The Inforium
The Inforium
Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme
The Dip: How to Know When to Quit (Ep. 202)
58 minutes Posted Mar 12, 2018 at 4:00 am.
Quitting and being the best in the world
False assumptions and changing your strategy
Competition and pushing through the dip
Setting feasible goals
The cliff and the cul-de-sac
Questions to ask yourself before quitting
Knowing what to invest in
Thoughts on being well-rounded
Recap and conclusion
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Winners never quit, right? Well, no. According to Seth Godin's 'The Dip,' winners quit plenty of things. They just know which things to quit, leaving them to focus their energies on better things. So, which things should you quit? Let's find out.
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Things mentioned in this episode:
The College Info Geek Podcast on Spotify
The Dip, by Seth Godin
Essentialism, by Greg McKeown
Essentialism: How to Do More by Doing Less (Ep. 171)
Gary Vaynerchuk's website
CaseyNeistat on YouTube
6 Ways to Have a Productive Summer Break
How to Go from Merely Good to Truly Great (Ep. 178)
Listen Money Matters
Anna on Instagram
Elon Musk on Wikipedia
Stephen King on Wikipedia
J. K. Rowling on Wikipedia
Pivot, by Jenny Blake
The Victorian Internet, by Tom Standage
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