It came to my attention recently that I haven't been pushing myself. An alternate theory (to those posited earlier) is that my slump can be attributed to one huge chode-out. This actually came from a conversation that I had with a guy who I really respect. He started as a social circle natural, and built himself into a force to be reckoned with (through years of hard work). When I look back at the times when I was making a lot of progress, I was pushing myself super-hard. As soon as I decided that I was going to "have fun," I stopped progressing. Sure its fun to go out with your buddies, drink, and open a few sets, but you don't make as much progress as when you really push. So I'm adopting a new game plan:
1) Keep paper notebook of progress
2) At least one night solo game every week
3) Set goals every night (the default is 10 sets)
4) One FR per week on Boston Lair
Let's go!
1 year ago
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I'm reminded of when I used to play poker seriously. I came to a point where I had moved up in stakes to a level that was slightly uncomfortable, and hit a really bad downswing at the same time. I had a really rough time of it. I obsessed over what I could possibly be doing wrong, or what steps I could take to recover. I checked and rechecked my stats, and couldn't find anything out of line. I posted and histories for feedback, but couldn't seem to find that magic bullet solution that would turn my results around. I ended up in a trap of trying to change what I knew was a proven, solid game (play looser/tighter preflop? bluff more/less? etc/etc?).
I know now that the only real solution was to keep grinding, play as many hands as possible, and most importantly, not to quit.
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