tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post4898355766675159538..comments2024-01-29T10:45:34.227-08:00Comments on Robert Pearson's Chess Blog: A Clear-Eyed Analysis of My ShortcomingsRobert Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-23175298316143551442010-04-27T00:42:25.974-07:002010-04-27T00:42:25.974-07:00is one of the labels that never become outdated. D...is one of the labels that never become outdated. 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If I find that what I'm doing isn't leading to that, but to a monomaniacal focus on ratings and results, then I will indeed reevaluate what I'm doing.<BR/><BR/>Still, I go back and look at my posts on the the wonderful Robert Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-15363138453161740662008-05-08T16:52:00.000-07:002008-05-08T16:52:00.000-07:00The last sentence was not intended derisively.We a...The last sentence was not intended derisively.<BR/><BR/>We all would like to play better. But there's difference between a usual wanting to improve versus burning desire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-19415078159126768772008-05-08T16:49:00.000-07:002008-05-08T16:49:00.000-07:00That's right, the Tuesday updates! They just vani...That's right, the Tuesday updates! They just vanished one week without a trace!<BR/><BR/>How badly do you want to commentariat to hold you to doing updates? In any case, make sure you want to go through with an improvement before doing it. You of course know yourself more than me, but I'm not entirely convinced that, in your heart, it's really what you want to get out of chess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-38507679010205942332008-05-08T15:12:00.000-07:002008-05-08T15:12:00.000-07:00Nice. Good luck with this. If you ever want to g...Nice. Good luck with this. If you ever want to go to Borders and study or spar that would be cool. I think you play interesting chess.drunknknitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677566022482837548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-38798936166408116382008-05-07T09:58:00.000-07:002008-05-07T09:58:00.000-07:00Inspiring stuff. Makes me want to spend an hour or...Inspiring stuff. Makes me want to spend an hour or two on tactics a week.Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-36473348625004834582008-05-07T08:32:00.000-07:002008-05-07T08:32:00.000-07:00Fantastic Robert! i look forward to your posts. ...Fantastic Robert! i look forward to your posts. Just remember to keep it fun. If it's not fun, you are doing something wrong.wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12810798413949148423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-50791563685792597792008-05-06T23:40:00.000-07:002008-05-06T23:40:00.000-07:00its best Wahrheit that i say the minimum since you...its best Wahrheit that i say the minimum since you already say it all so well, so honestly, as you always do, but can only for now note one tiny observation:<BR/><BR/>the scale of the plan is key. if you make it too big, of course this is failure or if not too big then too specific. <BR/><BR/>so we try to make a plan have enough form to guide us when we lack motivation or amplify our effort whentransformationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10834788878068428887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-69377954879472418782008-05-06T17:00:00.000-07:002008-05-06T17:00:00.000-07:00Robert, are you sure that elevating your rating is...Robert, are you sure that elevating your rating is that important to you?<BR/><BR/>I think at 56 I'm a little older than you are, so our positions in life aren't exactly parallel. But maybe this perspective will be worth it to you anyway.<BR/><BR/>As you move into the second half of your life, you'll find that it's more important to <B><I>preserve your pleasures</I></B> than to maximize your Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-85129227283798531542008-05-06T16:49:00.000-07:002008-05-06T16:49:00.000-07:00Good luck on your schedule, looking forward to you...Good luck on your schedule, looking forward to your updates.<BR/><BR/>I think the last point you make is important - use an actual board more than a computer. When I analyze my games, I do it without a computer first, just with my board, playing out variations, really digging into it. I feel like that pays off tremendously. Somehow doing too much 2D work on the computer makes it hard for me to Chessaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017751874951993598noreply@blogger.com