tuitui
Rock Star
Platinum Level
Poker has made me a person who no longer gets nervous in line, because I’ve stood patiently for four hours waiting for aces to pay out and still got busted. Actually no, I won't get nervous while standing in line because I will be playing while standing in line. 
But seriously speaking, it has taught me that sometimes you do everything right and still lose, and sometimes you win even though you don’t deserve it and that is pretty good training for life.
But seriously speaking, it has taught me that sometimes you do everything right and still lose, and sometimes you win even though you don’t deserve it and that is pretty good training for life.
bremp555
Rock Star
Platinum Level
I can really relate to that. Poker has a funny way of teaching you patience the hard way. You learn pretty quickly that you can make the right decision and still lose, and that lesson carries over to real life a lot. It helped me stop reacting emotionally to short-term results and focus more on the process instead of instant outcomes.
Outside the game, I think the biggest change for me was emotional control and discipline. Being able to stay calm after a bad beat at the table makes it easier to handle stress, frustration, or setbacks in everyday situations. Poker doesn’t just train your brain, it trains your mindset, and that’s something you don’t really notice until you’ve been playing for a while.
Outside the game, I think the biggest change for me was emotional control and discipline. Being able to stay calm after a bad beat at the table makes it easier to handle stress, frustration, or setbacks in everyday situations. Poker doesn’t just train your brain, it trains your mindset, and that’s something you don’t really notice until you’ve been playing for a while.
s0ftdumps
Visionary
Platinum Level
That separation between making good decisions and getting good outcomes is probably the biggest lesson poker teaches. Once that clicks, it changes how you look at a lot of things outside the game too.
I also like your point about emotional control. Learning to absorb a bad beat without tilting is basically training for real life stress. You cannot control variance, but you can control your reactions and your process. Over time that mindset quietly spills into work, relationships, and decision making in general. Poker sneaks up on you that way.
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wushibala
Rock Star
Platinum Level
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blujjozi
Rising Star
Bronze Level
This is how I have made it far in games - thought victories are far in between but I have made most money playing with this mind(calculated of cos)
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AllenDP
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Poker has taught me that sometimes you can make all the right moves and still lose. It’s a great life lesson — you can’t control the outcome, but you can control your actions and how you react. Over time, that mindset helps you stay calm under pressure and make better decisions, both at the table and in real life.