How do people prevent themselves from getting distracted in long time controls

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Mi_Amigo
Pulpofeira wrote:
Mi_Amigo escribió:

relatively and so that i have enough time to stray off yes

I play 90/30 OTB. Last game I played lasted for 4 hours. Sometimes I even forget to go and make a pee. Really, I don't know how to help you.

oh gawd

BlakeyBChess

It's important to keep in mind that neither 5/0 or 10/0 are "long time controls." I strongly recommend playing games of at least 15/10. 30/30 or more if you can, but at least 15/10.

Having a delay is going to force you to think about moves and decide the game "on the board," instead of trying to "flag your opponent" like you said. That's a bad habit to get into. As for distractions - just close out of them all beforehand! A 15/10 game is only a half-hour commitment generally.

Mi_Amigo
IMBacon wrote:
Mi_Amigo wrote:

its not the rating, like i said, people my rating usually bore me and the higher rated mostly do not so even if i didn't knew the rating, id still get irritated

Every time i hear this excuse "They play boring..." it always comes down to they are playing the rating.   Casting all that aside...You're no where near good enough to be telling others they are boring.

well i half agree with that

edr0nt

Oh god, since when are you dis popular xD

Mi_Amigo

@IMBacon you misunderstand me by the "They bore me" i meant that same old repetetiveness and quite the same blunders over and over with every person

Mi_Amigo
sougataghosh wrote:

Oh god, since when are you dis popular xD

I use stastics on my side miner XD if you post at approx 12:45 AM IST you'll get more commentors since europians and americans are mainly the ones that are active in forums

Fabstinkx
Mi_Amigo wrote:
Fabstinkx wrote:

what are your long term chess goals? envisioning that one win is a step closer to whatever goal you have helps me

well last year my goal ws to reach 2000, this year my goal is to reach 2500 XD(I'm not kidding)

well then motivate yourself (for instance my goals are to simply become titled, maybe play ppl like carlsen, so etc. eventually. and during games i just envision im playing a masterpiece thatll get their attention, and it drives me to play at my best

IMKeto

Here is your answer...

How long will this article hold your attention for? Not long, according to a study by Microsoft Corporation. Human attention span has supposedly dropped from 12 seconds in 2002 to only eight seconds in 2013, which is a second shorter than a goldfish.  

https://www.iflscience.com/brain/do-you-have-lower-attention-span-goldfish/

 

edr0nt
Mi_Amigo wrote:
sougataghosh wrote:

Oh god, since when are you dis popular xD

I use stastics on my side miner XD if you post at approx 12:45 AM IST you'll get more commentors since europians and americans are mainly the ones that are active in forums

Yeah, not STATISTICS, but timezone differences wink.png Btw, I can't help, I barely play those time controls

Mi_Amigo

wel im those 45% that do something completely unrelated

Mi_Amigo
sougataghosh wrote:
Mi_Amigo wrote:
sougataghosh wrote:

Oh god, since when are you dis popular xD

I use stastics on my side miner XD if you post at approx 12:45 AM IST you'll get more commentors since europians and americans are mainly the ones that are active in forums

Yeah, not STATISTICS, but timezone differences  Btw, I can't help, I barely play those time controls

I think yo uneed to search up the definition of statistics miner

Fabstinkx

Statistics is a branch of mathematics dealing with data collection, organization, analysis, interpretation and presentation. In applying statistics to, for example, a scientific, industrial, or social problem, it is conventional to begin with a statistical population or a statistical model process to be studied.

Mi_Amigo

tnx stinker

Mi_Amigo

1:30 but yeah

edr0nt

Is it late though @namegiver? wink.png

live_and_let_die

I had the same problem in rapid, but it is just a phase, but I got past it thanks to something that you might not want to do

live_and_let_die

listen to this song when you play, if you want more, pm me

live_and_let_die

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tpdLM5dGOo

edr0nt
Fabstinkx wrote:

Statistics is a branch of mathematics dealing with data collection, organization, analysis, interpretation and presentation. In applying statistics to, for example, a scientific, industrial, or social problem, it is conventional to begin with a statistical population or a statistical model process to be studied.

Going by namegiver's words, I thought he meant that

Mi_Amigo

btw ijust realised i used the wrong words, by boring games imeant non-interesting games, as in those same lines with no difference