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The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
by Maria Konnikova
Loved the book even though I have never played poker and don't intend to learn! Konnikova, a writer with a background in psychology, takes a George Plimpton approach to learning to play poker. Her aim is to discover how to learn about decision making, luck, self belief, getting ahold of herself when the chips of life, so to speak, are against her.
Some jargon at the end of the book I needed a friend who played poker to translate to fully understand it, but her overall correlations of good mental discipline, paying attention, accepting what you can't change and moving on, correcting erroneous beliefs and playing strategies, and more make the book a fascinating read. After she has mastered each skill, mastered herself, learned to stay calm and pay attention, she uses them ALL to walk herself through a crisis unrelated to poker.
Highly recommend if you like to study how the mind works and how to help yourself make it work better!
Some jargon at the end of the book I needed a friend who played poker to translate to fully understand it, but her overall correlations of good mental discipline, paying attention, accepting what you can't change and moving on, correcting erroneous beliefs and playing strategies, and more make the book a fascinating read. After she has mastered each skill, mastered herself, learned to stay calm and pay attention, she uses them ALL to walk herself through a crisis unrelated to poker.
Highly recommend if you like to study how the mind works and how to help yourself make it work better!