Which is true : Chess made me more Focused or Chess made me more Aimless ?

Which is true : Chess made me more Focused or Chess made me more Aimless ?

I dont know how exactly chess affected the OP

What I am asking here is that after started playing chess, have you been able to concentrate more better in other areas. That is what I am interested. Personally I feel it is not so. Though chess needs concentration to succeed in it. I mean you develop chess focus only. It actually does not help in developing concentration as a general skill, which is what is useful in other tasks.

No

And it verifies from person to person. That is why I am interested in your personal viewpoint of how it is.

If playing chess leads to a win or loss,

either if this change was based on a breakthrough in understanding,

or whether it was based on trial and error without understanding,

then so long as choice and outcome are repeatable, then such investment of time and effort would not be aimless.

I believe chess would be aimless only if played aimlessly. I aim to win. Alas many a time aim and outcome become swamped by effort and fatigue. Played not aimlessly but forgetfully.

Perhaps not playing aimelessly but playing on autopilot, barelessly registering what is happening..

why not both

Thanks for sharing your perspective on this. Thoughts neatly put. It is quite relatable and meaningful.

is it possible ?

Chess computers do not play aimlessly. They play effortlessly and consistently. But then computers are made of semiconductor chips.

We mortals are made of flesh and blood, sometimes short of sleep, sometimes short of food.