Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Playing More Games

My goal since December 17th was that I would play 60 games of Go on KGS by the end of the break, which is next week. However, only thing is, I've only played less than 20. I have this habit of flip flopping, using my time doing various things with small amounts of commitment instead of concentrating on one single thing, thinking that I would be wasting my time doing too much of one thing.

Process
I would play very few games, and then go on to the vicious circle of things:
First I should read a book so that I'll get better in my games,
First I should find someone to guide me, so I can understand the book material,
First I should play a few games, so that I will have enough new experience for someone to guide me.

At the end of this, I still wouldn't understand anything.

Excuses
Another option could be, that I just keep playing all 60 games without being caught in trying to balance things.
Excuse A (Process): Books and people help me improve faster.
Excuse B: I have a huge fear of losing.
Excuse C: I hate playing people who I can't see.
Excuse D: One hour is too long for a game.
Excuse E: Oh my mom is home, she always interrupts me. I better not play.

Solutions
Solution A: Just play games. Be comfortable with playing as much as you can.
Solution B: Expect to lose around 5 games for every 1 game.
Solution C: They can't see you.
Solution D: Playing a lot of games of Go, it'll definitely take more than an hour.
Solution E: Mom respects it and leaves when I tell her.

So, I broke down everything there. And hopefully I can use the solutions to help me when I'm playing Go. Then, in a week or two, I'll look at this again and see if my expected solutions are right, or if I have to change them again.

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