Improving my volume, music and update ;)

Improving my volume:
 I have been lacking the motivation to grind for longer periods or general put in the time to play per day, even though I definitely could.
So I made a challenge with a pokermate of mine.
But to make that challenge a little more vital to my unconsciousness, there has to be a penalty if I dont make it. Not facing a penalty should be enough of a reward to keep me motivated during those times where I just surf the internet or play games that dont contribute to... basically anything.  

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Volume-challenge:

Playtime on the tables for november = 100 hours
First 40 hours have to be played before the 15th day of this month.

For every not completed hour under the above presets, I have to send 2$ to my mate and vice versa.

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The next challenge after this one will probably increase in hours played and penalty payed but only between December 1st to the 20th to keep room for Christmas.


Short Update:
I finished my 3 hours for today and was pretty happy how motivated I got to keep playing. Also results kept beeing good ;)

4,2 hours played

I played some Zoom tables on 10nl to get in some rakeback points which eventually was a bad idea, since I have a completly different playstyle on zoom that doesnt contribute to my development.
But well, was a little greedy there to get that stellar reward completed (still 60 vpps to go -.-).
Pokerstars mailed me for a feedback-meeting that I will be joining in the next week which gets rewarded with 50$ too. So within the next 2 weeks, I will get 175$ in bonuses which is a nice boost to my bankroll ;)

Music:

Playing an instrument is very beneficial in my opinion in terms of happyness. I do play the piano for ~11 years and the guitar for maybe 1-2 years now which I am very grateful for.
It helps me cool down, clear my mind, have fun alone or with others and most important making music just gives me the feeling that I do something that is worth doing it.
Only a few months ago I read some articles about "music and intelligence" so I might be more stupid now if I had not played music ;)

I've been skipping a lot of playing for the last 2 years and just recently got back into it as I implemented it into my pregame warm-up (I might do a post about that).