Episode · The Knowledge Project · 2018-07-25
Books mentioned on #37 Annie Duke: Getting Better by Being Wrong
I have wanted to do this interview for a long time. On this episode, I am thrilled to have Annie Duke, former professional poker player and author of the new book, Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Thinking in Bets
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke is an insightful guide on how to navigate uncertainty, avoid cognitive biases, and make better choices by treating life decisions like poker hands.
Discussed“Her book, Thinking in Bats, is about how we can make smarter decisions when we don't have all the facts.”
Where to get it
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Misbehaving
Misbehaving by Richard H.
Discussed“Here's this thing, you know, actually a place I just saw it was in Richard Thaler's misbehaving and he's got it right there pretty early in the book, like this sentence about, you know, how you learn.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Thinking in Bets
“I think that that all revealed itself to me later as I went along. I think that it particularly revealed itself to me when I started talking on these topics that really eventually ended up as Thinking in Bets is the book.”