Free rules for poker 32: You may as well bet if you intend to call.

It is a generally accepted idea that if your hand is good enough to call a bet with, then you are better off betting. (And this is a situation that occurs very often in poker.) The thinking is that if you're going to call a bet, you might as well be the one driving the betting. It's going to cost the same amount anyway at least this way you're in the driver's seat. There is an intimidation aspect that also accrues from doing this whether in the individual hand, or cumulatively, over many hands a general aura of aggressiveness.

Free rules for poker 31: Once you commit to a hand, you should play it strong.

From this rule we can see the problem that occurs if you start a hand with marginal cards. You've already got yourself in the middle of a conundrum, forced to play a bad hand forcefully and aggressively.

Free Rules for poker 30: Staying more frequently in a poker game offers you greatly increased chances of winning here's why it's a mistake.

One or two players every hand are likely to have a great hand. If you are going to play almost every hand, then you're going to have to beat a great and every hand. If you think about it this way, it becomes obvious why it is foolhardy to «stay» on a large number of hands. The challenge you're giving yourself is insurmountable trying to beat a great hand every time.