Quote Originally Posted by Robb
Maintaining focus and discipline are attributes I possess, but I spend them (mainly) on work, family and exercise. I have this holdover habit from "gambool" days of "relax and enjoy" poker. But if I commit even a fraction of the impulse control I possess to playing/studying poker, I win lots more. Wouldn't that be more enjoyable?

Where I'm getting better is the dropping back to 2nl when I want to play but I'm not at my best. Even a horrible run isn't a whole 10nl BI. The poker hobby can be fun and profitable, I believe, is your point. Only playing my "competitive stakes" when I'm ready to compete would probably make me +EV monies at 25nl. Just simple impulse control. Ego containment.

I liked the post, and I'm planning some "will power" exercises, things like "not playing until I have studied 1 hour" and/or "not posting on FTR until I've analyzed 10 HH's. That type of thing. It's baby steps, like you say.
If you're better today than you were yesterday, then that's progress, and that's all we really look for.