How to Learn to Control Emotions when Live Betting?

Any person who has ever dealt with bookmakers or betting exchanges knows that a variety of emotions can arise during the game. They can be very different. For example, a player feels satisfaction when he finds a good ratio. And then, if the bet passes, or, conversely, does not pass, there is already a chain of new emotions. It seems that this is an integral part of betting. Maybe you really just think so?

We ourselves understand perfectly well that emotions constantly arise during the betting process. But when we are in a good position or on an emotional rise, we often do not even realize it. And this is very important.

Studies show that the ability to control one’s emotions increases the effectiveness of decision making. And the whole process of betting or trading on the stock exchange is just based on the ability to make the right decisions.

For emotional management in the human brain corresponds to the amygdala. It works on the same principle as the memory card. All our memories and experience are stored there, on the basis of which positive and negative emotions are formed. So, as you can see, our past actions and experiences have a direct impact on decision making at a given time.

How to think without thinking about it

Many books and scientific articles say that a person should be given 10,000 hours to a case before becoming a professional/specialist in it. Of course, this is a pretty beautiful figure, but it is very large. Even if you do something every day for eight hours, then according to the theory of “10,000 hours” you will have to spend about three years.

3 years is a bit much. But the bottom line is that you need to make a lot of effort and invest your time to learn how to look for profitable coefficients, be able to analyze the movement of the line and so on. The more you pay attention to it, the faster you will make the right decisions.

Our thoughts, feelings and even actions are based on our past experience. Constant neural signals become stronger, while irregular ones become weaker.

The task of the bettor is to find an advantageous “price” in the markets of bookmakers, and it is very important to be able to do it quickly.

This requires experience – it is necessary to analyze hundreds and thousands of markets. Then you can understand certain trends and get the necessary knowledge base. After that, many decisions will be taken almost automatically at the instinctive level. This phenomenon in the book “The Force of Instant Solutions” was described by Malcolm Gladwell.

Display of emotions in sports betting

Our brain is designed so that emotions appear even before we start thinking. When something happens, or when we need to make a decision, this experience is initially scanned by the amygdala for emotional response. Only after that we begin to analyze and reflect. First we feel, and only then we think. That’s why emotions are such a powerful driving force in our lives.

If we return to sports or trading bets again, the main task here is reduced to the management of emotions at critical moments.

For example, when something went wrong and the bet does not pass. At this point, the pulse bet and pressure level increase. The person begins to breathe heavily and strains. Our brain solves the dilemma – to fight on or ignore the moment. This all happens on a primitive instinctive level. Luckily for us, a bad bet does not put our lives at risk unless you are threatened with it.

How to fight a flow of emotions?

As we already noted above, the management of emotions is simply necessary in betting. And when the situation becomes critical, you can follow one simple but effective instruction:

• Just stop and do not make hasty decisions. At the time of stress, people make decisions based on 5% of available information, which, of course, is not enough. You need to learn to say no to yourself and stop. Then the percentage of bad decisions is much reduced.

Breathe deeply. It’s not just a mantra, when a person in a stressful situation is recommended to breathe deeply. At the time of stress, we get less air, from which the brain work reduces its effectiveness. A few breaths and exits will also help to calm down.

• Reframe the situation. At the time of defeat, players are often only fixated on it. But the truth is that one bad bet is not the end of the world. Moreover, one unsuccessful bet does not make the weather for the overall picture. Look at everything in terms of perspective. If you play accurately and competently manage the bank, then one defeat will not seriously affect the long-term results. And even if you lost a lot, it’s only money that comes and goes.

Search for information. In a stressful moment, our brain operates with only 5 percent of the available information. Therefore, you need to increase it to make a balanced and correct decision.

In conclusion – what do you need to remember?

In order to succeed in bets you need to learn how to make the right decisions. But sometimes finding this most correct decision is extremely difficult. After all, our brain is arranged so that we first feel emotions, and only then we can think and analyze. Against nature and genetics you can’t fight, but you can at least adapt.

The mathematical expectation in betting is negative, so you should be prepared for the losses and not be upset because of them. Instead of unnecessary negative emotions, develop a better model or betting system.