Maintaining focus and discipline are attributes I possess, but I spend them (mainly) on work, family and exercise. I have this holdover habit from "gambool" days of "relax and enjoy" poker. But if I commit even a fraction of the impulse control I possess to playing/studying poker, I win lots more. Wouldn't that be more enjoyable?

Where I'm getting better is the dropping back to 2nl when I want to play but I'm not at my best. Even a horrible run isn't a whole 10nl BI. The poker hobby can be fun and profitable, I believe, is your point. Only playing my "competitive stakes" when I'm ready to compete would probably make me +EV monies at 25nl. Just simple impulse control. Ego containment.

I liked the post, and I'm planning some "will power" exercises, things like "not playing until I have studied 1 hour" and/or "not posting on FTR until I've analyzed 10 HH's. That type of thing. It's baby steps, like you say.