staying focused (help)
 

Over the last year I have been a solid player at the .25nl level and have had extreme success and extreme downfall. I always start out focused and firing on all cylinders but after about a week to a month of straight playing I find myself falling short and making plays that are not winning with –Ev. I have been thinking about this very hard the last few weeks and trying to analyze my game and find out why I am making these horrible mistakes that lead to horrible luck and depressing downswings in my game. I have found that when I am winning I am beating the game at close to 10ptbb and when I am losing and I just getting slaughters, it feels like I cant do anything right.
As I thought about this I have felt that it has to do my mind. I play well for two weeks or so then I relax and let my focus slips away and I can’t grasp it until I lose all of my money. It is like a mental switch in my head telling me to lose my money so I can get focused again. Dammit I don’t want this again so I am asking for suggestions that people use to keep their game on par and maybe a few techniques that I could practice to at least keep my game running on all cylinders.

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Jerk off and then continue playing.

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Jerk off and then continue playing.

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That is the most disgusting thing I have read on here. The guy is asking a question and all you can up with is that!!

I would try maybe not playing everyday and maybe not for real long stretches of time. If you find yourself wondering with your focus, just stop and quit for a while. Sounds simple I know but that in itself is hard to do. Good Luck!!!

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maybe read this?

Good Luck.

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Jerk off and then continue playing.

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Ban, seriously.

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Jerk off and then continue playing.

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this guy is a jerk! read any of his posts and you will see he needs to be banded

OP try to have some brain food handy while you play. Fruit is a great brain food, it will keep you fresh and alert so you can play right longer.

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Over the last year I have been a solid player at the .25nl level and have had extreme success and extreme downfall. I always start out ...

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The whole OP story could be written by me. Going to read that book suggested few posts up and try to get my head together.

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laugh at yourself and your game more. we all make mistakes.

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laugh at yourself and your game more. we all make mistakes.

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this is a great point. i found my self in a situation last night at harahs in the 1/2nl game where i could do nothing but laugh because i was making all the right plays in the right situation and was just getting sucked out on. so i just laughed stepped away from the table for five minutes and regained my composure. this allowed me to regain my confidence and allowed me to set me head straight and then lead to one of the best sessions i have had in a couple of weeks..

so take the time to laugh because i truly believe it can help you and your game

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lol I notice tuff fish giggling all the the time, but it didnt do him much good :P

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Op I am in the same situation, I am add and dont take meds. I have a friend who has been pushing me to go to the doctor and gt prescribed adderall, any one else have add and have the problem focusing and use meds?

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you have to be very ADD to get a doctor to prescribe adderol(sp?) to you. If you get it though and are in college you can probably make a pretty penny

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you have to be very ADD to get a doctor to prescribe adderol(sp?) to you. If you get it though and are in college you can probably make a pretty penny

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i went and did the whole adderall perscription thing. im not terribly ADD, but without question adderall got me through engineering. so i have a nice starting job to thank for it practically.

i would give some to friends during exams, but never sold it unless the person stuffed a few $1s in my wallet demanding i get something in return. i was too lazy to go to the doctor every month that i could get my refill, so i wanted it all for me [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

dont take me for some coke head. i only take the stuff when i have important things to do (school/work/girls). it does help with poker too.

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It sounds to me that your losing focus is from a lack of goals. You win and prove to yourself that your a good player. Resting in knowing that, you dont make the effort to improve even more and instead start playing worse.

To me Ive had glass ceilings at first $100 when I played micro limits and then $1000 when I got that far. As soon as my BR reached that level I could not keep winning consistently.
As soon as I put my eye on a higher goal ($2000!) I could focus again, sitting down at the virtual table suddenly had a purpose, I was there to reach 2k.

But I guess chemicals can work too =)

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I have strong goals , I also have a problem with talking to much,shaking my legs and losing overall focus on things in life. example. I read a strategy book for a lil while and i start feeling jittery and having to go back over stuff I just read because I was reading but thinking about something else.