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cmgillett
United States335 Posts
goodluck! | ||
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c0sm0naut
United States1229 Posts
Our personalities inside the game and out are different but people are unaware of that. The "outside the game" you wants attention for your skills, praise for your efforts and recognition for your talents. The "inside the game" you ONLY wants to win. He doesn't care about the money from the tournament, the attention it will bring him or how bad losing can feel. The outside you is often louder than the inside and gives you bad advice which will cause you to go for cheap wins or strategies instead of winning in a reliable way. | ||
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pms
Poland611 Posts
Just try being mindful about what you feel, think and do! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness_(psychology) | ||
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bebop521
United States23 Posts
So i began practicing HARD. fuck anger, fuck that last all-in timing fuck that supply block that cost me the game. just hit the search button because you lost that all by yourself cant blame your opponent that you handed him the game. and a few day later volia masters.I must admit, I got a bit emotional because its been a long time coming and i knew i had it in me but never tried. So here to you snute keep on practicing one day hard work will pay off one way or another. | ||
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BlitchizSC2
United States306 Posts
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ThatOneGuy.
United States5 Posts
One of the things I do appreciate about my education degree is that it can teach you how to learn. Knowing how to practice has got to be one of the most important things on the planet. Jumping back to when I was about twenty I started to feel really stuck with my playing. Things had been moving pretty sporadically up to that point. I had a couple large leaps in my playing ability but most of it was just a painstaking crawl. I was progressing so slowly that I remember thinking there was no way I could make it with other people moving faster than me. Then there were the long stretches where I would develop some kind of bad habit and my playing would get worse. I would spend months (in some cases years) trying to clean up some new stupid problem that had crept up. About three years ago something started changing. I had spent so many years breaking through walls that it had started to become a habit. I have gotten so used to it that now when I reach my next wall it feels more like a pile of sand than Mt. Everest. What this has done for me is make my improvement very steady instead of sporadic. My last teacher commented on the fact that I was a strange student because of how consistently I improved. I could have a lesson with him and come back an hour later and be a better player. It took me seven years to figure out how to do just that. It also took me seven years to figure out how to double tongue when there were people around me that could just seem to do it naturally. Now it is one of the things people complement me on when I play. I was the absolute worst brass player on the planet when I started out. I actually saw people cringe when I played. I was bad and I knew it. Because I was so bad at everything that meant that I had to work on EVERYTHING. I remember a time I spent months playing nothing but whole notes trying to make a good sound. I was experimenting with where I put the mouthpiece and how my lips should be formed. I was determined to make the most beautiful sound possible. I remember crying having to listen to myself and know that if I couldn't figure it out then I might as well give up because who wants to listen to some barely audible gargly noise coming out the end of a bell? Do you know what the number one compliment I receive is? That I have a beautiful sound. I took the absolute worst thing about my playing and made it the best. There was a concert a couple of years back where I played a lyrical solo in the middle of a band piece so well that it brought the audience to tears. I was surprised I could have that kind of emotional impact on people I didn't even know through my playing. So what is the lesson in all of this? For one you have to get used to something called delayed gratification. If you really want something you have to be willing to put a ton of work into something now and wait for it to pay off way later. A very common payout time is about 2 years for a lot of things (you have been playing full time for about what? one year now?). It is okay, be patient with yourself. Getting better can really suck but at the same time it can be the best thing in the world. Do you know how good it felt to finally be able to double tongue after seven years? I felt like a million bucks when that started coming together. If you want to keep improving you have to find a way to practice that ensures that happens. You want to hit all of your injects so devote an hour a day to focusing on just your injects. Do that everyday for a year and that is 365 hours devoted to just hitting injects. I would think that you would be really good at it by then. Develop some kind of warm up routine dedicated to the mechanics of playing the game. I know some professional musicians that have a 2-3 hour warm up routine that they do everyday. They won't even touch etudes or music during that time. If you are absolutely dedicated to getting better then I trust you will do whatever it takes to make that happen, but you have to be strategic in how your practice and you have to be incredibly patient with yourself. Good luck to you and I hope you enjoy the process of getting better as much as I have. | ||
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Beatmania
England33 Posts
There is one thing you seem to be lacking, or maybe it has been beaten out of you due to bad stints in game. Confidence. Confidence in your ability to become one of the best. You are going to have bad times, losing streaks. You will be tested immeasurably to the point you question whether or not it is worth it. You will doubt yourself and your confidence will take massive hits. But as you are here, playing the game to this level, somewhere deep down you believe you can be one of the best in the world. Don't let that vanish, believe it, inspire yourself and keep on going. Because that is the only way it will come to fruition. It may take years. But you have to keep believing in yourself. | ||
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Jintoss
Hong Kong117 Posts
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Elroi
Sweden5587 Posts
Bättre lyss till den sträng som brast än att aldrig spänna en båge. | ||
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ThePrince
Peru331 Posts
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iGn1t3
Hong Kong73 Posts
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Cuce
Turkey1127 Posts
STAND TALL, STAND PROUD, AS IF YOU WILL NEVER FALL! | ||
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CrazyF1r3f0x
United States2120 Posts
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Sefer
47 Posts
You've been like my favorite Zerg since 2011 when you used to stream a lot, I only say "like" because Jaedong and Scarlett are also pretty awesome. I wish you the best and will always be rooting for you (full honesty: if it's you versus Jaedong I will have to resign to being happy with either result). | ||
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zeniasvalharik
United States19 Posts
If you feel like you are missing out on something in the -going out for the evening life- then just check that out for a couple weekends until you reaffirm that all that stuff is boring. If you feel stifled intellectually read a graduate level book from that subject, then go back to the ladder--don't let doubt get the best of ya--I have really enjoyed your stream, you are not afraid to try fresh builds and that is great for casual viewers. | ||
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Crownlol
United States3726 Posts
On August 28 2013 21:56 Liquid`Sheth wrote: I'll just be the standard guy cheering you on bud. You can do it Sheeeeeeth we miss you! At least cast a few, man. | ||
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Crownlol
United States3726 Posts
On August 31 2013 02:50 NonY wrote: No it was from before I was even a competitive SC:BW player. Depression can come out of freakin' nowhere man. Even at some of my most successful points in life, I've had tough bouts with depression. I've been completely clear for a bout 4 years now, feelsgoodman. I know you've probably had 10,000 people tell you their various take on it, but for me (as a gamer), the feeling is always thwarted when I'm working towards something. Idling in my life has always made me slowly hate everything, but as long as I'm making progress towards something, anything, I feel much better. Academia has always helped: if you have an Associate's, get a Bachelor's. If you have a Bachelor's go to grad school. If that's not your jam, get a certification. For some reason, advancing myself in a way that is seen as valuable to "normal" people, non-gamers, my parents, etc. has always made me proud and fulfilled. I realize how silly it is that my self-worth is often predicated by how others view me, but it's how I am. Once I feel that way, I can game as hard as I want and really enjoy it. Everyone needs depth in life- if you're placing all of your self-value in your results, you're going to beat yourself up every time you lose. YMMV, but it might be a new angle for ya. | ||
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Mortal
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EdgeSC
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DerZerfetzer
Germany43 Posts
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