It might be harsh, but if you're serious about getting better, you need to watch the best games. Kibitz won't help you.hailthorn011 wrote:True, but it's really fun to watch high dan games. Not just for the game itself, but for the kibitz. It may not always be useful, but the kibitz can be very entertaining.oren wrote:Why watch high dans blitz? You can always watch pro games quickly if you want to learn good shape.
I know that. I said I watch high dan games mostly for fuseki. And the kibitz is just entertaining. I try to find a balance between fun and learning. And those games offer it. Just my take on it.oren wrote:It might be harsh, but if you're serious about getting better, you need to watch the best games. Kibitz won't help you.hailthorn011 wrote:True, but it's really fun to watch high dan games. Not just for the game itself, but for the kibitz. It may not always be useful, but the kibitz can be very entertaining.oren wrote:Why watch high dans blitz? You can always watch pro games quickly if you want to learn good shape.
luvgiants916 wrote:Go for it!
I like how you're setting benchmarks and short-term goals. And, good luck. I am a firm believer that the human mind at almost any age is such an organ that is so flexible as to become an expert at most everything.
But, there are other factors.
1. Motivation. There will be times when you wanna give up. This is going to be tough.
2. Time. As someone said, it takes literally 10,000 hours to become a world-class (read pro) at something. I read it in the book: Outliers. I think another book was written. It's a quick read and I highly suggest reading it as you'll get a flavor of the dedication necessary to become world-class. People profiled in the book were Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Michael Jordan, and others. So at 10,000 hours at 8 hours a day is 1,250 days is 3 and a half years give or take going straight without breaks. But that leads me to something else.
3. Take breaks. There are times when yo'll need to take a week or a month off. I like to lift weights. And, almost every person big into fitness and weightlifting say that you need to give your body a rest. I imagine your mind is just the same. I say use the rule of 7, which I don't know where I read it. Take one day break in 7. One week break every 7 weeks. One month off every 7 months. This gives your brain time to relax, and the brain will continue to grind away even when not playing.
4. Don't listen to any naysayers. I am a big fan of people that think big, and as such, I wish you the best of luck. Stay positive. There's always someone out there that will cast stones. Move beyond them and good luck!
I hope more people would root for hailthorn. It reminds me of SimCity3000 for PC. There was an overlay with silly quotes from the "Sims newspapers" (usually involving broccoli and llamas.) One of them was something like: "it is better to aim high and fail or to aim low and hit?" I've always thought it is better to aim high and fail, à la Lombardi (paraphrasing): if you strive for perfection you will hit excellence Yes, but I explained why, as well. Look at my archives and you'll see I spent a lot of months barely playing at all. For the longest time, I treated Go as a side hobby. I had school before, and a myriad of other hobbies to keep me bogged down.Eizero wrote:In my opinion hailthorns rank progression is too slow, so I don't think he can do it. If you spend a year going from 9 kyu to 7kyu I can't see how you can get from 7 kyu to 9 dan in two years.
Sorry hailthorn, I don't think you can do it but good luck anyways.
I agree with everything you said except 4. To utterly ignore naysayers would be harmful. I don't think people naysay as a way of being bitter. They could be right, after all. But it does serve to add fuel to the fire.luvgiants916 wrote:Go for it!
I like how you're setting benchmarks and short-term goals. And, good luck. I am a firm believer that the human mind at almost any age is such an organ that is so flexible as to become an expert at most everything.
But, there are other factors.
1. Motivation. There will be times when you wanna give up. This is going to be tough.
2. Time. As someone said, it takes literally 10,000 hours to become a world-class (read pro) at something. I read it in the book: Outliers. I think another book was written. It's a quick read and I highly suggest reading it as you'll get a flavor of the dedication necessary to become world-class. People profiled in the book were Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Michael Jordan, and others. So at 10,000 hours at 8 hours a day is 1,250 days is 3 and a half years give or take going straight without breaks. But that leads me to something else.
3. Take breaks. There are times when yo'll need to take a week or a month off. I like to lift weights. And, almost every person big into fitness and weightlifting say that you need to give your body a rest. I imagine your mind is just the same. I say use the rule of 7, which I don't know where I read it. Take one day break in 7. One week break every 7 weeks. One month off every 7 months. This gives your brain time to relax, and the brain will continue to grind away even when not playing.
4. Don't listen to any naysayers. I am a big fan of people that think big, and as such, I wish you the best of luck. Stay positive. There's always someone out there that will cast stones. Move beyond them and good luck!