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The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
by Maria Konnikova
“Poker isn’t just about calibrating the strength of your beliefs. It’s also about becoming comfortable with the fact that there’s no such thing as a sure thing—ever. You will never have all the information you want, and you will have to act all the same. Leave your certainty at the door.”
I read Konnikova's [b:The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time|25387895|The Confidence Game Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time|Maria Konnikova|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1494595504l/25387895._SY75_.jpg|44482090] earlier in the year and wanted to read about her take on poker. This has a combination of psychology, human behavior and poker, and I liked a lot of the lessons here. Although maybe could have waited until after the election to read about how we don't really understand probability and luck, especially on a larger scale. But you know, the library holds sometimes force your hand. This is a great memoir, and it's a great book about poker, uncovering a subculture and how the lessons of poker are applicable in every day life.
“Whatever I may think about God, I believe in randomness. In the noise of the universe that chugs along caring nothing about us, our plans, our desires, our motivations, our actions. The noise that will be there regardless of what we choose or don’t choose to do. Variance. Chance. That thing we can’t control no matter how we may try. But can you really blame us for trying?”
I read Konnikova's [b:The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time|25387895|The Confidence Game Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time|Maria Konnikova|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1494595504l/25387895._SY75_.jpg|44482090] earlier in the year and wanted to read about her take on poker. This has a combination of psychology, human behavior and poker, and I liked a lot of the lessons here. Although maybe could have waited until after the election to read about how we don't really understand probability and luck, especially on a larger scale. But you know, the library holds sometimes force your hand. This is a great memoir, and it's a great book about poker, uncovering a subculture and how the lessons of poker are applicable in every day life.
“Whatever I may think about God, I believe in randomness. In the noise of the universe that chugs along caring nothing about us, our plans, our desires, our motivations, our actions. The noise that will be there regardless of what we choose or don’t choose to do. Variance. Chance. That thing we can’t control no matter how we may try. But can you really blame us for trying?”