Results-Oriented Thinking

[Bawse]

How do you judge your decisions when the results don't go your way?

 

[Nomad]

I try to tell myself I tried doing good but the day wasn't favorable so my decision didn't go as planned. I never blame myself for the outcomes

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

This is one of the biggest traps in poker and life generally. People judge decisions based only on outcomes and that's a bit dangerous. Sometimes you make the correct decision and still get a bad result. That's just the reality of life. So, If you only judge yourself by short-term results alone, you'll end up changing good habits unnecessarily.

 

[Bawse]

I try to tell myself I tried doing good but the day wasn't favorable so my decision didn't go as planned. I never blame myself for the outcomes

There are always going to be hands where making the correct poker play means putting your chips at risk and hoping you're ahead. This is especially true when you're short-stacked, as you need to play more aggressively preflop and take spots that may be marginal but profitable in the long run.

 

[Ace]

I catch myself thinking this way sometimes. It's easy to judge a decision based on whether I won or lost the hand, but I try to remind myself that a good decision can still have a bad outcome.

 

[Maya]

I try to judge the decision, not the outcome. If I made the best play with the information I had at the time, I'm satisfied even if I lost the hand. Focusing only on results can lead to bad habits over the long run.