My account got hacked but getting it back together.
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This quote is from @JamesClear's newletter. It is similar to my thought that mastering one's craft is one of the most important things one can do in life.
So trying to get stronger for both general health and my sporting hobbies. My biggest challenge is eating enough protein to support my workouts. To my weightlifting friends, how do you do it?
Although I am not competiting in #chess currently, I still enjoying teaching youngsters. One key thing I've been teaching one student is calculating "one move at a time." You can be considering many candidate moves, but you have to make a judgment of each one individually....
then the next piece, then the next, then visualizing an ending position. I'm not saying I find it easy, but it is what is required in calculation. In life, I liken this to the concept of mindfulness. When I'm working out, I'm focused on the task at hand (unless I'm walking...
Played a blindfold game against my son's friend over the phone - and won! My son called me while I was driving, so had to pull over to play. Of course, his friend was a beginner, but still felt good when he resigned. Vision wasn't 100% accurate, but still felt good!
In reflecting on life as I approach my 50th birthday coming up, I feel that one's love for others isn't measured by grand acts, but in the small, consistent, daily things one does for those he loves and cares about. It is not glamorous...
Why do you enjoy #chess? I was thinking about it as I get back into playing and studying more these last few months. For me, I'd have to say it breaks down like this:
Mastery of a skill/Challenge - 50%
Competition (e.g. winning) - 40%
Beauty/Aesthetic - 10%
How about you?
The only problem with playing correspondence #chess is that my blitz chess has diminished. I'm trying to think too much and not fast enough! However, my rapid play has improved.
Despite it being correspondence #chess, some of my poor habits from OTB leak over such as impulsiveness. In this position, I was winning with white. There is only one winning move. I failed to find it, but fortunately, my opponent didn't find the refutation and I later won.
In my correspondence #chess games, I'm getting some incredibly complicated positions. I imagine someone using an engine would not find them so complicated, but perhaps would also not get the satisfaction of attempting to solve the problems no their own....