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CNBC: How to spectacularly quit your job, according to Stanford experts

We were recently interviewed by CNBC Make It, and Dave Evans shared a great analogy about the twilight moments of your job (should you decide to quit.)

“As any movie-maker will tell you … the two most important moments are the climax of the action and the last five minutes. And the last five minutes is your quit,” Evans tells CNBC Make It.

“An incredibly powerful memory and impression will be the way you left; the last couple of things you did. It’s really important to get that right.”

Read the full article here.

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