"You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."
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play a few games against someone that has
kco wrote:
How do I punish myself for not doing the Tactic Trainer lately ?
Contact LisaV. She'd be glad to help.
artfizz wrote:
"You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."
Isn't that an Alice in Chains song?
Jan 30, 2011
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#8
haha not a chance wouter.
So what artfizz is trying to say to me (got this from Mr-X-) is better to encourage myself to play the TT rather than punishing myself for missing it.
Jan 30, 2011
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#9
kco wrote:
haha not a chance wouter.
So what artfizz is trying to say to me (got this from Mr-X-) is better to encourage myself to play the TT rather than punishing myself for missing it.
What if I just savekeep it till you reach a rating. Let's say your goal is too reach 1900, and everytime you miss a day you give me 10 euro. And when you reach 1900 you get it back.
Jan 30, 2011
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#10
ok then so the question I should be asking myself 'How do I encourage myself to play the TT ?"
By punishing yourself and drinking a glass of vinegar if you miss a day.
Jan 30, 2011
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#12
1. Start by setting a realistic goal: say, 3 tactics per week.
2. Decide to cull - or put on hold - some other activity that is using your time.
3. Keep an easy-to-maintain, visible record; (stars stuck on a chart, perhaps).
4. Enlist a buddy to either keep pace with you and/or monitor your compliance. (One of your kids, perhaps, could check up each week that you've reached your target).
5. Decide what reward you're going to give yourself at the end of each week to CELEBRATE achieving that week's target.
HAVE FUN!
Self motivation is hard -- I think there are some books written on it... heh probably a lot of books now that I think about it. Artfizz gave some good tips.
you can punish yourself by making a bad move in our chess game :)
Jan 30, 2011
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#16
Estragon wrote:
Your problem is probably procrastination. There are ways to fix this, but I can't tell you right now - perhaps tomorrow.
I didn't read all the posts, but I usually tell my girlfriend what my chess training schedule is, and all she does is ask me if I've done my work for the day. That motivates me enough so I don't look lazy to her . . .
Accountability is what you are looking for. Find somebody who cares about you and be accountable to that person. It works for many things in life... and chess is like life, no?
Jan 30, 2011
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#19
no I haven't (I'll do them in the evening)
but hey, unless I am putting up the hintless puzzle now....
How do I punish myself for not doing the Tactic Trainer lately ?