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Annie Duke & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about how key themes in her last two books lead to making better bets & decisions... Annie Duke & Jim talk about some of the key themes in her last two books. They cover how she became a championship level poker player the deep differences between poker and chess the complexity of poker & winning strategies 'resulting' and outcome bias skill vs luck 'thinking in bets' making better decisions system 1 vs 2 thinking optionality the 10/10/10 methodology grit & quit dynamics hindsight & recency bias the value of peers & coaching Nick the Greek and much more. Episode Transcript Mentions & Recommendations Annie's book Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts Annie's book How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices Annie's Website Annie Duke is an author corporate speaker and consultant in the decision-making space. As a former professional poker player she has won more than $4 million in tournament poker. During her career Annie won a World Series of Poker bracelet and is the only woman to have won the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions and the NBC National Poker Heads-Up Championship. She retired from the game in 2012. Prior to becoming a professional poker player Annie was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study Cognitive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the co-founder of The Alliance for Decision Education a non-profit whose mission is to improve lives by empowering students through decision skills education. She is also a member of the National Board of After-School All-Stars and the Board of Directors of the Franklin Institute. In 2020 she joined the board of the Renew Democracy Initiative.

EP112 Annie Duke on Bets & Better Decisions

The Jim Rutt Show

EP112 Annie Duke on Bets &#038; Better Decisions

The Jim Rutt Show

EP112 Annie Duke on Bets & Better Decisions