What are some “Pros” about gambling?
In my experience as an advantage player, i have learned to think “long term” not just in my card playing career, but in other aspects of life as well. It helps me to make decisions quickly that other people may have difficulty justifying. One example of this was taking the maximum allowable deductible on my insurance policy, over the course of my whole life it will save me money. I have also learned to cope with short term losses, and coping with the mental hardship of those short term losses. Many people would feel like crap for weeks if they lost figures between 5-10k, being as this happens with such a regular occurrence i now view it as a regular event and most importantly i have learned that even financial events of this magnitude cannot kill me, my life has always continued on as normal. Learning to cope with events of this magnitude has made me a happier person overall as now when i say get a traffic ticket or something of a severe negative effect on my life, i know that i will b