Wow, sounds like we are in AA now...lol!
Are we sick?
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May 21, 2017
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#23
Guess I should try to limit my chess time to 3 hours a day or so.
May 21, 2017
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#24
Yeah, you can experiment with limits to see how you react.
If something crazy happened like a fire or flood, and you couldn't even get on a computer, life would go on. Sometimes we have more options than we give ourselves credit for.
May 28, 2017
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#25
I don't see the harm in playing a lot of chess. There are worst things to be addicted to.
I have screen burn of the chess.com logo and also the light and dark squares of the board across my mobile. When I first noticed this, that's when I realised I was an addict.
Dec 1, 2017
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#28
the_crab wrote:
I don't see the harm in playing a lot of chess. There are worst things to be addicted to.
That’s what Bobby Fischer‘s psychiatrist said to his mother. Turns out, she was right all along.
Dec 1, 2017
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#29
LawAndOrderKing wrote:
USArmyParatrooper wrote:
I like to play chess on my phone while I’m driving.
That's a good idea. Do you play 1 min or 2+1?
Usually at least five minute games. I want at least some time to stare at a position and study the variations.
Sometimes I play until my head hurts or 3AM, that can't be good either....but it definitely a respite from the rest of reality....
When under stress we all do something like this. Staying up late isn't necessarily a problem.
But for example I once played a game 10+ hours a day for 3 or 4 days in a row. I slept maybe 3 hours a night, and ate only when I was starving. At the end of it I was so worn down I felt like I was recovering from the flu, and I thought to myself this is crazy, and got rid of the game.
Staying up to 3am could be bad, but it could also just be a normal relaxation time. But if you start feeling sick, missing school/work, ending relationships, those are danger signs.