[eastbay]

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A while ago, I went home and visited my father for the first time in a long time, and when I was there I downloaded Partypoker to play one night. The next day, he went to the icon and renamed it "Addictive Sickness". I just laughed like I often do, and explained that without poker I wouldn't be surviving, which I think he even understands, but still... It really bugged me.


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I think maybe your poker goal setting problem is a red herring. I would guess that the TV event goal is really an attempt at changing minds about what you're doing (because everyone's a sucker for people on TV.)

I think maybe you'd be better served by looking for goals that are outside poker that are going to be more satisfying for you.

What that might be, is very hard to say without knowing you beyond what you've posted here.

eastbay