As children, we are remarkably aware. We absorb and process information at a speed that we'll never again come close to achieving...… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
I've figured out how to turn what's different about me and limitations - I'm new to this world, I'm a woman, I… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
Storytelling is the oldest form of entertainment there is. From campfires and pictograms - the Lascaux cave paintings may be as much… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
In the world of speeches and orations, especially historical ones, the persistent misquotation is understandable. You hear a speech. You misremember or… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
Stories are one of the most powerful forces of persuasion available to us, especially stories that fit in with our view of… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
The U.S. has some of the most significant income inequality in the developed world, yet people seem routinely to underestimate that fact. — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
Of course, authors can still burn their manuscripts - but once something is out in the world, especially if it ever saw… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
Erik Seidel ended up introducing me to some of the best players in the world, a few of whom also agreed to… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
I thought poker might be a perfect environment to start to learn probabilistic decision-making, and to live what it means to have… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
The last thing in the world I want to do is write something in memory of Walter Mischel. I still can't quite… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
And, when it comes to politics, it can be awfully difficult to put your desires aside and to acknowledge that the world… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
The cognitive skills that underpin resilience, then, seem like they can indeed be learned over time, creating resilience where there was none. — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
If you are lucky enough to never experience any sort of adversity, we won't know how resilient you are. It's only when you're faced… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
We don't appreciate luck in life when things are going well. No matter how smart I am and how I prepare, there are things… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
I'm capable of just putting my butt in a chair and spending nine hours a day studying poker. I took it as a full… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
Creativity requires novelty. Imagination is all about counterfactuals and untested possibilities that don't yet exist. — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
One of the things that women really excel at is reading and reacting to subtle cues. We've always had to do that because men… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
To a child, 'The Little Prince' is the story of a boy who falls from the sky, meets lots of funny people on his… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
It's strange, when you think about it, that we spend close to a third of our lives asleep. Why do we do it? While… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
Fraternities breed leaders. That, at least, is what most any chapter website will tell you, in not so many words - and the message… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
Las vegas shouldn't exist. The incongruity hits you from the moment you first glimpse it from the airplane. First mountains, then desert, then neat… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
“a failure to use all senses equals a scene not seen to its full potential, attention that has not been allocated properly, and subconscious… — Maria Konnikova Copy Share Image
