I Quit (You Should Too) | Why The Great Resignation is Happening

'Success’ and ‘perseverance’ are cool and all, but the science is clear: quitting is good. || Thanks to Brilliant for helping make this show. Try it here: http://brilliant.org/trace
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41% of Americans are about to quit their jobs is what is being called the #GreatResignation, what does this mean for you? Should I quit my job? Should you quit YOUR job? #Quitting and leaving it all behind is the subject of countless movies, books, teen fantasies, but why do we love to quit? What is the power behind the simple act of stopping? Why don’t people do it more? What keeps us doing things we don't like?? In my mind, there are three simple explanations: #Uncertainty, the Sunk Cost Fallacy, and #CognitiveDissonance. Today we explore quitting!

🚨UPDATE: Simone Biles dropped out of several events in the 2020 Olympic Games. She quit to protect her mental health, maybe you should quit too?

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00:00 gotta start somewhere
01:52 my three quitting principles
02:11 uncertainty
03:03 sunk cost
04:31 cognitive dissonance
06:52 was i bad at my job?
07:57 personal story: “because” isn't a reason
11:00 what if you never quit
11:39 the pandemic
12:34 your brain on quitting
13:56 be a goldfish
14:24 sometimes quitting is good
15:26 brilliant.org/trace
16:51 if at first you don't succeed… quit

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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
https://www.bls.gov/jlt/home.htm
These data serve as demand-side indicators of labor shortages at the national level. Prior to JOLTS, there was no economic indicator of the unmet demand for labor with which to assess the presence or extent of labor shortages in the United States. The availability of unfilled jobs—the job openings rate—is an important measure of the tightness of job markets, parallel to existing measures of unemployment.

Preparing for the Turnover Crisis
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/workl...
After weathering a challenging year, many employees are considering radical changes.

Serotonin and Dopamine linked to Decision-making
https://www.the-scientist.com/news-op...
Long associated with reward and pleasure, dopamine and serotonin may also be involved in general cognition, shaping how people perceive the world and act on those perceptions, a new study finds.

Why you sometimes have to quit to win
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/...
There’s a downside in hanging on to your job or goals for too long – but most people don’t see it.

Cognitive Dissonance and Conspiracy Theories (SO FASCINATING)
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

Read Leon’s book: When Prophecy Fails
https://archive.org/details/when.prop...

Here are some testimonials of people who quit and why
https://www.washingtonpost.com/busine...
If you’re thinking of quitting, maybe you should? (As long as you’re doing it with intention, and at least have SOME idea of where you should go). Think of it as self-care.

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