational attainment Graduate Record Examinations - Wikipedia Doctor of Philosophy - Wikipedia Brought to you...
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105: Headline for Ranking
Dan and Haddie talk about the art of sales, not just selling your product but selling yourself during interviews, the math behind making $1 million dollars, podcast promotion strategies, and a comparison of millennials and baby boomers. Don't forget to send us your questions via email for next...
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104: Mother Internet
Dan and Haddie discuss the struggles that millennials are facing at work, how to make a new hire feel like part of the team. They take listener emails about how to hire the right person for the job and how to get your new business set up. Links for this episode: Why Incorporate in Delaware? Why...
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103: One-Way Relationship
Dan and Haddie talk about smoking meats, Kentucky Colonel ties, paying attention to your users/fans, geography, and answer your emails about wanting a position at a company that isn't currently hiring, marketing yourself, and choosing between money and your passion. Links for this episode: *…
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102: Piping Up Neat
Dan and Haddie talk about applying for jobs, giving your work away for free, pride in a job well done, and another USPS nightmare. Links for this episode: Google got it wrong. The open-office trend is destroying the workplace. - The Washington Post Why Office Perks Are Traps, Not Benefits Piping...
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101: Dog Tied Up
Dan and Haddie return for Episode #101! They talk about sticking with your new company and not taking the easy route (taking a full time job), doing your job to the fullest extent, thinking about others, a UPS debacle, and a dog. Links for this episode: Back to Work - #308 Fireside.fm/quit Get…
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100: Spooked
Dan is joined by Haddie and Maggie in-studio for this amazing 100th episode. They discuss credit card debt, rotisserie chickens as an example of buying time, J.K. Rowling's philosophy of roadblocks, and GitHub's holacracy. Links for this episode: How Millennials Became Spooked by Credit Cards -...
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99: How To Begin
Dan is joined by Haddie to discuss the difference between an LLC, S Corp, C Corp, a DBA, and which one might be right for you and your new business. Links for this episode: Road Work - 5by5 Reviews: "Dan you are the best" - Listener "Procrastination" Tales Of Mere Existence - YouTube Register…
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98: Work Weight
Dan and Haddie and talk about how strength training and functional movement relate to improving your quality of life, health, and how the same mental techniques can be used to improve your professional work life as well. Links for this episode: No Snooze Zone: The Insanely Early Morning Routines…
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97: Necessary Evils
Dan and Haddie discuss the myth of work life balance, the risks of making your employees your friends, the necessary evils of LinkedIn and Facebook, the importance of avatars, becoming a bike messenger, getting laid off, and more. Links for this episode: Millennials Still Want Kids, Just Not…
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96: The Binge Generation
Dan is joined by Haddie to talk about apprenticeship, how millennials DO want job stability, firing people, turning hobbies into side hustles, and how money does actually equal happiness, well...kind of. Links for this episode: Study linking college education with brain tumor risk raises many...
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95: The Other Millenial
Dan and Haddie talk about BREXIT, millennials, baby boomers, gen X, and the rise of the side hustle. Links for this episode: Millennials are obsessed with side hustles because they’re all we’ve got — Quartz Splenius Capitis ‘Brexit’: Explaining Britain’s Vote on European Union Membership - The…
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94: "You Should"
Dan is joined by Haddie to talk about being prepared, reading body language and expressions, and optimizing small things in your life. Links for this episode: Last Week Tonight June 12, 2016 Suze Orman segment 0:12-0:49 Road Work - 5by5 Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition:...
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93: 11 Minutes
Dan is joined by Haddie to answer listener emails and talk about working from home, how to create a mental and physical separation for your work area, not becoming a hermit, if you should put that restaurant job on your resume, millennials, and if working overtime to prove yourself is worth it....
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92: Overcoming Obstacles
Dan talks about making changes in your life and sticking with them, and answers listener emails. Links for this episode: Rachel Cruze Dave Ramsey Brought to you by: Quip (Head on over to Quip.com/quit to learn more and get real work done faster and smarter!) Wealthfront (Visit…
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91: Refinement Techniques
Dan talks about making your time more effective, learning to fail and get back up, the self-esteem movement, and the importance of timing to success. Links for this episode: The Gift of Failure | Psychology Today The Self-Esteem Movement Backfires — When Praise is Dangerous – AlbertMohler.com...
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90: Clean Living
Dan is joined by Haddie to talk about the importance of sleep, breaking down your goal into small goals, where and when to professionally network, and answers listener emails. Links for this episode: The Magical Benefits of the 'Quitter's Mindset' | First Round Review Nobody Ever Changed the…
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89: Skills, Savings, and Confidence
Dan and Haddie talk about communication, inspiring yourself, bouncing back, the importance of timing, and answer listener email. They announce that next week the Ansible will be BACK, so get ready to call in! Links for this episode: Is group chat making you sweat? — Signal v. Noise — Medium Brian...
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88: Only Your Best Work
Dan talks with Haddie about the change in the world of freelancing (work is drying up), perfecting your craft (coffee, sushi), and making the change that enables you to do your very best work. Links for this episode: The Elephant In The RoomSarah Parmenter - User Interface Designer.Sarah…
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87: Your Best Work
Dan talks about what it takes to become a dentist and dermatologist, espresso, caring about your profession, and the failure that will follow when you only do work that's 'good enough'. Links for this episode: Why Espressos in America are not Good? — Medium Brought to you by: Squarespace (Visit...
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86: The Other 364 Days
Dan talks about first impressions, body language, and answers listener email. Links for this episode: Fool.com: Stock Market Investing Advice | Research Analysis of Bill Clinton's Interview on UFOs with Jimmy Kimmel Analysis of President Obama's Interview on UFOs with Jimmy Kimmel An Introduction...
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85: Pandemic
Dan talks about being specific vs general, miscommunication, misunderstandings, lazy writing, and his step back from Twitter. Links for this episode: Amazon.com: Dell Ultra HD 4k Monitor P2715Q 27-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor: Computers & Accessories Brought to you by: Squarespace (Visit...
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84: Regular Day At The Office
Dan talks about tipping, the service industry, and answers listener email. Links for this episode: Learn to Code and Help Nonprofits | Free Code Camp I delivered takeout during the blizzard, and you won't believe who stiffed me on tips | New York Post Homer Logistics Brought to you by: Linode...
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83: If It Ain't Broke
Dan talks about staying true to your 'cash cow' and and answers listener emails. Links for this episode: 19 things you need to stop saying (because you sound like a corporate robot) New Coke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coca-Cola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jelly Jelly – Ask Jelly...
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82: Travel Pt. 1
Dan and Haddie talk about how to optimize travel in order to reduce stress. Some tips from the show: Be loyal to a single airline. Loyalty pays off. Not so true for infrequent travelers. When booking, consider how luggage will fit, what kind of seat SeatGuru.com The earlier you book the better....
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81: Exception to the Rule
Dan talks about having an exit strategy, his strong opinion on ping pong tables, and responds to listener emails. Links for this episode: Should your startup have a ping pong table? - StartupMuse Brought to you by: Casper (So go and get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting Casper.com/Grit...
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80: You Have One Job
Dan talks about realizing your work can be narrowed down to one job and making sure you do that job well and responds to listener emails. Brought to you by: Harry's (Use the code GRIT at check out for $5 off the starter set, and start shaving smarter today!) FreshBooks (To try FreshBooks free for...
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79: The Things You Own
Dan talks about sources of stress and how to reduce it, minimalism, purging, travel tips, packing techniques, and listener emails. Links for this episode: Amazon.com: Arkon Tablet Desk Stand Holder Countertop Mount for Classrooms for Apple iPad Air 2 iPad Pro iPad 4 3 2 Samsung Galaxy Note:...
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78: Sleep is a Weapon
Dan talks about the importance of time and time saving practices, sleep as a weapon, how having money affects people and responds to listener emails. Links for this episode: Shyp Shipping made easy Opening for Joe vs. The Volcano Travelpro Maxlite 3 21" Expandable Spinner Black - Zappos.com Free...
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77: Step 1: Reply
Dan talks about the challenges facing Millennials, the importance of follow through, horrible offices, being self-aware in your daily life and at the workplace, and listener emails. Links for this episode: Apple iPad Pro—who’s it for? Tim vs. Eddy in public | Computerworld Kelso on Career Day…
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76: My Latest Mistake
Dan talks about the reality of competition, the challenges of predicting a small business' future, doing your best work, participation trophies, and responds to listener emails. Haddie refuses to be fired. Links for this episode: Austin Kleon — How to Graciously Say No to Anyone HBO "Trophy…
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75: Tag! You're it.
Dan talks about follow through, customer service, email bankruptcy, flippin' burgers, answers some listener questions, and more. Links for this episode: Trello Todoist Clear Brought to you by Harry's (Get $5 off your first purchase when you use the code GRIT at checkout), lynda (Visit...
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74: Fast and Beautiful
Dan responds to listener emails, talks about predicting the future of your business, and only doing what you're good at. Links for this episode: The Volkswagen Scandal Is Just the Beginning Brought to you by Harry's (So go to Harrys.com now and enter coupon code GRIT at checkout for $5 off the...
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73: Beer-Thirty
Dan is joined by Shlok, Maggie The Intern, and Haddie to respond to listener emails and to talk about coming in to work under the influence, considering what your business need to have in order to keep its employees happy, age in the workplace, leaving a job in order to become a stay-at-home...
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72: Style At The Time
Dan responds to some listener emails, talks about getting specific, and the changing perception of small businesses vs large companies. Links for this episode: Quit Ep #65 Why do Americans not take their holiday time? Brought to you by Wealthfront (Visit the link to get your first $10,000 managed...
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Quit is about change, the challenges of improving your career, making tough decisions, and starting something awesome.
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