The Biggest Bluff, How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself and Win

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Maria Cornicova is a professional poker player, psychologist and author of three New York Times bestsellers. She mastered the game by closely observing her own emotions when it came to making high stakes decisions at the poker table. Venkatesh Rao talks about how he learned to pay attention, master myself and win.

This episode is packed with wisdom from previous guests on the art of making better decisions.

We discuss the three types of decision-makers, how to control your emotions when making decisions, why it’s crucial to look at every decision differently, the processes for coming to the right decision, and how to learn from your mistakes when you get it wrong.

The guests on this episode are author Ventakesh Rao (Episode 7), psychologist, author and professional poker player Maria Konnikova (Episode 89), Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison (Episode 32), cognitive-behavioral decision science author and professional poker player Annie Duke (Episode 37), and Shopify co-founder Tobi Lutke (Episode 41). Transcript: https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast-transcripts/tkp-insights-decision-making/

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