Gambling mindset: "Riverian" mindset

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I played poker professionally before I ever wrote about politics or built an election model. What really fascinates me about gambling is the mindset that drives this behavior

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The 13 Habits of Highly Effective Risk-Takers are a way of thinking that unites a cohort I call “the River” The River is a sprawling ecosystem of like-minded people that includes everyone from low-stakes poker pros to crypto kings and VC billionaires.

Successful risk-takers are cool under pressure, cool when other people lose their shit.

They are explicitly aware of the risks they’re taking.

Poker players are not ascetics, but poker players are distinct for two reasons: they're not driven by money.

Poker players have theories about why and when the conventional wisdom is wrong.

Riverians can be accused of being contrarian when really they’re independent.

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