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203 sats \ 11 replies \ @k00b OP 4 Mar \ parent \ on: Poker Player Mark Toulouse Collapses and Dies During Tournament in Texas Stacker_Sports

Nope. I try to avoid things I'm at risk of enjoying because I can't stop once I start. :)

55 sats \ 1 reply \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 4 Mar

Wait, does this mean that you don't enjoy working on SN, or that you're addicted to it and will never stop?

61 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b OP 4 Mar

Latter.

53 sats \ 3 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 4 Mar

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?

70 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b OP 4 Mar

Of course self control is preferred. Some of us have less ability to do that than others.

101 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner 4 Mar

Indeed. Self-awareness and acting accordingly are paramount. What ultimately shifted my friend's focus away from poker was the arrival of his daughter!

61 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 4 Mar

That’s great. You reassess a lot of things when you have kids.

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 4 Mar

Gotcha. Maybe when you retire.

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @Meani123 4 Mar

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 🤣

40 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 4 Mar

That's so profoundly sad.

61 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b OP 4 Mar

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.

123 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 4 Mar

That the rationale makes so much sense only makes the statement more profoundly sad.