Daniel Arfin

What Has Happened To Baseball? A Concentrated Look at Analytics, Poker, and Intuition Daniel Arfin

When solving a problem, should you approach it logically, or illogically? Believe it or not, neither! Neither approach is better than the other because logic and illogic are not separate. They are meant to work together--to complement one another. Relying on logic or illogic can take you to the moon, but using both approaches can take you to the stars--because logic isn't always logical, and illogic isn't always logical.




How should one determine whether to use logic or illogic? By listening to their intuition--to their heart--to their gut. To be intuitive is to be yourself. To be yourself is to be present. When present--when intuitive, there is no partiality toward logic or illogic. So no matter what the problem is--whether it's determining how to manage or assemble a baseball team, or sizing up how to play a hand in poker, always listen to your heart--to your intuition. Intuition will tell you to use logic--the form of problem solving that can be written down, reasoned, and proven. Or it will tell you when to use illogic--the form of problem solving that you cannot write down--because illogic doesn't entail any reasoning or literature or math you can write down. It's just a feeling--something that comes from the beyond.