The Quick Guide to Skyrocketing Your Poker and…

_Anonymous_ · 2012-04-13T06:10:51Z

Hey there, I've been away from poker for more than a year now, some of you remember me (I used to be a moderator and a FL community hand judge), but since I've been gone, I've focused more on entrepreneurship, business and finances. During that time, I have also read a lot of books, applied different concepts to parts of my life and learned a ton about productivity. Since this community has given me a lot in the past, I would like to give something back to it - I would like to share some things I've learned with the rest of you. While there are already a couple of good articles in the psychology section, I will try to introduce some less known techniques and tips for superb productivity in this short guide. You can learn more about me in my Private Coaching thread and in my blog. You can also go and take a look at my Live Coachings and the Self-development Study Group. Should there be a lot of interest in the guide, I might write a longer one with more detail, this will be just a quick excerpt that I'm sure can help most of you to improve your focus, concentration and energy levels throughout the day, get theory studying done more easily, help you clear your head and help you in other aspects of your lives as well - with families, jobs, colleges, sports... but I will try to focus on poker. Remember, this guide will only help you if you apply these strategies, just acknowledging them without any application will not help you improve your productivity. I will update this guide whenever I think of a subject that I should add to it, but will try to keep the explanations of concepts rather short. Please leave a comment if: -you have any questions or feedback -you would like me to cover a specific topic that i did not include -you have found some of my strategies useful. I would love to hear about your succesful improvements! Who is this guide for? This guide is for people, who are sick of being average. It is for people who want to improve and be better than others by gaining an edge. It is for people who are willing to take immediate action in order to get results. It is for people who seek to learn and improve in their lives. It is for people who want to get more done, stop wasting time on facebook and surfing the net, improve their poker game and have more time to spend with friends and family and doing the things they love. The 80% rule Most of the strategies from the guide will work if you apply them only 80% of the time. You do not have to apply all of them - even if you apply only one or two, they can significantly change your life. Do not try to apply all strategies at once - choose one or two instead, turn them into a habit and choose new ones. I recommend that you practice the two chosen strategies for at least two weeks before applying any new ones. The topic 1. Where am I headed? should be completed before you apply any strategies (it doesn't count as a strategy, but I strongly recommend you to do it, otherwise it is very likely that you will give up and go back to your old habits). The quick guide to skyrocketing your (poker) productivity Content: 1. Where am I headed? 1.1 Vision 1.2 Goals 2. 30 days make a habit 2.1 Accountability technique 2.2 Don't break the chain! 3. Physical energy 3.1 Water 3.2 Coffee 3.3 Nutrition 3.4 Exercise 3.4.1 Morning jogging 3.4.2 Building energy with exercise 3.5 Smoking 4. Proper breaks 4.1 Mindless tasks 5. Energy vs. Time 5.1 Tracking time spending 5.2 Limiting time wasted on surfing 5.3 Checking your e-mails 6. Clearing your head + Stress removal 6.1 Brainstorming 6.2 Cleaning your workspace 6.3 Getting to know the system 6.4 Getting through the pile of paper 6.5 Using the system 6.6 Reminders 6.7 Weekly reviews 7. Is multitasking really good for you? 8. Projects 8.1 Easy stuff vs. Hard stuff 8.2 Finishing stuff 9. Make time for the things you love 10. Rituals 11. Tricks for starting up your day productively 11.1 Getting up early 11.2 Waking up 11.3 What to do first? 12. Sleeping 12.1 Power naps 13. Knowledge and learning 14. Speed reading 14.1 Measuring your reading speed 14.2 The speed drill 14.3 The comprehension drill 15. Audiobooks 16. Investing in yourself 1. Where am I headed? This is the most important step that you have to take in order to skyrocket your productivity. Without knowing your destination, you can never reach it. Please make yourself a few minutes of uninterrupted time and complete the following tasks. Do not skip these! This is most likely the hardest part of this guide as we are often afraid to think about our future because we are afraid of failing. After this, everything else will be way easier. 1.1 Vision ACTION STEP: Take a couple of minutes of uninterrupted time. Take a piece of paper and a pen. Turn off the radio, put the computer to sleep. Now think about the following questions and write answers to them on the paper: -What do you value most in other people? -Who are you at your best? (This means how...

_Anonymous_

17.07.2014, 19:16 0

Hey guys!

I've recently written a new, super extensive guide (almost as extensive as this one) that I posted on my blog. I wrote this gude for:

1) Beginners who are new to playing poker and don't quite know how to get connected with other poker players
2) Introverts who have a hard time connecting with other people because they don't know how to approach people, what to say and how to stay in touch
3) Experienced poker players who want to connect with more like-minded poker players to create small mastermind groups, and find mentors that will help them improve their game faster

Read "The Quick Guide to Surrounding Yourself with Successful People"

From the guide, you can learn:

How to find poker mentors and advisors that will help you climb up the stakes faster
How to build relationships with other successful poker players and coaches and keep in touch with them
How to get the most out of online communities, including skype groups and online forums

I included a lot of anecdotes, word-for-word scripts and real life examples to the guide, and (just like in this guide) specific action steps that you can use to put the theory into practice right away.

Note: While the guide isn't written directly for poker players (which is why I'm not publishing it on Pokerstrategy), the strategies work just as well in the poker world and I've taught the same strategies to my clients and students within my mastermind group.

-SF

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metalmonkey80

Joined: 15.08.2013

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12.08.2014, 02:40 0

Good day /afternoon / evening SF,

I have just start (again) with poker after a few very busy months. (6 months!)
During this time I have really tried to spend quality time working my way though your articles.
This has been much harder than I first thought due to having so many things going on.
But now I am able to apply some time to reading these articles. And I am looking forward to seeing the end results, which I am going to report back on in my blog.

I came across this post for the quick guide to Surrounding Yourself with Successful People but the link you posted doesn't work. It redirects me to the picture in the post.

How can I find this guide?

Many thanks for giving so much to this community.

My regards

Matt

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UPDATE. I just found it! lol.

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_Anonymous_

12.08.2014, 14:22 0

Fixed the links, thanks for the tip!

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HuhtalaJ

Joined: 19.04.2010

Posts: 3,805

08.09.2014, 17:28 0

Regarding the system introduced in chapter 6. Clearing your head + Stress removal:

Why did I need so much paper and the paper folders in the first place? By reading the chapter + your answers to others' questions on the topic I came to the conclusion that the A4 sheets were important for the brainstorming part so that I'm only focusing on one thing at a time and organizing afterwards. When done the initial brainstorming and carrying the notepad with me, I only need to add stuff to the lists from my notepad and don't really need the A4 sheets in between, right?

As for the paper folders, there's no use for them in the guide. You replied to someone else a long time ago that you'll write about it later but looks like you forgot to add it on your lists Anyways, did I get it right that I don't actually need them at all if I use the system like it is in the guide?