Look, you really need to learn to think in terms of buyins.

I mean, lets say this works. You deposit $1k and go on a heater and start moving up. If you have trouble playing for small "meaningless" amounts, then how are you going to go when you're putting a day (or a weeks) wages on a single hand? You're going to be playing scared.

If you play 5NL and win $10, dont think "I only won $10", think "Nice, I won 2 buyins today!". Then when you're playing 100nl, its just the same. Your movements should be measured in buyins, not $s.