I think by winning, he meant: “art of choosing actions that lead to outcomes ranked higher in your preferences”, though I don’t completely agree with this word choice of “winning” which could be ambiguous/causing confusion.
A bit unrelated, but more of a general comment on this—in my belief, I think people generally have unconscious preferences, and knowing/acknowledging these before weighing out preferences are very important, even if some preferences are short term.
I think by winning, he meant: “art of choosing actions that lead to outcomes ranked higher in your preferences”, though I don’t completely agree with this word choice of “winning” which could be ambiguous/causing confusion.
A bit unrelated, but more of a general comment on this—in my belief, I think people generally have unconscious preferences, and knowing/acknowledging these before weighing out preferences are very important, even if some preferences are short term.