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Hey great vid, i was wondering what you found most effective in terms of play times then breaks, as in shorter play time shorter breaks or longer play times longer breaks and if you did experiment with both what were the pros and cons. thanks again!

Great observation, I have in fact experimented with both and at times it seemed like there was not a big difference, then other times longer breaks seemed to calm me down more, until I looked into quality of breaks and that was when I discovered that a 5 minute high quality break would often do a lot more for me than 20 minutes of browsing the internet, having a zip of water and maybe just feeling like I should get back to work now.

I think overall it depends also on what the work you are doing is at that moment. If you are playing poker, slightly longer sessions are probably not the worst thing, but let them get too long and you will lose touch with your inner peace and strength a little more and likely require slightly longer breaks and those might get to be longer and longer, depending on your emotional levels and preparation as well as you ability to handle adversity.

If you are doing study and creative work on the other hand, I enjoy shorter breaks and shorter sessions, because they are not long enough to get me out of flow, but just allow me to step back for a moment, have water, go to the toilet, maybe get some fresh air and your mind stays fresher longer.

I don't think there is necessarily a perfect ratio, but being aware of when is too long, you can learn to avoid that, which I think is hugely powerful and important, since you will be able to play your best more often this way and on top of that, your best will improve, because you are more able and capable to learn from sessions, since you have more awareness and focus power available to you.

Great question imo, something to really explore and it is something one can continue to be aware of even when you have found a good strategy, because there are different periods in our lives where those times change and having a fixed strategy is a good starting point, but being adaptable and flexible is better yet.

What do you think?
What have you experienced in this manner and also all of you watching this, what have your experiences been like?

Chris Pimmer great video man! When I’m at casino, sometimes I’ll get up go for a walk grab some water from the drink station. It’s really refreshing to stand up move around. Gives you time to process everything.

I find this feeling of stress at the table even more so in big field tournaments, I’m a cash player generally, but I’ve dabbled in a little bit of tournament play, especially at the WSOP, you play for a couple levels than bam you get a 20 minute break, but during the break everyone rushing out the door. I find live tournament play exhausting in that, wow so many thoughts to think about, so many close and tough decisions, one bad or wrong turn you could be out of the tournament very quickly! Focusing how many blinds I have, what ranges I need to be focusing on my opponents stack sizes, everything gets kind of clustered together and you need a mental break!

Cash game, If i bust, and just reload, onto the next hand haha