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I’ve been a psychologist for a long time and my field of expertise is forensic psychology, where I deal with a lot of things that

How many New Year’s resolutions have you broken? Don’t worry. Start over with some serious poker goal-setting. Goal-setting is flexible and adjustable. There are numerous

I’ve written in the past about grokking the table, relaxed activation, attention and concentration. But this month I want to introduce you to two other psychological concepts: mindfulness and flow. Mindfulness is defined by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn as the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally, to the … Continue reading Poker all comes down to mindfulness

I recently talked about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Simply, what that psychological theory says is that we have some big needs that must be met

The poker community is more mobile than ever. And whatever the reason you find to travel to play, there are psychological ways to make the

Seneca, a Roman philosopher from the middle of the first century, wrote: “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” Obviously, this is not a

The ability to perform under pressure, to remain confident and resilient, to relax and stay focused, are all part of the head game of poker.

A psychology colleague of mine, when asked the question, “How are you?” would often answer: “Great, today my defenses woke up before my demons …

It’s been said in so many ways that poker is an easy game to learn and a hard game to master. One of the hardest