Rabbit Hunting

Rabbit Hunting in Poker is when you fold, then ask the dealer to deal the next card anyway to see “what would have happened”. Serious Poker Players don’t hunt rabbits. Because it isn’t relevant. Hindsight doesn’t give you any information at all, because the deck is always reshuffled before you play for real. Insurance is often treated as a Grudge Purchase. You don’t “get” anything if things go well. We are a little too obsessed with the conspicuous and the version of reality that plays out. Obsessed with predictive power. Obsessed with results. The world is complex, ambiguous, and random. We learn more from people who get it wrong, than people who get it right. If we thought the person was going to be right, and then they were wrong. The best we can do is build endurance and resilience to handle whatever cards we are dealt. Then do something we value whatever the outcome.