Re: What mental skills or functions would you say are important in poker?
[ QUOTE ]
What mental skills or functions would you say are important in poker?
Below is a list of what I've come up with so far. Please add on. Also, please list what you believe to be the most important mental skill(s)/function(s). I'm looking to improve in every category.
In order from most to least important:
1. Focus
2. Remaining calm (so tilt doesn't set in)
3. Ability to think fast and respond quickly
4. Memory
[/ QUOTE ]
I can't believe no one has mentioned intelligence yet. Maybe it's politically incorrect or something, but I don't think a lot of people with an IQ of 105 are going to be great poker players.
Sometimes I listen to the academic and other accomplishments of the players at a final TV table, and you know that the players are very smart when you hear things like (not exact quote, but close enough):
Ph.D. in computer science and artificial intelligence (Jesus).
1550 out of 1600 on SAT (David Williams)
Graduated from high school early, and from Duke in two years (Rene Russo).
As they say in MENSA, "Intelligence isn't everything, but it's not nothing either."
|