More Games or Less but Slower Games and more Focused Games?

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Myersism

I play around 3, 30 minute rapid games a day not because I don't want to play Chess. It's all I think about but I have my process, so firstly I play the games and then analyze them. the process takes about an hour for me to go over my 3 games then I move into the next part of my study schedule which is puzzles, reading chess books , studying master games and etc, anyways I see a lot of good players on chess.com have 1,000's of games played which really makes me think should I play more games or should I play less(like the # I am playing right now, 3) more slower games? So is the amount I am playing right now going to help me improve?I do other studies and simply don't have time to fit multiple games into my schedule. Should I try to switch things around to fit more games or I am super conflicted on this.

MiguelUAB

Do what you enjoy. Nobody here is going to be world champion and only a few are going to be grandmaster or make money out of it, so just do what you enjoy to do and do not obsess with your rating.

tygxc

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"30 minute rapid games" ++ Better 15|10

"I play the games and then analyze them." ++ Better analyse right after a loss. It will stick better.

"an hour for me to go over my 3 games"
++ That is not enough. You should analyse for longer than the duration of the game itself.

"next part of my study schedule which is puzzles"
++ It is better to solve like 4 puzzles before you play, like a warm-up

"reading chess books" ++ Do not read these, study these.

"studying master games" ++ Good.

"a lot of good players on chess.com have 1,000's of games played"
++ They play mostly speed chess and they play for fun, not for progress. They are good players because they played and analysed many over the board classical time control games: 90|30 or slower.

"should I play more games" ++ No

"should I play less(like the # I am playing right now, 3) more slower games?"
++ Play one 15|10 game and if you lose it then analyse it thoroughly.

"Should I try to switch things around to fit more games"
++ No. Less is more. Better one game played and lost and thoroughly analysed and learned from your mistakes than more games and nothing learned from them.