Sos1l
Rock Star
Silver Level
In poker, just like in life, the most valuable lessons come through pain.
Every mistake has two sides of a coin.
On one side — the cost:
pain, regret, guilt, disappointment, self-criticism, emotional pressure.
On the other — the value:
mistakes teach far deeper than victories ever could.
A win inspires.
A mistake improves you.
Mistakes are a powerful engine of evolution.
And if we don’t use them properly, we lose a huge opportunity to grow.
Through pain a player becomes stronger in poker.
Through suffering a person becomes wiser in life.
If you don’t want to lose, you must understand your weaknesses —
because weaknesses are what create mistakes.
Poker holds a very important truth that applies to life as well:
the more mistakes you make, the lower your chances of winning.
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My mistakes — the ones I’m aware of
— I sometimes play tired.
A critical mistake. Fatigue kills focus, logic, discipline and patience.
— I get mentally exhausted when I don’t win for a long time.
When strong hands don’t come, or they miss the board — it happens to everyone, but it still affects your psychology and decision-making.
— My table selection is weak.
At some tables I crush.
At others — I lose badly.
This clearly means there are players stronger than me.
I accept that.
But I still sit and battle them, even though I’ve paid the price many times.
— I study too little: 10% study, 90% play.
I know it’s not enough.
I need at least 30% study time to grow steadily.
— Sometimes I slowplay where it’s too risky.
Sometimes I fastplay where slowplay would be the better strategy.
— My ego.
It’s hard for me to switch it off at the table.
When I see greedy, overly aggressive players, I want to punish them.
And then I stop playing +EV poker.
I start fighting the person, not the situation.
And ego is almost always a leak.
“The biggest mistake is not learning from your mistakes.” Confucius
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My question to you:
What mistakes do YOU acknowledge and accept?
What conclusions did you make after analyzing yourself?
Every mistake has two sides of a coin.
On one side — the cost:
pain, regret, guilt, disappointment, self-criticism, emotional pressure.
On the other — the value:
mistakes teach far deeper than victories ever could.
A win inspires.
A mistake improves you.
Mistakes are a powerful engine of evolution.
And if we don’t use them properly, we lose a huge opportunity to grow.
Through pain a player becomes stronger in poker.
Through suffering a person becomes wiser in life.
If you don’t want to lose, you must understand your weaknesses —
because weaknesses are what create mistakes.
Poker holds a very important truth that applies to life as well:
the more mistakes you make, the lower your chances of winning.
---
My mistakes — the ones I’m aware of
— I sometimes play tired.
A critical mistake. Fatigue kills focus, logic, discipline and patience.
— I get mentally exhausted when I don’t win for a long time.
When strong hands don’t come, or they miss the board — it happens to everyone, but it still affects your psychology and decision-making.
— My table selection is weak.
At some tables I crush.
At others — I lose badly.
This clearly means there are players stronger than me.
I accept that.
But I still sit and battle them, even though I’ve paid the price many times.
— I study too little: 10% study, 90% play.
I know it’s not enough.
I need at least 30% study time to grow steadily.
— Sometimes I slowplay where it’s too risky.
Sometimes I fastplay where slowplay would be the better strategy.
— My ego.
It’s hard for me to switch it off at the table.
When I see greedy, overly aggressive players, I want to punish them.
And then I stop playing +EV poker.
I start fighting the person, not the situation.
And ego is almost always a leak.
“The biggest mistake is not learning from your mistakes.” Confucius
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My question to you:
What mistakes do YOU acknowledge and accept?
What conclusions did you make after analyzing yourself?
