This is a brilliant mental model. The chess vs. poker spectrum is a perfect way to frame life's uncertainties. It strongly reminds me of the shift in physics from the classical, Newtonian worldview to quantum mechanics.
For centuries, the universe was seen as a giant, deterministic chess game where every effect had a clear cause. Then, quantum physics revealed that at the fundamental level, it's all about probabilities and managing uncertainty—a cosmic poker game.
Your final point is the most crucial one: the real skill is knowing which game you're playing at any given moment. Thanks for a truly thought-provoking read.
Good way to frame it, in terms of quantum physics revealing the probabilistic aspect of the universe. In that model, it's probable that randomness always plays a part on how everything is unfolding but this may also be happening within a deterministic framework already in place. Say moving from point A to point Z, via land, the sea, or the air, maybe teleportation too. Many variance but still the same two points.
Yes, that last part is really an ongoing process of getting good at reading the situation. And these situations themselves can be dynamic also as they unfold.
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That's a fascinating way to put it—the "Point A to Point Z" framework. It adds another great layer to the model, capturing that tension between a set path and the random variance in between.
A real pleasure exchanging ideas with you.