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Also seems like it would apply to most competitive games. Like I can easily see the same concept applying to Chess. Looks like this is the Loser's Game essay h
by cableshaft 6y ago
Also seems like it would apply to most competitive games. Like I can easily see the same concept applying to Chess.
Looks like this is the Loser's Game essay he mentioned, btw. Also looks like in that essay, it's less about tennis and more about basically doing what the OP did, but applying the metaphor to investing: https://www.trendfollowing.com/whitepaper/the_losers_game.pdf https://www.trendfollowing.com/whitepaper/the_losers_game.pd...
- zeptonaut22 6y agoI've found a lot of lessons can be drawn from competitive games with tight feedback loops and applied outside of those domains. There's something to be learned from these areas where there are a whole bunch of people trying very hard to get good at something (e.g. chess, Rocket League), especially with regards to how to build a mindset around failure and how to review your mistakes. The hard part in all of these is finding the right "hooks" in these pursuits that tend to be more obvious in competitive games. How do you "record your performance" when programming or holding meetings about business strategy? How do you review that recording after the fact? What criteria do you use to evaluate success and failure? It's certainly not as easy to do this with "games" that lack a clear scope like startups, but I've found regularly reviewing your performance ("Did this meeting have a clear agenda before starting?") and building checklists for what practices lead to success is immensely helpful.