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jnay
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada107 Posts
August 14 2010 08:36 GMT
#101
great contribution to the community. I myself and i'm sure alot of others will find this helpful, not just in starcraft but other aspects in life.
-ReMeDy-
Profile Joined June 2010
United States46 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-14 11:05:02
August 14 2010 11:03 GMT
#102
I'm going to bookmark this and reference it every now. During ladder matches, I often times get so worked up into winning, that I lose sight of my goals while my heart flutters during match-ups. It's just silly. Win/ratio shouldn't mean anything; it's your experience and transitioning into a better gamer that matters most.
"Every minute outside SC is a minute someone else improves."
FroZeNN
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States165 Posts
August 14 2010 16:14 GMT
#103
What an amazing OP, i already wrote some goals now and this is definitely going to help me rage less and play more, and have way more fun. I always had this approach when i played\trained for other things(sports) but up until know have avoided it when it came to SC2 for some weird reason.
"More GG More Skill" - WhiteRa
shrinkmaster
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany947 Posts
August 14 2010 17:20 GMT
#104
Wow so much insight in this one post. Thank you so much op.

I definitely had those "in the zone" moments while i was playing counterstrike a few years ago and it felt just great. I played for hours and hours and there was only me and the game. If i remember correct i sadly never achieved this state in a clanwar. Maybe because 4 other guys were screaming in battlecom ^^
Voltaire: The true triumph of reason is that it enables us to get along with those who do not possess it.
Tiazi
Profile Joined February 2010
Netherlands761 Posts
August 14 2010 19:37 GMT
#105
Very nice read. Thanks retro-noob.
"A brilliant yet deluded man once said, 'Introduce a little anarchy. Upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos.' Gumiho is that agent of chaos." -monk
im a roc
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States745 Posts
August 14 2010 19:51 GMT
#106
This is a lot of help. I've had some freaky psychological thing the last few weeks where I can't bring myself to play more than one 1v1 in a day. After reading this I feel like I can go mass game on the ladder without much worry. Thanks a lot.
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TheGrimace
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States929 Posts
August 14 2010 20:29 GMT
#107
Good timing for me. I've felt some anxiety while laddering after I lost my first match, but I pushed forward and my most recent game I felt the flow. I'll be reading this from time to time. Thanks!
snuze
Profile Joined June 2010
United States14 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-14 21:03:14
August 14 2010 21:02 GMT
#108
Reminds me of Stoicism... focus on the things you can control.
retro-noob
Profile Joined June 2010
110 Posts
August 15 2010 03:03 GMT
#109
On August 15 2010 06:02 snuze wrote:
Reminds me of Stoicism... focus on the things you can control.


That's a great distillation of the best parts of stoicism in my opinion.
blackodd
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden451 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-17 11:41:01
August 17 2010 09:19 GMT
#110
bump

On August 15 2010 06:02 snuze wrote:
Reminds me of Stoicism... focus on the things you can control.



Accept the things you cannot control and find the courage to change the things you can!
For I am the Queen of Blades. And none shall ever dispute my rule, again...
ashaman771
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada114 Posts
August 17 2010 12:29 GMT
#111
Great post!
The Dead Room Podcast, check it out!
rastaban
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2294 Posts
August 17 2010 21:56 GMT
#112
some useful advice here, thanks for sharing
Tyler: "...damn it, that's StarCraft. Opening doors is what we do. Being the first to find food is the greatest pleasure a player can have!"
retro-noob
Profile Joined June 2010
110 Posts
August 17 2010 22:19 GMT
#113
You're welcome, and thanks to everyone else who's saying nice things too.
Wolfpox
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada164 Posts
August 17 2010 23:41 GMT
#114
On August 08 2010 02:43 Jyvblamo wrote:
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Unfortunately, I'm usually sitting in the anxiety corner =P


Very interesting... Usually these charts you find online are just jokes, but this is actually cool to study
[B] Butigroove wrote:[/B] Blizzard is double expanding to the natural gold base of our poor little nerd hearts.
blackodd
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden451 Posts
August 18 2010 16:05 GMT
#115
On August 18 2010 08:41 Wolfpox wrote:

Very interesting... Usually these charts you find online are just jokes, but this is actually cool to study

It's quite accurate!
Yes, when I first got to diamond (platinum) by steamrolling 5 bronze players in beta I felt very anxious because my skill was low.. so it wasn't very fun at all. Now when I got to diamond in retail it's more of an arousal = a bit stressing but not in the negative way
For I am the Queen of Blades. And none shall ever dispute my rule, again...
Fran_
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1024 Posts
August 23 2010 15:20 GMT
#116
On August 09 2010 05:05 LittleeD wrote:
I had this stage (Or something that felt similar to it) in my prime Wc3 time when I played my absolute best. Its goddamn wonderful when you feel you have 100 % control of everything.


Had the same when I played Tribes 2 competitively and after almost 5 years of playing, knowing pretty much the entire game inside out, winning tournaments all over Europe, one day, one particular ladder match, I felt then I was in complete and total control of everything. And played the best match I've ever had. Lucky I even had a replay of it! Splendid feeling.

Great post.
Siwa
Profile Joined August 2010
91 Posts
September 03 2010 16:15 GMT
#117
I also bookmarked this. Good read when you feel really down after a losing streak..
Karliath
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2214 Posts
September 06 2010 10:49 GMT
#118
This is a must read. Are there any other threads like this, that deal with mentality? There was one about Sun-Tzu, but that one was kind of obvious.
kickinhead
Profile Joined December 2008
Switzerland2069 Posts
September 06 2010 10:57 GMT
#119
haha; applying motivational psychology? ^^'
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Bair
Profile Joined May 2010
United States698 Posts
September 06 2010 11:17 GMT
#120
Between this and the MULE dance dance dance video I can usually turn around any losing streak.
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