Annie Duke: When To Quit, Monkeys vs Pedestals & The Dark Side of Goals

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Timestamps:

• (00:00:00) - Intro
• (00:00:37) - Start Of Interview
• (00:01:30) - Annie Duke's Background In Poker
• (00:03:49) - Growing Up
• (00:06:11) - How Games Help Your Life
• (00:09:53) - What Makes A Great Poker Player
• (00:17:52) - Annie Duke's Role At First Round Capital
• (00:22:56) - Knowing When To Quit
• (00:38:39) - Müller-Lyer Illusion
• (00:49:51) - Sponsor: Linkedin Jobs
• (00:50:54) - Sponsor: Justworks
• (00:52:10) - Continuation Of Interview
• (00:58:17) - Challenges With How We Think
• (01:02:23) - Problem With Quitting
• (01:11:00) - Example: Stewart Butterfield, Founder of Slack
• (01:22:22) - Grit vs Quitting
• (01:28:56) - "Quitting On Time Feels Like It's Too Early"
• (01:30:11) - Monkeys vs. Pedestal Framework
• (01:39:42) - The Great Resignation

Links Mentioned:

Annie Duke's New Book, QUIT: https://amzn.to/3RQsTwH

Thinking In Bets: https://amzn.to/3eqOcHf

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