One of the hardest things to do in a game of poker is to separate decisions and results. If the focus is on results, the game can quickly become an exercise in gambling. If the focus is on decisions, the game becomes rooted in logic and sense.
In poker as in life, decisions are best made using a process. However, in both poker and life, there is no guarantee that results will follow decisions. It is easy to assume a great result followed a great decision and vice versa.
So, if you’re experiencing a bad result – go back to the decisions made. If the decisions were the result of a good process, then revisit the process. If you are convinced the process is a good one, don’t worry about a bad result in the short term. You will definitely make more good decisions than bad in the long run. And that makes all the difference in the world.
PS: It’s hard not to question your process and thus, yourself, when results don’t go your way. Keep the faith. You are meant to learn something from these experiences.
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