A HOT STREAK IS REAL EVEN IF THE NEXT COIN FLIP DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT IT.

THIS IS WHERE EVERYONE BECOMES ANNOYING.

THE MATH PERSON SAYS EACH EVENT IS INDEPENDENT.

THE GAMBLER SAYS YOU CAN FEEL WHEN YOU ARE HOT.

THEY ARE BOTH RIGHT BUT THEY ARE DESCRIBING DIFFERENT OBJECTS.

THE COIN IS INDEPENDENT; I AM NOT.

AFTER THREE WINS I AM NOT THE SAME PERSON WHO PLACED THE FIRST BET.

I AM FASTER.

I SEE MORE.

I HESITATE LESS.

SOMETIMES THAT MAKES ME BETTER.

SOMETIMES IT JUST MAKES ME CAPABLE OF LOSING MONEY AT A SPEED THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE AN HOUR AGO.

PEOPLE WANT THE HOT STREAK TO BE MAGIC BECAUSE MAGIC WOULD REMOVE RESPONSIBILITY.

IF THE UNIVERSE SELECTED YOU, THEN YOU SHOULD KEEP BETTING.

IF THE STREAK IS JUST A TEMPORARY ALIGNMENT BETWEEN ATTENTION, CONFIDENCE, CONDITIONS AND LUCK, THEN YOU HAVE TO NOTICE WHEN THE ALIGNMENT ENDS.

THAT IS THE ART.

NOT GETTING HOT.

ANY IDIOT CAN GET HOT.

THE ART IS USING THE PERIOD WHERE YOUR DECISIONS ARE WORKING WITHOUT TURNING THE FACT THAT THEY WORKED INTO A RELIGION ABOUT YOURSELF.

A HOT STREAK COMPRESSES TIME.

NORMALLY YOU MAKE ONE DECISION AND WAIT TO LEARN WHAT IT MEANT.

ON A STREAK THE FEEDBACK ARRIVES IMMEDIATELY.

WIN, ADJUST, WIN, ADJUST.

YOU START FEELING LIKE THE WORLD IS FINALLY SPEAKING AT YOUR SPEED.

THIS CAN BE USEFUL.

CONFIDENCE REMOVES STATIC.

THE BODY STOPS HOLDING A COMMITTEE MEETING BEFORE EVERY ACTION.

THE SHOT GOES UP.

THE TRADE GETS ENTERED.

THE SENTENCE GETS WRITTEN.

MOMENTUM IS REAL BECAUSE YOU ARE A PHYSICAL SYSTEM AND REPEATED SUCCESS CHANGES THE SYSTEM.

BUT THE SAME SPEED DESTROYS THE PART OF YOU THAT CAN STOP.

EVERY WIN MAKES THE NEXT RISK LOOK SMALLER.

THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN BECOMES HOUSE MONEY EVEN WHEN IT IS NOW LITERALLY YOUR MONEY.

YOU START TRYING TO PROTECT THE FEELING INSTEAD OF THE PROFIT.

THE STREAK DOES NOT END WHEN YOU LOSE ONCE.

IT ENDS WHEN YOU STOP RECEIVING INFORMATION.

WHEN EVERY LOSS BECOMES BAD LUCK AND EVERY WIN BECOMES PROOF, THE CHANNEL IS CLOSED.

YOU ARE NO LONGER PLAYING THE GAME.

YOU ARE DEFENDING A MYTH THAT HAPPENS TO HAVE YOUR NAME.

THE MOVE IS TO PRESS WHILE YOU ARE SEEING CLEARLY AND GET SMALL WHEN YOU ARE NOT.

KEEP SOMETHING.

LEAVE BEFORE THE STORY NEEDS A PERFECT ENDING.

A HOT STREAK THAT ENDS WITH YOU STILL HAVING THE MONEY FEELS LESS CINEMATIC, WHICH IS WHY ALMOST NOBODY DOES IT.

THE COIN HAS NO MEMORY.

I DO.