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Tres lecciones sobre toma de decisiones de una campeona de póquer

¿Es mejor tener suerte o habilidad? ¿Deberíamos confiar en nuestros sentimientos viscerales o confiar en las probabilidades y un cuidadoso análisis cuando tomamos decisiones importantes? En esta charla rápida la jugadora profesional de póquer Liv Boeree comparte tres estrategias que ha aprendido del juego y cómo podemos aplicarlas a la vida real.

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¿Es mejor tener suerte o habilidad? ¿Deberíamos confiar en nuestros sentimientos viscerales o confiar en las probabilidades y un cuidadoso análisis cuando tomamos decisiones importantes? En esta charla rápida la jugadora profesional de póquer Liv Boeree comparte tres estrategias que ha aprendido del juego y cómo podemos aplicarlas a la vida real.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Check out Liv Boeree's website.

Learn more about Raising for Effective Giving, a charity co-founded by Liv Boeree.

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Liv Boeree investigates how we make better decisions in an uncertain world.

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