“If you pick the easy route, then you’re picking it to give yourself an out.”
Lewis is joined by New York Times bestselling author and Psychology PhD Maria Konnikova, who recently attempted to become a poker champ in order to study social dynamics and decision-making. They discuss how you can learn more from reading people's bodies than their faces, how to ... Show More
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Why You Can't Manifest With an Old Identity | Jim Curtis
You can't manifest a new life while you're still living inside an old identity. Transformational coach and hypnotherapist Jim Curtis has worked with entrepreneurs and public figures on the pattern behind their stuck points. He calls it release, align, become, a framework built to ... Show More
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There's one reason your new habits never stick, and it has nothing to do with willpower. Peter Crone has spent decades coaching PGA Tour golfers, Major League Baseball athletes, and top executives on the subconscious wiring behind their results, and he breaks down why force can o ... Show More
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#89 Maria Konnikova: Less Certainty, More Inquiry
Professional poker player, psychologist and author of two New York Times best-sellers, Maria Konnikova discusses her mentors, making decisions in environments of uncertainty, the importance of reflection, cooling down your emotions and Sherlock Holmes. -- Want even more? Members ... Show More
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How to Make Your Own Luck (Update)
<p>Before she decided to become a poker pro, Maria Konnikova didn’t know how many cards are in a deck. But she did have a Ph.D. in psychology, a brilliant coach, and a burning desire to know whether life is driven more by skill or chance. She found some answers in poker — and she ... Show More
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Our psychological need for certainty and closure: Is that our biggest weakness? | with Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova is the best-selling author of the books The Biggest Bluff, The Confidence Game, and Mastermind: How To Think Like Sherlock Holmes. Topics discussed include: the human desire for certainty and story/narrative, and our discomfort with ambiguity and uncertainty; how ... Show More
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Poker, con artists and the psychology of risk and deception, with Maria Konnikova, PhD
Why do intelligent people give money to self-proclaimed psychics or get sucked into Ponzi schemes? Why are most of us so bad at judging risk? Journalist, psychologist and professional poker player Maria Konnikova, PhD, author of the “The Biggest Bluff” and “The Confidence Game,” ... Show More
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Martha Beck ON: How To Let Go of Fear, Stop Listening to Others, and Learn To Trust Yourself
On Purpose has been nominated for a Webby Award - help us win by voting NOW! https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2021/podcasts/general-series/health-wellness Friends, family, and society at large all have expectations of who we should be and what will make us happy. So und ... Show More
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DO THIS To Be Confident IN ANY SITUATION | Marisa Peer
<p>If you want to finally take action and help others reach their full potential too, then click here: <a href='https://link.rtt.com/6-training-mym'>https://link.rtt.com/6-training-mym</a><br/><br/>Learn how to elevate your confidence, enhance your attractiveness, and command res ... Show More
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