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Originally Posted by Brokenstars
So you are exploiting them somehow with this big sizing because .... ??
If you have a solid strategy them doing some nonsense vs. it sounds great because if they deviate wildly vs. you you'll simply print.
I don't really get what you're saying. I cbet 1/2 pot, it's not exactly big in this game. But yeah, I'd say my strategy is anything but solid :")
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Originally Posted by samcx
How long after your grind are you sleeping? I was having trouble recently and was given these bits of advice which helped - no tea/coffee 8-10 hours before bed, no alcohol during any 'work' days, do something like reading a book or another activity for an hour before bed.. don't go straight from your computer to bed, don't use your phone 2/3 hours before bed, don't toss & turn and if you're struggling then go & 'meditate' during ten minute walks.
My struggles always came IMO just because I wasn't active enough though I think, just grinding and barely getting out... if you're at the gym every day and a having long ass grind you should be passing out. I presumed you are gym'ing it in the morning and grinding before bed obviously before I gave the tips above, if you are doing it that way maybe reverse it?
I've always had trooble sleeping in SE Asia tbh given the heat and having air con/a fan on you all night just isn't the same as being at room temperature, the only times I slept well were after being out on a sesh (obv) then I turned to sleep meds but it's a dangerous road because when you decide to come off them it can be months again before you're sleeping properly again naturally and most can't handle it and get back on them. You can get 10 Xanax for $1.25 in Cambodia and for new users one/two of them will put you out for 8-10 hours good deep sleep so it's obviously tempting given how hellish it is to suffer Insomnia.
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Originally Posted by jdawg91
@sleep issue try melatonin if you've never tried it before, has worked well for myself and other friends in the past
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/in...-940/melatonin
I started using it after I was having tons of trouble sleeping post quitting Xanax (after being addicted and a slow 2 month taper off). Had success with it and have used it a few other times since then for a couple weeks at a time
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Originally Posted by SB12
Melatonin works greats. I find just trying to shut off your brain previous to attempting to falling asleep, watching mindless tv or listening to some podcast/music that wont require any deep thinking.
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Originally Posted by SalmoTrutta
Meditation
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Originally Posted by Xenoblade
go to bed earlier imo, also meditation and maybe juste read a book before going to bed
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Originally Posted by LAGasaurus1
Try turning off all the digital things 1h before bedtime, try using night shift light for the computer and cellphone after starts to get dark (f.lux makes that too), and try to read a book before bed. I think that should help
Going to try respond to all of these points quickly...
>how long after grind do i sleep?
In bed about 30 mins after on average I'd say.
>tea/coffee/alcohol
I don't drink any coffee or alcohol (once a week on days off).
>meditation
I've tried for the life of me to do this but time and time again have come to the conclusion that it's not for me. And IK all the proponents out there will be like loljust try again. And maybe I should. But I've given it serious effort numerous times over the past couple years and it is the least pleasant part of my day.
>xanax/melatonin
Probably my best options tbh. But I reeeeeallly don't like the idea of medicating for this. I feel like it's a massive cop out and I'd rather not go down that route if at all possible.
Like there's absolutely no reason why I shouldn't be able to sleep... I workout for 1-2 hours every day. I don't drink any caffeine whatsoever. The only thing I can think of is screen-interaction before bed but surely that itself isn't going to cause my issues? I can't really switch off from technology before bed either. I have to play night sessions due to timezones so I can't grind mornings and train at night. Last night I read a book for 20 minutes before sleeping but still got fkall sleep.
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Originally Posted by wj294
Are you spending the entire time in Pattaya or are you gonna head elsewhere in Thailand at all to purely grind as oppose to travel?
Pai seems like it'd be a pretty sick place to grind in if you can suppress the inner degen for a while (replace it with your inner hippy).
That being said, more degen stories needed itt.
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Spending entire time in Pattaya, yeah. I have my PC here, screens, I bought a $1.3k desk, sound system. Internet is paid for for the year, etc. You can't play these apps on laptops so I'm bound to a PC unfortunately and that means no travel for me.
+1 to the degen stories. I wish this thread was more like the old Thailand PGCs :')
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Daily Update - Sunday 30/09
Profit:
-$485.21
Another pretty average day in the books. I'm pretty sure I ran a fair bit under EV again today. A shame to finish the week on a losing note but I'm just glad the first week is in the books.
Weekly Review - 24/09 - 30/09
Hours Played: 49.35
Profit: $2,063.46
Well my first official week is in the books. Overall I think I ran preeeetty poorly in terms of EV as well as situationally. Regardless, I'm happy to have made it through the week without going busto. Admittedly, I'm very much struggling to adjust to the pace of these games. I've learnt a lot over the past 50 hours of gameplay, but I feel as though the forthcoming 50 hours is going to be even more crucial.
Tomorrow is my day off and I've set aside 1 hour for me to go over all the trouble spots I'm having, what adjustments I am making, and what adjustments to make going forward and why. I'll post it all here. I'll also do up a weekly gameplan for next week.
Obviously pretty happy with the volume this week. Getting the 7 hours in each day was a piece of piss, although I made it way less pleasant than it should have been by being so overly results-oriented. My bankroll has been fairly decimated over the past couple months with running bad and also moving over here to Thailand cost way more than I expected. So I think I have about 22 buyins for my current stake before I need to move down. I think the fact that my BRM is currently fairly aggressive has made losing flips and getting sucked out on all week much more difficult than if my BR was twice what it is.
Really happy with gym as well. Killing it in there every day. Have done 2xpush/pull/legs and have seen strength gains already (to be expected since I basically partied for last couple weeks). I'm also getting a pretty mean tan on kicking it out here on the beach everyday which is a plus I guess.
What other stuff have I learnt... I'm spending way too much on food... Bulking while eating every single meal out is just not profitable. Tomorrow I'm going to go buy a rice cooker, shartloads of chicken breast, and some oats. I'm going to cook breakfast and dinner at home - this will save me plenty of money as well as allow me to hit macros/portion size a little more efficiently. I'll probably eat one meal out per day just to get out of the apartment.
Anyways, to those of you who have messaged me, I'll be responding to you all tomorrow. I apologise for taking so long.
Stay tuned ITT for tomorrow I should have a big write-up of some strategy debugging and will create a few focus areas for next week.
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