I tend to remember the times that my returns are smack on the numbers also.
I think it is because it reinforces our beliefs.
Regards
A.P.
--- On Tue, 5/17/11, Frank <frank@progressivevp.com> wrote:
From: Frank <frank@progressivevp.com>
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Memories
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2011, 6:52 PM
Thanks for everyone's insight. I was truly worried this peculiarity of my selective memory might be an indication of an overly negative outlook on things. All your comments have put me at ease. Perhaps I'm my own worst judge.
In looking back on things, I've noticed another deviation from norm pertaining to a lack of deviation from the norm.
I remember very clearly the times in my life when I played something and got exactly what I was expecting.
In my first year, I calculated the hourly return of a game at $94.00 an hour and after 9 months of playing, found I had gotten $93.89 and hour. There's some other examples as well. When I played 3% edge dollar Loose Deuce's with 7 partners and after two weeks came to within .25c of the expected hourly. And three months ago we played a progressive and hit it in a perfect cycle at perfect cost. I was tickled pink.
For some reason doing exactly as expected sticks in my head even more than losing or winning. It even makes me happier. If I play some $40 an hour play for 10 hours and walk away with exactly $400, it's far more exciting to me than dumb luck and a big win.
~FK
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