The Biggest Bluff
How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
by Maria Konnikova
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“12. The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova. A gripping book about a novice becoming a propoker player but also an excellent meditation on how mastering our irrational beliefs about chance and risk can make us more effective in any endeavour. | Along with "The Biggest Bluff" by @mkonnikova, @colsonwhitehead's terrific book "The Noble Hustle" has inspired me to want to learn to play poker. Wish me luck. | If you want to read a really smart book, by a really smart woman, who’s doing something really unusual, read #TheBiggestBluff by @mkonnikova. She’s a professional poker player with a PHD. C’mon. That’s cool. | Just finished "The Biggest Bluff" by @mkonnikova. I'm a fan of all of Maria's writing, and this was fantasticbest poker book I ever read, but also one of the best books on the psychology of decisionmaking. Tons of fun too. | Just finished @mkonnikova brilliant new book, so well done. I think it will have wide appeal, but also a must read for any poker player. Here’s the link to preorder: | The Biggest Bluff ? fascinating read on control, chance, and how the psychology of poker illuminates the art of thriving through uncertainty, from the endlessly insightful @mkonnikova | The best depiction yet of the game I love. | This week, I'm sharing a short daily video about my favorite books of 2020. First up . . . The Biggest Bluff by @mkonnikova.”
Source →“12. The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova. A gripping book about a novice becoming a propoker player but also an excellent meditation on how mastering our irrational beliefs about chance and risk can make us more effective in any endeavour. | Along with "The Biggest Bluff" by @mkonnikova, @colsonwhitehead's terrific book "The Noble Hustle" has inspired me to want to learn to play poker. Wish me luck. | If you want to read a really smart book, by a really smart woman, who’s doing something really unusual, read #TheBiggestBluff by @mkonnikova. She’s a professional poker player with a PHD. C’mon. That’s cool. | Just finished "The Biggest Bluff" by @mkonnikova. I'm a fan of all of Maria's writing, and this was fantasticbest poker book I ever read, but also one of the best books on the psychology of decisionmaking. Tons of fun too. | Just finished @mkonnikova brilliant new book, so well done. I think it will have wide appeal, but also a must read for any poker player. Here’s the link to preorder: | The Biggest Bluff ? fascinating read on control, chance, and how the psychology of poker illuminates the art of thriving through uncertainty, from the endlessly insightful @mkonnikova | The best depiction yet of the game I love. | This week, I'm sharing a short daily video about my favorite books of 2020. First up . . . The Biggest Bluff by @mkonnikova.”
Source →“12. The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova. A gripping book about a novice becoming a propoker player but also an excellent meditation on how mastering our irrational beliefs about chance and risk can make us more effective in any endeavour. | Along with "The Biggest Bluff" by @mkonnikova, @colsonwhitehead's terrific book "The Noble Hustle" has inspired me to want to learn to play poker. Wish me luck. | If you want to read a really smart book, by a really smart woman, who’s doing something really unusual, read #TheBiggestBluff by @mkonnikova. She’s a professional poker player with a PHD. C’mon. That’s cool. | Just finished "The Biggest Bluff" by @mkonnikova. I'm a fan of all of Maria's writing, and this was fantasticbest poker book I ever read, but also one of the best books on the psychology of decisionmaking. Tons of fun too. | Just finished @mkonnikova brilliant new book, so well done. I think it will have wide appeal, but also a must read for any poker player. Here’s the link to preorder: | The Biggest Bluff ? fascinating read on control, chance, and how the psychology of poker illuminates the art of thriving through uncertainty, from the endlessly insightful @mkonnikova | The best depiction yet of the game I love. | This week, I'm sharing a short daily video about my favorite books of 2020. First up . . . The Biggest Bluff by @mkonnikova.”
Source →“12. The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova. A gripping book about a novice becoming a propoker player but also an excellent meditation on how mastering our irrational beliefs about chance and risk can make us more effective in any endeavour. | Along with "The Biggest Bluff" by @mkonnikova, @colsonwhitehead's terrific book "The Noble Hustle" has inspired me to want to learn to play poker. Wish me luck. | If you want to read a really smart book, by a really smart woman, who’s doing something really unusual, read #TheBiggestBluff by @mkonnikova. She’s a professional poker player with a PHD. C’mon. That’s cool. | Just finished "The Biggest Bluff" by @mkonnikova. I'm a fan of all of Maria's writing, and this was fantasticbest poker book I ever read, but also one of the best books on the psychology of decisionmaking. Tons of fun too. | Just finished @mkonnikova brilliant new book, so well done. I think it will have wide appeal, but also a must read for any poker player. Here’s the link to preorder: | The Biggest Bluff ? fascinating read on control, chance, and how the psychology of poker illuminates the art of thriving through uncertainty, from the endlessly insightful @mkonnikova | The best depiction yet of the game I love. | This week, I'm sharing a short daily video about my favorite books of 2020. First up . . . The Biggest Bluff by @mkonnikova.”
Source →“12. The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova. A gripping book about a novice becoming a propoker player but also an excellent meditation on how mastering our irrational beliefs about chance and risk can make us more effective in any endeavour. | Along with "The Biggest Bluff" by @mkonnikova, @colsonwhitehead's terrific book "The Noble Hustle" has inspired me to want to learn to play poker. Wish me luck. | If you want to read a really smart book, by a really smart woman, who’s doing something really unusual, read #TheBiggestBluff by @mkonnikova. She’s a professional poker player with a PHD. C’mon. That’s cool. | Just finished "The Biggest Bluff" by @mkonnikova. I'm a fan of all of Maria's writing, and this was fantasticbest poker book I ever read, but also one of the best books on the psychology of decisionmaking. Tons of fun too. | Just finished @mkonnikova brilliant new book, so well done. I think it will have wide appeal, but also a must read for any poker player. Here’s the link to preorder: | The Biggest Bluff ? fascinating read on control, chance, and how the psychology of poker illuminates the art of thriving through uncertainty, from the endlessly insightful @mkonnikova | The best depiction yet of the game I love. | This week, I'm sharing a short daily video about my favorite books of 2020. First up . . . The Biggest Bluff by @mkonnikova.”
Source →“12. The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova. A gripping book about a novice becoming a propoker player but also an excellent meditation on how mastering our irrational beliefs about chance and risk can make us more effective in any endeavour. | Along with "The Biggest Bluff" by @mkonnikova, @colsonwhitehead's terrific book "The Noble Hustle" has inspired me to want to learn to play poker. Wish me luck. | If you want to read a really smart book, by a really smart woman, who’s doing something really unusual, read #TheBiggestBluff by @mkonnikova. She’s a professional poker player with a PHD. C’mon. That’s cool. | Just finished "The Biggest Bluff" by @mkonnikova. I'm a fan of all of Maria's writing, and this was fantasticbest poker book I ever read, but also one of the best books on the psychology of decisionmaking. Tons of fun too. | Just finished @mkonnikova brilliant new book, so well done. I think it will have wide appeal, but also a must read for any poker player. Here’s the link to preorder: | The Biggest Bluff ? fascinating read on control, chance, and how the psychology of poker illuminates the art of thriving through uncertainty, from the endlessly insightful @mkonnikova | The best depiction yet of the game I love. | This week, I'm sharing a short daily video about my favorite books of 2020. First up . . . The Biggest Bluff by @mkonnikova.”
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Recommended by 10 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Psychology, and Business.
How a New York Times bestselling author and New Yorker contributor parlayed a strong grasp of the science of human decisionmaking and a woeful ignorance of cards into a lifechanging run as a professional poker player, under the wing of a legend of the gameIt's true that Maria Konnikova had never actually played poker before and didn't even know t...
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“12. The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova. A gripping book about a novice becoming a propoker player but also an excellent meditation on how mastering our irrational beliefs about chance and risk can make us more effective in any endeavour. | Along with "The Biggest Bluff" by @mkonnikova, @colsonwhitehead's terrific book "The Noble Hustle" has inspired me to want to learn to play poker. Wish me luck. | If you want to read a really smart book, by a really smart woman, who’s doing something really unusual, read #TheBiggestBluff by @mkonnikova. She’s a professional poker player with a PHD. C’mon. That’s cool. | Just finished "The Biggest Bluff" by @mkonnikova. I'm a fan of all of Maria's writing, and this was fantasticbest poker book I ever read, but also one of the best books on the psychology of decisionmaking. Tons of fun too. | Just finished @mkonnikova brilliant new book, so well done. I think it will have wide appeal, but also a must read for any poker player. Here’s the link to preorder: | The Biggest Bluff ? fascinating read on control, chance, and how the psychology of poker illuminates the art of thriving through uncertainty, from the endlessly insightful @mkonnikova | The best depiction yet of the game I love. | This week, I'm sharing a short daily video about my favorite books of 2020. First up . . . The Biggest Bluff by @mkonnikova.”
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