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Old 11-13-2005, 12:48 AM
jcm4ccc jcm4ccc is offline
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Default Re: why short term goals are bad

Examples of good goals from November thread:

Psychological Functioning
No Hellmuthian outbursts
Work on my tilt
Enjoy my mtt`s, play less and with more quality
Stop playing while intoxicated

Becoming better at poker
Work on mid stack play
Read harrington's book
Play more live poker to get ready for Atlantis
Play a few more deep stack tournaments to gain experience for big tournaments
Stop trying to bluff calling stations
Take much better notes in the 109s i play
Post more
Finish reading two more poker books
Use exitonly's spreadsheet for results tracking
Read more hand histories
Post more in the strategy forums instead of oot

Saving money by making smart decisions
Never, ever click the blackjack icon on party again
Stay far, far, far away from the $45k guaranteed $10 rebuy
Only play mtt's. No cash games allowed
Avoid cash games
Not going bananas and spending all my hard earned stt money in rebuys
Create and maintain accounting books for poker income

Playing or not playing types of Poker
Try out some satellites
Play less mtts
Play some satellites & supers
Play more rebuys
Play in two live tournaments
Play more tournaments

Non-poker related goals
Study enough that i am prepared to ace my first semester of law school finals
Go see barry greenstein speak at my school
Kiss a girl
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