317 - Annie Duke: The Fastest Way to Become an Expert at Anything

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2018

⏱️ 105 minutes

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For two decades Annie Duke ranked as one of the top poker players in the world. Which means she won a lot. But she couldn't win without losing. I'll explain. It's hard to learn when you win, I think. Because if you win, then you think you're a genius, but if you lose you blame your opponent for being "lucky". So how do you become a real master... Skip the 10,000 hour rule. There's a hack. And Annie figured it out. Listen now. Show Notes: "Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts" by Annie Duke "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell "Every Hand Revealed" by Gus Hansen "Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy" by Judd Apatow "Ego is the Enemy" by Ryan Holiday "The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph" by Ryan Holiday "Choose Yourself" by James Altucher I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.4	This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.
0:12.4	Today on the James Altiger Show.
0:15.6	With chess, there's this saying that reminds me of your book,
0:19.0	only the good players are lucky.
0:20.8	So, to be able to play one person loses and I can see this all the time,
0:26.0	the person loses says, you were just lucky.
0:29.0	You can't always think you're a genius just because you win
0:31.4	and you can't always blame it on luck or other people when you lose.
0:34.8	And yet that's this natural evolutionary behavior.
0:38.6	That's exactly right.
0:39.8	It's hard to learn when you win, I think.
0:43.8	Experience is certainly necessary for expertise, but it's not sufficient.
0:48.4	So, I can give you 10,000 hours of experience and something
0:51.4	and you won't necessarily become an expert.
0:53.6	In order to become an expert, you actually have to be a really good learner
0:56.4	at whatever it is.
0:57.6	So, here's the biggest 10,000 hour pack that I can think of.
1:02.4	The more that you're willing to embrace uncertainty and just say,
1:05.0	I'm not sure, the faster you're going to learn
1:08.4	and the fewer hours you're going to need in order to actually get to expertise.
1:19.0	I am so happy to have Annie Duke,
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