The sense of danger must not disappear: The way is certainly both short and steep, However gradual it looks from here; Look if you like, but you will have to leap. ~W.H. Auden, “Leap Before You Look,” December 1940 I never wanted to write a newsletter. It seemed too much like doing the one thing I’ve successfully avoided since I finished grad school: having a regular, nine-to-five job. Sure, I’d be working for myself, but that feeling of having to write about one particular subject area, day after day, week after week, month in month out, even when my mind, my inspiration, my curiosity were somewhere far away? It felt like
Go on. Experiment. Iterate. Go on sniffling. Find your own unique path that resonates with you before anything. Along the way, you will know who you are and what you're good at. I have heard something say that you first write for yourself and then edit for the audience. Off to you now
Hope you and Nate keep us informed of how the WSOP goes for you. Before it starts which events are you planning to play in? What's the bankroll you're playing with? How much does Pokerstars cover in major series like this?
Good luck to you and I look forward to following the journey
My schedule will be fluid, depending on how I'm doing and how I'm feeling. I'll be there for the first week, then traveling, then back again, then traveling again, and then back for the Main until the end. I have a max budget for myself, but no one ever wants to hit that! We will talk details on the pod!
Very exciting, Maria!
Thanks so much, Matt! I hope you'll enjoy it.
whoa I'm a huge fan so glad you're here!
Oh that's so lovely to hear! Thank you so much!
Stumbled across this. Great message. 🙏
Thank you!!
Go on. Experiment. Iterate. Go on sniffling. Find your own unique path that resonates with you before anything. Along the way, you will know who you are and what you're good at. I have heard something say that you first write for yourself and then edit for the audience. Off to you now
Thank you!
Nice to find you!
Thanks!
I had no idea about online staking - that's really interesting!
Yeah! It's a pretty fun ecosystem.
Hope you and Nate keep us informed of how the WSOP goes for you. Before it starts which events are you planning to play in? What's the bankroll you're playing with? How much does Pokerstars cover in major series like this?
Good luck to you and I look forward to following the journey
My schedule will be fluid, depending on how I'm doing and how I'm feeling. I'll be there for the first week, then traveling, then back again, then traveling again, and then back for the Main until the end. I have a max budget for myself, but no one ever wants to hit that! We will talk details on the pod!
awesome cant wait to hear all about it.
Congratulations on the new Substack. I look forwarding to seeing what you do with it. Oh, and I love the Podcast!
Beautiful poem I’ve never seen, thank you! And looking forward to discovering more about you, as you write for you, and me, and the “we”. 🙂
Beautiful beginning, Ms. Konnikova, as profound and purposeful as ever. Looking forward to learning more soon :-)
All of my favorite topics in one!!! Looking forward to reading your wisdom!
What an amazing poem. I needed to read that today! To leap is to live.
Looking forward to reading this!