Re: Delete the spreadsheet (a glimpse into the mind of a short term loser)
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But I'm running badly right now. It got to the point where it was starting to feel like I shouldn't even bother playing a session... I should just enter -55 on my spreadsheet 4 times in a row and then go do something else. I realized I was at a psychologic nadir when I flopped a set of kings with a board of K-6-3 after getting all-in preflop. When the hands were revealed, and I saw my opponent's 7-7; I instantly thought "oh crap, he could make a running straight." He did, and I knew my head was wrong.
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Been there.
It's amazing how running bad affects how you see the game. You begin to feel if there's any way you could be beat, you will.
What helps is being able to say, "Look, my long-range average is x. When my luck returns to average, it'll be x again."
If you play long enough, you're going to have a bad run. People who don't think so, haven't played long enough.
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