Life lessons poker can teach you
Jul 2, 2015 5:54:22 GMT
Post by johncena on Jul 2, 2015 5:54:22 GMT
Life is full of losses and failures. It's inevitable. We've all experienced it. Those days when nothing seems to go our way and anything we do just makes it worse. Experiencing rejection after rejection. Life is variable in nature and shit happens.
Poker works in the same way. Randomness and uncertainty are essential parts of the game. Downswings can happen over months at a time. What separates the good players from the bad is how they react to losses at the table. Those that brag about bad beat stories to garner sympathy are simply looking for affirmation that their losses were not their fault. Even if they weren't, dwelling in the past serves no purpose. Poker teaches you to lose gracefully, to let things happen as they may, and to learn from those better and wiser than you.
Life operates in much the same way. The most successful people in any field are those who embrace their failures and persist.
Poker works in the same way. Randomness and uncertainty are essential parts of the game. Downswings can happen over months at a time. What separates the good players from the bad is how they react to losses at the table. Those that brag about bad beat stories to garner sympathy are simply looking for affirmation that their losses were not their fault. Even if they weren't, dwelling in the past serves no purpose. Poker teaches you to lose gracefully, to let things happen as they may, and to learn from those better and wiser than you.
Life operates in much the same way. The most successful people in any field are those who embrace their failures and persist.