Prediction is one familiar word we often hear everyday. Personages like Nostradamus, Cayce are related to this word in the eyes of both intellectuals and ordinary individuals. But there is an opposite of this word which is called postdiction which is not an everyday word unlike its popular counterpart. However, postdiction is as prevalent in the society as prediction is, though we might never know it.
Postdiction implies to apprehend a situation that already pass then place a prejudice perception into it. In reality, this is usual in sports as being a Monday Morning Quarterback, which you will be able to come across as the general line: “How could he leave Pedro Martinez in for the 8th inning?!?!?!?!”
Poker players are very guilty in committing postdiction. They often times employ it to justify the destitute play they just made in order for their pride to be intact. For example, a player assumes that he’s hand will draw after 6 outs but in fact it was 10 and only realizes it when the hands are turned up. This player then sort of use this fresh info to rationalize their call. And because of this, your opponents respect for you will be higher, because they thought that you have read on spot due to the info you’ve given.
This sort of fault is extremely severe practice to be tripped upon. This is due to the info that playing poker game ought to represent making the proper decisions given all the data you have under consideration and not about the termination of a hand. So whenever you become hooked to postdiction ready to excuse your awry conclusions then you’ll have a trouble in reforming the little outflows in your game play.
Postdiction is most love by losing players. You actually knew this sort of person. They know every stuff about the game because they have been playing for a long time but they will state that they are most unfortunate players in the world. Fact is that they are just guilty of postdiction and the mistakes they made in their game are very obvious and huge.
Its easy to wallow on postdiction rather than accepting that you made an error in your game. Life and poker has a thing in common: the most simplest way to go away is not the best choice. Honesty to yourself and selfless hard work will make you a better poker player in the end.