It’s sort of how I lost the ability to have fun playing Blackjack. About a year ago I went out and really learned how to play Blackjack “by the book.” I’m a lot better at it now, but the fun is gone- I play every hand in a predetermined way now, because that gives you the best mathematical odds. But that takes the fun out of it for me.
same thing happened to me with poker. the instant I stopped trying to fill those inside straights, all the magic went out of it.