have you read much theory? or do you have basic level of understanding about the game and are basically teaching yourself with the help of FTR? im just curious...
Yeah I have read theory and I'm still reading theory, but people told me to play while I'm studying. I haven't developed my theory background enough to be able to determine the correct play in every situation yet though.
If I bet as a bluff, I should be thinking "am I getting better hands to fold? Is it likely that he will fold x% of the time to a y sized bet to make it +EV?". If I bet for value, I should be thinking "am I getting worst hands to call? Am I ahead of enough of his range that this is a good value bet?".