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The Effort-Pain-Improvement Cycle in Chess: Why It’s Worth It

#2

It is true, I analyze only when I lose.

However, I have decided, that all the "work hard" approaches are not necessary in my case. I will automagically become stronger with just a minimal amount of work.

Proof: I have won over 50 rating points in the last decade!

I am now 45, and my rating is approx. 2300. If this improvement continues, I will be higher rated than Magnus at the age of 155!

I drink much green tea, so this is doable.

It is true, I analyze only when I lose. However, I have decided, that all the "work hard" approaches are not necessary in my case. I will automagically become stronger with just a minimal amount of work. Proof: I have won over 50 rating points in the last decade! I am now 45, and my rating is approx. 2300. If this improvement continues, I will be higher rated than Magnus at the age of 155! I drink much green tea, so this is doable.
#3

@jahrzehnte said in #2:

It is true, I analyze only when I lose.

However, I have decided, that all the "work hard" approaches are not necessary in my case. I will automagically become stronger with just a minimal amount of work.

Proof: I have won over 50 rating points in the last decade!

I am now 45, and my rating is approx. 2300. If this improvement continues, I will be higher rated than Magnus at the age of 155!

I drink much green tea, so this is doable.

Well, getting from 2250 to 2300 is easier than getting from 2350 to 2400, so if you keep working the same amount you won’t raise your rating the same amount in the same amount of time.

@jahrzehnte said in #2: > It is true, I analyze only when I lose. > > However, I have decided, that all the "work hard" approaches are not necessary in my case. I will automagically become stronger with just a minimal amount of work. > > Proof: I have won over 50 rating points in the last decade! > > I am now 45, and my rating is approx. 2300. If this improvement continues, I will be higher rated than Magnus at the age of 155! > > I drink much green tea, so this is doable. Well, getting from 2250 to 2300 is easier than getting from 2350 to 2400, so if you keep working the same amount you won’t raise your rating the same amount in the same amount of time.
#4

@DonkeyWinsChess said in #3:

Well, getting from 2250 to 2300 is easier than getting from 2350 to 2400, so if you keep working the same amount you won’t raise your rating the same amount in the same amount of time.

I will just raise my green tea consumption, this will balance the effect.

@DonkeyWinsChess said in #3: > Well, getting from 2250 to 2300 is easier than getting from 2350 to 2400, so if you keep working the same amount you won’t raise your rating the same amount in the same amount of time. I will just raise my green tea consumption, this will balance the effect.
#5

Aha, now I know it. I have the real, scientific proof now from @jahrzehnte. I'll drink fifty gallons of green tea per day. Surely I will gain two hundred points per day....

Aha, now I know it. I have the real, scientific proof now from @jahrzehnte. I'll drink fifty gallons of green tea per day. Surely I will gain two hundred points per day....
#6

I just tried to improve my tactics rating. Lost 100 points. Starting to grasp this Effort-Pain circle.

I just tried to improve my tactics rating. Lost 100 points. Starting to grasp this Effort-Pain circle.
#7

excelente articulo, yo soy en el proceso de dolor, todo lo aprendo parece que ni se nota pero pierdo la motivacion

excelente articulo, yo soy en el proceso de dolor, todo lo aprendo parece que ni se nota pero pierdo la motivacion
#8

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