ghost_of_pushwood wrote:
If an apple fell on me, that would've just reminded me it was time for lunch.
the asian guy sitting under the jackfruit tree was a little less lucky
Are chess principles life principles?
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Feb 12, 2020
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AlCzervik wrote:
as if on cue, after the darwin/idiocracy remarks, here comes aussie with his spam.
nobody expects the spanish inquisition but nobody escapes the aussie pinoy
ghost_of_pushwood wrote:
also Jerk
and, watch out for the cans!
“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.”
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Feb 20, 2020
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llamonade2 wrote:
Yeah, that's an apt reference, because it's not the strong or smart who survive. Fundamentally it's the horny and fertile that survive. That's closer to the truth of evolution.
It's not what Darwin says but I agree. Look at present population. Who composed the majority of population? Neither the strong or smart. It's the Horny and Fertile!
Feb 20, 2020
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#69
What a great question and just a big emphatic yes from me. Example: chucking the towel in when you're going down. How often does that happen in chess? If you do that in life, then absolutely nothing is going to be right for you. "Fighters are grinners." Check out "Jocko" on youtube for confirmation.
Feb 21, 2020
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#70
OP would love this article.
“Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.”
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How Life Imitates Chess is a great idea for a book, but I think Kasparov's execution leaves a lot to be desired. He talks about how when he was playing one player he had to be really aggressive and throw caution to the wind, then in the next chapter he'll talk about being careful and precise when that was required. It's just a mass of ideas, some contradictory, that doesn't for me relate why chess is like life at all. Aggression and caution and so on are all just obvious parts of life. It's all a bit self-helpy.
I think there are a few principles in chess that work for life in general such as the concept of tempo - always go forward as much as possible, the concept of following the greats or the "model" examples and following them closely. Those are non-obvious approaches about how to face the world that you can actually learn from chess. Concepts of addiction such as in blitz, concepts of going through the motions rather than learning anything and not improving. However Kasparov doesn't really do it justice imho.
as if on cue, after the darwin/idiocracy remarks, here comes aussie with his spam.