Non-money Benefits of Poker - Page 2

yeah better decision making, better ability to understand how any given situation works. any aspiring poker player will sooner or later have to learn to become realistic in order to succeed, this helps in other areas as well

agree with Cosmo too, the importance of a dollar wtf.

poker also taught me that money wont guarantee you happiness, but the lack of it will almost certainly guarantee you unhappiness. unfair.

approaching decisions in everyday life w/ respect to ev

On August 19 2010 17:02 lachlan wrote: approaching decisions in everyday life w/ respect to ev

On August 19 2010 17:02 lachlan wrote: approaching decisions in everyday life w/ respect to ev

also this.

On August 19 2010 15:06 Raidern wrote: made me see the importance of a dollar, and made me not overvalue it as well

It's funny that my sig has basically been this since I joined <3

For me it's been the same as edzwoo with noticing people bitching more about shit, but it has also made me think a bit differently about most things. I think I was already prone to analyzing cause and effect of situations and poker just gave me that little mental nudge.

On August 19 2010 17:02 lachlan wrote: approaching decisions in everyday life w/ respect to ev

this

also made me semi outcasted from my family right now...whole thing about not accepting poker as a living and thinking i have a gambling problem etc etc

On August 19 2010 17:02 lachlan wrote: approaching decisions in everyday life w/ respect to ev

Well, dont most people normally evaluate their decisions when given two different options (especially in respect to money and work for example)?

people are very short sighted, results oriented and scared, so no.

On August 19 2010 18:44 Baal wrote: people are very short sighted, results oriented and scared, so no.

lol so true, results oriented people really make me wanna facepalm

Only non-money benefit I've found is that I've gained the ability to get shit on constantly and not care as much as a normal person would.

On August 19 2010 18:58 MiPwnYa wrote: Show nested quote + On August 19 2010 18:44 Baal wrote: people are very short sighted, results oriented and scared, so no. lol so true, results oriented people really make me wanna facepalm

I suck at poker but now I notice people are so ridicously result oriented, most can't even understand EV

i think most of you either havent polished the ability to remain truly stoic to bad outcomes out of our control (exhiliarate lol) or dont quite understand how fucking vital that is in life.

On August 19 2010 20:04 Baal wrote: i think most of you either havent polished the ability to remain truly stoic to bad outcomes out of our control (exhiliarate lol) or dont quite understand how fucking vital that is in life.

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poker continues to show me how important it is to strive for perfection and compete to be the best in every aspect of my life

Can't really find any "improvements", despite the life improvement that is a direct cause of having more freedom and money.

Actually I think it made me a bit lazy, phobic to work, and declined my maturation. Probably hurt my university studies as well.

You know how most people have a boss? Well, poker players don't.

On August 19 2010 20:14 [sK] wrote: poker continues to show me how important it is to strive for perfection and compete to be the best in every aspect of my life

lol that is absurd but whatev

On August 19 2010 14:10 Grindasaurus wrote: i've really let my body go

dont blame poker for being lazy

besides the friends ive gotten and all the nice things they've done for me.. poker has had done 0 good things for me in my life.. cept for the money.

i dont value money as much because of how easily it could be made playing poker, i think thats a benefit