jordanbillie
Legend
Bronze Level
I posted this in response to a question in a different thread of mine, and I wanted to share my thoughts in a separate thread. This is for any player that got into the game of poker for fun. Remember, fun is the first step to joy. I'm an advocate for not taking life too seriously, and to be present and enjoy nature's gifts. Be here now, because today is happening now.
I noticed the way to make sure the fun remains in the game is to:
1) Only play games you are properly rolled for.
2) Remember that money is an external, and having more and more of it will not provide anymore happiness or fix any "problems."
3) The key to happiness is internal, by choosing to do moral good.
4) Locking myself in a room and playing poker hours on end, away from my family is not choosing to do moral good.
5) Beware of the poker player fallacy which sounds like this, "If I made $50 playing for an hour last night, I should play 10 hours tomorrow so I will make $500. Imagine all the money I can be piling up, if I only had more time to play poker." This way of thinking is madness, and it makes you a slave to poker. I'm trying to remain free.
I noticed the way to make sure the fun remains in the game is to:
1) Only play games you are properly rolled for.
2) Remember that money is an external, and having more and more of it will not provide anymore happiness or fix any "problems."
3) The key to happiness is internal, by choosing to do moral good.
4) Locking myself in a room and playing poker hours on end, away from my family is not choosing to do moral good.
5) Beware of the poker player fallacy which sounds like this, "If I made $50 playing for an hour last night, I should play 10 hours tomorrow so I will make $500. Imagine all the money I can be piling up, if I only had more time to play poker." This way of thinking is madness, and it makes you a slave to poker. I'm trying to remain free.