Give Up to Get On
How to master the art of quitting in love, work and life
$48.88
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
13 January 2014
Summary
We have a natural tendency to see the best in things, to put a positive spin on situations and to err on the side of optimistic - we are a nation of wishful thinkers. We are hard-wired to believe that if at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. But hanging in there at all costs, and persisting no matter how many setbacks you face, is actually unhealthy and unbalanced.
GIVE UP TO GET ON explains why quitting done right can be an act of self-assertion, a source of potenti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349401270 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349401276 |
| Author: | Peg Streep, Alan B. Bernstein |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 13 January 2014 |
| Weight: | 372g |
| Dimensions: | 153mm x 234mm x 22mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
this gem of a book gets down to the psychological nitty-gritty of saying goodbye to things that look great on paper but are, in reality, holding us back from happiness
this gem of a book gets down to the psychological nitty-gritty of saying goodbye to things that look great on paper but are, in reality, holding us back from happiness * Marie Claire *Shrewd, detailed and exhortatory, [Give Up to Get On] breaks down obstacles to quitting, illustrated by exemplary stories of men and women who had the courage to gracefully quit jobs that did not satisfy them. * New York Times *
About The Author
Peg Streep
Alan B. Bernstein is a graduate of the Nathan Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy and has been in private practice for over thirty years. Peg Streep is a bestselling author and blogs regularly for Psychology Today.
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