Goals vs. Achievements

[sahala]

Good thread.

My biggest achievement for the last 4 months: not a single cigarette smoked. Nicotine works so well with poker for me, whether for relaxation or concentration purposes. Unfortunately it really was a horrible leak in my "game", and from playing poker I turned from a casual smoker to pretty much a chain smoker. Really stupid.

2nd biggest achievement: being disciplined about the hours I put into playing the 22s. I used to start out the night saying that I needed to be up X buyins before quitting for the night. This messed with my sleep, ability to focus at work, and life in general. Now I just allocate a segment of my after-work hours and go at it regardless of whether I'm up or down for the night.

These are probably non-poker achievements, but they've helped me with my game from an emotional standpoint.