353 - Maria Konnikova: How to Look at Life Like a Game and Make Better Choices Because of It
James AltucherJanuary 02, 202401:39:57

353 - Maria Konnikova: How to Look at Life Like a Game and Make Better Choices Because of It

Maria Konnikova is a journalist. She’s written two New York Times best sellers. One about con artists and having the confidence to get away something. The other is about how detectives think. But now she’s immersed in poker (for her next book). And making big money (she made $200,000 in her first year playing). That WAS NOT the plan. She wanted to write a book about luck. Now, she’s on her way to play in the world series. She taught me about “game theory,” which is “when you look at the world like a game, where everyone has certain payoffs for certain decisions,” she said.


 


Links and Resources


The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time (https://amazon.com) by Maria Konnikova


Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes (https://amazon.com) by Maria Konnikova


My first podcast interview with Maria Konnikova (https://jamesaltucher.com/2016/06/maria-konnikova/)


  Also Mentioned


Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players (https://amazon.com) by Stefan Fatsis


Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything (https://amazon.com) by Josh Foer


My interview with Josh Foer


Doyle Bronson who said he could win without looking at his cards


A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market (https://amazon.com) by Edward Thorpe


My interview Anders k. Ericson, author of “Peak” and the founder of the 10,000 hour rule


Erik Seidel


Rounders


Brian Koppelman


Youtube clip Erik Seidel playing Johny Chang  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC_BETBgWxk)


Matt Damon


Daniel Negreanu


Bobby fisher


Harrington on Hold 'em Expert Strategy for No Limit Tournaments, Vol. 1: Strategic Play (https://amazon.com) by Dan Harrington


Every Hand Revealed (https://amazon.com) by Gus Hansen


Poker Go (a site to watch poker)


Nassim Taleb


My interview with Tony Robbins (https://jamesaltucher.com/2017/03/tony-robbins/)


My interview with Frank Shamrock (https://jamesaltucher.com/2017/11/frank-shamrock/)  


Run It Once (poker strategy site)


Phil Galfond


Joseph Conrad (polish writer)


Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts (https://amazon.com) by Annie Duke


The story of the Polgar sisters


Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games (https://amazon.com) by László Polgár and Bruce Pandolfini


Brad Mehldau


  


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