Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2021-02-20
Books mentioned on Poker World Champion Annie Duke On Choosing the Truth
On today’s podcast, Ryan talks to World Series of Poker champion Annie Duke about making ethical choices, the overlap between Stoicism and cognitive psychology, how to objectively assess your own decisions, and more. Annie Duke is a former professional poker player and a bestselling author.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Thinking in Bets
Annie Duke's Thinking in Bets is an insightful guide that applies poker strategies and decision-making frameworks to everyday life, teaching readers how to navigate uncertainty and avoid cognitive traps.
Recommended“I loved her first book, Thinking in Bets. Her most recent book, How to Decide, is another awesome one.”
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How to Decide
How to Decide by Annie Duke is a practical guide that offers simple tools and mental frameworks to help readers make better choices by separating decision quality from outcome quality.
Recommended“Her most recent book, How to Decide, is another awesome one. She's a best-selling author...”
Where to get it
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Superforecasting
Philip E.
Discussed“Phil Tetlock has done work on this, who wrote super forecasting, but a lot of his earlier work was on sort of cognitive styles.”
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The Score Takes Care of Itself
The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh, Steve Jamison, and Craig Walsh is a leadership and management book written by the legendary San Francisco 49ers head coach that outlines his philosophy of focusing on daily standards, preparation, and inputs rather than obsessing over final outcomes.
Discussed“And you know, Bill Walsh talks about this in the score takes care of itself. He's like, at the end of the season, whether you win the Superbowl or, or, you know, you, you go 0 and 12...”
Where to get it
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