[mockingbird]

I have been thinking about this issue recently too. Since I have been doing some reading and come across some new ideas or refinements of some ideas, I think playing fewer tables might help me to implement those refinements.

Usually when I am learning something new I have to go very slowly at first. Then the concepts, or whatever, this can apply to dance class or anything new, begin to become second nature until I can do them on autopilot. Then I slow down again to learn the next thing.

This is just how my brain works but I think most others are pretty similiar.

I have been thinking of playing part of the time 4-tabling. Now I almost always play 3 or 4 tables. And then a shorter amount of time playing just 1 or at most 2 tables to try to learn new skills.

I also support other's suggestions - use tracking software and keep track of your win rates with different numbers of tables.