Julia Keller

I know when I've been talking about the book, Hither and Yon, that's what comes out. people are much, much, much more likely to regret the things that they didn't quit, but they should have, than to regret the things they did quit. Obviously, there are some of the latter. There are times when we think, ah, I should have stayed with that job, wasn't so bad, or

I know when I've been talking about the book, Hither and Yon, that's what comes out. people are much, much, much more likely to regret the things that they didn't quit, but they should have, than to regret the things they did quit. Obviously, there are some of the latter. There are times when we think, ah, I should have stayed with that job, wasn't so bad, or

I wish I'd stayed a little longer in that relationship, maybe give it another try. But the vast majority of people, it's completely the opposite. It's, I wish I hadn't stayed so long. I was afraid and that's why I stayed. And again, grit and resilience sometimes work okay. They're fine. It's not always true. There's no one formula that's gonna work for everybody or no one life strategy.

I wish I'd stayed a little longer in that relationship, maybe give it another try. But the vast majority of people, it's completely the opposite. It's, I wish I hadn't stayed so long. I was afraid and that's why I stayed. And again, grit and resilience sometimes work okay. They're fine. It's not always true. There's no one formula that's gonna work for everybody or no one life strategy.

I wish I'd stayed a little longer in that relationship, maybe give it another try. But the vast majority of people, it's completely the opposite. It's, I wish I hadn't stayed so long. I was afraid and that's why I stayed. And again, grit and resilience sometimes work okay. They're fine. It's not always true. There's no one formula that's gonna work for everybody or no one life strategy.

But my argument is that we need to include quitting and giving up and all these other words that have such a pejorative ring to them and sounds so negative. We need to put those into the toolbox. They need to be looked upon not as a moral failing and not as the absolute last refuge of the loser, but as another tool, another way to go about this very complicated thing called life.

But my argument is that we need to include quitting and giving up and all these other words that have such a pejorative ring to them and sounds so negative. We need to put those into the toolbox. They need to be looked upon not as a moral failing and not as the absolute last refuge of the loser, but as another tool, another way to go about this very complicated thing called life.

But my argument is that we need to include quitting and giving up and all these other words that have such a pejorative ring to them and sounds so negative. We need to put those into the toolbox. They need to be looked upon not as a moral failing and not as the absolute last refuge of the loser, but as another tool, another way to go about this very complicated thing called life.

Well, but you can, I would argue. I have a thing I call the quasi-quit. Now, this is not the same as quiet quitting, which came out about a year ago and to me sounds ridiculous. It's just thievery. It means not working very hard at your job. What I call the quasi-quit suggests that quitting doesn't have to be an on-off switch. I don't think it has to be a final thing.

Well, but you can, I would argue. I have a thing I call the quasi-quit. Now, this is not the same as quiet quitting, which came out about a year ago and to me sounds ridiculous. It's just thievery. It means not working very hard at your job. What I call the quasi-quit suggests that quitting doesn't have to be an on-off switch. I don't think it has to be a final thing.

Well, but you can, I would argue. I have a thing I call the quasi-quit. Now, this is not the same as quiet quitting, which came out about a year ago and to me sounds ridiculous. It's just thievery. It means not working very hard at your job. What I call the quasi-quit suggests that quitting doesn't have to be an on-off switch. I don't think it has to be a final thing.

I think of it as more of a rheostat dial. You can quit in increments. You can quit gradually. You can dial it up and dial it down. You can change the way you're doing something instead of the thing that you're doing. And I use a lot of athletes as an example. I mentioned Tiger Woods, I think is a great example, who is a great champion, a wonderful champion, but time has passed.

I think of it as more of a rheostat dial. You can quit in increments. You can quit gradually. You can dial it up and dial it down. You can change the way you're doing something instead of the thing that you're doing. And I use a lot of athletes as an example. I mentioned Tiger Woods, I think is a great example, who is a great champion, a wonderful champion, but time has passed.

I think of it as more of a rheostat dial. You can quit in increments. You can quit gradually. You can dial it up and dial it down. You can change the way you're doing something instead of the thing that you're doing. And I use a lot of athletes as an example. I mentioned Tiger Woods, I think is a great example, who is a great champion, a wonderful champion, but time has passed.

He's gone through some grievous physical injuries and some tumultuous emotional times. He has had to change what he thinks of as victory. He's not a quitter by any means, but in another sense, he is a quitter because he's had to quit a way of looking at the game of golf And looking at only a first place finish is the only acceptable outcome. And to say, you know what?

He's gone through some grievous physical injuries and some tumultuous emotional times. He has had to change what he thinks of as victory. He's not a quitter by any means, but in another sense, he is a quitter because he's had to quit a way of looking at the game of golf And looking at only a first place finish is the only acceptable outcome. And to say, you know what?

He's gone through some grievous physical injuries and some tumultuous emotional times. He has had to change what he thinks of as victory. He's not a quitter by any means, but in another sense, he is a quitter because he's had to quit a way of looking at the game of golf And looking at only a first place finish is the only acceptable outcome. And to say, you know what?

I showed up, I competed, I did my best. So quitting, I would argue, is not final. In fact, it's the opposite of final. You can quit a thousand times and make minor changes or one big major change. But again, it needs to always be in that toolbox and to always consider it and to realize if you quit, you're not a loser, you're not a bum, you're not a washout, you're not a terrible person.

I showed up, I competed, I did my best. So quitting, I would argue, is not final. In fact, it's the opposite of final. You can quit a thousand times and make minor changes or one big major change. But again, it needs to always be in that toolbox and to always consider it and to realize if you quit, you're not a loser, you're not a bum, you're not a washout, you're not a terrible person.

I showed up, I competed, I did my best. So quitting, I would argue, is not final. In fact, it's the opposite of final. You can quit a thousand times and make minor changes or one big major change. But again, it needs to always be in that toolbox and to always consider it and to realize if you quit, you're not a loser, you're not a bum, you're not a washout, you're not a terrible person.