EPTOn February 16 2012 18:28 avilo wrote:
Tbh, I think you are playing way too much right now for where you are at. Even a lot of korean pros / foreigners to not practice 10 hours a day because over practicing is actually detrimental and you will not learn as fast at a certain point. It also depends on the type of person you are as well.
Most people will probably tell you that as it's *somewhat* obvious that too much practice is bad. I would say the only real benefit 10+ hours of practice gives you is for your muscle memory+mechanical skill at the game. In terms of learning new things, or adding things to your game i'd say 4-6 hours is when your mind is really fresh and able to pick up new things and help you develop SC mentally.
I can tell you you have the absolute wrong mentality about your grades too btw. I'm sure your parents or whoever has said to keep up grades, etc. but saying "...until my GPA drops under B average" is not good. You want all A's trust me. In terms of mindset for going pro + in terms of money. If you look at most SC2 "pros" or known names, there's a common thing you'll notice with every one of them - they are all incredibly intelligent in one way or another. It's not a coincidence that a lot of the GMS, pros, etc. all are uber smart, working on college degrees (or have one already), or have really high GPAs + good grades.
Yeh, that's not 100% but it seems like it's a common theme that most high level players are really smart people and did well in school. SC2 requires you to analyze a lot, and have very good critical thinking skills, so at your age even though you're putting a lot of effort into improving your muscle memory/mechanics with your 10 hour practice, if you are not able to even keep straight A's in high school...it does not bode well for your future dream of "being a pro."
This is the time in your life to really develop your mind, develop some social life in school, find interests (obviously SC2 is the main one) and develop yourself physically as well. So if you want to really "go pro" in SC2 you have to develop your mind, and critical thinking skills, and yourself mentally which is what learning in school will allow you to do! So keep straight A's.
Also, let me advise you some and share from my personal experience/lessons learned...getting those straight A's in high school is worth *THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS* LET ME EMPHASIZE PLEASE - THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
Whether you anticipate going to college or not, guess what? If you can maintain a perfect record and 4.0 GPA or anything close, then you can get college scholarships worth THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. So even if you develop an interest that you like better than SC2 in the future, guess what! You have a chance to get FREE MONEY and pursue that field of learning in college! That is only icing on the cake, as imo the most important thing for you to do right now is develop your mind!
So instead of "until my GPA drops under B average" you need to change your mind set to, "I am keeping my grades 100% A's." Another added bonus to this besides learning in school to develop your mind + possibly having THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS in potential scholarships...is you get TIME. TIME TIME TIME! Let me explain what I mean by this.
You want to "go pro?" right? Well getting those high grades ezmode means you have more time to do SC, and in the future you will potentially have to work less hours because if you did want to get a college degree, guess what? Like I said before, colleges have scholarships and are looking for high achievers and such to give those thousands of dollars worth of tuission money to. And getting free money means you do not have to spend time doing an outside job, which means more time for SC2 if you do go the college route!
Another thing is the stress of bad grades and the stress of needing to stay above water in terms of grades will make you play WORSE SC2. I managed to just get through the last semesters of my college academic life but I could have had 100x less stress if I had been able to prioritize my studies even more. The mental stress of getting grades, especially if you are a procrastinator or whatever, WILL make you play worse SC2, and make it more difficult for you to learn SC2 quickly.
By keeping straight A's and being "gosu" at your studies, finishing school projects EARLY, and staying on top of it during high school...you'll find you'll have "more time" available to you than if you start letting your grades slip and suddenly you are getting mentally divided between SC2 time/study time, because you're just barely making the grades you need, which also then ends up impacting your studies negatively, and so on and so on...so keep your grades up A A A A A STRAIGHT A not "until GPA under B average" - DO NOT LET IT HAPPEN!
If you are a masters player, are you really going to just say "until I drop out of masters?" You said you're a diamond player right now...and you basically have the mindset of "i'll only start trying hard 'until I fall out of diamond'"? You're subconsciously setting yourself up to not succeed with your "until my GPA drops under B average." You will not go pro EVER like that. What i'm basically telling you is, no, you are not actually focusing on school currently with that attitude, so no, you will never be pro like that.
You see, you have to develop your mind in school, and get the grades, or you will end up making it infinitely more difficult for yourself to "go pro" in SC2.
Your attitude matters a lot. If you're only going to do what it takes to have a B average in school, I guess you're only willing to do what it takes to be an average SC2 player as well.
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Also, you need sleep. 4 hrs is not enough. You will NEVER. Never. Go pro with only 4 hours of sleep. Did you read? You are never going to become a pro in your lifetime with 4 hrs of sleep. Never. Stop thinking you will. You will not. Ever.
7-8 hrs though per night...you open up the possibility.
Tbh, I think you are playing way too much right now for where you are at. Even a lot of korean pros / foreigners to not practice 10 hours a day because over practicing is actually detrimental and you will not learn as fast at a certain point. It also depends on the type of person you are as well.
Most people will probably tell you that as it's *somewhat* obvious that too much practice is bad. I would say the only real benefit 10+ hours of practice gives you is for your muscle memory+mechanical skill at the game. In terms of learning new things, or adding things to your game i'd say 4-6 hours is when your mind is really fresh and able to pick up new things and help you develop SC mentally.
I can tell you you have the absolute wrong mentality about your grades too btw. I'm sure your parents or whoever has said to keep up grades, etc. but saying "...until my GPA drops under B average" is not good. You want all A's trust me. In terms of mindset for going pro + in terms of money. If you look at most SC2 "pros" or known names, there's a common thing you'll notice with every one of them - they are all incredibly intelligent in one way or another. It's not a coincidence that a lot of the GMS, pros, etc. all are uber smart, working on college degrees (or have one already), or have really high GPAs + good grades.
Yeh, that's not 100% but it seems like it's a common theme that most high level players are really smart people and did well in school. SC2 requires you to analyze a lot, and have very good critical thinking skills, so at your age even though you're putting a lot of effort into improving your muscle memory/mechanics with your 10 hour practice, if you are not able to even keep straight A's in high school...it does not bode well for your future dream of "being a pro."
This is the time in your life to really develop your mind, develop some social life in school, find interests (obviously SC2 is the main one) and develop yourself physically as well. So if you want to really "go pro" in SC2 you have to develop your mind, and critical thinking skills, and yourself mentally which is what learning in school will allow you to do! So keep straight A's.
Also, let me advise you some and share from my personal experience/lessons learned...getting those straight A's in high school is worth *THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS* LET ME EMPHASIZE PLEASE - THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
Whether you anticipate going to college or not, guess what? If you can maintain a perfect record and 4.0 GPA or anything close, then you can get college scholarships worth THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. So even if you develop an interest that you like better than SC2 in the future, guess what! You have a chance to get FREE MONEY and pursue that field of learning in college! That is only icing on the cake, as imo the most important thing for you to do right now is develop your mind!
So instead of "until my GPA drops under B average" you need to change your mind set to, "I am keeping my grades 100% A's." Another added bonus to this besides learning in school to develop your mind + possibly having THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS in potential scholarships...is you get TIME. TIME TIME TIME! Let me explain what I mean by this.
You want to "go pro?" right? Well getting those high grades ezmode means you have more time to do SC, and in the future you will potentially have to work less hours because if you did want to get a college degree, guess what? Like I said before, colleges have scholarships and are looking for high achievers and such to give those thousands of dollars worth of tuission money to. And getting free money means you do not have to spend time doing an outside job, which means more time for SC2 if you do go the college route!
Another thing is the stress of bad grades and the stress of needing to stay above water in terms of grades will make you play WORSE SC2. I managed to just get through the last semesters of my college academic life but I could have had 100x less stress if I had been able to prioritize my studies even more. The mental stress of getting grades, especially if you are a procrastinator or whatever, WILL make you play worse SC2, and make it more difficult for you to learn SC2 quickly.
By keeping straight A's and being "gosu" at your studies, finishing school projects EARLY, and staying on top of it during high school...you'll find you'll have "more time" available to you than if you start letting your grades slip and suddenly you are getting mentally divided between SC2 time/study time, because you're just barely making the grades you need, which also then ends up impacting your studies negatively, and so on and so on...so keep your grades up A A A A A STRAIGHT A not "until GPA under B average" - DO NOT LET IT HAPPEN!
If you are a masters player, are you really going to just say "until I drop out of masters?" You said you're a diamond player right now...and you basically have the mindset of "i'll only start trying hard 'until I fall out of diamond'"? You're subconsciously setting yourself up to not succeed with your "until my GPA drops under B average." You will not go pro EVER like that. What i'm basically telling you is, no, you are not actually focusing on school currently with that attitude, so no, you will never be pro like that.
You see, you have to develop your mind in school, and get the grades, or you will end up making it infinitely more difficult for yourself to "go pro" in SC2.
Your attitude matters a lot. If you're only going to do what it takes to have a B average in school, I guess you're only willing to do what it takes to be an average SC2 player as well.
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Thought I would share that advice with you from the perspective of someone who has already completed high school/college and is also "going pro" in SC2 as well. I made a lot of mistakes in my prioritizing of school/getting grades at the end of high school and my last two years of college, and it ended up making me waste years of my life + thousands of dollars that could have been put towards SC2/practice/anything else, so I hope you do not make the same mistakes I made and keep thinking "im gonna go pro SC2" and then realize your academics/learning are way more important right now in your life and will ALLOW you easier access to go pro if you really want to!
Also, you need sleep. 4 hrs is not enough. You will NEVER. Never. Go pro with only 4 hours of sleep. Did you read? You are never going to become a pro in your lifetime with 4 hrs of sleep. Never. Stop thinking you will. You will not. Ever.
7-8 hrs though per night...you open up the possibility.
Thankyouthankyouthankyou.
I just thought B average would be enough, but ill take your advice.
Also, i thought since i already only slept for mqybe 6 hrs a night, 4 wouldnt be that big of a change.
Sry for mistakes, im on my phone
