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There's something about needing to focus on a singular action that really helps you detach, I find. I don't think it's necessarily avoiding it - when you're det
by hwayern 9y ago
There's something about needing to focus on a singular action that really helps you detach, I find. I don't think it's necessarily avoiding it - when you're detached and not thinking about it I think you give yourself space to reorient. Sometimes the world gets too noisy and you can't think straight.
That said, I once tried to relax by playing a chess game and I almost punched something I was so frustrated with how quiet and slow the game was ;)
- frandroid 9y agoThat's why you play 5 minute blitzes!! :)
- wideem 9y agoI play 30 minutes games and still don't have enough time to think my moves though. It's amazing for me how people can play blitz or bullet games
- throwaway7645 9y agoBlitz is frowned upon at the upper levels by a lot of players for that reason. However, some such as #1 rated of all time "Magnus Carlsen", play a bit of blitz on the side.
- finid 9y agoIf you're frustrated by the pace of the game, then I think you're not thinking deep enough.
- asimpletune 9y agoThis is so true
- hwayern 9y agoHa! Probably, honestly. I've never been too great at thinking way ahead.
- chongli 9y agoIt's something that takes tons and tons of practice. The more positions and tactics and openings you burn into your long term memory the less you need to keep in short term memory. The best players in the world have put so many thousands of hours into the game that they can beat casual players trivially without thinking more than one move ahead. They owe this ability to having vast knowledge of fundamentals and theoretical lines in all the most common positions. This is how they are able to win simultaneous exhibitions against a large number of casual players.
- beaconstudios 9y agoit's not always about thinking many moves ahead with chess - often it's a case of looking for interesting patterns on the board that you can turn into an advantageous situation. Did the other player king-side castle? Look for ways to pick away at their pawns. King and queen/rook within 2 knight moves of each other? Could be an opportunity for a fork. You pick up more of these patterns over time, and you can start to scan for chains of these types of attack/defense.
- wj 9y agoFishing in general but fly-fishing specifically is this for me. A midday walk to somewhere with a view I also find to be helpful for rebooting the brain.