What motivates you?

[Yeti]

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Extreme boredom. I wake up everyday and don't know what to do, but worse, there's nothing I want to do. Everything is boring. Play poker is easy and the computer is just steps from my bed, and it allows me to exist.

-Michael

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Sadly this is pretty true for me also.

[1800GAMBLER]

I love you.

[Tosh]

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Extreme boredom. I wake up everyday and don't know what to do, but worse, there's nothing I want to do. Everything is boring. Play poker is easy and the computer is just steps from my bed, and it allows me to exist.

-Michael

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That hit home tbh. Most of what I do these days is just because I can't be arsed to make much effort to do anything else.

[sfer]

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Extreme boredom. I wake up everyday and don't know what to do, but worse, there's nothing I want to do. Everything is boring. Play poker is easy and the computer is just steps from my bed, and it allows me to exist.

-Michael

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I click, therefore I am?

[Tosh]

Absolutely nothing, thats why I haven't been able to play for a long time.

[Surfbullet]

Why I play:

1)Money. I make 5x more playing poker than my straight-out-of-college idea of income, web design.

2)Competition. I'm a very competitive person, always have been. When I was younger, online RTS games like Warcraft/Starcraft satiated my desire for competition, plus basketball and other sports. Now, poker is my outlet. I love it.

3)The Challenge. Moving up in limits is a big challenge for me, between bad cards and bad play I almost always hit a wall when I first move up. Overcoming obstacles like a 400BB downswing after moving up is good for me as a person, knowing I can rise to the challenge. Plus the sense of accomplishment is fantastic.

4)Freedom. I can surf when there's waves, and play poker when there are no waves. I can spend time with my girlfriend, or my family. I can travel, and still have an income wherever I go - so long as I can bring my laptop, and get internet. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Surf

[PokerBob]

1.) it's now my job, and i need money
2.) i want to move up and improve
3.) i don't intend to do this forever, but IMO the getting is good right now, and i want mine. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[goodguy_1]

sounds to me like you are due for another trip...have you been to Brazil,Africa?

games are getting tougher at all levels right now..you need to take regular breaks to not burn out..

[TheBlueMonster]

Boredom

[TexArcher]

Money and competition, two of my favorite things...