Re: I\'d rather have a losing session than this? (probably not)
Sorry to drag this old thread up again, but I've just started reading Zen and the Art of Poker. I wish I'd read it earlier, because Poker Rule #6 applies to this perfectly:
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No one sets out for a trip to the casino [...] with the idea of breaking even as a goal. Rather, we set out with high hopes, excitement, expectancy -- the promise of big dreams. But then something odd happens when we get there -- we break even. Our reaction is a feeling of annoyance, of letdown.
Breaking even happens. It is one of the possible outcomes. We must not see it as a nuisance or an unwelcome event. A distaste for breaking even can lead us into the valley of pressing and overplaying and other wrongful activity. Become comfortable with breaking even. Teach yourself how to sit quietly and patiently at the even mark.
You sit simply, as a warrior, and out of that, a sense of individual dignity arises - Chogyam Trungpa, Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
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