Since @JoshDoody mentioned it, a brief digression on lessons from poker (which I play a small bit of recreationally, having caught the bug at MicroConf a few years ago) and how it functions as a rich metaphor for life outside of the particular game:
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Replying to @patio11
how do you deal with the tedium during the 60+% of hands that you fold out out of instantly? I like poker thinking + theory esp as applied outside the game, but as soon as I'm actually playing I realize that I'm mainly not playing.
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Replying to @tweetsbenedict
A combination of watching the other players very carefully, playing "Guess how the hand will play out", and (generally) needing a few minutes of giving my brain a breather since my poker time is usually after a few days of relatively strenuous talk-to-all-the-people work for me.
8:12 AM - 9 Apr 2018
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