I hope by January of next year to be playing poker as a career. It isn't a long term plan (probably 2-3years), but i am thinking about how i ought to be planning my "work" schedule. It seems clear to me that since i am restricted to U.S. sites i should be spending the bulk of my time playing in the evenings/weekends. How do current pro players balance their schedules to maximize your time at the tables? Any other sort of information would be appreciated as well.

1). How many of you pro players mass multitable? Is there any value in playing 4-6tables well, or should i work on successfully managing 12tables?

2). How much time do you spend studying? This would include going through old hands and reviewing opponents, but atm i spend a lot of time reading articles and watching videos. It is making a huge difference for me now; do you find watching videos and reading articles is something you still find very valuable?