Goals vs. Achievements

sahala · #1 10-12-2005, 04:51 PM

Good thread.

My biggest achievement for the last 4 months: not a single cigarette smoked. Nicotine works so well with poker for me, whether for relaxation or concentration purposes. Unfortunately it really was a horrible leak in my "game", and from playing poker I turned from a casual smoker to pretty much a chain smoker. Really stupid.

2nd biggest achievement: being disciplined about the hours I put into playing the 22s. I used to start out the night saying that I needed to be up X buyins before quitting for the night. This messed with my sleep, ability to focus at work, and life in general. Now I just allocate a segment of my after-work hours and go at it regardless of whether I'm up or down for the night.

These are probably non-poker achievements, but they've helped me with my game from an emotional standpoint.

#2 10-12-2005, 05:00 PM

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Good thread.

My biggest achievement for the last 4 months: not a single cigarette smoked. Nicotine works so well with poker for me, whether for relaxation or concentration purposes. Unfortunately it really was a horrible leak in my "game", and from playing poker I turned from a casual smoker to pretty much a chain smoker. Really stupid.

2nd biggest achievement: being disciplined about the hours I put into playing the 22s. I used to start out the night saying that I needed to be up X buyins before quitting for the night. This messed with my sleep, ability to focus at work, and life in general. Now I just allocate a segment of my after-work hours and go at it regardless of whether I'm up or down for the night.

These are probably non-poker achievements, but they've helped me with my game from an emotional standpoint.

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I like the second acheivement. Too many people will not quit until they are up overall for the day. They will not book a losing day. Well guess what guys, losing is a part of poker. You are going to have some winning days and some losing days. You have to know how to deal with this and playing to catch up will only put you further behind.