Re:The Hustler's MBA
by lotharbot on Wednesday September 26, 2012 @01:20PM
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> "There might be some tangential skills like reading people, staying calm under pressure, etc."
His poker argument actually started there, and I think this was the more important point. It's stuff like reading people, staying calm under pressure, evaluating probabilities, recognizing the important factors out of hundreds, and making good decisions that make poker valuable even if you don't make it into a career.
The point about making it into a career was, IMO, a distraction from the more important point about the life skills acquired from learning the game.
His poker argument actually started there, and I think this was the more important point. It's stuff like reading people, staying calm under pressure, evaluating probabilities, recognizing the important factors out of hundreds, and making good decisions that make poker valuable even if you don't make it into a career.
The point about making it into a career was, IMO, a distraction from the more important point about the life skills acquired from learning the game.