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[QUOTE="cAPSLOCK, post: 1177798, member: 42960"]
I applaud you.

I have also made a commitment to this ideal in the last few months (not so much here in this thread since I only lurk here and poke up now and then to make an irritating comment).

The thing is, when I am losing and want to moan about it the usual purpose is to illicit sympathy or have someone tell me that I played it right and didn't deserve to lose.

It only take a few moment of thought to realize that not only are these unneeded but you guys don't actually give a flying frag if I lost with pocket whatevers to gimp-rock offsuit.

But more important than that is the realization that moaning about it isn't just useless it is NEGATIVE for my game and mindset.

When we lose a hand or session(s) it is some ratio of coolers:bad-play.

It behooves us to consider how much is under our control and how much is just the game...  pick up, dust off and learn from our mistakes.

Now I know that sometimes we just gotta vent, and sometimes the game gets under the skin.  And it might be annoying to hear a guy like me preach about it when my 8 buy-in losing streak is $80 when yours is $400 or $1600 or whatever... but it's all relative.

For me, in the end, I have found I seem to come unstuck a little faster when I remember not to complain.

I think of the best players who seem, also to follow this rule.

After all, as your Tagline thingy says it all: 
E(X^2)-E(X)^2 Happens
                                                            
cAPS
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