Nikka18
Rock Star
Silver Level
#1 Quality Over Quantity
#2 Self Discipline
The most important steps: exercise, eat well, and get a good sleep. I guarantee if you are not cultivating a healthy lifestyle, then you are playing sub-optimal poker. Pay close attention to how you perform at the tables on days when you’ve slept well versus days when you haven’t. Keep a journal. The more you notice the improvements for yourself, the more it will motivate you to keep striving for a healthy body, mind, and spirit. I jog, I do yoga, I eat my veggies, and I try to maintain a regular sleep schedule with 7+ hours a night. I want to reach this uber-zen place where my emotions completely drop away when I play and every decision is optimal based on my knowledge and skill. I still have a ways to go.
#3 Competitive Analysis
One critical task you will find in every professional poker player’s study routine is performing a competitive analysis. The pros regularly run reports on the field and study the better regulars to keep tabs on what the competition is doing. This analysis can yield a number of benefits.
- Carefully prepare for each session. Codify and follow a start-up routine.
- Facilitate deep thought. Play fewer tables. Eliminate distractions.
- Capture ALL potential mistakes. Mark them in your database.
- Thoroughly review your hands. Categorize and summarize.
- Feed these learnings into your next start-up routine.
#2 Self Discipline
The most important steps: exercise, eat well, and get a good sleep. I guarantee if you are not cultivating a healthy lifestyle, then you are playing sub-optimal poker. Pay close attention to how you perform at the tables on days when you’ve slept well versus days when you haven’t. Keep a journal. The more you notice the improvements for yourself, the more it will motivate you to keep striving for a healthy body, mind, and spirit. I jog, I do yoga, I eat my veggies, and I try to maintain a regular sleep schedule with 7+ hours a night. I want to reach this uber-zen place where my emotions completely drop away when I play and every decision is optimal based on my knowledge and skill. I still have a ways to go.
#3 Competitive Analysis
One critical task you will find in every professional poker player’s study routine is performing a competitive analysis. The pros regularly run reports on the field and study the better regulars to keep tabs on what the competition is doing. This analysis can yield a number of benefits.
