Failure

[NobodysFreak]

If Albert Einstein passed elementary math, we wouldn't have the theory of relativity.

I was lying in bed the other night contemplating my last session and thinking about all of the bonehead donkish plays I made. I found some places where I missed bets, where I made a bad read, where I acted like a donkey. I've been beating 1/2 on many different sites for almost a year now and I'm still amazed at the idiot plays I still make from time to time. I've also noticed that with each failed hand, I learn another way not to play. I'm convinced that my successes at poker (although very modest) are a direct correlation to acknowledge all the failures I've had and to attempt to never repeat them.

I don't think I'd be half as good as I am now if I started off winning and crushing the game. So the real point of this post is to ask... does anyone feel the same way?

I've seen friends start off incredibly well only to crash and burn because they don't wanna see their mistakes. I need the mistakes. If I'm not making them, I feel like I'm playing in the wrong game. Like I need to move up a limit. Don't get me wrong, I don't try to fail. When I play, I play to win, but I've found that part of winning is taking your beats.

That's all I've got for now... discuss if you'd like.