Folding

I've been rereading my copies of old Phil Laak articles when I came across this great quote.

"Never underestimate your opponents' ability to find reasons to call you. People like to call. And that's why it's all so crazy nowadays. They like calling and raising more than folding. That's what makes poker great."

On the surface it's simply a slight dig at the looseness of poker today. However, it's more than that. People get so caught up in being aggressive and getting all the money in with the best hand and with having the correct pot odds that they forget you can also make money through folding. Everytime you are put to a decision with the second nut flush or top two on a connected board perhaps it would be better to look at the hand as $50 made (or whatever the bet to you is) instead of a $$ pot lost.