Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work & Life

Chris Sparks on The Correlations Between High Stakes Poker and High Level Performance

Sep 11, 2023

Chris Sparks, professional poker player and host of the Forcing Function Hour Podcast, shares valuable lessons on negotiation, collaboration, leadership, and development of intuition. He discusses reducing uncertainty through information gathering and experimentation. Embracing emotions and personal narratives can contribute to success. The connection between poker and productivity is explored, including the importance of probabilistic thinking and creating conditions for success. The chapter also delves into decision making with limited information and learning from failure.

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Quick takeaways

Trusting intuition is crucial for better decision-making, but it should be validated through feedback and incremental changes to improve its accuracy.

Understanding the value of information and actively seeking additional insights or conducting experiments can reduce uncertainty and lead to more informed decision-making.

Deep dives

Calibrating Intuition and Internalized Experiences

Calibrating intuition is essential, as it is based on internalized experiences and expertise in a particular field. Trusting intuition comes from that accumulated experience and can lead to better decision-making. However, it is crucial to validate intuition through feedback from reality and verify its accuracy. By reviewing the decision-making process and making incremental changes, intuition can be improved and more effectively applied in future situations.

Introduction

2min

Exploring the Connection Between Poker and Productivity

4min

Thinking Like a Poker Player

17min

The Correlation Between Economics, Job Reports, and Gaming on a Chromebook

2min

Developing Self-Awareness and Guiding Behavior Change

4min

Making Better Decisions with Limited Information

20min

This week I was excited to talk with Chris Sparks about all things poker and how the principles of the game can elevate both your professional performance and productivity. Chris is a professional poker player who at one time was ranked in the top 20 online players in the world. Chris Teaches CEOs and portfolio managers elite poker frameworks for unlocking new levels of optimized decision making and investing. He is also the host of the Forcing Function Hour Podcast.

In our conversation Chris shares invaluable lessons on negotiation, collaboration, leadership, and the development of intuition. We also learn about Chris's personal journey from online poker to becoming one of the top players worldwide, and how he applies his expertise to help high performers dispel myths about decision making and risk.

In addition Chris and I delve into his principles and tips for reducing uncertainty through information gathering and experimentation. Listeners will uncover valuable advice on embracing their emotions and personal narratives, and how despite being in competition with others how compassionate action can contribute to long-term success.

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