Getting back to my Viewer Mail post from the other day, here are a few tips you can try to make your poker sessions more "interesting":

* listen to music or put on a ball-game, stand-up comedy, or anything else that won't distract you, but will make the time go faster.

* give yourself some goals for the session. For example, if you have a passive preflop game and get 3bet a lot, tell yourself you'll make it a point to 4bet bluff once or twice that session, and look for the best opportunities to do so.

* jot down hands you think you played poorly. See if it can be expanded to point to a more general weakness you have, and think about how this aspect of your game can be improved. The process of jotting (or marking hands) will reduce the possibility of you forgetting about the hand later.  The more proactive you are, the less bored you will be.

* try playing something slightly different from what your typical game is - you can try Rush, FR/6max/HU, PLO/Stud/Mixed games, SNGs, or especially MTTs.  They will all require a strategy adjustment, so you'll need to be a little more engaged if you want to do well.  Also, the gut-wrenching agony of playing MTTs will make you miss the "boredom" of your regular game.

* don't feel like you *have to* play if you are not in the mood.  Watching videos, analyzing hands you've played, analyzing your statistics, researching new software and hardware, etc are all ways of working on your poker, and should add to your future win rate.

* assuming you are a good player at your stakes, try playing half as many tables one stake higher than you normally play. Even tho you have the same amount of money on the tables, all the extra money at each table should make you more alert. Disclaimer: I can not be held responsible for you blowing your roll.  I heard this suggestion on a video, but have never tried it myself (since I don't have any problems focusing).

Good luck at the tables!  Not versus me, obviously.  :-P