Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2023-01-19
Books mentioned on How Much of Your Life Do You Actually Control? (Replay) | No Stupid Questions | Episode 15
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Biggest Bluff
The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova is a compelling non-fiction book that chronicles the author's journey from a complete poker novice to a professional player while exploring the intersections of psychology, luck, decision-making, and self-mastery.
Discussed“this question arose when I was reading Maria conocova's new book the biggest Bluff so Maria like you has a PhD in Psychology but she's not an academic she's a writer and this book is about her quest to become a professional poker player starting from scratch so we made a Freakonomics radio episode about her book that was called”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Les Miserables
“this is actually a famous story about French poet and novelist Victor Hugo who authored Les Miserables and the Hunchback of Notre Dame”
Passing The hunchback of Notre Dame
“this is actually a famous story about French poet and novelist Victor Hugo who authored Les Miserables and the Hunchback of Notre Dame”