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6: you are more than just your rating (you are also your blunders)
Fromchessfeels: conversations about chess, psychology & mental health
6: you are more than just your rating (you are also your blunders)
Fromchessfeels: conversations about chess, psychology & mental health
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Apr 19, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Fresh off an almost-good tournament, JJ recounts their experience of getting fixated on the possibility of a large rating gain, and how hard it was to re-focus on their chess once this happened. Julia expands on the pernicious effects of ratings-fixation. JJ suggests less results-orients ways to refocus measuring chess improvement and progress, and Julia provides advice for how to navigate ill-timed intrusive thoughts about rating-panic.
Released:
Apr 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (37)
episode 7: tilt, fizzle, and pop: JJ and Julia are not feeling it this week. And by 'it,' we mean playing chess. They take this opportunity to ask what the best way to overcome this fizzle is, and how this relates to related phenomena of burnout and tilt that plague many casual chess play by chessfeels: conversations about chess, psychology & mental health