July 27, 2020· 54 min
How A Professional Writer Turned Herself Into A World Class Poker Player
Orality
Model
50%
Speaker Breakdown
HostJoe Weisenthal(1,921 words)
M:94%
HostTracy Alloway(1,188 words)
M:28%
GuestMaria Konnikova(7,096 words)
M:94%
Oral Indicators
Agonistic40%
obviously, very, certainly
Engagement95%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, so, now
Repetition100%
poker (92x), what (88x), it's (83x)
Parallelism92%
So why would I pay for stuff I..., And I'm Tracy Alloway...., So, yeah, we're going back int...
Sound Patterns54%
58 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases6%
you know what, i mean, to be honest
Literate Indicators
Hedging7%
maybe, could, probably
Passive Voice4%
are closed, been written, being bullied
Abstract Nouns13%
investment, business, verizon.com/business
Subordination7%
because, while, though
Sentence Length39%
Avg: 14.6 words/sentence
Word Complexity43%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers3%
according to
Impersonal Style5%
1023 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style100%
exactly, apply, monthly
Description
Switching careers is always difficult. But former New Yorker staff writer Maria Konnikova did it in dramatic fashion. Konnikova decided that the best way to learn about the role of skill and luck in life is through poker, and so she decided to become a great poker player. And she made it happen, winning just over $300,000 in tournament play in a couple of years. On this episode, we speak with her about how she did it, and her new book, "The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned To Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.