Poker: now what?

The job search is progressing more slowly than I imagined it would, but it has been ramping up a bit lately, and I have an interview coming up soon.

Its been about a month since I decided that its time to figure out some way other than poker to make a living. Since then I've barely played at all (just 2.5 hours in June at low limits, winning $100). I've been living off my savings and some advertising revenue from my blogs. Having taken some time away from poker, I'm starting to think that maybe getting back in the game would be good for me.

Specifically, playing with my original poker goals when I quit my last job - to make a little bit of money playing a limited schedule to help pay the bills until I figure out something else. Last time I lost sight of that plan, but that won't happen now. I've spent a lot of this last month trying to figure out my priorities, and I'm making progress. Reclaiming some poker income would give me some freedom to be selective about job opportunities, which would be a good thing as long as I can keep the negatives of poker income away.

All of that assumes that I'm capable of playing winning poker, which isn't necessarily a fair assumption. I was really freefalling. If I do come back, I'm going to start slow and small. Fewer tables, lower limits until I'm very very comfortable. Almost like I'm rebuilding my game. I'd want to turn off the auto-pilot and start thinking about poker again. Maybe turn off my real-time stats for a bit. Close the office door, turn off the music and focus for short bursts of intense concentration.