How to not be a scrub - Parts 5 & 6: Not going on Tilt and Pet cards

I'm combining both parts 5 and 6. I realized once I wrote part 5 there really isn't much to say. Learning to take a loss is personal growth. Nothing I really say will help that along. So I shortened up what I was saying and translated it to English (from incomprehensible gibberish) and present it here.

Look. The harder you take that loss, the worse you'll feel. The worse you feel will reduce your chances of winning that next round which in turns repeats the cycle. I can't say it more straight than this. Let it go, and move on. The tournament isn't over yet, keep going. You're only hurting your own chances by feeling bad about the past.

Part 6: Time to let go of Pikachu

We all have our pet cards. For me its Door to nothingness. I love this card. Its so cool, the effect is awesome, the art (both now) is incredible, and it conjures up images of my favorite fantasy concept.  Tap, YOU LOSE! Bawahaha. Enjoy your trip to New Jersey, don't forget to send a postcard! You could say my Pikachu is Door to nothingness. 

I have thrown Door to Nothingness in many decks. Any 5 color EDH deck I've built over the years, you can find this card in the list. Of the casual decks I've made (I have some friends who have 0 interest in draft, competitive, etc. Since I'm not going to bring Delver to play against them I have to have a casual deck or two that aren't EDH decks, its a sacrifice I make) Door to Nothingness is always in them. At one point I owned a little over 500 of them. I have alters, I have a few misprints. I love this freaking card. When it was reprinted in M13, I'm not ashamed to say this, I jizzed in my pants. 

However, outside of some outlying situations, I have never diluted myself into considering it to be a competitive level card. It just isn't there, and never will be unless some sort of incredible power level shifts in the cards happen where this is a constructed bomb:

Yes, thats a 5 mana 2/2 that doesn't let your lands untap next turn. This is the kind of power level we need for Door to Nothingness to be a competitive level card. 

Now don't get me wrong, I have tried to make this card competitive several times. When Modern was announced, I took my pet deck (Time Sieve, more on this below) and updated it with Modern cards. It was always 1 turn too slow against the then combo decks. One of the cards I added was a single Door to Nothingness. It gave me an alternate win condition. The deck was fine for it, mana generation was not an issue, including colored mana. (I routinely created 15+ mana with Amulet of Vigor and Borderposts, when I played it and mana of all colors was not impossible) It still didn't work. Eldrazi, another time walk, anything was better than the Door. 

If I had ended up taking this deck to a tournament, I would of been laughed at, and rightfully so. Pet cards, especially those in the realm of casual only are just that. Casual. Sure you may mise a few wins with your pet card and it will make you feel really good. But unless your pet card is Snapcaster Mage, leave them in your trade binder if you want to win a PTQ.