Hi guys,

Just want to know if I am rationalizing.

At the moment, I am off from work. This means I can play a lot of poker. I am also studying poker a lot. However, normally I work 40 hours a week. I also train every evening plus I believe reading is very important (so that takes me 2 hours every night, 1 hour of training, 1 hour of reading). So, the hours I can play when I am working is, 1 hour. In the weekends I can play more.

I have this limiting believe that this might not be worth it if my plan is to keep moving up in stakes and keep getting better. I hear people grinding a couple of hours a day, and here I am with my 1 hour a day.

Can I still become a great poker player with these hours I am playing? Is moving up possible? 

Also, what would be a SMART goal for me to set? I am playing 5nl, I am a reasonable player. What would be a reasonable timeframe to get to (for example) 25nl?