I have read posters give advice to players who don't use proper brm and want to play higher stakes because smaller stakes bore them, advice like restrict table limits using the pokerstars feature, buy software that stops them playing while on tilt etc etc.

Is setting table restrictions and this type of advice the correct approach to poker if you want to play as a full time professional?

If you don't have the mental toughness to not get bored by insignificant stakes, then you don't have the basic skills for poker.

Of course, these skills can be learned, but quick fixes like restricting table limits are just papering the cracks and will catch up with you eventually.

I posted the thread in the BQ forum and then thought maybe it was a better question for this forum. My thinking was agreeing with you, but there was a reply in the other thread which made sense too.

I agree with Elrazor.

If you don't have BRM at lower stakes you wont have any long term success at higher stakes. Just because the lower stakes do not provide enough stimulation does not mean the player can ambiguously pick and choose which skills can be omitted.

What I mean to say is that playing poker is a whole package: hand selection, position, player categorization, aggression, GTO, statistics, probability and yep - BRM. Ignoring any facet of the complete package makes the player exploitable or at the very least vulnerable.

My argument to the player who ignores BRM at lower stakes would be to track the line of questioning of, "Well, if you ignore BRM at the lower stakes, why not ignore hand selection too?" You're essentially doing the same thing - hemorrhaging money because of a lack of professionalism (and I use that in the respect of playing as a professional would, which includes BRM.)

Essentially, BRM is paramount as are all the other facets of the game to create a well rounded player. So yes, to answer your question, using something - internal measures or external measures to control your bankroll is a must for a long term poker professional.

A small bankroll doesn't need to be protected. If you can easily redeposit, then split it in a reasonable number of shots and play the stakes that interest you.

Protecting your bankroll only ensures that you pay the maximum rake to the site. Bankroll management is for when you have a big enough bankroll that it would be hard to replace it.

yes. you should have a 'poker business plan', you should focus on one exact variant and limit and you should steadily move up in accordance with your business plan. so if you play NLHE you should select don't play for fixed limit, dont play for tournament and sng and restrict your buy in to the limit you are playing and the next one so u dont have to wait a week when u start crushing it.