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The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin

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The opportunity cost of investing your life in something that’s not going to get better is just too high.

“The time to look for a new job is when you don’t need one. The time to switch jobs is before it feels comfortable. Go. Switch. Challenge yourself; get yourself a raise and a promotion. You owe it to your career and your skills.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

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“Doug has hit a plateau. He’s not going to be challenged, pushed, or promoted to president. Doug, regardless of what he could actually accomplish, has stopped evolving—at least in the eyes of the people who matter.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

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“You’re Astonishing How dare you waste it.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

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“People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.’ Einstein said that about his friend Michele Besso. Lovely, isn’t it? I think he was right.”
― Blake Crouch, Recursion

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“On the other hand, when was the last time you heard about someone who stuck with a dead-end job or a dead-end relationship or a dead-end sales prospect until suddenly, one day, the person at the other end said, “Wow, I really admire your persistence; let’s change our relationship for the better”? It doesn’t happen.”
― Seth Godin, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit

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