annie started out at the university of pennsylvania studying cognitive science, specifically how we make decisions in times of t i was fully intending to become a professor. She decided to take a year off to try to recuperate and her brother suggested that she could play poker on the side. "From the moment i sat down at the table, it turned out i had a knack for it"
Annie Duke believes we should be quitting things more often, a skill she honed during her lucrative years as a professional poker player on the world stage. Annie talks about the science of quitting, and shows us how to get out of our own way and learn to quit when we should.
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