In the second part of our discussion on the book Thinking in Bets, by Annie Duke, we talk about how to make better decisions when uncertainty is certain.
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Timestamps!
0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:47 - What Martin’s been up to
0:12:29 - What Tom’s been up to
0:14:43 - Making decisions in accordance with your imagined future
0:27:36 - Sponsor: CuriosityStream (Watching documentaries)
0:29:46 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)
0:31:10 - Feeling like it’s too late to start
0:41:34 - Ulysses contracts
0:50:29 - Not confusing good outcomes with good decisions
0:57:38 - Backcasting and premortems
1:13:44 - Conclusion
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