poker pro - hardest job there is?

[Henry17]

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If you are autopiloting then you are playing way below your earning potential.

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True but why does this matter?

I might be clouded on this because I have several other sources of income but I don't think so. I think most individuals if offered the option of $150k for effortless work would jump at it. It is this mentality of needing to maximize income that makes poker so hard for most players.

Anyone who works only 1 job isn't maximizing their earning potential. They could get a second part time job. Anyone who ever turns down overtime isn't maximizing their earning potential. Money has a cascading logarithmic decreasing utility function. Poker players more then anyone should realize this but most don't since the level they play at has more to do with ego then making money.