EPTThen after playing warcraft 3 over one summer (of course not "all" the time, still going out, still doing sports etc.) I had magically improved to a solid, stable A.
Funny what reading and writing on forums can teach you besides strategy...
My mom watched Day9daily 100 and LOVED it. - Page 9
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sleepingdog
Austria6145 Posts
Then after playing warcraft 3 over one summer (of course not "all" the time, still going out, still doing sports etc.) I had magically improved to a solid, stable A. Funny what reading and writing on forums can teach you besides strategy... | ||
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MiStAh
United States98 Posts
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thehitman
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From the article it seems you don't go to school, play starcraft all day and you take comfort with the day9 daily. What you fail to realize is that Day9 is attending school and making money in the process of doing the dailies. So just gaming isn't anything gratifying or important. For some its just fun, for other competition and for select few in SC2 a profession. But gaming itself is no a pedestal. | ||
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Railxp
Hong Kong1313 Posts
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crms
United States11933 Posts
On November 18 2010 10:32 thehitman wrote: Sorry to sound like an asshole, but how is this great in any way? From the article it seems you don't go to school, play starcraft all day and you take comfort with the day9 daily. What you fail to realize is that Day9 is attending school and making money in the process of doing the dailies. So just gaming isn't anything gratifying or important. For some its just fun, for other competition and for select few in SC2 a profession. But gaming itself is no a pedestal. i have to agree. gaming like anything else is a hobby. for most of us it is a hobby we've very pationate about and maybe waste a little too much time with but in the end we have a lot of FUN. to think you can go through life only focusing on gaming is naive unless you want a deadend job and to live in a roach infested apartment. to make a living off gaming is a pipe dream for 99.9% of us. Just like playing in the NBA/NFL/Etc. is for the jocks, being a sponsored player in GSL, making a living wage or more as a progamer is to the nerd. some people will do it, the vast majority will not. It is not smart to game allday without a contingency plan and it never will be. | ||
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mrscheng
Sweden658 Posts
my mom is alright tho | ||
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zyglrox
United States1168 Posts
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Meta
United States6228 Posts
On November 18 2010 10:49 crms wrote: i have to agree. gaming like anything else is a hobby. for most of us it is a hobby we've very pationate about and maybe waste a little too much time with but in the end we have a lot of FUN. to think you can go through life only focusing on gaming is naive unless you want a deadend job and to live in a roach infested apartment. to make a living off gaming is a pipe dream for 99.9% of us. Just like playing in the NBA/NFL/Etc. is for the jocks, being a sponsored player in GSL, making a living wage or more as a progamer is to the nerd. some people will do it, the vast majority will not. It is not smart to game allday without a contingency plan and it never will be. "pationate" ? I've been working my ass off in school trying to get straight a's for the past 16 years. And now that I'm almost done I can honestly say that the one thing that really taught me how to work hard and improve myself as an individual was playing brood war competitively. Sure, being a pro gamer is a pipe dream for most people, but the people who get there don't do it through luck or talent, they do it through devastating, grueling hard work. And they do it because they love to do it. That's the secret to being successful in any area of life. Find what you love to do and give it your all. I don't think I would have learned that if it weren't for starcraft. Gaming all day isn't smart for most people. But if somebody spent all day gaming, improving themselves and working as hard as they possibly can, I will say go for it. If you can lose over and over and over again, and keep playing until you start winning, you've got a stronger spirit than 99% of the people who slide by in high school and end up working dead-end jobs, and you'll probably end up more successful than those people because of it. | ||
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Karliath
United States2214 Posts
 But thanks for this. | ||
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ssi.bal-listic
United States568 Posts
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djWHEAT
United States925 Posts
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jeebuzzx
Canada365 Posts
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infii
Germany153 Posts
Pure wisdom is speaking out of Day9. | ||
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Pull
United States308 Posts
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Xavv
Canada168 Posts
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
On November 18 2010 06:14 EternalFishY wrote: it wasn't ALL from television and gaming, but I did learn a lot from those things. I learned economics from playing World of Warcraft (auctionhouse 101) spelling / vocab / grammar from typing during games, any time I didn't know a word I would look it up because I didn't want to sound dumb. science/history have there respective channels on TV. I still did some work with math books, read some literature etc. but it was rare, and I was still able to graduate highschool 2 years early. The thing that being unschooled has taught me more then anything, is that I can learn something if I WANT to, extremely easily. When I wanted my GED I had no problem studying and getting it. To answer your main question though, I have basic knowledge in all subjects that are applicable to society, the rest is all about finding what I love to do (which for the time being is cooking) and figuring out the best source of knowledge available to me. I'm applying for a culinary apprenticeship in April, wish me luck! :D Truly the story of a winner. | ||
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MHT
Sweden1026 Posts
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TeaGreen
Canada147 Posts
Day9 daily 100 is awesome, I've rewatched that so many times, never gets old. | ||
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Phlintlock
Canada32 Posts
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EternalFishY
United States35 Posts
On November 18 2010 08:00 teamsolid wrote: That sounds pretty awesome. TBH, not that much that I learned from high school I'll ever use now or in the future. Most learning really does happen outside of school. The only question I have is, are you still eligible to apply for university/college? Because not having a degree of some sort actually closes off a lot of potential career opportunities out there in today's society. Thanks for having such an open mind, I really enjoyed it growing up. Yes I am eligible to apply for colleges, I have a full blown highschool diploma from a school in Massachusetts that I've never even seen in my life. | ||
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