Haha good advice! Thank you ! :)
If ratings didn't exist, would you still study and play chess as much as you do?

"chess ladders at work"
What kinda great job do you have that you get to play chess with your co-workers?
"chess ladders at work"
What kinda great job do you have that you get to play chess with your co-workers?
This talk of ratings always makes me think of an old Benjamin Franklin saying: "take care of the pennies, and the dollars will take care of themselves."
Chesswize, this could be put - Take care of the game and the ratings will take care of themselves.