The thing I’m reading: Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke

An exploration of making decisions when you don’t have all the information. What I appreciate is that this book not only covers all of the information groundwork but it also provides applicable knowledge of how to become a better decision-maker. A former world champion poker player, Duke takes the reader through all of the psychology on decision making and guides the reader on her approach to refining that talent. I especially love the insistence on becoming comfortable with uncertainty. I highly recommend it as a follow up to Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman or Blink by Malcolm Gladwell.

The Thing I’m Reflecting on: Transient Change

This summer was the first time I got a taste of what it was going to be like after college. By the end of it, I was more than ready to jump headfirst into that life. But of course, I am now back in Boston, finishing up my last year of college. I’ve come to realize that every “change” in my life thus far has been highly transient. Sure I spent a lot of summers away as a kid. I even moved across the entire country for college. But there was always some end in sight. Some calendar or time marker that I could use as a baseline. But the coming change of graduation is unlike any other. It’s the first change without any sign of “normalcy” on the other end. I think that’s the real scary thing about graduating. It’s the fact that there’s no longer that promise of a “return.” You can’t see the end of the slope anymore.

The Thing I’m Fearing: A Habit Relapse

I spent a lot, and I mean a lot of my time in New York working on personal growth. This blog is sure a sign of that as any. I built incredibly good habits, destroyed bad ones, and have come out the other side mentally, and physically, healthier than ever before. So, I have to admit being back in the place where those bad habits originated is a little worrisome. I guess acknowledging that is the first step.