Highly successful people often know exactly when to give up, according to bestselling author and former professional poker player Annie Duke.
Sometimes, you see something that other people don't see," Duke, a decision-making consultant, recently told the Harvard Business Review's "On Strategy" podcast.
"But sometimes, when the world is yelling at you to stop and you ignore them, that's no longer a virtue.
People's fear of quitting stems from two different cognitive biases, Duke added: sunk-cost fallacy and "opportunity cost neglect."
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