Meanwhile, on the bodybuilding forum:
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How do you overcome gym addiction
I could be doing more constructive things with my time instead of admiring my chest/arms in the mirror while skipping legs and back (again). I could learn how to play chess instead.
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what was Fischer's secret to overcome his chess addicition. After the 1972 match he stopped playing chess altogether until 1992
Seriously doubt that.
I spend 2h/day on chess.com in average. That's a lot... 
^This means that I'm doing something. Not just being idle.
is playing chess an addiction?
if so, that does mean playing chess is a form of gambling
because gambling is considered to be an addiction
is playing chess an addiction?
if so, that does mean playing chess is a form of gambling
because gambling is considered to be an addiction
I might be mistaken, but the term 'gambling' only applies when there's money (or any other "real" consequence) to you involved.
Alcoholism is also an addiction... does that mean that alcoholism is a form of chess? 
I wouldn't abandon chess as long as I was making progress. You could always do curls while solving tactics, win-win?
Just start smoking crack. Chess will be the least of your worries soon enough.
Over the last 47 days, I actively spend exactly 100 hours on chess.com.
Just start smoking crack. Chess will be the least of your worries soon enough.
playing high is actualy fun. Even if your rating suffers
Just start smoking crack. Chess will be the least of your worries soon enough.
playing high is actualy fun. Even if your rating suffers
I agree completely, I'd just rather be high on other things lol.
I really think the only way to overcome an addiction is to swap it for some other addiction. Sorry.
I wish I could get "high" on life and get addicted to it.
But for me, that don't really work. Too shitty of a life.
The logic that if chess is a addiction then it must be a form of gambling because gambling is an addiction is totally flawed.
You'll be dead in less than 100 years anyway so likely nothing you (or I) do in life is in any way important so it might as well be chess as anything else!
how do you overcome chess addiction
i could be doing more constructive things with my time instead of an hour each day playing blitz chess. i could be going to the gym instead.
what was Fischer's secret to overcome his chess addicition. After the 1972 match he stopped playing chess altogether until 1992
Get married, and all your addictions are in big trouble.
No, you can get addicted to anything. Twitter, Facebook, TV, Games;
It's an addiction when it starts taking over, interfering with your life, stopping you to do more important things, yet you chose to go after your "addiction" and in turn it stops you from these more important "thangs".
More important than chess...
please explain the concept! 
No, you can get addicted to anything. Twitter, Facebook, TV, Games;
It's an addiction when it starts taking over, interfering with your life, stopping you to do more important things, yet you chose to go after your "addiction" and in turn it stops you from these more important "thangs".
That much is true Benzodia. Most of us simply swap one addiction for another and lots of those turn out to be whims. Long-term, bitter, out of sync-with-real-life, acknowledged addiction is something else altogether. Amazing, the things people can get hung up on. 
how do you overcome chess addiction
i could be doing more constructive things with my time instead of an hour each day playing blitz chess. i could be going to the gym instead.
what was Fischer's secret to overcome his chess addicition. After the 1972 match he stopped playing chess altogether until 1992
Get married, and all your addictions are in big trouble.
Obviousluy you aren't married or you aren't married long enough.
how do you overcome chess addiction
i could be doing more constructive things with my time instead of an hour each day playing blitz chess. i could be going to the gym instead.
what was Fischer's secret to overcome his chess addicition. After the 1972 match he stopped playing chess altogether until 1992