Pokers effect on life

What I am wondering, is if anyone else has ever caught themselves doing or thinking something different that they never would if it wasn't for poker in their normal non poker related life?

Me personally, I found that whenever I go to pay for something, and I have three of the same coins in my hand, I usually end up doing like a chip twirl without thinking about it.

i do the same with coins hahahaha

I also tend to pause for a while be answering someone.

Poker has definitely taught me how to think before I speak.

Poker has made me a much more boring person for non-poker players to talk to

I was discussing the Iraq war the other day and brought up pot odds as an example, the people there thought I was a tad crazy (but I had a good point, basically I was saying the whole "we don't want them to have died in vain" argument doesn't fly, they're already in the pot, but if by withdrawing we lose progress, it should be looked at what we lose, we have what we have, just like you shouldn't chase the flush draw because "I don't want to lose the money I already put in there" but on the other hand you also lose your chance at the pot, sometimes you had odds, hope that made sense to you because it didn't really make any sense to the population of no serious poker players)

Seriously though, poker has helped me out in terms of critical thinking and decisions I make in life.

Excellant article. Thanks.

I refer to people's attributes with PT numbers sometimes.

ex: "That girl is a bitch. Her flop aggression factor is 4."

Leave it to v to allow us a new perspective on potential mates!!

I like to think of things in the similar perspective to Using Poker Analogy
to explain general concepts as the stock market, and Bankroll Management Theory. Quantum Mathematics seems to creep in there also!
The multiple ways to relate one thing to another allows for greater depth perception toward any subject in abstract ways!

Playing Poker for nickels, dimes and Quarters instead of chips gives a person a more accurate approach to what is going into the pot.

I actually told a salesperson at Best Buy "Buying the extended warranty on this is negative EV"

Should have seen the puzzled look he had.

I always raise.........I am getting killed in bar tips

check out the preflop raise percentage on that girl !

... nerds

poker has definitly had an effect on my day to day life. Im more patient , and when dealing with business issues, bluffing comes in quite handy

But what a set she had!

I think he two pair looks a lot better...but I'd rock her Full House with my Royal flush...

...Did I push that too far?

Yes

I think I pay more attention to people's body language now than I did before I started paying poker. It's amazing how many times someone is telling me something, I look at their body language and think, "they are totally bluffing me."

i try to calculate what the risk vs outcome are in situations alot more and try to read into what people mean and ther body language and like r they "bluffing" or not being real and such things haha but ya i think its mainly trying to guess the odds of different things, but i think thats a good thing so i wont complain, makes me stop and think before doing things which is always good

i wear sunglasses all the time now.

when faced with a decision i cover my mouth with my hand and think for a while.