424. How to Make Your Own Luck

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 in her new book The Biggest Bluff, she’s willing to tell us everything she learned.

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Credit Where it’s Due

You got to give credit where it is due. Google is one of those companies that just manages to do things right. I guess they have the advantage of enormous datasets to glean from, hence the foresight, lol. Even when Google Circles came out I thought to myself: this is vastly superior to any social media platform. In-fact, it encompass everything! It’s to bad that Facebook won the SM battle over Google Circles. In life, that some times happen. There is numerous examples where the inferior product gained critical mass first. Never the less. I will forever be enduring towards Google for this free gift where all the service providers in my own country is gouging me during the toughest of times.

Salute to you Google!

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