Re: I Quit My Day Job
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I'm with you, I don't enjoy making someone else rich. But that misses the heart of my question by a smidge. What I lack right now is a sense of purpose and meaning. I'm doing very well for my age and have money. What I desire is purpose and I don't get that from poker.
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The poker phenomena is an enabler for some of us. Maybe you will find your purpose/meaning in your job but some of us never will (not in one that pays proper money anyway).
I play 30+ (normally 40+) hours of poker a week and its a doddle compared to the jobs I've had. Its so much less tiring for me then conventional working was, and so liberating in when I have my free time that I now am able to do the things I always wanted to but couldn't - that is where the meaning of my life is.
Its obviously not for everyone (certainly not for those who can't make the money they need) but for some of us its fantastic. Those who hate the life shouldn't make the mistake of assuming they represent everybody.
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