Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2020-07-01
Tyler Cowen & Annie Duke: books mentioned on Conversations with Tyler
Annie Duke on Poker, Probabilities, and How We Make Decisions
For Annie Duke, the poker table is a perfect laboratory to study human decision-making — including her own. "It really exposes you to the way that you're thinking," she says, "how hard it is to avoid decision traps, even when you're perfectly well aware that those decision traps exist.
Annie Duke recommended Anguished English by Richard Lederer, and discussed The Secret by Rhonda Byrne.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Secret
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is a bestselling self-help book and film centered on the law of attraction, asserting that positive thinking and intentional visualization can directly manifest wealth, health, and happiness.
Discussed“and one of the issues that i have with the the literature and the power of positive thinking which i think ultimately expresses itself through the book the secret are you familiar with the book the secret”
Where to get it
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Anguished English
Anguished English by Richard Lederer is a humorous and entertaining collection that explores the hilarious blunders, fractured syntax, and amusing oddities of the English language.
Recommended“that being said i will recommend to everybody that if you haven't read anguished english it's a really hilarious book”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and she has a new book coming out this september called how to decide simple tools for making better choices”