Quote Originally Posted by drtofu66
I'm a physician and wannabe screenwriter/novelist.

I'm glad someone started this thread so I didn't have to.

One followup question for those who care to answer: do you feel that poker playing takes something out of what you do otherwise? Maybe it's because I'm only 6 months into playing and have to devote more time to learning to play than the rest of you, but I feel like creatively I've gone into a tailspin. Just wondering if anyone else has felt that poker has displaced energies that used to go into something else.
I've sturggled with this a little. The question for me is, would working at subway take up the same time (probably more), pay less, and make you more miserable? The answer is yes so I'm glad I'm sticking with poker.