Quote Originally Posted by shyguy03533
Quote Originally Posted by Ragnar4
If you don't have the discipline to be patient when the money doesn't matter, what makes you think you have the discipline to learn all of the math/odds/patience/tilt control/metagame when the money does matter?

Not my fault you're not willing to focus and concentrate.
you kinda made my point even clearer. if im used to playing at .10/.25 or even .05/.10, and i move down to .01/.02 just for the hell of it, or i start playing a .10c tourney, why am I going to really sit and pay attention and try harder when my 5 hours of work in that tourney will make me come out with a dollar at most.

The higher the stakes, the more willing u are to pay attention because the more it matters and the more money is to be bought. You saying whut u just said in ur post is basically saying you have NEVER thrown away or penny, or seen a dime on the floor and not walked passed it instead of picking it up. The same applies for poker when it comes to someone playing at much higher stakes and then playing at lower meaningless ones.
it doesn't sound like you play poker because it's enjoyable or because it's an art worth studying or anything like that, but simply because of the money at stake. if low stakes games aren't "worth focusing on" then i have a hard time believing that you're ever gonna develop into a calm, collected, focused player.

when i see a dime on the ground i don't reach down to pick it up because it's no fun and certainly not interesting to do so. when i play .01/.02 poker games i still find just as much intrigue and entertainment as when i play other games, so i devote just as much competitive energy to it.

there are plenty of exercises that can be done (some of them in the digests) that can help you to see the importance in every detail and to care about every detail and to keep you from being bored in the process. i think that this is far more beneficial than taking on a too good for the game you're playing approach by taking on higher stakes, playing more tables or watching a movie while you play.