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MarklarMarklarr
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
Fiji226 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-06-26 11:39:08
June 26 2013 11:38 GMT
#1
I wonder if someone else here has felt that when they play Starcraft they had attention problems, issues with multi tasking and that playing a lot drastically improved this? Because I'm terrible at multi tasking, half of my brain is always looking out of the window or thinking about something completely unrelated to starcraft, I am unable to be ABSORBED by the game.

Starcraft requires being completely absorbed. Has anyone here had this issue? I think I dont really care if I win or lose, I dont know why I play, WHY DO I PLAY? I want to play, there's something rewarding about playing, but half of me doesn't give a damn, then suddenly I have 3000 minerals and haven't even produced any units.

90% of this game is to really WANT to WIN, but, I cant philosophically convince myself to care about winning. Winnings doesn't boost my ego, losing doesn't hurt it.

maybe I should play dota 2, team games can inspire the will to win

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Raziers
Profile Joined January 2013
56 Posts
June 26 2013 11:55 GMT
#2
having the same attention problems, dosnt help that i sit on a 3 monitor setup, im always browsing some website while playing even tho i know its a stupid thing to do.

my friends say i could be GM by now if i could just fully focus on the game and not always be doing somthing else...i worry that they might be right.
jpak
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States5045 Posts
June 26 2013 13:59 GMT
#3
Yeah, marklar requires absolute marklar in order to marklar. It is very taxing for your marklar. However, marklar has its own marklars and marklars that marklars rage about.
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MarklarMarklarr
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
Fiji226 Posts
June 26 2013 16:45 GMT
#4
it is strange how some people can be so dedicated and absorbed by a game
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csikos27
Profile Joined May 2011
United States135 Posts
June 26 2013 18:16 GMT
#5
haha jpack :D

try and just focus on if you even feel like playing, maybe you just want to watch some stream or tournament vs trying hard
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