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Jeffrey A. Lockwood
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Preface xi
- Introduction: Call Me a Quitter (but Not Too Loudly, Please) 1
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Section 1: How Does Quitting Manifest?
- 1. Personal Endings: “I Can’t Quit You” 17
- 2. Ending Work: “Take This Job and Shove It” 40
- 3. Quitting Conflicts and Contests: “Say ‘Uncle’ ” 57
- 4. A Taxonomy of Quitting: Describing and Naming 72
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Section 2: What Is It to Quit?
- 5. The Psychology of Quitting: Calculating the Incalculable 85
- 6. The Role of Free Will: Coerced Quits Aren’t Quite Quits 106
- 7. Quasi-Quitting: Must We Give Up Completely? 126
- 8. Defining Quitting: Assembling the Puzzle Pieces 148
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Section 3: Practical Guidance
- 9. Quality Quitting: Cultivating Character 163
- 10. The Trifecta of Quitting: Why, What, and When? 183
- 11. How to Quit: Virtuosity and Virtue 200
- Conclusion: A Few Last Words Before I Quit 216
- Epilogue 231
- Notes 233
- Index 269
- About the Author 275
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Preface xi
- Introduction: Call Me a Quitter (but Not Too Loudly, Please) 1
-
Section 1: How Does Quitting Manifest?
- 1. Personal Endings: “I Can’t Quit You” 17
- 2. Ending Work: “Take This Job and Shove It” 40
- 3. Quitting Conflicts and Contests: “Say ‘Uncle’ ” 57
- 4. A Taxonomy of Quitting: Describing and Naming 72
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Section 2: What Is It to Quit?
- 5. The Psychology of Quitting: Calculating the Incalculable 85
- 6. The Role of Free Will: Coerced Quits Aren’t Quite Quits 106
- 7. Quasi-Quitting: Must We Give Up Completely? 126
- 8. Defining Quitting: Assembling the Puzzle Pieces 148
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Section 3: Practical Guidance
- 9. Quality Quitting: Cultivating Character 163
- 10. The Trifecta of Quitting: Why, What, and When? 183
- 11. How to Quit: Virtuosity and Virtue 200
- Conclusion: A Few Last Words Before I Quit 216
- Epilogue 231
- Notes 233
- Index 269
- About the Author 275