Becoming Creative
October 17th, 2008I’ve done some thinking lately regarding my poker knowledge and how far I’ve gone with it over these years. I really feel like I’ve reach a point where it’s all about creativity. When you first learn anything: martial arts, poker, physics, math, or biology; there will always be a higher level thinking in each of these subjects. The goal as a “student” of any of these subjects, is to be able to obtain the ability to become creative in that field. In order to obtain that, you have to have a good understanding of the weaknesses and strengths of the subject. In other words, you really have to know what others know. I was thinking about discussing “the standards” in these subjects but I decided not to go in that direction because ultimately; I feel like that is just not enough. If a player only knows the standards in a poker game, that player will still most likely not able to understand the creativity behind the game unless he evolves his thinking.
I don’t want to be cocky, but honestly I am confident that I’ve reached this level which I recently found to be both good and bad. It’s good in that I have progress so far as a player but bad in that I have now realized that there is just a ton more to this game. Which basically tells me that I have a ton more work to do related to poker. I am now aware that if I want to be a part of that creative community, I’m going to have to spend many hours studying and organizing my game. I feel like I know what I need to do in order to get to the next level. The process of it all can be quite intimidating. The irony behind all this is that I’m pretty sure many amateur poker players are trying to obtain this level of thinking but they are unaware of it. And i find that it is impossible to reach any goal if you are not “planning” for it.
You’ve got to know your objective