Cognitive question

[ironduke11]

Has anyone noticed any change in the ability to concentrate when focusing on other tasks or has the discipline of poker enhanced your focus?

 

[mclay]

Poker definitely develops only useful qualities.

 

[Ruslan L]

Has anyone noticed any change in the ability to concentrate when focusing on other tasks or has the discipline of poker enhanced your focus?

I think thanks to poker, I've become better at focusing, and this applies to both my game and my personal life. Now, whenever I work on something, I do it more attentively and, accordingly, more efficiently. It even seems to me that I've become more tidy, since I live alone and my house has been almost always clean for the last few years

 

[Fuchun]

I recently started playing poker and also honed my patience and attention

 

[SPANKYSN]

Hard to compare the young me with the older me (71 yrs.) I've been playing poker since my university days in the early 70s. I have some sessions of extreme focus, and at other times I'm out to lunch. It depends on the type of game...in a high stakes tournament, where it took 3 or 4 wins to earn a big ticket, I am always focused...for some freerolls, not so much. The time of day also affects my focus...midnight or just 15 minutes before dinner are not good times to focus on poker.

 

[finaltable1]

I've been playing 6-8 hour sessions with 8 to 16 tables for years. When I quit and started doing other things for living - I've realised that my multitasking and attention are at insane level comparing to me younger and also comparing to people around.