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Less is More: Passion, Practicality, and Precision - Page 2

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thOr6136
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Slovenia1775 Posts
December 24 2012 15:23 GMT
#21
ty for these blogs fluff so good to read!
konadora *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Singapore66357 Posts
December 24 2012 15:27 GMT
#22
absolute amazing read, fluff.

merry xmas to you too!
POGGERS
Sawamura
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Malaysia7602 Posts
December 24 2012 15:31 GMT
#23
Great blog ^_^ Liquid Fluff fighting
BW/KT Forever R.I.P KT.Violet dearly missed ..
WikidSik
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Canada382 Posts
December 24 2012 16:07 GMT
#24
finally a blog that isnt just a ramble
Iv been here for 5.5 years. My other accounts are named "Sonu" and "Dalroti" || I had some more but I cant find them XD || known in sc2 as "Sonu"
AsmodeusXI
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States15536 Posts
December 24 2012 16:07 GMT
#25
This reflects a depth of thought and level of introspection that, quite honestly, I don't see much from eSports players (as much as a fan of them I may be). If there are players out there who think this much about their mood and similar factors for their competitive play, they either don't talk about it or don't do the thinking at all. And either way you're ahead of the curve.

As someone who has only started watching competitive DotA2, you've increased my (already large) desire to follow TLDotA as rabidly as I follow, say... TLSC2. Awesome post, can't wait to read more.
WriterTL > RL. BNet: Asmodeus#1187 - LoL: DJForeclosure - Steam: asmodeusxi | www.n3rddimension.com
Leeoku
Profile Joined May 2010
1617 Posts
December 24 2012 16:34 GMT
#26
Your blog reminds me of myself when I play LoL and Dota. This applies more so in LoL since things are more stablized but I always pick underrated heroes or put them in different roles and they work so well even with people complaining. It's more doable in Dota but like yourself I love trying different things
sabas123
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands3122 Posts
December 24 2012 17:12 GMT
#27
On December 24 2012 17:37 heyoka wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 24 2012 17:08 Liquid`FLUFF wrote:
*Passion*
Passion, to me, was that invisible force that drove my every action and intention. It told me to follow my gut, to remain visceral. It told me that an unknown player, with an unknown team could be invited to The International 2. It led me to take a year off from school to pursue my dream. Many sacrifices were made, grief-ridden and regretful (at the time). It led me to write a 42,000 word essay for my team nearly one year ago: its contents littered with goals, aspirations, method and principle. In moments like those, I wore my heart on my sleeve. For a reserved kid like me, that was uniquely unusual.

I think people tend to love the idea of passion, yet they rarely make an effort to actualize anything at all. The idea of passion, to me, is this insatiable sensation that commandeers your thoughts, actions, and belief systems to fanatical levels. However, very recently, I've discovered a different aspect of this spectrum: Practicality.


I think about this a lot. Whenever I tell people what I do I get the same reaction about how they wish they had followed a similar dream, but when it comes down to it very few seem like they're willing to put in the work to make that succeed. Purely running on passion can be trying, because to truly succeed there is a huge amount of sacrifice that needs to be made. There is no safe alternative, you're constantly faced with choices that are difficult to parse and things are rarely certain. Practicality is difficult to maintain.

you guys should make a blog together
The harder it becomes, the more you should focus on the basics.
mrRoflpwn
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States2618 Posts
December 24 2012 17:54 GMT
#28
Nice Fluff blog ;P No but really- pretty well written.
Long live the Boss Toss!
StarStruck
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
25339 Posts
December 24 2012 18:05 GMT
#29
^
Guy has a good mindset. There is one thing you left out when you spoke about passion & practicality and I like to call that willpower. Yes sacrifices will be made and passion can only take you so far and that's where the drive comes in to allow you to kick it into another gear and overcome the obstacles on the road ahead.

GL Fluff
strongandbig
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States4858 Posts
December 24 2012 18:07 GMT
#30
Great blog.

The decision to do what you love over what is economically "sensible" is always a hard one, but fundamentally as humans I think it's always the correct one (unless you have kids, I guess). But it gets more or less hard or easy depending on exactly what the choice you're making is.

As a longtime fan of team liquid and a longtime fan of dota, I'm glad TL got a dota team with a captain who's invested in the community and willing to put himself out there like this, I'm just a fan but ill support you guys all the way.

Btw will there ever be a TL Horse courier? I want it so bad.
"It's the torso" "only more so!"
Alyyx
Profile Joined August 2012
Montenegro17 Posts
December 24 2012 18:45 GMT
#31
Great read.

Altough, you will need a lot of broccoli to get to the next level.
bigjenk
Profile Joined September 2010
United States1543 Posts
December 24 2012 19:04 GMT
#32
Amazing blog as always fluff, look forward to another hopefully soon.
Ignore my opinions I am bad
Enzymatic
Profile Joined August 2011
Canada1301 Posts
December 24 2012 19:10 GMT
#33
Nice that you offer us insight inside your mind. Good read.
"Who hired this awful fountain gunner? He can't hit shit." - Yiss
daytrippers
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden223 Posts
December 24 2012 19:20 GMT
#34
nice read
climax
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1088 Posts
December 24 2012 19:27 GMT
#35
Every blog is always so well thought out even if its all done in one sitting. So much insight. Thanks Fluff, I'll keep you cheering for you and TL. I hope to see you play support PotM again soon. I feel it has a lot of potential in certain trilanes, but then again, you can say that about a lot of heroes.
Twitter: @JonathanRosales
Balgrog
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States1221 Posts
December 24 2012 19:52 GMT
#36
Great blog! Very excited to have you in the TL community. I have just gotten into dota 2 in the last few months, and am very excited to cheer for you! Can't wait for your upcoming blogs.
The only way to attack structure is with chaos.
HoboWithAGlock
Profile Joined December 2012
United States18 Posts
December 24 2012 20:18 GMT
#37
Great stuff, Fluff.
Ydriel
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Italy516 Posts
December 24 2012 20:24 GMT
#38
First time I read one of your blogs, Fluff, but I have to say it's a great piece of work.
I'm sure, unlike other E-sports scenes, that Dota 2 is running on passion alot, with the great tournaments and what not just getting sorted out now, and The International being one of the most difficult tournaments out there, where teams are made and broken. Yet, few people are willing to make sacrifices to give it a shot, and the people who do really deserve the praise they get, no matter how successful they are.

Also, it's great to get to know you a bit more! Hope to see more blogs from you soon! And good luck for this year!
<3 SC2 <3<3 Dota 2. Steam ID: HellS
Sc1pio
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States823 Posts
December 24 2012 20:33 GMT
#39
Your blogs have always been amazing, glad to hear you're continuing them while on Liquid!
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's there are few. " -Shunro Suzuki | fortuna fortes adiuvat
shostakovich
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Brazil1429 Posts
December 24 2012 21:29 GMT
#40
In my experience, every other aspect in competition is secondary to passion. Great blog as always, FLUFF.
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