Main Mistakes
- Rushed skill realization. Skills are proven only when they manifest in playing a large number of tournaments, huge pots, or anything else that is challenging for you. If this hasn't happened, keep working. It means you haven't learned it yet.
- Lack of small positivity. Significant improvement is the result of a thousand small improvements. You stop working when you don't see progress. Often it is there, you just need to look for it a bit smaller.
- Pressure to improve faster. A car stuck in the mud sinks much faster if you keep the accelerator pressed. It's better to be precise than fast.
- High expectations. Instead of expecting something, figure out how to get it.
- Blaming emotions for mistakes. Emotions only reveal your mistakes in poker. They don't cause them. Of course, you need to “get along” with emotions, but that's not an excuse.
- Mixing winnings and income. Put the money in your pocket too early and it's very likely that poker will take it back. Avoid this struggle by determining when you actually made a profit and it wasn't just temporary success.
- Bluffing against yourself. There are hundreds of ways to lie to yourself. Make poker easy for you and bluff when playing against others.
- Mistakes fix themselves. Knowing what not to do doesn't mean you know what to do. Decide what is right and focus on that. Set the right poker goals.
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