Jun 25, 2023
On episode 176, we welcome Julia Keller to discuss the
importance of knowing when to quit, the history of the self-help
industry, how the notion of ‘grit’ helps sustain elitism and
privilege, the cultural and internal shame surrounding the desire
to quit, quitting as embedded in human nature and what animal
studies teach us about it, the quitting formula and realizing that
a decision is ineffective, the neuroscience of quitting and the
brain chemicals related to it, Julia’s cynicism and how she learned
when to quit, the negative beliefs normally associated with giving
up, The Great Gatsby and our tendency to moralize perseverance, the
difference between responsibility and blame and its importance, and
how to begin to accept and use our inherent limitations.
Julia Keller, PhD, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist,
novelist, and teacher. She has a Ph.D. in English Literature from
the Ohio State University, and has taught at Princeton University,
the University of Chicago, and the University of Notre Dame. She
was the chief book critic and a staff writer at The Chicago Tribune
for many years, before quitting the world of daily journalism to
write books. Her new book, available now, is called Quitting: A
Life Strategy: The Myth of Perseverance―and How the New Science of
Giving Up Can Set You Free.
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