Detachment (xpost)

[lyncks2002]

best of luck and get back into shape, that can make wonders to your self esteem. i could use a damn break myself, but with the stupid work schedule im getting fatter and fatter...
anyways best of luck and see you in a month!
talk to you on aim anyways [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
take care

[goldtoes]

great post. glhf with the goals.

[RobBizzle]

Good luck with this Ansky. I hope that the break helps your schooling. Good luck making the team.

[Gugel]

there's a lot of truth in this thread. i too feel i'm not as sharp as i was when i didn't play poker. i'm thankful for everything poker has given me, but there are so many more important things going on in my life that i should be dedicated myself to: finding a job, working on my business, thinking about what i'm gonna do once i graduate college, etc. even though i'm making pretty decent money for a college student, i feel that when i'm 30 or 40 years old, i'll look back and regret that i spent any time at all playing poker.

dani, i'm with ya man. i'm taking an indefinetly long break from poker. i'm getting back in good shape. i'm gonna do well in school and concentrate on finding a job. LET'S DO THIS [censored].

[faded]

seems like you've got your head on straight. gl sir.

[EvanJC]

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"As I have become more and more enamored with poker, I have lost touch with my intellect, and my awareness."



I can concur that this is the case myself. I used to be very smart, and very quick in responses in person with very witty commentary. Not anymore, as I've not read a book in god knows how long, and the deepest thing I've read recently consists of whitelime talking about when/how you should move up.

It's disappointing that I can feel my brain turning to mush, but at least i'm not speeding it up with pot.

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same for me, except i am speeding it up w/pot as much as possible.

[FoxwoodsFiend]

Ansky,

Not sure if you know this, but I'm pretty sure you can't make 3 figures per hour going to the gym or trying out for the soccer team. Just throwing that out there.

[disjunction]

[ QUOTE ]
Ansky,

Not sure if you know this, but I'm pretty sure you can't make 3 figures per hour going to the gym or trying out for the soccer team. Just throwing that out there.

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The problem is that the sum of your undergrad experiences is worth $5 million or so on average. It's hard to tell which part exactly, the grades that make you qualified for your first job, or knowing the guy on the soccer team who becomes a vice president at Goldman Sachs in 10 years.

But there's a definite long-term monetary value in it, some of that value is more reliable than poker, and it's foolish to risk everything if poker makes you so single-minded.

[Nielsio]

[ QUOTE ]
Ansky,

Not sure if you know this, but I'm pretty sure you can't make 3 figures per hour going to the gym or trying out for the soccer team. Just throwing that out there.

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Nobody needs 3 figures working full time.

[Eder]

Ansky...good luck ....nice choice
btw forget soccer...start kicking field goals...(more $$ and you prob already have the basics and no need to get in shape)