Motivation

[sniperd]

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The fundamental problem I have (and I've made a lot of money too) is that losing hurts far more than winning feels good.

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My problem exactly. I'm supposed to win, so when I do.. well, of course I did. When I lose my happiness is -100, when I win it's +10, when I win a TON it's +20. So, sometimes I just don't want to play because I don't want to risk losing. It's part of why I try and keep it as a hobby.

[luckOverSkill]

Hmmm... my personal opinion is that if people are too
fixated on the results then they're not playing for the
right reasons. Yes winning is important, no question
about it. But I think people have to step back and
think about why they are playing in the first place.

Are they playing because of the lure of money? Or
are they in it because they enjoy the playing, the
decision making, the reads, and so forth?

I know that there are people who can play four or
five ring games simultaneously, and that might be a
very profitable way to play, but for me I can't do it
long term.

Multitabling involves a mechanical element that takes
elements out of the game that you would see if you
played at only one table. I can see how multitabling
can get old after a while. Maybe a lot of the people
here are multitablers.