Thinking in Bets
Annie Duke
9 people recommended it in 7 threads, 2018–2022.
1 commenter pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
Approaching situations from the perspective of a gambler and how to choose what to do when you don't know all the facts.
Duke's position on truth seeking is rock solid. Any disagreement is, in the eyes of Duke, is a positive. I would take names, and then buy them the book.
Changed how I feel "bad" decisions because, per Duke, bad outcomes can happen to good decisions. I also enjoyed how she framed truth seeking as the preference over groupthink.
"Thinking in bets" got me thinking about playing more imperfect information games.
Where it comes up
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- Ask HN: Books you read in 2018? 2018 · 1 recommendation