Duke — “The decisions we make in our lives—in business…”

Source: Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts — Annie Duke

Book page: duke-thinking-in-bets-part-1

From: Thinking in Bets — Quotes

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The decisions we make in our lives—in business, saving and spending, health and lifestyle choices, raising our children, and relationships—easily fit von Neumann’s definition of “real games.” They involve uncertainty, risk, and occasional deception, prominent elements in poker. Trouble follows when we treat life decisions as if they were chess decisions.