Found file with notes I took when reading treat you poker like a business, probably like 8 years ago.
Never implemented these that well back then will try again today.
Treat your poker like a business notes;
Ch4. Are you in?
-Create realistic expectations of hours towards playing and studying (~80/20?) and stick to it. 16/4 or 15/5 pr week???
-Make detailed schedule and study plan. i.e. what type of study?
-Forgo temptation
-Be your toughest boss
Ch6. Assigning a value to your time
-When your not playing you A game or in the wrong game you are wasting hours
-Every mistake is costing you
-If your doing something else during time set aside to play it is costing you money. you are eff paying your hourly to do that, even while studying poker.
-As winrate increases dial back study in favour of play. cost/benefit analysis based on hourly to determine amount of study
Ch7. Practising effectively
-Take notes while watching vids and slowly install what u have learned
-use forum effectively to post hands, post spots that you find yourself in regularly and not sure what to do rather than 1off set v set type hands
-chat w peeps at a similar level
Ch9. Know your margins
-have your mind on margins even 1% in one part of your game will yield significant profit down the line
ch10. Metrics that matter
-The single most important metric is hours played
-If you commit to a process time and again over a no. of hours the $ will follow
-Add hours gradually to sessions and will become easier to play for longer periods
-Set time goals and keep track to ensure you are meeting them
-Play quality and at table capacity the whole time
Ch11. Dealing with variance
-To make peace with poker is to come to terms with variance
Ch12. Dont look at the cashier!!!
Ch15. Time for expansion
-If your not playing max amount of tables (playing A game) then it is costing you
Ch22. Becoming a grinder
-Dedication day in day out no matter how you feel or run
-Mental Endurance needs to be built up similar to physical endurance, slowly build up for longer sessions
-Willingness to be pushed. Quiting is easy, grinding is hard.Push yourself!
-Get sufficient rest and time away from poker
-Being automatic on easy decisions saves energy. Be focused on eliminating easy mistakes and review hard decisions
-Remove mental mistakes like tilt, anxiety, focus, fustration they waste energy
Ch23. Mistake Hate
-Mistakes are opportunities to improve, use them
Ch24. 10 most overlooked mistakes
-Premature realization of skill
-Missing small positives
-Pressure to improve fast
-High expectations
-Blaming emotion for poker mistakes
-Bluffing yourself
-Quiting instead of tilting
Ch25. A new set of results
-How well you played overall
-Quality of thinking/decisions/focus
-Number and size of mistakes
-Length of time focused and playing well
-Length of session
-Ability to work through a tough mental or emotional spot
-Take time to focus on these before the session and review performance after session
Ch26. Pressure can be good
-use pressure to elevate your performance not hinder it
Ch27. Having a succesful relationship
-Avoiding or competing in conflicts is ignoring eachothers needs and issues
-Communication is key
CH28. The importance of a good diet
-Diet can have a large impact on your game
-Big meal before a long sessions
-Have snacks prepared beforehand, eg water, fruit, shake, cottage cheese, nuts
-Eat periodically to sustain energy levels
Ch29. Goal Setting
-Those who set goals & are personally accountable are the ones who succeed
-Make goals for study, no. of games, bankroll managent, not tilting, etc
CH30. Staying disciplined
-Discipline is everything!!!!
-Push the envelope on number of tables you play
-Take notes
-Tell people in advance not to distract you
CH31. To chat or not to chat
-Usually dont waste time in chat, benefits dont outweigh loss of concentration elsewhere
Ch33. Hours of Operation
-Rule of thumb: play when americans are not at work
-Sundays and holidays are most profitable times
Ch36. Rakeback
-Monthly Gross Revenue MGR = rake paid minus deductions
-Deductions: spending points incur a $0.005 deduction per point from our MGR
-Rakeback = 27% * MGR
-Ironman store incurs deductions except $26 & $75 tokens or transfering to FTP's
Ch39. Must Reads
-Everything you do outside of poker must be examined against the standard of what you could be making playing poker
Ch40. How will I know Im good enough?
-You should constantly be re-evaluating the meaning of success as it applies to you
-Patience is a poker players strongest virtue
-There is a big difference between playing for an hour or two a night, and playing every day for eight hours
Ch41, Telling them what you do for a living
-loud and proud
Conclusion
-Manage BR conservatively
-Make peace with variance
-Set process oriented goals
Quotes
-“It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.” — Rocky Balboa, (2006)
-“The greatest thing about tomorrow is that I will be better than I am today. I have no understanding of why people hit the snooze button. I don’t know how you could think any other way.” — Tiger Woods
-“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
-“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” — President Barack Obama
