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A job with rituals
Your A-game has operating conditions. Sleep is one. So is a capped session length — attention decays, and the last hour of a long session plays measurably worse than the first. No poker when angry, hungry, or drunk; the cards don't care how you feel, but your bankroll does. Build a warm-up: before playing, review three hands from your last session and set one focus goal for tonight — 'tonight: no limp-calls out of position'. Afterward, tag three hands to review. The session is a job with a start ritual and an end ritual. Show up for both.
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Your best game has operating conditions. Meet them like a professional.