Dec 26, 2022
Annie Duke is a former
professional poker player, decision making expert, best-selling
author, and fortunately, a repeat guest on the show. Our first
conversation about Annie’s background and best-seller Thinking in
Bets is replayed on the feed. Her latest masterpiece releases
tomorrow. It’s called Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away,
and I’m going on record predicting it will be a best-seller in
short order.
Our conversation covers Annie’s compulsion to write another book,
our instinct for grit, the case for quitting, the emotional and
cognitive biases that stand in our way, and some techniques to
improve our ability to quit effectively. Along the way, Annie
shares some terrific stories from the book about Everest, Sears,
the NBA draft, and the California bullet train.