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I don’t need to hide a link in a comment and tell people to try to game the AI. Because that’s not what they’re buying. They’re not buying the product. They’re buying me. And this is how you got to look at your thing. They are buying you first. You are the first sale. It’s not your products. You don’t have to do these gamifying things. And these li
... See moreBen Settle • BizWorld: How to Create an Irresistible Business Universe Your Customers Love to Buy from and Hate to Leave
some chips in the middle: he has made the
Maria Konnikova • The Biggest Bluff

Have you ever heard of Sonia Sotomayor? She’s a big-name judge in America, associate justice of the Supreme Court, and she put it perfectly: “Such models as appear in books or on the news, however inspiring or revered, are ultimately too remote to be real, let alone influential. But a role model in the flesh provides more than an inspiration; his o
... See moreLisa Messenger • Life & Love: Creating the Dream
There’s no reason to turn my hand into a bluff. I have plenty of showdown value: my hand may easily win without bluffing.
Maria Konnikova • The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
Define the game you’re playing, and make sure your actions are not being influenced by people playing a different game.
Morgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
Unless you’re playing baccarat with an edge-sorting technique to guarantee your eventual win—noting subtle differences in patterns on the backs of cards that some decks unintentionally have—or counting cards at the blackjack table, you’re out to lose.
Maria Konnikova • The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
How do you play heads up? It’s a different beast from a full-ring game. It requires different qualities. Patience is no longer the virtue it was. You can’t afford it. You have to be ready to play quickly, play well, play confidently. There’s no time to sit anything out.