Losing more games after I started studying chess? And now defeats means more.

I encounter the same problem. But I have faith that studying will in the end pay off.

If you are trying new things your play may suffer for a bit until you naturalise them into your gameplay.

Just a personal opinion, but I’ve found the more you learn, the more you become slightly overconfident, which can lead you to to (a) on the good side, win more games, increasing your rating, but (b), downside, find yourself facing stronger opposition that cuts your confidence and rating to shreds.

I’m sure there’s some kind of life message I could make a fortune out of in there somewhere... probably been done already...

If there’s one piece of advice I’d give a beginner like me, is don’t play too drunk/stoned/over caffeinated. You may think you’re sharper, but there’s millions of players on this site, and others, who will hand you your ass on a plate. If only because it’s early where they are, and you’ve become distracted by making dinner in your own time zone.

But those are the negative bits. When I was younger, you’d be lucky to get an otb game once a week, with that modern internet thing, you can lose all your games and confidence in just one evening!

Peace, Over and Out 😊

Just my $0.02 worth here. If you’re studying and learning more, play longer games. If you don’t have enough time to think and recall your studies, how will you put your lessons to good use?Choose one day games perhaps, mix them in with your short games. If you’re like me, you’ll have more time to really mess it up.

This. It often takes a while to fully absorb the lessons you're learning and successfully incorporate them into your playing style. Once that's done, your level of play (and results!) should go back up, to a new high.

this is normal.   I just tried a few new ideas and lost every game for a week or so.  If you care about rating (you really should not if you don't play for money) play the stronger bots until your new ideas are solidified.   They don't knock your rating down if they win.  

Just guessing: perhaps you are thinking more (which is good!) and, therefore, it's harder to do in rapid, speed, etc., games.  It'll come to you eventually -- but if you haven't tried longer games, that might prove more fruitful.

And, yes: play to improve, not to win.  It's easy to get seduced into "how will this effect my rating?".  But in the long run, improving your play is the best way to get your rating higher!