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[QUOTE="gogadgetdx, post: 4025133, member: 284499"]
[b]Music and poker and chess, oh my![/b]

I've found music can be a tremendous asset, or a terrible handicap, depending on the style of music, for both poker and chess.

Let me explain.

If I'm listening to fast music (house, edm) I tend to do everything more quickly, so I may not think through all the particulars of a given situation. Additionally, I play more hands.

Slower music has the opposite effect on my play, and potentially to the detriment - I might become too conservative or slow play too much to a calling station that sucks out on me.

These same things apply to chess (my other passion); the soviet chess school of thought includes tapping a pen or pencil (for game notation) increasingly rapidly during the game only on the opponent's move to subconsciously encourage the opponent to think too quickly and potentially overlook a tactic.

Hacking the mind for peak performance for poker and chess is absolutely legit, just be sure to be informed with the science of psychology  ;-)
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