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Originally Posted by Mindead
I've been playing a lot of poker lately, and masturbating a lot too.
Sometimes I do it before my daily poker session, but I am feeling like it has a negative impact on my game because I start feeling sleepy and lazy to focus on details.
Do you think the same about it? Should we masturbate only after our poker session? Is there any study about this thing?
In all seriousness, if you want to use this to your advantage, you should probably be using the masturbation as a reward/reinforcement. The trick is to target accurately exactly what behavior of yours that you desire to reinforce.
Possibilities are numerous but include:
playing at all (if trouble is being motivated)--masturbate at the end of each session
playing well--set some criteria for "playing well" and masturbate only after sessions during which you meet that criteria
not chasing losses/playing on-tilt--define a criteria and masturbate only after leaving a session when you meet the criteria
limiting playing time--set a session length (by time or hands played) and masturbate only when you meet the criteria
stopping at a given time to do something social with friends--masturbate only after quitting play at a designated time