Re: Down swings
variance is part of the game, and 20 buyin isn't really that big of a DS if you are not a big winner to start with. I just had a 20+ buyin DS recently and it was indeed frustrating to play through it. There is really nothing you can do though, if you find yourself constantly thinking about it, then don't play. I can assure you that you are not playing your best when you are always thinking about the DS.
A while ago, I used to have goals like 10k month, 50k hands or such. Now I realize those are really not the appropriate goals, my goals now are try to play every hand as well as I could, try not to tilt, try not to make a play without a good reason/read. Your result will eventually follow in the long run. Unfortunately, the long run is poker is pretty damn long. Of course, the best way to reduce variance in the game is to get better, high win rate with no tilt = low variance.
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