<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">A bad result doesn't mean you made a bad choice.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">A good result can come from a poor decision (just lucky).</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Judge your thinking, not only the outcome.</li></ul>

2. Result ≠ Decision Quality

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Ask: “What could I have done differently?”</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Think through different paths the decision could have taken.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Learn from the process, not just the final result.</li></ul>

7. Use “What If” Thinking

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Write down your decisions and why you made them.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Later, compare the outcomes to your original thinking.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">This helps you improve over time.</li></ul>

8. Track Your Decisions

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">You can’t control luck, but you can control your choices.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Focus on improving your decision-making process.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Don't beat yourself up over bad luck.</li></ul>

9. Separate Luck from Skill

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">One bad result doesn’t define your future.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Think about how you’ll feel about this in a year.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Make choices that are good for the long run.</li></ul>

10. Keep a Long-Term View

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Life has luck involved, just like poker.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Even good decisions can have bad outcomes.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">We need to focus on how we decide, not just the results.</li></ul>

1. Life is Like Poker, Not Chess

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">We rarely know everything when making choices.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Accept that we might be wrong.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Use words like "probably" or "I'm 70% sure" to show confidence levels.</li></ul>

3. Embrace Uncertainty

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<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">A "bet" means you're choosing based on the chances of being right.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Ask yourself, "Would I bet money on this belief?"</li><li class="ql-align-justify">This helps you become more honest with yourself.</li></ul>

4. Think in Bets

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">"Resulting" means judging a decision only by its result.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Don’t say someone was smart just because things worked out.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Look at the reasoning behind the choice.</li></ul>

5. Avoid “Resulting”

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Talk with people who challenge your ideas kindly.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Good friends help you see your blind spots.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Avoid echo chambers where everyone agrees with you.</li></ul>

6. Form a Truth-Seeking Group

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

A Wall Street Journal bestseller, now in paperback. Poker champion turned decision strategist Annie Duke teaches you how to get comfortable with uncertainty and make better decisions. Even the best decision doesn't yield the best outcome every time. There's always an element of luck that you can't control, and there's always information hidden from view. So the key to long-term success (and avoiding worrying yourself to death) is to think in bets: How sure am I? What are the possible ways things could turn out? What decision has the highest odds of success? Did I land in the unlucky 10% on the strategy that works 90% of the time? Or is my success attributable to dumb luck rather than great decision making? Annie Duke, a former World Series of Poker champion turned consultant, draws on examples from business, sports, politics, and (of course) poker to share tools anyone can use to embrace uncertainty and make better decisions. For most people, it's difficult to say "I'm not sure" in a world that values and, even, rewards the appearance of certainty. But professional poker players are comfortable with the fact that great decisions don't always lead to great outcomes, and bad decisions don't always lead to bad outcomes. By shifting your thinking from a need for certainty to a goal of accurately assessing what you know and what you don't, you'll be less vulnerable to reactive emotions, knee-jerk biases, and destructive habits in your decision making. You'll become more confident, calm, compassionate, and successful in the long run.

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Annie is the co-founder of The Alliance for Decision Education, a non-profit whose mission is to improve lives by empowering students through decision skills education. She is also a member of the National Board of After-School All-Stars and the Board of Directors of the Franklin Institute. In 2020, she joined the board of the Renew Democracy Initiative.

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