Quote Originally Posted by jackvance
Thing is Jiggus.. you have to find these things out by yourself. Reading what other people have to say about it only gets you so far, some things you just have to experience first-hand before they really sink in.

I mean, I read on his blog that Gabe moved up and played break-even poker at 100NL for 20k hands and then moved on to 200NL because he has confidence in his game. Is this "stupid"? Well, it worked out for him.
Duh. You think I'm not finding this out for myself? I have played a few games of poker, after all. I'm merely stating, that putting the concept of the "Newbie Circle of Death" -- which is what I feel this really touches upon -- is a more interesting way for me to think about the subject.