Gorim wrote:Hi everyone! Maybe because of general bad mood and many real life problems, or maybe not, recently my "performance" have dropped, and I started to lose more than win...
I'm unable to easily cope with my loses, so I tend to play better after each win, and play worse after each defeat
I haven't reviewed your game, but just have some general encouragement. Well, maybe not encouragement, but rather letting you know others experience the same thing. I had a nice, long period of improvement, then last fall halted. Some of this was because of personal issues, so I wasn't playing/studying nearly as much. But also, most of us run into certain aspects of the game that are more difficult to learn but necessary to improve, so we hit a road block.
Anyhow, late into the winter, I had another surge of growth. But, unfortunately, work picked up again and I now feel like I've lost at least 1/2 a stone. It can be frustrating to start losing more games, but just focus on enjoying each game and learning from them.
It is hard to explain, but I
try to tell myself that the #1 goal is to learn/improve. Trying to win is still important--if you don't try your hardest, you won't learn as much. So, the cliche that we've all probably hated at some point, might just be right: "It isn't whether you win or lose, (it is how you played the game/as long as you tried your best, etc.). But anyway, you'll start improving again.
(Before people start bickering, I know some of things I said overgeneralize, don't apply to all people, etc., etc.)
. The short/efficient way to describe what I meant was "hang in there, you're not alone."
Got an old Manowar cd to my car today, nothing lightens the mood better than a big dose of loud and hilarious "Kings of Metal" 