Maria Konnikova
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Maria Konnikova is a New York Times best-selling author, journalist and psychologist who in 2018 while researching her newest book, The Biggest Bluff, became an international poker champion and the winner of over $300,000 in tournament earnings, inadvertently turning herself into a professional poker player.  In this podcast: - The role that luck plays in our lives - What Maria has learned about life from playing poker - Why we shouldn’t take life for granted - Where she gets her inspiration to write from - How COVID-19 is revealing our true colours - The power of language and communication in business - How chance affected her life - The value of human connections Links: - The Biggest Bluff   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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