Quitting Poker

good decision. good luck

Psychology? sorry but that's a horrible fucking idea.

Every time I attend a college graduation, I look over the student list/degrees and see 180+ psych majors and like 7 physics majors all I think is wow what a bunch of fucking morons. Have fun not getting a job and having 40k debt. Now that's the sick life.

If you like debt, failure, stupidity, and shitty jobs that have nothing to do with your major, go psych. The only psych majors who actually make decent livings are those who graduate from ivy league schools and most have masters/phds.

Anyways, just my 2 cents you would think after playing poker for 3 years you would have learned something about +EV decisions. If you want to understand how people think, use google or lay down for one hour and think about it, most psycho is simple logic+common sense.

I know a shit ton of people who have art/psych/theatre/(enter any bullshit degree here) and they all have 30-100k debt and work at shitty jobs that are completely unrelated to their degrees.

If your not a 3.5+ gpa student and your not going to an ivy league school and your not planning on getting a masters/PHD do NOT pick psych.

Your major is a very important decision, pick something you like and can use.

how old are you btw? 20-22 would be my guess.

25 and I'm choosing it cause I like it, not to make money. I also have a few ideas of how to parlay the degree into money. Thanks for the concern but I'm not at all worried =)

nice post. good luck man!

sounds good man, sucks when something doesn't work out as grandly as one hopes (even if when they really do their best), but you're a smart and hard working guy and there are always opportunities around for someone like that.

I may be making a similar type of post at the end of this year, that's when my personal full time poker decision comes for me. I will try to approach that time as reasonably-minded as you have.

Good luck k2o4.

I made the decision to go back to school last year and i couldn't be more happier. Hope it works out.

Good luck Brett

I'm kinda in the same boat but right now I make slightly more money playing poker than I'm able to not playing poker so Imma stick with it for awhile. But I foresee myself giving up on in after this year if I don't do anything more substantial.


Best of luck!

This sounds really well thought out, good luck.

you won't regret it. I came to the same realization and love my life now.

I would recommend these books:
Malcolm Gladwell-everything he wrote
Switch, Dan Heath
The number sense, Stanislas Dahaene
Freakanomics

By the way did you know that 25% of Europe's pyschology majors are in France?

I recommend these books because they show a lot of interesting studies that psychologists do and I hope you get inspired and passionate about learning.

Gl

good call with school.
best of luck.
hopefully meet you at wsop.

On April 19 2010 11:21 royalsu wrote: you won't regret it. I came to the same realization and love my life now. I would recommend these books: Malcolm Gladwell-everything he wrote Switch, Dan Heath The number sense, Stanislas Dahaene Freakanomics By the way did you know that 25% of Europe's pyschology majors are in France? I recommend these books because they show a lot of interesting studies that psychologists do and I hope you get inspired and passionate about learning. Gl

i rly like "brain books", are those books a normal not too bright guy like me could read?

Love reading stuff from like Tony buzan, anthony robbins crap, Eckhart tolle and that kind of stuff.

hey long time no see

i'm kinda feeling the same way. after starting poker in 2006 i'm fast beginning to see reality setting in. with a little more than a year left to graduate its kind of time to wake up and see that 10-20k a year from poker while dedicating focus on it is a but demanding. i think i'll give it the remainder of the year, then find myself another obsession...

if you're truly able to say that you gave it 100% then that dream can rest in peace.

also would recommend Malcolm Gladwell's writings, he's a pop sociologist and introduces perspectives. Just get audiobooks, you get all the information in 1/10 of the time

this might work out great. after i develop severe mental disorders from poker you can be my psychiatrist! good luck dude, and i'm sure we'll still see you around!

Looks like you've put alot of thought into this and I'm sure you won't regret this. At some point, the grind just isn't worth it any more and playing poker when you aren't motivated is something I could never see myself doing.

Maybe once you stop trying to win for a living and start playing for fun, the creativity will come back in and you'll start beating 1/2

very well thought through indeed. I like it ... Well who knows this might actually change your game that you got rid of the pressure of becoming a pro. And who knows you might just be able to step it up ... i hope for the best for you in the future man =) good luck

well at least you know you always have cheeseburger money when you put in a few hours at NL50. In fact you could bankroll 1 night of fine dining a week with the lady doing this.

thanks everyone for the kind comments =)