How the do you know when your getting better?
 

It takes such a long time to get an accurate winrate, how do you know when your play has improved in the short run?

It would be easier to improve your game if you could determine quickly what works and what doesn't. But you may just get lucky, and the short run feedback your getting doesn't necessarily say much about small edges.

So if you try coming over the top of your opponent it may work 3 times in a row, but it is a bad idea in the long run for example.

Anyone have ideas about this? Does your stack seem to go up a little bit more consistently or a little higher at the end of the session (or something else)? Or are you pretty much reliant on the records you keep over the long run -- thousands and thousands of hands, before you know if something in your game is working better?

Re: How the do you know when your getting better?
 

First, you have to know there is always room for improvement. Don't ever get satisfied and quit trying to learn. What I noticed as I progress is I spend a lot less time questioning my play, win or lose when I leave the table. You should be able to know as soon as the hand is over, probably about 90% of the time if you played it correctly. There are always different things you could have did in a session, but I think for the most part if you don't leave a session with a ton of questions on your play, your probably improving.
Being able to continue to win as you move up in levels obviously is probably the biggest clue. Just keep plugging along, read hand reviews, books, incorportate new things into your game and find some good tables. Good luck.