@Knight-School said in #4:
> How many hours did you study unwillingly ;) ? You just need to find a way to make studying fun/rewarding. I was going through Silman's books a while ago until I got bored started doing more chessable and I'm sure when I get tired of that format I'll try something else.
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> The other technique is to put something easy to do at the start of a session. Eg if you find puzzle rush (or whatever it is called on lichess) fun and easy start with that and then you will find it easier to do the the more difficult work as you are already sitting there studying chess so the barrier to entry is lower. End with something fun like playing a game so you leave on a high and want to come back tomorrow.
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> If you lose play blitz games until you win one, delude yourself into thinking you are great and forget all the losses (works for me).
Thanks for the advice, I'll try starting with something easy.
Hours I studied unwillingly....about 15 minutes each time? somehwere around there