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Re: Year-end look back on poker and life - extremely long. Make popcorn.
hey loved the post. really made me think. however you are fresh out of college and im not sure if you've worked a crap job for 40-60 hours a week. i am currently playing the lower limits and dreaming about getting to where you are today. So in a way i feel that since you have shown me the darker side of being a proffesional player, that i need to tell you that working a regular job is no noble thing. Also it is extremly difficult to find something you love to do and make good money doing it. so i say ride out poker as long as you can. see the world meet interesting people and live life to the fullest.
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Re: Year-end look back on poker and life - extremely long. Make popcorn.
How much time are you spending playing poker? You refer to it early in the post as "part-time" but later on your choice of words makes it seem that you feel you're missing out on life in order to play poker.
If you really are playing part-time, then I doubt you'll find a job you enjoy more that lets you get more out of life. Most will probably require twice as much of your time. You make a lot of very good points, though. Thanks a lot for sharing. |
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Re: Year-end look back on poker and life - extremely long. Make popcorn.
Teddy I've been following your blog for a while now and enjoyed it immensely partly because I feel we do have a similar outlook in life. I especially loved your reasoning when you first decided to quit law school to play poker. Most thought it was a terrible idea (including myself somewhat) but you articulated your reasons quite clearly and convincingly.
I think the internet has caused many players to burn out a lot faster than they should be. The amount of hands you can get in online nowadays is quite astonishing. Thankfully I haven't burned out yet and poker has definately given me a lot to think about during the last two years. My outlook has been quite different. I agree with what ray bob has to say. I'm not sure how many crap jobs you've worked for 4o-60 hours a week. I've had a boatload of them. From working as an office drone, business admin to IT tech support, ect..ect.. The key is to find hapiness in your life, whatever that may be. For me, it's definately not to be an office drone for 40+ hrs a week and I would've quit my current job regardless of poker or not. I'll probably be doing more investing and hopefully one day run a successful business where I could be my own boss. Time is the biggest asset we have and we should live to the fullest doing what you want to do. |
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