The compound interest of small bets

Lena has spent fifteen years studying how people make decisions under uncertainty. We talk about why most of us take too few risks, too late, and how to make bets small enough that you can afford to lose most of them.

Mentioned in this episode

• The "barbell" approach to careers
• Lena's weekly decision journal template
• Research on luck and repeated attempts

Talent gets you in the room. Patience keeps you there long enough to get lucky.