[Kurn]

Personally, I've never felt the urge to quit, but that doesn't mean I haven't gotten into a rut here and there.

1) The AA stat is telling. You must play NL, because I can't see AA being that much a money burner over 9K hands at limit. It says you can't accept the fact that postflop, your AA is JUST ONE PAIR unless you flop a set or a monochrome board of one of your suits.

2) Every poker session you play has to end with an evaluation session, where you either review hand histories or at lease critique your own play. Honest self-examination is crucial. Here's a big point. Much of the time you think your opponent is a fish who shouldn't have stayed in - you're wrong. When you reveiw hands and begin to understand that, you learn to better evaluate the strength of your hand.

3) When I get in a rut, I change games. Drop down a couple of levels and play some stud. Believe me, you'll learn more about playing poker from limit stud high than from almost any other form of the game. Stud exercises your brain more than Hold'em.