The Hidden Rules Everyone Follows But Nobody Knows

Discover the hidden rules that control your life through game theory 🧠 Learn unwritten social rules governing relationships & success. Master social game theory to decode human behavior & win at life.

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TIMESTAMP
0:00 - Introduction
1:09 - Chapter 1: "The Multiplayer Reality"
2:31 - Chapter 2: "The Nash Equilibrium of Everyday Life"
4:00 - Chapter 3: "Dominant Strategies (Your Cheat Codes)"
5:23 - Chapter 4: "The Prisoner's Dilemma Is Everywhere"
6:49 - Chapter 5: "Information Is Your Superpower"
8:36 - Chapter 6: "Playing the Long Game"
10:08 - Chapter 7: "Mixed Strategies and Beautiful Chaos”
11:31 - Chapter 8: "Backwards Induction Magic”
12:57 - Chapter 9: "Zero-Sum vs. Growing the Pie"
14:30 - Chapter 10: "Changing the Game"

💡📚 Below is a curated list of books and research papers that further explore some of the concepts discussed in this video. (some links are affiliate links, which help support my channel)

BOOKS
1/ Theory of Games and Economic Behavior by John von Neumann et al.
https://amzn.to/4gsRLIN

2/ The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life by Avinash K. Dixit et al.
https://amzn.to/3I6T9UJ

3/ Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life by Avinash K. Dixit et al.
https://amzn.to/3I4qvnf

4/ The Evolution of Cooperation by Robert Axelrod
https://amzn.to/3I2iBe4

5/ Games and Decisions by R Duncan Luce et al.
https://amzn.to/46rFyPE

6/ Repeated Games and Reputations: Long-Run Relationships by George J. Mailath et al.
https://amzn.to/47OaCvB

7/ Game Theory: A Nontechnical Introduction to the Analysis of Strategy by Roger A. McCain
https://amzn.to/47JnCT7

8/ Hidden Games: The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior by Moshe Hoffman and Erez Yoeli
https://amzn.to/4mjes39

9/ Strategy: An Introduction to Game Theory by Joel Watson
https://amzn.to/3VX1NIs

10/ Game Theory Made Simple by The Practical Atlas
https://amzn.to/4mlRetq

RESEARCH PAPERS
1/ Cooperation in the Prisoner's Dilemma: an experimental study by L. Heuer et al.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/do...
Experimental comparison of pure and mixed strategy choices in Prisoner's Dilemma settings and their influence on cooperation dynamics.

2/ Mixed Strategy Nash Equilibria in Game Theory by various authors (World Scientific, 2024)
https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/1...
Explains when unpredictability and mixed strategies are optimal in dynamic games and negotiations.

3/ Exploring Backward Induction among Chess Players by Steven D. Levitt, John A List, Sally Sadoff
https://rady.ucsd.edu/_files/faculty-...
Empirical study of real-world backward induction decision-making among strategists.

4/ Reputation without Commitment in Finitely-Repeated Games by Jonathan Weinstein
https://economics.mit.edu/sites/defau...
Analysis of reputation formation and strategic behavior in repeated interactions.

5/ When Your Anchor Sinks Your Boat by Y Maaravi et al.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa...
Examines how information asymmetry and offer timing impact negotiation strategy.

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