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thestoryteller Singapore. Aug 04 2008 05:24. Posts 319

I've heard several people say that reservist training is a "good break from work". These people need to start looking for alternative employment, because if you think that sitting (or walking) in the jungle without a change of underwear for three days is a "good break from work", you are definitely in the wrong job.

Anyway, this particular round of reservist training turned out to be pretty okay... I didn't do much and it was comparatively comfortable. The enforced break from poker turned out to be good for my mind. I didn't realise how tired I was until I got out of reservist. I feel a lot more refreshed now. My mind feels clearer and the pressure to play and play has lifted.

I've made a couple of changes to my routine which have resulted in me playing even less than I usually do, but which I think will play dividends in the long run. Basically, fewer tables, more thinking about what I'm doing, more trying to predict the likely consequences of my actions and so on. I don't think I was doing that very well before my reservist training because my mind was so tired (not just from poker but from work as well).

I also try not to play unless I have at least 1.5 hours to spare... Because I have so little time to play I used to play many short sessions, but I think that's counter productive because I barely have time to understand the players before having to run.

With the little time I have to play each week I think it will take a long time before I move up, but I guess one can't expect to just zip through NL25 as if it were NL5.

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