How to progress as a player

Originally Posted by BankItPayette

Don't loosen up until you move up in levels. I hear that 50NL is a place where loosening up becomes mandatory. Until then, just play good cards and bad players.

There is no way you can determine how loose or tight you play relative to the stakes. Just becuase it is 50NL doesn't mean you play looser. Your style of play should only be determined by your opponents, nothing else.