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Hard time re-reading books
How can you guys bring yourself to re-read books? I find it very hard to do. I own and have read a lot of the most talked about books.
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Re: Hard time re-reading books
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How can you guys bring yourself to re-read books? [/ QUOTE ] The desire to get better. |
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How can you guys bring yourself to re-read books? [/ QUOTE ] By losing. |
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Re: Hard time re-reading books
To fully understand the material
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Re: Hard time re-reading books
Rereading a poker book after reading it once and then playing a lot of poker is like reading a travel book about a place you have never been, going there, and then rereading the travel book.
You are not the same person you were when you read it the first time. (If you are, it is time to quit reading and quit playing poker.) The book is not the same as when you read it the first time. (If it is, it is not a book worth reading, let alone rereading.) |
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Rereading a poker book after reading it once and then playing a lot of poker is like reading a travel book about a place you have never been, going there, and then rereading the travel book. You are not the same person you were when you read it the first time. (If you are, it is time to quit reading and quit playing poker.) The book is not the same as when you read it the first time. (If it is, it is not a book worth reading, let alone rereading.) [/ QUOTE ] Absolutly true. If you desire to beat this game is great (ie: you really want it) then by the time you come back to the book you will pick up new things, while things giving u trouble before and such simpleton concepts to you...that the advanced stuff u missed out on, becomes clear. Something like that anyway. |
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Re: Hard time re-reading books
The very first book I read on the subject was Theory of Poker. I didn't know what to do with the example since I didn't know Razz, Draw nor Stud. Now a couple of books later I re-read it and all of a sudden it seems to be much clearer. It seems to me that I understood the concepts much better on the 2nd try than on the 1st. Especially Theory of Poker has this ahhhh-effect on the 2nd read.
I am planning on reading it for a 3rd time. |
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Re: Hard time re-reading books
That definitely makes a lot of sense, thanks for the well thought out answers. How long would you think is a good time before re-reading a particular book? Or do you jus kind of pick it up? I mean there has to be time for change and such.
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That definitely makes a lot of sense, thanks for the well thought out answers. How long would you think is a good time before re-reading a particular book? Or do you jus kind of pick it up? I mean there has to be time for change and such. [/ QUOTE ] I read a book differently the second and third time than the first. The first time I read straight through and try to get the main ideas. The second time through I "study" more than read the book. I read it a section at a time. Try to understand 1 or 2 concepts from that section and then play some poker looking to really focus on those 1 or 2 things. Then I read another section and then play again, etc. |
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I've probably re-read the HOH's the most ainxw I've become a decent player. I'd say I'm on my 4th or 5th reading of each. When I was just learning, I read Winning Low Limit Hold'em about 10 times, and I still glance thru it every now and then.
I want to be the best possible player that I can be, and I know that takes a full understanding of the game and concepts. In addition, I take notes after each session and reflect on what I did good and what I did bad (trying not to make the same mistakes twice). |
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