Congrats on getting things back on track. Definitely DO NOT take a shot any earlier than $750 or 30 buy-ins. If anything, because you have taken shots before @ this level and not had the results you wanted, I think you should consider adding more buy-ins like 35 or so, but definitely not less. The main point is BEFORE you move to $25NL FR, make sure you've won AT LEAST 30 buy-ins or $300 @ $10NL FR.
Based on my own experiences and from reading other players' posts, I've come to the conclusion that we are more apt to tilt when we move up stakes. The main reason for this is we are more results oriented because we want to succeed. It also doesn't help that we're not used to the blinds, player pool, and have a little of this "omg, I'm taking a shot" feeling in your gut. We WANT to know as soon as possible that we can "hang" with this bigger, newer stake. We need that acceptance. If we get off to a slow start or hit a downswing, we are much more disappointed than if we were playing our usual stakes.
I mention all this because it's even more of a reason to have more buy-ins and cushion so we take the pressure off and don't have such a sense of urgency that we have to win NOW. You need to have buy-ins to lose because you're making mistakes, not adjusting, and a little intimatidated. However, a good player will LEARN from all that and turn it around and not have to drop down IF (and only if), they have the bankroll to withstand that. By moving up too soon, you're putting more pressure on yourself to succeed sooner.
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