We are here to make money, right?

I never read it, but treating poker as a business when you have a fulltime job and you play microstakes seems like a counter productive Idea.

Stop treating it like a business, start treating it for what it is -a hobby that can one day be a career, and most of all have fun and play because you want to, try new plays explore new format and push your limits and even better - detach yourself from the results which are, frankly, irrelevant completely when you have a full time job (not that one should pay attention to them when they play poker 100% anyway)

Best of luck

@LemOn36
I think I wasted already to much time for poker, without even trying to improve and going up with stakes, so this time I’m giving myself last chance to change my attitude and try to go higher and make some serious money or give up.
I think my free time I worth more then 12$/h on mikrostakes and if in next few months I want be able to at least double up, to level up with my wages at work, there will be no point to play any more. Its better to spend this time with my wife or friends;)

Last week was hard for me, I had to work more then usual and on top have to spend extra time to prepare for holiday and sort out all boring home and office paperwork, so I didn’t have as much time to play and learn as I was hoping when I was planning my week.
I didn’t look to cashier at all, it helps me to tilt less then usual, but still I wasted few BI without any logic reason.
I will check cashier and graph tonight after last session and probably post it into my blog.
From now I will check cashier one a week, with time, if my BR will let me, will do it once a month.

Time for plans:

Creating realistic expectations
I’m working full time, on a shift pattern. On my week of dayshift (Tue-Sat) I have whole Monday and Sunday for myself. All other days, lets be realistic, I can’t play more then 2-2.5k hands/day. Let’s say on Monday, Saturday and Sunday I will find time to play 4k hands/day. I can’t also forget about giving myself day off to don’t go mad.

That’s all together gives me around 19k hands/week + some time for improving my game (probably only on Monday, but I can always try to find some time to watch videos or go thru most important threats on forum when I’m working).

On late shift I can play similar amount of hours, but should find more time for session review, sweet session and movies. I can play 4hours (2X2hours sessions) Mon to Thu, 3hours Friday and probably 2h Sat and Sundays.
On top of this time I would like to spend at least 5h learning (+ time when I’m working, if possible). And one day off from poker.
That’s all together gives me around 20h of play and 5h to improve game.

After I will come back from my holiday (end of August) I will try to plan every week at least few days before and follow my plan doesn’t matter what. It will be hard to make long term plans, but I will try.

I guess it want be easy, playing when I’m tilted, tired, not focused enough, but I will do it and hopefully with time I will use to grind sick amount of hours and all problems with laziness will disappear.

I will try to be the toughest boss I ever had for myself, if it want work over next month and I want be able to change my attitude I will give up. Winning for next month doesn’t matter, only thing I will have to achieve is being consequence and fallowing my plan.

Hey eatmyroll

Welcome to our blogging section. you sound like a busy guy working full time + playing 2.5k hands a day. I hope all goes well for you and the more you put in the more you get out. Good luck with everything.

Regards,
Luke