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Flow State
Would love to hear everyone's thoughts, experiences and feedback about Flow State. I will start the discussion off with this: I came across this recent study supporting how Flow State may be a whole brain phenomenon. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811926003642?utm_source=chatgpt.com Basically, a fascinating new 2026 NeuroImage study compared brain activity during flow, boredom and anxiety using EEG. The finding that grabbed me: During flow, the brain showed the highest overall connectivity, flexibility and complexity of dynamic activity. Researchers describe flow as a highly adaptable, metastable state, where different parts of the brain remain specialized while dynamically coordinating with one another. In simple terms, being “in the zone” may not just be a feeling. It may represent a measurable state where the brain becomes extraordinarily good at working together without becoming rigid. That raises a question I love: Do we enter flow by trying harder... or by finally getting ourselves out of the way? What do you think?
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One of my biggest takeaways from the first Khemset retreat was becoming more mindful of heart rate and physiological state. Thank you, @Andrew Lichtenberger for once again drilling that point home. But when it comes to hemispheric synchronization, I've been playing with another theory for years, particularly regarding the music people listen to through headphones or earbuds while playing poker, creating art, writing, or doing anything else that benefits from entering a flow state. There has been scientific research into something called binaural beats. The basic concept is fascinating: A slightly different frequency is presented independently to each ear through stereo headphones. The auditory system perceives the difference between those frequencies as a third rhythmic beat. Researchers have studied whether this type of auditory stimulation can influence neural activity, attention, relaxation, cognition and synchronization between different areas of the brain. Which led me to an interesting question. What if some people's favorite or "lucky" music is helping them regulate their brain and body in ways they don't consciously recognize? Is it possible that ordinary songs were either accidentally or purposely embedded with secret binaural beats? There is no doubt in my mind that a particular combination of stereo separation, frequency, rhythm, tempo, repetition, emotional association and familiarity found in someone's favorite playlist can create an auditory environment that is unusually effective for that individual. There is a well-documented and observed reaction in autistic individuals as well as anxiety patients from playlists. Could that partially explain why some poker players continuously return to exactly the same playlist when they play well? And then let's take this one step further. Alex Foxen reportedly listens to Disney songs while playing poker. At first glance, that's amusing. But maybe there's something deeper happening.
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@Andrew Lichtenberger I love that.
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Hand history review request...
The video Andrew posted tonight struck a chord in me. Played for the first time in a while today and think I made some rather large mistakes. Sharing 2 hands in 2 different $100 Hydra satellites on Global. Both early stages. Both AK. For context, these tournaments can only be entered by qualifying from another satty, so field seems a bit more loose in general. Feel like I played both of these way too aggressively but curious what you guys think. First one, a preflop spot I went to war with... https://play.globalpoker.com/gp/10/hand/c3183607-6549-3336-941c-eee6ef3387af Had villian pegged as a loose player tho sample size was very small. In retrospect, seems like a 5x open in these tournaments is usually too much strength to play back this strong...is that correct? We are around 40 BBs effective so my guess is...I probably shouldn't be going to war here, especially if the best case scenario is often a coinflip. My 3bet sizing seems a bit much, wasn't really much logic behind it honestly...acted kinda impulsively. Raising large seems like it's done to either push him off his hand or to more accurately size up his range. But probably not a great idea preflop especially after he raises so large, right? My guess is...because of stack depth, a flat here is likely the move because of his bet sizing, correct? Second one... https://play.globalpoker.com/gp/10/hand/ba25ab43-3e27-3eaa-9014-4108ed3060b4 Think my mistake was under-estimating the strength of my opponent. The check-raise on the ace high flop is a pretty big red flag I overlooked. Then I tried to protect myself against the flush...as I thought that could be in his range (this is also something I probably do way too often). His turn bet is once again way too strong for me to play back like this, yet my judgement was clouded in the moment. In both of these hands, it seems the pattern is that I'm underestimating my opponent's strength and overvaluing my own strength...and overcommitting myself in the process. Haven't played in a while so I'll go easy on myself...but definitely a big leak I would like to correct.
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Try rewatching both the hands and think of every bet you make simply as "asking a question", Then ask yourself if you could have received the same answers to your questions with smaller bet sizes. Try using the question "how strong are you??". Your opponents answer those questions clearly with their betting responses.
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@Jo Mo You are very welcome. It's always easier to have clarity outside the moment. The real challenge for all of us is doing it in realtime under the pressure of the clock. I'm trying to make it a habit of always pausing and asking myself, what question am I asking with this wager and what am I attempting to accomplish?
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Khemset App Explored
Hey all - I thought it would be fun to talk through some of my thoughts & feelings using the app. Check it out and let me know what you think - or better yet how you feel 😄
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To piggyback my post, after writing it, a memories alert popped up on my phone with photos of a trip to Joplin when I had quads four days in a row. I was able to capture photos of three of them. Is it unusual? Some dealers and players claim it is. If it was just one occurrence, I'd say not. But what if I told you this has happened to me more times than I can count?
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@Andrew Lichtenberger yes indeed!
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New content dropping soon
Sharing with ya'll first. I went through every line of the Art of War and related the concepts to Poker. This is a short teaser from Chapter 1 https://youtu.be/NMeJ0et0JGE?si=jJlrmcLUmQd4h8qr
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WOW. If this isn't a sign from the universe. I just posted in another thread a mention about hiking to RainTree. Take a look at this photo and my book of choice to read sitting under RainTree! This was when I was doing research writing one of the episodes in my Poker Gods book series. I quote the Art of War and how it relates to poker over two dozen times in the first five books. I am convinced that every modern poker strategy is rooted in that book. I thought my work was cutting edge until one of my followers pointed me towards this book from 2008, "Tournament Poker And The Art of War" by David Apostolico: https://amzn.to/4guGhGb I can't wait to hear your perspective and interpretation!
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Trying the getaway experience tapes
Hi guys ,I decided to try out again on daily basis the getaway experience tapes by monroe institute .I have done this until day9 at some point a year ago but for some reason I stopped although the benefits were clear back then .Maybe some part of me is resisting change that's pretty radical yet positive.I'm someone that has meditated a lot but never adopted meditation as daily routine but also I've always had an issue in doing stuff that seem boring or a part of a routine and it feels like this is more costly for me the older I grow.I wanna use these daily meditations/visualizations as a stepping stone to improve my performance and life the following month .Has anyone tried these tapes and what's your feedback ?
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I'm the same way. I think it's the way my brain is wired. For instance l, I can't workout in a gym weekly because it's boring to me. On a treadmill I start to lose it after a mile or so. But put me on hiking trails and I can go 10-12 miles a day without ever feeling fatigued. Meditation is the same way. Finding a quiet room or corner of a yard just simply is not the same as finding a remote tree to sit and meditate under in the wilderness or even a local urban park. So my advice to you is to get out of the house to do those daily meditation exercises.
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