Is a disregard for money an essential trait to become better?

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Is a disregard for money an essential trait to become better?

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Some would say yes. I would say no.

I would say that it is important not to confuse chips (real or virtual) with money. The fact that a $1 chip costs $1 makes this difficult. And this is unfortunate.

A healthy respect for money when deciding what games and limits to play is a very good thing.

But once you pick a game and a buy in, try to remember that you are playing a game with chips (or units or points or tokens).

If someone who respects money confuses chips with money, it will cloud their decision making. Unfortunately, the higher the limits, the greater this distortion will be. I think this is what prevents many good players from moving up into limits that they could win consistently at.