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There are many different opinions about patience now, psychology in everyday life teaches us that it is impossible to tolerate and you need to be able to negotiate, as well as solve various problems without delay. What about poker? In poker, patience is perceived a little differently, because it is an important psychological component of a professional approach to the game.
- For example, when you have a strong hand, and you are constantly moved or in the process of a protracted downstreet, the development of patience and waiting tactics plays an important role for further successful poker activities. Very often at such moments you can hear the words in your address: “Just be patient and wait, continue in the same spirit and your hour will come.”
The patience of a poker player is an important skill that requires both emotional and volitional control of the situation, as well as reducing personal expectations and developing strategies for the future.
Patience allows you to process information, devote a long time to sessions and their analysis, regulate your behavior when it covers the Tilt, and also be able to manage your bankroll. That is, patience is a complex of psychological skills and characteristics that allow you to improve your game.
But the limit of human patience is not as extensive as it might seem, and it depends on many factors:
- You have a higher level of impulsivity = you react emotionally to everything.
- You have a low concentration of attention – here you can read an article about attention and how to develop it.
- You don't know how to wait for something, and the expected value is painful for you. Here you need to change your focus, remember that you are moving towards more global goals, and not constantly stomp on the same or rush somewhere.
- Your patience is also affected by a low level of self-confidence.
Developing patience is a process that requires mindfulness and practice. Start by analyzing your games: identify the moments when impatience led to losses. Then set clear rules, as if you are developing a game strategy for yourself, adhering to which you improve your skills, as well as build psychological “muscles”. Also, concentration games and meditative techniques are suitable for the development of patience. Learn to control your emotions and focus on the long term rather than individual losses. Remember, poker is a the long run game, and patience is sure to pay off in the form of steady profits.
