Chat With Traders 086: Jared Tendler – What Traders Can Learn About Mental Game, From a World Champion Poker Coach
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Aug 18, 2016 AI Snips
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From Golf to Poker
- Jared Tendler's journey to becoming a mental game coach started with his own struggles with choking under pressure in golf.
- This led him to study psychology and eventually apply his knowledge to poker.
Meeting Dusty Schmidt
- Tendler's transition to poker began when he met Dusty Schmidt, a former golfer turned poker player, who suffered from severe anger issues related to variance.
- After helping Schmidt improve his mental game and achieve significant winnings, Tendler's reputation grew, and he started coaching poker players.
The Anger of Variance
- Dusty Schmidt's anger stemmed from variance and losing to less skilled players, a common issue in poker.
- This is similar to getting angry about rain when the forecast predicted it.