{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ben Cohen, Wall Street Journal Sports Reporter: The Hot Hand in Sports &amp; Life","description":"\ud83d\udea8  SUBSCRIBE TO THE FREE NEWSLETTER ------ My guest today is Ben Cohen, the sports reporter for the Wall Street Journal and author of The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks. The book is a fantastic read on humans\u2019 ability to get in the \u201czone\u201d and our ability, or lack of ability, to decipher patterns from data. He also explains how the hot hand applies to areas of life besides sports, including artists, scientists, and directors, and how even Shakespeare experienced a hot streak when he was living during the plague, very similar to the situation we are living in now. This is a wide-ranging conversation around cognitive biases, streaks, and our limitations to see patterns and I couldn\u2019t recommend the book more. Show Notes (1:15) \u2014Ben explains what the hot hand is (3:22)\u200a\u2014\u200aWhy humans are evolutionarily made to be bad at deciphering patterns (4:40)\u200a\u2014\u200aWhat led to the hot hand being proven true after 40 years of studies showing otherwise (14:45)\u200a\u2014\u200aWhy Spotify and Apple were forced to handle customers not believing in their \u201cshuffle mode\u201d since we are so bad at deciphering patterns (19:15)\u200a\u2014\u200aThe difference between the hot hand and the gambler\u2019s fallacy (24:10)\u200a\u2014\u200aHow Shakespeare experienced the hot hand when living through the plague (26:33)\u200a\u2014\u200aThere\u2019s no way to determine when you\u2019ll experience the hot hand (32:15)\u200a\u2014\u200aEnd of episode questions End of Episode Questions: 1.What\u2019s 1 book every coach should read?  Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis   Who is one person you\u2019d want to hear as a guest on this podcast?   Jason Gay   What advice do you have for young coaches who are listening to this?   Take advantage of your own perspective   What\u2019s the darkest moment you experienced professionally and how did you overcome it?   After there was an issue with how an article he wrote was shared, Twitter was relentlessly harassing him about it.&amp;nbsp;  ","author_name":"Coaching Coaches","author_url":"https:\/\/coachingcoaches.co","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/16630148\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/87389912"}