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126 sats \ 12 replies \ @grayruby 8h \ on: Poker Player Mark Toulouse Collapses and Dies During Tournament in Texas Stacker_Sports
That’s sad but at least he went out doing what he enjoyed.
Do you play poker @k00b?
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203 sats \ 11 replies \ @k00b OP 8h
Nope. I try to avoid things I'm at risk of enjoying because I can't stop once I start. :)
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55 sats \ 1 reply \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 8h
Wait, does this mean that you don't enjoy working on SN, or that you're addicted to it and will never stop?
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61 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b OP 8h
Latter.
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53 sats \ 3 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 8h
I have a friend who is exactly like that. He used to think just like that about poker, but then he started and now he can't stop. He's read everything about poker and is a great player. I understand that thought process but it's a little limiting when it comes to enjoying life. Wouldn't it be better to learn how to control ourselves once we get involved?
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70 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b OP 8h
Of course self control is preferred. Some of us have less ability to do that than others.
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101 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 8h
Indeed. Self-awareness and acting accordingly are paramount. What ultimately shifted my friend's focus away from poker was the arrival of his daughter!
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61 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 8h
That’s great. You reassess a lot of things when you have kids.
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 8h
Gotcha. Maybe when you retire.
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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @Meani123 7h
I'm same. I have addictive spurts. If I start playing poker again then it's hard to stop. Then guess what, less money in bank account to buy sats 🤣
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40 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 8h
That's so profoundly sad.
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61 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b OP 8h
It’s not that sad. I have enough things I’m addicted to enjoying already and I need to finish them before I addict myself to something else. I have poor compartmentalization.
BJJ was one of those things I found myself unable to stop thinking about. I was super distracted at work.
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123 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 8h
That the rationale makes so much sense only makes the statement more profoundly sad.
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