Operation Learn How to Do Things

So basically not a ton has changed since the last post. My girlfriend unexpectedly came up and visited me over the weekend which was a great surprise, and definitely helped break up the monotony a bit. I also got back the first revision of my thesis which definitely needs more work than I expected. Ive been trying to get my second revision finished, but I honestly have not had much motivation at all. Poker has been going well and Im really busy working on new projects and at this point just dont really care much about the thesis but know that it isnt that far from being finished.

It sort of goes back to how I have always been where instead of doing schoolwork or errands or whatever, I have done something that interested me. I dont really think I am lazy, even though I definitely do waste a lot of time, because I get a lot done, but the more mundane everyday tasks I really just dont have much drive to do. Im obviously not alone in that regard, but am not really sure what I want to do to change. Sometimes I feel like I need to just suck it up and get those things done, and others I feel like I need to get rid of the things that dont appeal to me and focus on what does. Currently I am leaning a lot more towards the latter, which I think a lot of poker players do, but I dont want to let me free time go to waste, which I am seeing happen more and more now.

So basically the plan for this week is to get my second revision done, first and foremost, and also probably sit and wait for action at lower stakes while I write. It is going to be spring break for my friends still in school the first two weeks of March, so it would be great to have most of my work behind me and be able to enjoy it with them and get some more skiing in.

Ugh thesis grind sucks. What's your thesis on?

Originally Posted by griffey24

Ugh thesis grind sucks. What's your thesis on?

And how do you feel that you'll benefit from your education while playing poker professionally?

Originally Posted by griffey24

Ugh thesis grind sucks. What's your thesis on?

Its about the United States' War on Drugs. Essentially saying that while I intuitively agree that drug legalization is superior to our current prohibition, that we need a lot more research to be conducted before a case could be made that is strong enough to overcome the huge political obstacles. Basically makes the argument for legalization and then points out what specifically we need to research to provide a politically feasible argument.

Originally Posted by PlayToWin

And how do you feel that you'll benefit from your education while playing poker professionally?

Truthfully, I dont think I will have any direct benefit from my education. I primarily finished school for my parents, and while I think my thesis could help get me some job if necessary in the future, I dont really expect that to happen or look at it as a desirable alternative. However, I think people vastly understate the social importance of attending University. I had a lot of fun in college [im just going to start saying college instead of university even though i went to a university, in America there really isnt a difference] but typically hate the people that are like "College is one big party! Whooooo!!" so thats not really the angle I am taking with this.

I think success in most fields is correlated heavily with social skills. Now, in something like poker, its almost the opposite, but Im more talking about if you are working for somebody else, or working with a lot of other people. Being in college, especially being president of my fraternity, helped me learn how to deal with a lot of different personalities and I learned way more about myself, especially in this last year of school, than I would have outside of it.

There is a lot I could say about this but think most of it would just be me rambling and not really answering your question, so in short I will just say that the actual courses didnt mean much to me at all and likely never will, but the experience of living with almost 30 other people and interacting with hundreds regularly was an experience I am incredibly thankful I had.