@GnocchiPup said in #8:
> Figure out the hours per week you can allocate. Make it relaxed.
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> If you set 10 hours and just do 6 hours, that's no good. You'll just feel bad.
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> It's better if you set 4 hours and do 5. I've heard this from GM Noel, and this makes a whole lot of sense. Setting something and being able to do what you set out to do is a good habit to build. The reverse is also true. Setting high training hours and continuously not doing them builds bad habits. It might even spread to other areas. This is not good.
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> Now, if you've set a realistic hours goal per week. Next step is to find out what to study.
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> Looking at your rating and what you've mentioned, it looks like you focused primarily on knowledge. I recommend setting your hours for skills training instead of acquiring more knowledge.
Wow, I've never thought of it that way, I'll start with 3 hours this week and see if I can bump it up. I appreciate the help, but what do you mean by skills training? Is that just analyzing games and doing puzzles or is there something else related to that? Thanks again.
> Figure out the hours per week you can allocate. Make it relaxed.
>
> If you set 10 hours and just do 6 hours, that's no good. You'll just feel bad.
>
> It's better if you set 4 hours and do 5. I've heard this from GM Noel, and this makes a whole lot of sense. Setting something and being able to do what you set out to do is a good habit to build. The reverse is also true. Setting high training hours and continuously not doing them builds bad habits. It might even spread to other areas. This is not good.
>
> Now, if you've set a realistic hours goal per week. Next step is to find out what to study.
>
> Looking at your rating and what you've mentioned, it looks like you focused primarily on knowledge. I recommend setting your hours for skills training instead of acquiring more knowledge.
Wow, I've never thought of it that way, I'll start with 3 hours this week and see if I can bump it up. I appreciate the help, but what do you mean by skills training? Is that just analyzing games and doing puzzles or is there something else related to that? Thanks again.