Turkeys Reasoning

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Silver_nz New Zealand. Jun 02 2010 12:48. Posts 5647

Reasons
There is always reason for whatever you do. sometimes, the true reason for your action will elude even you, the person doing it. The turkey in the farmyard doesn't know why it scratches around, when it's being fed every day in a metal trough (at least until thanksgiving). To a turkey, its reason is something like *impression of dirt* *feel good to scratch*. In this day and age we would say 'the turkey is performing it's evolutionary food finding instinct'. (In another time the reason might have been said 'god makes the animals behave in mysterious ways').

We are Turkeys
We often don't know our reasons. and when we do talk about them, it's after the fact, and fabricated to whatever saves face. Backwards rationalizing. If the turkey could talk he would be indignant at the suggestion that he's just acting on bird instinct, and with his beak in the air, inform us that he scratches to keep his claws looking good. Backwards rationalization. We pick the reasons that suits us best after the event. Just look at any financial reporting to see this effect in action from turkeys-in-suits.

The Best Thing About Poker
To the poker player, reasons matter. Having a good thought process is connected to winning monies. It great training for thinking realistically - and feedback comes quickly; in as little as a few weeks of playing we can be fairly sure if a persons reasoning is effective.

I wanted to go thought a Hand History here, and instead of putting ranges for each street like I did in a previous blog post, I want to list reasons. Bullet point list of reasons why I bet. BUT, I don't really trust myself to not instinctively save face and cherry pick the reasons that look best in light of the result

So I will make a short video and do it live, next blag.

Good night LP,
Gobble gobble

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Last edit: 03/06/2010 04:52

EvilSky

Czech Republic. Jun 02 2010 16:50. Posts 8915

Why do you so much contempt for turkeys? they are pretty awesome, not to mention tasty.

edzwoo United States. Jun 03 2010 17:21. Posts 5911

Did your name change?

Silver_nz New Zealand. Jun 04 2010 02:59. Posts 5647

yeah, with thanks to meat for the favour