20 surprising discoveries since joining chess.com

 21.  people who make their (chess) moves very quickly

 22.  people who make their moves very slowly

 23.  people who time out inexplicably 

 24.  deep philosophical discussions

 25.  live chess, tactic trainer, tournaments, great articles (I’m told)

 26.  games and puzzles with comments

 27.  360 chess (not that I get it)

 28.  very good lady chess players

 29.  chess.com staff who actually answer my questions

 30.  ratings and the motivation to want to improve

 31.  people rated below me who pull off amazing wins

 32.  people rated above me who make surprising blunders

 33.  losing won positions

 34.  winning lost positions

 35.  people who resign when they lose the initiative

 36.  people who play on even when their position is utterly lost

 37.  the need to think first

 38.  patience

 39.  a growing repertoire of favoured openings

 40.  chess can be fun

 41.  chess can be frustrating (especially when stuck for a move)

 42.  inaccuracies, mistakes and, dare I say it, blunders

 43.  friends

 44.  enemies (actually few if any)

 45.  being humiliated by a better player

 46.  being humiliated by a lesser player

 47.  coming back later and getting a result against my nemesis

 48.  being asked to be an Admin for a group I care about

 49.  Murphy’s law reinforced - “don’t assume anything”

 50.  learning humility - an ongoing process :)

what about those who time out in tournaments without making a move , dont get them why register then not play. 

29.  chess.com staff is nice.