Bringing Chess Skills into Real Life - Chess Forums - Page 3

oinquarki

Sep 10, 2011

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AfafBouardi wrote:

I think someone explained it. It's basically being smart about how to handle people and social situations...picking up on what's appropriate/tactful/smooth when dealing with others.

So is this an actual measurement or just a dumb buzzword replacement for "social skills"?

Teresa007

Sep 11, 2011

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#42

Kittysafe wrote:

Bringing chess skills into real life makes perfect sense. Chess helps one to look at the whole board (your life), analyze situations, conditions, how to create situations that lead to less drama for yourself... I think others in this thread are just not getting what the OP is saying.

Totally with you on this one Kittysafe. I am neither a chess expert or a psychologist, but surely the ability to stay calm under pressure and analyze situations effectively, is a valuable life skill whatever the situation. I must apply this next time there are engineering works/line closures on the tube ..........

Kernicterus

Sep 11, 2011

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#43

oinquarki wrote:

AfafBouardi wrote:

I think someone explained it. It's basically being smart about how to handle people and social situations...picking up on what's appropriate/tactful/smooth when dealing with others.

So is this an actual measurement or just a dumb buzzword replacement for "social skills"?

There are "tests" that attempt to measure it. I guess they're as accurate as tests which attempt to demonstrate IQ. Possibly even more accurately indicative.

oinquarki

Sep 11, 2011

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#44

AfafBouardi wrote:

There are "tests" that attempt to measure it. I guess they're as accurate as tests which attempt to demonstrate IQ. Possibly even more accurately indicative.

So the latter?

Kernicterus

Sep 11, 2011

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#45

oinquarki wrote:

AfafBouardi wrote:

There are "tests" that attempt to measure it. I guess they're as accurate as tests which attempt to demonstrate IQ. Possibly even more accurately indicative.

So the latter?

Are you going through a phase?

TheGrobe

Sep 11, 2011

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#46

Aw, she's patronizing you. How cute.

uzzie135

Apr 11, 2024

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#47

yusuf_prasojo wrote:

No, you are absolutely wrong on this matter. You are trying to connect things that have no connection.

Chess doesn't teach you psychology or improve your EQ. Nor chess will give you more success in social life. It is quite the contrary.

If your Boss yelled at you because your job was not completed on time (because you played too much chess), or if your wife complained at you for playing too much chess, and you tried to defend yourself by implementing a thought process or strategy the way you handle your chess pieces (as if you are being in check), may be you should consider a zwischenzug!

Seriously, if we don't know which skill that will work best in chess (to improve our rating), same thing is true in life. What we think is a good move can be just tactics without strategy, which is a noise before defeat.

Please just share your perspective than degrading others point of view. I believe chess can help you see things differently, in real life as well. You “start with the end in mind” you know all of your moves are helping you get your result “win in my case” even a single mistake will get you loose the game eventually.