@Altair61 thank you but what’s the problem with such a useless irony?
What do you want us to say? Take the day off? Keep on working?
Just say it and then I'll give you my advice (or not, I'm confused now, do you want indications?)
Just say it and then I'll give you my advice (or not, I'm confused now, do you want indications?)
You need a day off, you take a day off. Chess is supposed to be fun. If the fun stops, then stop.
The answer depends on your mental stamina. In general, people lose focus after 20 minutes of concentration, so prolonged studies are useless because increasing time decreases the ability to retain information. The more you study the more you tire and the less information you absorb.
This means that you can study a smaller amount of hours every day, you can study a larger amount of hours / day but with strategic rests between those hours or you can study larger amounts of hours a day, but giving you more days to rest, etc. .
If you want to test your mental energy level, solve chess problems and see how long you are taking. If problems are sorted by difficulty level, you should solve them as quickly as you do when you are rested.
I've already noticed an incredible 3 min difference between tired and restful state. Beware of this because we do not know that we are mentally tired, our daily activities do not require so much.
In general, when we we yawn, it's either our brain asking to stop that activity, or it's because we're really too tired for that level of concentration. Therefore, one of the attributes of mental energy is the amount of love we have for what we are doing.
So how much you get tired will depend on how much you love what you do, allowing your body to take extra energy from the center of the cell to use in the task, rather than saving that energy by sending signs of fatigue and / or convincing you through boredom. to give up.
It is not necessary that level of explaination, just do what you do, sooner or later your body will help you determine what to do, listen to it!
This means that you can study a smaller amount of hours every day, you can study a larger amount of hours / day but with strategic rests between those hours or you can study larger amounts of hours a day, but giving you more days to rest, etc. .
If you want to test your mental energy level, solve chess problems and see how long you are taking. If problems are sorted by difficulty level, you should solve them as quickly as you do when you are rested.
I've already noticed an incredible 3 min difference between tired and restful state. Beware of this because we do not know that we are mentally tired, our daily activities do not require so much.
In general, when we we yawn, it's either our brain asking to stop that activity, or it's because we're really too tired for that level of concentration. Therefore, one of the attributes of mental energy is the amount of love we have for what we are doing.
So how much you get tired will depend on how much you love what you do, allowing your body to take extra energy from the center of the cell to use in the task, rather than saving that energy by sending signs of fatigue and / or convincing you through boredom. to give up.
It is not necessary that level of explaination, just do what you do, sooner or later your body will help you determine what to do, listen to it!
Hi @TeoAL... I think this is a more interesting question than perhaps folks have realized because it relates to the psychology of learning. I've been lucky enough to teach various different skills (some purely mental, some physical) and if there's one thing I've learned it's that you can study too much. Practice, as my students got sick of me saying, does not make perfect. Practice makes *permanent*. Thus, when you're practicing (or studying) the wrong thing, you're wearing a groove in the wrong place.
I wish I had the answer for you. I know my game dips when I play too much. I know that a few days off and I'll come back stronger. I know changing what I'm studying can substitute for a break because it allows me to exercise a different mental muscle (maybe I'll switch from a new opening to a new piece of endgame technique for a few days).
I'm sure someone has studied this and has a scientific answer. There is little question to me that a break - time to assimilate the information - is more than just valuable, but perhaps is required. How to know the right amounts, that's an interesting question.
I wish I had the answer for you. I know my game dips when I play too much. I know that a few days off and I'll come back stronger. I know changing what I'm studying can substitute for a break because it allows me to exercise a different mental muscle (maybe I'll switch from a new opening to a new piece of endgame technique for a few days).
I'm sure someone has studied this and has a scientific answer. There is little question to me that a break - time to assimilate the information - is more than just valuable, but perhaps is required. How to know the right amounts, that's an interesting question.
@SomewhatUnsound Your answer made me understand too much! Thanks a lot sir! Respect!
I play Chess... Eight Days A Week :]
Do some research on "Sleep debt".
For me, if I go to sleep 7 hours before the clock is set to ring, I will wake up before it rings.
Find the balance and if you must then go to sleep earlier, so that you do not need to rely a 100% on the clock to wake up. Find the time that works for you. Only you will know if 7 hours of sleep tonight will do the trick to wake up before the clock rings. Every night is going to be different, because your daily activities are different. Some nights you're going to need more sleep then other nights.
When I get four good nights of sleep in a row, I feel good.
For me, if I go to sleep 7 hours before the clock is set to ring, I will wake up before it rings.
Find the balance and if you must then go to sleep earlier, so that you do not need to rely a 100% on the clock to wake up. Find the time that works for you. Only you will know if 7 hours of sleep tonight will do the trick to wake up before the clock rings. Every night is going to be different, because your daily activities are different. Some nights you're going to need more sleep then other nights.
When I get four good nights of sleep in a row, I feel good.
Only 6?!?!? You are weak. Pfah, I personally do ten hours a day, every day, even on holidays.
Serious Answer:
Do what you want! Take rest when you need it, and chess is not "make it or break it", it's a hobby for most.
Serious Answer:
Do what you want! Take rest when you need it, and chess is not "make it or break it", it's a hobby for most.
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