There is a special case where these thoughts are actually useful. If you are playing at less than full capacity, you should consider avoiding complex positions and long chains of reasoning, and seek variance slash try to get lucky in various ways. Simplify the game, or force the decisions onto the opponent. If you’re on the clock, don’t count on being able to operate quickly later on.
The other special case is, regardless of why, noting you are not focused can be a good motivation to actually focus, whereas you won’t fix it if you don’t realize you have a problem.
And of course between rounds is often a great time to hydrate, grab a bite, get a few minutes of rest or what not, and it can very important to your success in the tournament to become aware of your needs going forward. Then, after the tournament, you do what Richard says and prevent it from happening again.
I’d park the thought and examine it later. Why didn’t I get a good night’s sleep or eat breakfast? What bad choices did I make then? What earlier events did I let get in the way? Is any of that really the reason for my state of mind in the game? Is there something in all this I am doing habitually? How will I prevent that pattern from recurring in the future?
Answering that last question is the purpose of the examination.
Your examples of excuse-making were really helpful.
If I look at a sentence like that, I think this:
There is a special case where these thoughts are actually useful. If you are playing at less than full capacity, you should consider avoiding complex positions and long chains of reasoning, and seek variance slash try to get lucky in various ways. Simplify the game, or force the decisions onto the opponent. If you’re on the clock, don’t count on being able to operate quickly later on.
The other special case is, regardless of why, noting you are not focused can be a good motivation to actually focus, whereas you won’t fix it if you don’t realize you have a problem.
And of course between rounds is often a great time to hydrate, grab a bite, get a few minutes of rest or what not, and it can very important to your success in the tournament to become aware of your needs going forward. Then, after the tournament, you do what Richard says and prevent it from happening again.
I’d park the thought and examine it later. Why didn’t I get a good night’s sleep or eat breakfast? What bad choices did I make then? What earlier events did I let get in the way? Is any of that really the reason for my state of mind in the game? Is there something in all this I am doing habitually? How will I prevent that pattern from recurring in the future?
Answering that last question is the purpose of the examination.