What We Are Taught At GA

[jjgold]

Still going
Controls me

gamblers only remember wins
Totally forget all the losses
So true

tips from the meeting last night

 

[slickfazzer]

JJ do they ever discuss handicapping and money management at GA to help turn losing gamblers
into winning gamblers or possible even pro/semi pro?

 

[KVB]

JJ do they ever discuss handicapping and money management at GA to help turn losing gamblers
into winning gamblers or possible even pro/semi pro?

I tried this.

But we're dealing with a lot of patience, discipline and many, many other side issues that get in the way of even the most willing learner in the room.

Sadly, and this is true, some people are not built to do this.

The old of adage that it's only a problem if you are losing simply isn't true.

I could go on if you want, I have a wealth of knowledge and information on this topic, it is part of my life's work.

Tha saddest of all, however, is the gambling problems and risk taking problems that result from the side effects of certain medications, including Parkinson's drugs.

There's more too. I could go on and on.

"I've been gambling hereabouts
For ten good solid years.
If I told you 'bout all that went down
It would burn off both your little ears."

--Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter

 

[KVB]

I laughed during Breaking Bad when I saw them go to the Narc Anon meeting to get customers.

I went to GA meetings to get runners and partners.

Not my best idea, I'll admit.

 

[Tanko]

Does each person stand up and tell their story JJ?
What did you say?

 

[flyingillini]

Still going
Controls me

gamblers only remember wins
Totally forget all the losses
So true

tips from the meeting last night

It’s very strange. A gambler can lose for a week straight and win and only talk about the good day.

 

[samsncharge99]

I laughed during Breaking Bad when I saw them go to the Narc Anon meeting to get customers.

I went to GA meetings to get runners and partners.

Not my best idea, I'll admit.

I'm going to go to a meeting and say...

WHO WANTS TO BE THAT I AM THE BIGGEST DEGERNATE IN THE ROOM

that will make the meeting interesting

 

[KingKolzig]

AA all fat guys. candy and soda on all the tables. pizzas ordered

 

[quantumleap]

Still going
Controls me

gamblers only remember wins
Totally forget all the losses
So true

tips from the meeting last night

I've been thinking about this a bit lately and not just about gambling.

We have a tendency to "compartmentalize" our thoughts, meaning we concentrate on the task at hand. When I have a bad weekend gambling like this past weekend, and I go to look at the lines, I think about the bad weekend only for a moment but the moment's gone and I continue reading lines.

Same thing for work. When I get up in the morning I'm dreading going to work. I think I dread it because it imposes on my free time. When I actually go to login to work I think of the tasks I will be doing and I get excited about going to work. If I could just train my mind when I wake up to think about the tasks I will be doing, maybe I won't dread going to work.

One more thing, when I cook at home there are a lot of pans and silverware to wash afterward. But when I'm doing the actual cooking I'm not thinking of the cleanup, I'm thinking of how good the food will be tasting. When I fry a hamburger I don't think of having to clean the pan, I'm thinking about how nice the burger looks to eat.

Maybe when we go to make bets in the future we can force ourselves to look back and ponder a bit on our losing times and hopefully that will frame our thoughts.

 

[BobbyFK]

It’s very strange. A gambler can lose for a week straight and win and only talk about the good day.

Not really strange. Who wants to hear about the losses?

 

[carolinakid]

i have win and losses on daily spreadsheets

 

[quantumleap]

i have win and losses on daily spreadsheets

So do I. The question is, do you review your bets to see where you may have gone wrong?

 

[JDS]

It’s very strange. A gambler can lose for a week straight and win and only talk about the good day.

Yeah those mathematical geniuses like to do that as you mentioned earlier today.

 

[JDS]

AA all fat guys. candy and soda on all the tables. pizzas ordered

A lot fat guys with dry dicks & belly flops.

 

[Brock Landers]

JJ, you're a fuckin lemon pal

 

[DiggityDaggityDo]

AA all fat guys. candy and soda on all the tables. pizzas ordered

The food spread sounds nice.

No fat girls go though?

 

[easy_street]

I've been thinking about this a bit lately and not just about gambling.

We have a tendency to "compartmentalize" our thoughts, meaning we concentrate on the task at hand. When I have a bad weekend gambling like this past weekend, and I go to look at the lines, I think about the bad weekend only for a moment but the moment's gone and I continue reading lines.

Same thing for work. When I get up in the morning I'm dreading going to work. I think I dread it because it imposes on my free time. When I actually go to login to work I think of the tasks I will be doing and I get excited about going to work. If I could just train my mind when I wake up to think about the tasks I will be doing, maybe I won't dread going to work.

One more thing, when I cook at home there are a lot of pans and silverware to wash afterward. But when I'm doing the actual cooking I'm not thinking of the cleanup, I'm thinking of how good the food will be tasting. When I fry a hamburger I don't think of having to clean the pan, I'm thinking about how nice the burger looks to eat.

Maybe when we go to make bets in the future we can force ourselves to look back and ponder a bit on our losing times and hopefully that will frame our thoughts.

Very true.. good post

 

[Tanko]

So do I. The question is, do you review your bets to see where you may have gone wrong?

I get on a bad run and I review the plays and W/Ls to see WTH happened.

Did I get lazy?
Did I forget something in my analysis?
Did I compromise my calcs in the sheet when evaluating games?
Do I need to modify my approach?

 

[jjgold]

JJ do they ever discuss handicapping and money management at GA to help turn losing gamblers
into winning gamblers or possible even pro/semi pro?

No Fazzer

We do not mock the system

 

[JDS]

Still going
Controls me

gamblers only remember wins
Totally forget all the losses
So true

tips from the meeting last night

Losers vouch for losers, is this where you met Landers you bald prick.