The Decision Education Podcast

Episode 009: Courage and Cutting Your Losses with Dr. Maria Konnikova

Jul 13, 2021

58:27

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Biggest Bluff: How Maria Becomes a Professional Poker Player

5min

The Unrelatedness of Career Paths

5min

The Importance of Learning

4min

The Power of Luck

2min

The Importance of Game Theory

4min

Eric Sidel: The Most Publicity Shy Person on the Planet

5min

How to Approach Poker in a Different Way

3min

Nash Equilibria

5min

10.

The Journey of a Poker Player

2min

11.

How to Win a Poker Tournament

3min

12.

The Power of Luck in Poker

2min

13.

The Importance of Taking Risks to Win

3min

14.

The Relationship Between Poker and the Status Quo

2min

15.

The Life Problem: How to Maximize Your Life

2min

16.

How to Cut Your Losses in Poker

2min

17.

The Importance of Critical Thinking in Education Reform

2min

18.

How to Improve Decision Making

3min

19.

The Biggest Bluff

3min

How do we decide when to play it safe, and when to take the risk? Award-winning author, journalist, and professional poker player, Dr. Maria Konnikova, talks with our guest host, Annie Duke, about how poker parallels uncertainty in life, the hidden downside of avoiding risks, how to decide what to do next professionally, and how her fascinating career trajectory resembles a constellation more so than a straight line. She also reveals what you often need besides smarts and hard work to get where you want to go.

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